Searchlight Pictures “Can’t Be Competitive” With Giants Like Netflix But Score With “Humanity”: Exec
Searchlight Pictures top executive Katie Goodson-Thomas told the BFI London Film Festival (Lff) on Tuesday how passion and “humanity” make the studio special even though it gets “priced out” by streaming giants on a daily basis.
Sharing her thoughts and behind-the-scenes insight during a spotlight conversation at the 68th edition of the festival in the British capital, the studio’s head of international production and development said “we are quite light” in the U.K. as a team, with eight staffers in Britain, four of which are lawyers who work across the whole company. The studio is behind movies like The Banshees of Inisherin, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Poor Things, All of Us Strangers, Jojo Rabbit, Boys Don’t Cry, Napoleon Dynamite and Little Miss Sunshine.
Has the studio changed under the ownership of the Walt Disney Co.? “They give us total creative freedom” while allowing the studio to have...
Sharing her thoughts and behind-the-scenes insight during a spotlight conversation at the 68th edition of the festival in the British capital, the studio’s head of international production and development said “we are quite light” in the U.K. as a team, with eight staffers in Britain, four of which are lawyers who work across the whole company. The studio is behind movies like The Banshees of Inisherin, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Poor Things, All of Us Strangers, Jojo Rabbit, Boys Don’t Cry, Napoleon Dynamite and Little Miss Sunshine.
Has the studio changed under the ownership of the Walt Disney Co.? “They give us total creative freedom” while allowing the studio to have...
- 10/15/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Beloved indie film “Safety Not Guaranteed” — which took Sundance by storm over a decade ago and instantly catapulted director Colin Trevorrow up several rungs in the Hollywood stratosphere — may not have been the most obvious choice when it comes to refashioning IP for other mediums. There’s no superheroes, for one. And while there is some very fantastical time travel, it’s all a bit more metaphor than metaphysical.
But the charming 2012 movie, which follows a man (Mark Duplass in the film) who places a newspaper ad looking for someone to go back in time with, gets a new life in Brooklyn this month as a 100-minute stage musical with a book by Nick Blaemire and music and lyrics by Ryan Miller of Guster.
Creatives love to say things were serendipitous but, well, the film’s journey to the stage was pretty serendipitous: Blaemire loved the movie when he saw it a decade ago.
But the charming 2012 movie, which follows a man (Mark Duplass in the film) who places a newspaper ad looking for someone to go back in time with, gets a new life in Brooklyn this month as a 100-minute stage musical with a book by Nick Blaemire and music and lyrics by Ryan Miller of Guster.
Creatives love to say things were serendipitous but, well, the film’s journey to the stage was pretty serendipitous: Blaemire loved the movie when he saw it a decade ago.
- 10/7/2024
- by Erin Strecker
- Indiewire
Steve Carell is one of the finest comedy actors today, but this was not his goal in mind when he was starting his career. Unlike other actors who knew where they were heading when they ventured into the entertainment industry, he just went with the flow and it took him in a better direction.
Credits: Steve Carell in The Office / NBC
Fans will always remember Carell as Michael Scott in the NBC sitcom The Office, but he also had other notable works such as Foxcatcher, The 40-Year-Old-Virgin, Little Miss Sunshine, and The Big Short.
Steve Carell Wasn’t Initially a Fan of the Comedy Genre
Steve Carell made a name for himself as a comedy actor, and through the years, he has proven to be a great producer, writer, and director. Still, many will associate him with sketch comedy and flat-out funny improvisations.
Related Steve Carell’s $4.6B Franchise is...
Credits: Steve Carell in The Office / NBC
Fans will always remember Carell as Michael Scott in the NBC sitcom The Office, but he also had other notable works such as Foxcatcher, The 40-Year-Old-Virgin, Little Miss Sunshine, and The Big Short.
Steve Carell Wasn’t Initially a Fan of the Comedy Genre
Steve Carell made a name for himself as a comedy actor, and through the years, he has proven to be a great producer, writer, and director. Still, many will associate him with sketch comedy and flat-out funny improvisations.
Related Steve Carell’s $4.6B Franchise is...
- 10/7/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
Mexican-born auteur Guillermo del Toro hit the Oscar jackpot with his fantastical love story “The Shape of Water” (2017), which took home four prizes including Best Picture and Best Director. But that’s just one of many eye-popping fantasies he has crafted throughout his career. Let’s take a look back at all 12 of del Toro’s films, ranked worst to best.
Del Toro made his feature directing debut with the Spanish-language horror drama “Cronos” (1993), which established him as a maker of dark, visually-stunning fright-fests. The film wrote him a ticket to Hollywood, where he helmed the creepy chiller “Mimic” (1997). Over the next two decades, he would bounce back-and-forth between mainstream American productions and more personal stories in his native language.
It was for “Pan’s Labyrinth” (2006), a fable about a young Mexican girl escaping into a terrifying fantasy realm during the falangist Spain of 1944, that del Toro reaped his first Oscar bid for Best Original Screenplay.
Del Toro made his feature directing debut with the Spanish-language horror drama “Cronos” (1993), which established him as a maker of dark, visually-stunning fright-fests. The film wrote him a ticket to Hollywood, where he helmed the creepy chiller “Mimic” (1997). Over the next two decades, he would bounce back-and-forth between mainstream American productions and more personal stories in his native language.
It was for “Pan’s Labyrinth” (2006), a fable about a young Mexican girl escaping into a terrifying fantasy realm during the falangist Spain of 1944, that del Toro reaped his first Oscar bid for Best Original Screenplay.
- 10/4/2024
- by Tom O'Brien, Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Searchlight Pictures is celebrating a milestone anniversary with … T-shirts!
The studio, which is marking the moment with a variety of initiatives and partners from Ore-Ida and Warby Parker to Hitching Post Winery, has teamed up once again with buzzy Los Angeles brand Hiro Clark to honor its 30th year in business. (The two previously partnered on “Hello Stranger” shirts after the success of the critically acclaimed All of Us Strangers from Andrew Haigh.)
In doing so, Hiro Clark is offering a limited-edition collection of tees, five in total, that retail for $98 apiece in multiple color options. Here’s the part cinephiles need to know: The line of five honors Searchlight’s beloved films including Tamara Jenkins’ 1998 movie Slums of Beverly Hills, Kimberly Peirce’s 1999 film Boys Don’t Cry, Jared Hess’s 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris’ 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine, and Scott Cooper’s 2009 film Crazy Heart.
The studio, which is marking the moment with a variety of initiatives and partners from Ore-Ida and Warby Parker to Hitching Post Winery, has teamed up once again with buzzy Los Angeles brand Hiro Clark to honor its 30th year in business. (The two previously partnered on “Hello Stranger” shirts after the success of the critically acclaimed All of Us Strangers from Andrew Haigh.)
In doing so, Hiro Clark is offering a limited-edition collection of tees, five in total, that retail for $98 apiece in multiple color options. Here’s the part cinephiles need to know: The line of five honors Searchlight’s beloved films including Tamara Jenkins’ 1998 movie Slums of Beverly Hills, Kimberly Peirce’s 1999 film Boys Don’t Cry, Jared Hess’s 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris’ 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine, and Scott Cooper’s 2009 film Crazy Heart.
- 9/25/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
What happens when you’re a CIA hitman who can no longer trust the nature of his work? Aaron Eckhart finds out in Saban Films‘ Classified trailer, featuring The Dark Knight and Thank You For Smoking actor in a hard-boiled action role with enemies approaching from all sides.
Roel Reiné directs Classified from a script by Bob DeRosa. Here’s the official synopsis for Classified courtesy of Saban Films:
“Operating alone in the field for more than 20 years, a CIA hitman (Aaron Eckhart) uses the “Help Wanted” section of the newspapers to get his orders from the Agency. His long-lost daughter (Abigail Breslin), now a UK MI6 analyst, tracks him down to deliver shocking news: his CIA boss (Tim Roth) has been dead for years and the division long since shut down. Together, they set out to discover whose orders he’s been executing.”
Abigail Breslin and Tim Roth...
Roel Reiné directs Classified from a script by Bob DeRosa. Here’s the official synopsis for Classified courtesy of Saban Films:
“Operating alone in the field for more than 20 years, a CIA hitman (Aaron Eckhart) uses the “Help Wanted” section of the newspapers to get his orders from the Agency. His long-lost daughter (Abigail Breslin), now a UK MI6 analyst, tracks him down to deliver shocking news: his CIA boss (Tim Roth) has been dead for years and the division long since shut down. Together, they set out to discover whose orders he’s been executing.”
Abigail Breslin and Tim Roth...
- 9/16/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Wonder Woman (2017) was one of the rare films from the Dceu that managed to wow critics after a string of what were considered mediocre films. It delved into the backstory of Diana, who was introduced in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. However, while being one of the most successful female-led superhero films, the film almost ended up committing one of Hollywood’s most notorious sins when it came to casting a particular role for Wonder Woman.
Charlize Theron as Clea in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness || Credit: Marvel Studios
Charlize Theron was almost cast in Wonder Woman in a role that the actor felt was like a ‘slap in the face’. While she had no qualms about joining the MCU five years later in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Theron was very miffed at the fact that she was asked to play Gal Gadot’s mother in the film,...
Charlize Theron as Clea in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness || Credit: Marvel Studios
Charlize Theron was almost cast in Wonder Woman in a role that the actor felt was like a ‘slap in the face’. While she had no qualms about joining the MCU five years later in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Theron was very miffed at the fact that she was asked to play Gal Gadot’s mother in the film,...
- 9/10/2024
- by Anuraag Chatterjee
- FandomWire
I believe we, as humans, rely on the people, pets, or things around us to give our lives meaning. We can’t just go through life completely alone—we need connections. But when we lose what we’re living for, it leaves us wondering: what’s the point now? Processing that kind of grief is incredibly hard. If you have experienced loss yourself or have seen movies such as Manchester by the Sea or Little Miss Sunshine, you know all about the aching loneliness that comes with grief. The movie The Rooster, directed by Mark Leonard Winter, dives right into this theme of loss and isolation.
The Rooster follows a police officer named Dan, who is forced to take a break from his job after the death of his best friend and his beloved rooster. Dan, really overwhelmed with grief, doesn’t know how to cope and decides to leave...
The Rooster follows a police officer named Dan, who is forced to take a break from his job after the death of his best friend and his beloved rooster. Dan, really overwhelmed with grief, doesn’t know how to cope and decides to leave...
- 9/5/2024
- by Sutanuka Banerjee
- Film Fugitives
Directed by Ty Roberts, You Gotta Believe is a heart-warming family sports drama set in the early 2000s. Written by Lane Garrison and Roberts himself, the film is a nostalgic throwback to the feel-good, underdog sports movies of the ’70s and ’80s.
Produced by a team that includes Byron Campbell and Houston Hill, the film features a stellar cast, with Hollywood stars Luke Wilson and Greg Kinnear leading the charge.
Based on a true story, You Gotta Believe follows the underdog 2002 Fort Worth, Texas, Little League team. After dedicating their season to their ailing coach (and teammate’s father), these players embark on a miraculous journey that culminates in a record-breaking ESPN showdown. Luke Wilson plays the determined coach, while Greg Kinnear portrays a supportive but sceptical volunteer.
While You Gotta Believe treads familiar ground, it does so with a sincerity that feels refreshing in today’s cinematic landscape. The...
Produced by a team that includes Byron Campbell and Houston Hill, the film features a stellar cast, with Hollywood stars Luke Wilson and Greg Kinnear leading the charge.
Based on a true story, You Gotta Believe follows the underdog 2002 Fort Worth, Texas, Little League team. After dedicating their season to their ailing coach (and teammate’s father), these players embark on a miraculous journey that culminates in a record-breaking ESPN showdown. Luke Wilson plays the determined coach, while Greg Kinnear portrays a supportive but sceptical volunteer.
While You Gotta Believe treads familiar ground, it does so with a sincerity that feels refreshing in today’s cinematic landscape. The...
- 9/4/2024
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
On Wednesday, August 14, Jimmy Kimmel Live! welcomes actor Greg Kinnear, actress Janet McTeer, and indie musician Waxahatchee. This week Jeff Goldblum is guest hosting. Greg Kinnear, known for his roles in Little Miss Sunshine and You Gotta Believe, will be a guest on the show. You Gotta Believe is a sports drama based on […]
Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Greg Kinnear, Janet McTeer, Waxahatchee...
Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Greg Kinnear, Janet McTeer, Waxahatchee...
- 8/13/2024
- by Riley Avery
- MemorableTV
The Dog Days of summer—vaguely from mid-July through mid-August, depending on who does the counting—may not seem like much of an Oscar crucible. You’d think most Academy voters would be sipping Margaritas in Malibu, or Limoncello Martinis somewhere on the Mediterranean.
But as often as not in the last fifteen years, the Dog Day bracket has produced a Best Picture nominee. And last year, of course, it brought a winner in Oppenheimer, which was released alongside fellow Best Picture nominee Barbie on July 21, and was still going gangbusters in mid-August.
There’s a certain rough charm to the Dog Day nominees. They tend to be audience favorites, movies that connect with the movie-hungry middle, which powers them into the Oscar race, whatever the somewhat fussier film professionals may think.
The poster child for...
But as often as not in the last fifteen years, the Dog Day bracket has produced a Best Picture nominee. And last year, of course, it brought a winner in Oppenheimer, which was released alongside fellow Best Picture nominee Barbie on July 21, and was still going gangbusters in mid-August.
There’s a certain rough charm to the Dog Day nominees. They tend to be audience favorites, movies that connect with the movie-hungry middle, which powers them into the Oscar race, whatever the somewhat fussier film professionals may think.
The poster child for...
- 8/11/2024
- by Michael Cieply
- Deadline Film + TV
Steve Carell first came to prominence as a correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” appearing as a regular cast member from 1999 to 2005. He left the nightly news satire to play bumbling boss Michael Scott in “The Office,” a role which brought him six Emmy nominations as Best Comedy Actor and a Golden Globe win in 2006.
After supporting roles in such films as “Bruce Almighty” (2003), “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” (2004), “Melinda and Melinda” (2004), and “Bewitched” (2005), Carell moved into leading man status playing a middle-aged man seeking to have sex for the first time in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” (2005). He received wide critical acclaim the very next year for playing a gay Proust scholar in the Oscar-winning “Little Miss Sunshine.”
Carell became an Oscar nominee himself for playing eccentric billionaire John du Pont in Bennett Miller‘s true life sports drama “Foxcatcher” (2014). He reaped a Golden Globe bid the following...
After supporting roles in such films as “Bruce Almighty” (2003), “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” (2004), “Melinda and Melinda” (2004), and “Bewitched” (2005), Carell moved into leading man status playing a middle-aged man seeking to have sex for the first time in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” (2005). He received wide critical acclaim the very next year for playing a gay Proust scholar in the Oscar-winning “Little Miss Sunshine.”
Carell became an Oscar nominee himself for playing eccentric billionaire John du Pont in Bennett Miller‘s true life sports drama “Foxcatcher” (2014). He reaped a Golden Globe bid the following...
- 8/10/2024
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
The Rise of a Phenomenal Actor Few actors have had as diverse a filmography as the great Paul Dano. From comedic and lighthearted films to dark and emotionally driven roles, his ability as an actor and his performances in these movies are like no other. Alongside acting, Dano is also a director as he made his directorial debut with the 2018 film ‘Wildlife’, which is an adaptation of the Richard Ford novel of the same name and stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan. The talented actor first started out on Broadway at a young age and made his debut on screen for the film, ‘The Newcomers’ in 2000. Since then, Dano has appeared in many notable movies and television series and earned several awards for his performances. Here is a look back at his best roles and the films he has starred in. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel,...
- 8/2/2024
- by Anica Muñoz
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
New Zealand’s Ant Timpson has been quietly but confidently carving out quite a niche in the genre film circuit. As a writer and producer he helped birth the ABCs Of Death project, and shepherded the likes of cult classic Turbo Kid by the Rkss team and Jason Lei Howden’s wild Deathgasm.
- 7/22/2024
- by Jason Gorber
- avclub.com
From Bloody Disgusting and Doppelgänger Releasing comes the black metal comedy Heavy Trip, now streaming on Screambox!
We’re proud of this Finnish comedy in the vein of Airheads – as if the band were a young Dethklok from “Metalocalypse”.
It’s about a small-town Finnish heavy metal band that blasts out of the quiet countryside for a big debut gig in Norway. Metal and horror fans are going to find it hysterical. I promise!
Here is a taste of the rave reviews:
Birth.Movies.Death’s Marisa Mirabal gave the horns of approval, “Heavy Trip solidifies its place among other beloved metal genre films by summoning a dark comedy that even those who aren’t familiar with Pantera, Children of Bodom, or Uruguayan grindcore can throw their horns up and enjoy.”
“Wail loud, scream proud and support this kooky exploratory import that’s worth one hell of a night with rocksteady friends,...
We’re proud of this Finnish comedy in the vein of Airheads – as if the band were a young Dethklok from “Metalocalypse”.
It’s about a small-town Finnish heavy metal band that blasts out of the quiet countryside for a big debut gig in Norway. Metal and horror fans are going to find it hysterical. I promise!
Here is a taste of the rave reviews:
Birth.Movies.Death’s Marisa Mirabal gave the horns of approval, “Heavy Trip solidifies its place among other beloved metal genre films by summoning a dark comedy that even those who aren’t familiar with Pantera, Children of Bodom, or Uruguayan grindcore can throw their horns up and enjoy.”
“Wail loud, scream proud and support this kooky exploratory import that’s worth one hell of a night with rocksteady friends,...
- 7/19/2024
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Crossing, the fourth feature film from Swedish filmmaker Levan Akin (And Then We Danced), opens with white serif text that reads: “Both Georgian and Turkish are gender-neutral languages: they make no distinction of grammatical gender.” This linguistic factoid becomes instantly relevant as the film focuses on one Georgian woman’s...
- 7/19/2024
- by Natalia Keogan
- avclub.com
As Twisters blows into cinemas worldwide, this week’s film quiz includes some questions about weather on film…
In summer 2024, UK weather has been as unpredictable as ever, which is a fine hook for a Twisters-adjacent quiz about movie weather. As well as seeing if you know your Little Miss Sunshine from your Rain Man, this week’s batch of 30 questions covers subjects such as movie-star parents, awards-worthy performances, and film-to-tv spin-offs. Thinking cap and quizzing trousers are a must, but dress for all weather as usual!
Once you’ve completed all three rounds, you’ll find a link to a separate post with the correct answers at the bottom of this post. As always, this is all just for fun, but please let us know how you did in the comments (scores out of 30 this week!) and give us any other lovely feedback. Come rain or shine, we...
In summer 2024, UK weather has been as unpredictable as ever, which is a fine hook for a Twisters-adjacent quiz about movie weather. As well as seeing if you know your Little Miss Sunshine from your Rain Man, this week’s batch of 30 questions covers subjects such as movie-star parents, awards-worthy performances, and film-to-tv spin-offs. Thinking cap and quizzing trousers are a must, but dress for all weather as usual!
Once you’ve completed all three rounds, you’ll find a link to a separate post with the correct answers at the bottom of this post. As always, this is all just for fun, but please let us know how you did in the comments (scores out of 30 this week!) and give us any other lovely feedback. Come rain or shine, we...
- 7/19/2024
- by Mark Harrison
- Film Stories
Following the death of Richard Simmons, Hollywood is mourning the loss of a positive figure who impacted many lives.
One such tribute came from Pauly Shore, who previously developed an unauthorized biopic of the late fitness legend months before he died at age 76, which Simmons objected to at the time.
“I just got word like everyone else that the beautiful Richard Simmons has passed,” he began in an Instagram post on Friday. “I hope you’re at peace and twinkling up in the heavens.
“Please give my mother Mitzi and my father Sammy a big hug and a kiss for me,” added Shore. “You’re one of a kind, Richard. An amazing life. An amazing story. They broke the dolphin shorts when they made you. Rest in peace, my friend. Rest in peace.”
Simmons’ death was reported Friday by TMZ after his housekeeper called the Los Angeles Police Department to his Hollywood Hills home,...
One such tribute came from Pauly Shore, who previously developed an unauthorized biopic of the late fitness legend months before he died at age 76, which Simmons objected to at the time.
“I just got word like everyone else that the beautiful Richard Simmons has passed,” he began in an Instagram post on Friday. “I hope you’re at peace and twinkling up in the heavens.
“Please give my mother Mitzi and my father Sammy a big hug and a kiss for me,” added Shore. “You’re one of a kind, Richard. An amazing life. An amazing story. They broke the dolphin shorts when they made you. Rest in peace, my friend. Rest in peace.”
Simmons’ death was reported Friday by TMZ after his housekeeper called the Los Angeles Police Department to his Hollywood Hills home,...
- 7/13/2024
- by Glenn Garner
- Deadline Film + TV
“All happy families are alike,” claims the immortal first sentence of Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina”; “each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” And while jaded viewers may opine that all indie dramedies about dysfunctional families in the “Little Miss Sunshine” or “The Squid and the Whale” mold are alike, writer-director Haroula Rose’s “All Happy Families” suggests the genre has moved in a more grounded direction. Whether that’s ultimately a better direction remains to be seen.
The focal point of this particular family is Graham (Josh Radnor), an aspiring screenwriter/actor whose older brother Will (Rob Huebel) stars on a hugely popular (and seemingly terrible) TV series. As Will surprises Graham by flying from Los Angeles to Chicago for an unannounced visit to the childhood home they bought together, their mother Sue (Becky Ann Baker) is trying to figure out how to react to her former...
The focal point of this particular family is Graham (Josh Radnor), an aspiring screenwriter/actor whose older brother Will (Rob Huebel) stars on a hugely popular (and seemingly terrible) TV series. As Will surprises Graham by flying from Los Angeles to Chicago for an unannounced visit to the childhood home they bought together, their mother Sue (Becky Ann Baker) is trying to figure out how to react to her former...
- 7/6/2024
- by Michael Nordine
- Variety Film + TV
Above: US teaser poster by Dawn Baillie for The Silence of the Lambs.If you have any interest in the nuts and bolts of American movie poster design, as well as excellence in that field, there is an exhibition currently running at Poster House in New York City that is one of the most insightful and well-thought-out introductions to the craft of movie-poster design—as well as to how the technology of graphic design has changed over the past 40 years—that I have ever seen.The exhibition is devoted to the work of Dawn Baillie, one of the unsung heroes of American movie poster design. I have been writing about movie posters for fifteen years and have been looking at them and thinking about them for much longer, and I have to admit that until this exhibit I had never heard the name Dawn Baillie, despite the fact that she is responsible for,...
- 7/5/2024
- MUBI
Is Bad Boys II Michael Bay’s best-worst movie? Is it the most entertaining, so-bad-its-good mainstream action movie ever made?
If the definition of insanity is repeating the same thing and expecting different results, then one could argue Michael Bay is downright certifiable. After all, who announces their directorial debut with a movie as bold and brash as Bad Boys and proceeds to repeat, nay, magnify the same screenwriting mistakes in the critically panned sequel Bad Boys II? Then again, does it even matter? Despite being released eight years after the original, Bad Boys II may have been eviscerated by critics but proved to be bulletproof among the moviegoing masses. Instead of taking precise measures to tighten the story and bolster the witty banter between Miami Narcotics officers Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, Bay doubled down on the explosive action set-pieces and visceral chase sequences. The bet paid off so...
If the definition of insanity is repeating the same thing and expecting different results, then one could argue Michael Bay is downright certifiable. After all, who announces their directorial debut with a movie as bold and brash as Bad Boys and proceeds to repeat, nay, magnify the same screenwriting mistakes in the critically panned sequel Bad Boys II? Then again, does it even matter? Despite being released eight years after the original, Bad Boys II may have been eviscerated by critics but proved to be bulletproof among the moviegoing masses. Instead of taking precise measures to tighten the story and bolster the witty banter between Miami Narcotics officers Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, Bay doubled down on the explosive action set-pieces and visceral chase sequences. The bet paid off so...
- 6/25/2024
- by Jake Dee
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Lilli Kay is set as a lead opposite Owen Wilson and Peter Dager in Apple TV+’s 10-episode comedy created, written by and executive produced by Jason Keller.
The untitled comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom, played by Dager.
Kay will play Zero, a 19-year old, Gen-z social justice warrior who joins Pryce Cahill (Wilson) on the road as he shepherds a young phenom (Dager) through the world of competitive golf.
In addition to Wilson and Dager, Kay joins previously announced cast Marc Maron, Mariana Treviño and Jamie Neumann.
The Apple Studios production will be directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and executive produced by Propagate’s Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens and Rodney Ferrell, Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady, Piece of Work’s Lee Eisenberg and Natalie Sandy, Chris Moynihan, Keller, Wilson as well as Bill Callahan.
Kay most recently starred as Fia Baxter opposite Brian Cranston and Michael Stuhlbarg in Showtime drama series Your Honor. She recurs as Clara Brewer in Yellowstone, which is heading into its final season. On the film side, Kay was most recently seen in Rustin opposite Colman Domingo, Chris Rock and Jeffrey Wright and will next be seen in indie feature Press Your Luck opposite Paul Walter Hauser. Kay is repped by Gersh, Authentic Talent & Literary Management, and Bloch Law.
The untitled comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom, played by Dager.
Kay will play Zero, a 19-year old, Gen-z social justice warrior who joins Pryce Cahill (Wilson) on the road as he shepherds a young phenom (Dager) through the world of competitive golf.
In addition to Wilson and Dager, Kay joins previously announced cast Marc Maron, Mariana Treviño and Jamie Neumann.
The Apple Studios production will be directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and executive produced by Propagate’s Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens and Rodney Ferrell, Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady, Piece of Work’s Lee Eisenberg and Natalie Sandy, Chris Moynihan, Keller, Wilson as well as Bill Callahan.
Kay most recently starred as Fia Baxter opposite Brian Cranston and Michael Stuhlbarg in Showtime drama series Your Honor. She recurs as Clara Brewer in Yellowstone, which is heading into its final season. On the film side, Kay was most recently seen in Rustin opposite Colman Domingo, Chris Rock and Jeffrey Wright and will next be seen in indie feature Press Your Luck opposite Paul Walter Hauser. Kay is repped by Gersh, Authentic Talent & Literary Management, and Bloch Law.
- 6/24/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The name of A24 studio is familiar to every cinema lover, and you have definitely seen at least one of its movies. These include such gems as Lady Bird (2017), Midsommar (2019), Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) and this year’s hit Civil War.
However, even in spite of the fact that all these movies were top-grossing sensations, they can be beaten by 2017’s drama you may have missed. It stars the accomplished industry’s giant, Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), who is no stranger to A24’s films.
The movie’s plot revolves around Moonee, a 6-year-old girl who lives with her unemployed mother Halley in a cheap motel in Florida. Their struggles not to become homeless and not to starve took place just near the Walt Disney World luxury resort.
While Halley is trying to make ends by doing sex work, Moonee is left alone as she peeps into the adult world,...
However, even in spite of the fact that all these movies were top-grossing sensations, they can be beaten by 2017’s drama you may have missed. It stars the accomplished industry’s giant, Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), who is no stranger to A24’s films.
The movie’s plot revolves around Moonee, a 6-year-old girl who lives with her unemployed mother Halley in a cheap motel in Florida. Their struggles not to become homeless and not to starve took place just near the Walt Disney World luxury resort.
While Halley is trying to make ends by doing sex work, Moonee is left alone as she peeps into the adult world,...
- 6/19/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
During Steve Carrell’s appearance on Today, anchor Savannah Guthrie talked about many topics, including an iconic movie series.
Carrell has starred in countless popular and acclaimed films like Foxcatcher, Little Miss Sunshine, and The Big Short.
One of his recent roles is his return to voicing the villain Gru in the popular Despicable Me franchise, with the fourth film arriving in early July.
While Carrell discussed that on Today, Savannah mentioned another classic set of films: Anchorman and Anchorman 2.
Carrell appeared as a main character in both films, and Savannah said she was ready for a third one to happen.
She also pleaded with Carrell about getting an Anchorman 3 film role.
Savannah asked Carrell about Anchorman 3 and her potential role
During the recent Today episode, Savannah Guthrie interviewed Carrell about Despicable Me 4 and mentioned one of his other films.
“I think one of the most- a masterpiece of cinema: Anchorman,...
Carrell has starred in countless popular and acclaimed films like Foxcatcher, Little Miss Sunshine, and The Big Short.
One of his recent roles is his return to voicing the villain Gru in the popular Despicable Me franchise, with the fourth film arriving in early July.
While Carrell discussed that on Today, Savannah mentioned another classic set of films: Anchorman and Anchorman 2.
Carrell appeared as a main character in both films, and Savannah said she was ready for a third one to happen.
She also pleaded with Carrell about getting an Anchorman 3 film role.
Savannah asked Carrell about Anchorman 3 and her potential role
During the recent Today episode, Savannah Guthrie interviewed Carrell about Despicable Me 4 and mentioned one of his other films.
“I think one of the most- a masterpiece of cinema: Anchorman,...
- 6/11/2024
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
It doesn’t matter if you are happy, sad, or feeling stuck in your life a good road trip with your friends and family has the capability of solving every little or big problem in your life. That’s why road trip movies are a reminder to ourselves to get out of our little apartments and hit the road with our loved ones to go on a life-altering adventure to create memories that we will never forget. Therefore, we compiled a list of the 10 best road trip movies filled with comedy, adventure, emotion, wide open roads, and beautiful sceneries to remind you to go on the greatest adventure of your life.
Dog (Prime Video & MGM+) Credit – MGM
Dog is a comedy-drama film directed by Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin from a screenplay by Carolin. The 2022 film follows the story of US Army Ranger Jackson Briggs as he goes on a...
Dog (Prime Video & MGM+) Credit – MGM
Dog is a comedy-drama film directed by Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin from a screenplay by Carolin. The 2022 film follows the story of US Army Ranger Jackson Briggs as he goes on a...
- 6/7/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Toni Collette has joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix limited series “Wayward,” Variety has learned.
Collette will appear in the series alongside Mae Martin as well as Sarah Gadon, Brandon Jay McLaren, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Patrick J. Adams, Patrick Gallagher and Josh Close. The series is described as a thriller “set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the ‘troubled teen industry’ and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next,” per the official description.
Exact character details are being kept under wraps, but Collette will play the character Leanne in “Wayward.”
Collette is a highly-regarded and celebrated actress. She is a five-time Emmy Award nominee, winning the award for best actress in a comedy series for the Showtime show “United States of Tara.” She also won a Golden Globe for that show in 2010. Her other TV roles include the Netflix series “Unbelievable,...
Collette will appear in the series alongside Mae Martin as well as Sarah Gadon, Brandon Jay McLaren, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Patrick J. Adams, Patrick Gallagher and Josh Close. The series is described as a thriller “set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the ‘troubled teen industry’ and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next,” per the official description.
Exact character details are being kept under wraps, but Collette will play the character Leanne in “Wayward.”
Collette is a highly-regarded and celebrated actress. She is a five-time Emmy Award nominee, winning the award for best actress in a comedy series for the Showtime show “United States of Tara.” She also won a Golden Globe for that show in 2010. Her other TV roles include the Netflix series “Unbelievable,...
- 6/5/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Cinetic Media has launched a new unit that will oversee the re-licensing of many of the iconic titles that drove the independent film revolution of the 1980s and the 1990s. The move comes as the distribution landscape in Hollywood is being reshaped. Dubbed Cinetic Library Services, the division will identify innovative ways to reach new audiences and disseminate titles across subscription streamers, transactional VOD, direct-to-consumer and theatrical re-releases. The division will be overseen by Isadora Johnson and Leah Harris, two longtime Cinetic executives.
Cinetic has been a force in the indie film world. The company has managed the sale of more than 600 films including “Napoleon Dynamite,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” “The Kids Are All Right,” “Precious,” “Summer of Soul” and “Amy.” More recently, it scored major deals for Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man,” which Netflix is releasing this summer, as well as “Super/Man,” a documentary about actor and activist Christopher Reeve,...
Cinetic has been a force in the indie film world. The company has managed the sale of more than 600 films including “Napoleon Dynamite,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” “The Kids Are All Right,” “Precious,” “Summer of Soul” and “Amy.” More recently, it scored major deals for Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man,” which Netflix is releasing this summer, as well as “Super/Man,” a documentary about actor and activist Christopher Reeve,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Film Independent and the U.S. Department of State on Tuesday named the 20 filmmakers, from 12 different nations, selected to participate in the 2024 Global Media Makers LA Residency.
Running for five weeks, through June 30, the residency connects international filmmakers with each other and the U.S. entertainment industry, the goal being to build a multi-regional network that supports creative economic development and freedom of expression through global storytelling. Over the course of the program, fellows participate in filmmaking tracks focused on screenwriting, directing, creative development, and documentary filmmaking, where they develop their current projects. The program also provides master classes, industry sessions, field trips, cultural engagement, and networking opportunities.
This marks the 10th Gmm residency organized by Film Independent since 2016, coming off its first overseas residency in Colombia in April. With a record number of over 650 filmmakers nominated to apply, the selection process was highly competitive, attracting a diverse pool of creatives,...
Running for five weeks, through June 30, the residency connects international filmmakers with each other and the U.S. entertainment industry, the goal being to build a multi-regional network that supports creative economic development and freedom of expression through global storytelling. Over the course of the program, fellows participate in filmmaking tracks focused on screenwriting, directing, creative development, and documentary filmmaking, where they develop their current projects. The program also provides master classes, industry sessions, field trips, cultural engagement, and networking opportunities.
This marks the 10th Gmm residency organized by Film Independent since 2016, coming off its first overseas residency in Colombia in April. With a record number of over 650 filmmakers nominated to apply, the selection process was highly competitive, attracting a diverse pool of creatives,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Mariana Treviño will star opposite Owen Wilson in the Untitled Golf Comedy Series from Jason Keller as a series regular. Marc Maron and Peter Dager also star.
From Apple Studios, the untitled comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom, played by Dager.
Treviño will play “Elena,” mother of the 17-year-old golf phenom.
The untiled series will be directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, and executive produced by Propagate Content’s Ben Silverman (The Office), Howard T. Owens and Rodney Ferrell, Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady, Piece of Work’s Lee Eisenberg and Natalie Sandy,...
From Apple Studios, the untitled comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom, played by Dager.
Treviño will play “Elena,” mother of the 17-year-old golf phenom.
The untiled series will be directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, and executive produced by Propagate Content’s Ben Silverman (The Office), Howard T. Owens and Rodney Ferrell, Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady, Piece of Work’s Lee Eisenberg and Natalie Sandy,...
- 5/29/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
The police procedural NCIS just recently finished its 21st season, and during this time many actors have managed to appear as guest stars.
We have selected the five most outstanding — those who have aroused the most enthusiasm among fans.
5. Abigail Breslin — Season 2 Episode 1 "See No Evil"
Abigail Breslin won the hearts of viewers around the world in her early childhood when she starred in Little Miss Sunshine. Having started acting as a child, she gained acting experience faster than her peers and captured the audience's attention in the episode of NCIS titled See No Evil.
This intense episode told the story of an eight-year-old blind girl (played by Breslin) and her mother, who are kidnapped to blackmail a Naval captain into transferring $2 million in government money to the criminals.
4. Millie Bobby Brown — Season 12 Episode 6 "Parental Guidance Suggested"
Millie Bobby Brown has achieved great success in her relatively short acting career.
We have selected the five most outstanding — those who have aroused the most enthusiasm among fans.
5. Abigail Breslin — Season 2 Episode 1 "See No Evil"
Abigail Breslin won the hearts of viewers around the world in her early childhood when she starred in Little Miss Sunshine. Having started acting as a child, she gained acting experience faster than her peers and captured the audience's attention in the episode of NCIS titled See No Evil.
This intense episode told the story of an eight-year-old blind girl (played by Breslin) and her mother, who are kidnapped to blackmail a Naval captain into transferring $2 million in government money to the criminals.
4. Millie Bobby Brown — Season 12 Episode 6 "Parental Guidance Suggested"
Millie Bobby Brown has achieved great success in her relatively short acting career.
- 5/29/2024
- by zoe-wallace@startefacts.com (Zoe Wallace)
- STartefacts.com
Chicago – One of the most reliable and relatable character actors in film is Greg Kinnear. The actor, Oscar nominated for “As Good As It Gets,” has been working steadily in film and TV ever since he made a splash on the scene with “Talk Soup.” From there he was cast in the remake of “Sabrina,” and his roles ascended from there. His latest film role is in “Sight.”
Rating: 3.5/5.0
One of America’s great Eye Doctor/Scientists is Ming Wang (Terry Chen), a Chinese-American immigrant who came from nothing to become one of the world experts on curing blindness through breakthrough discoveries. When a case of a blind girl from India falls on his lap, it leads to one of this greatest sight reviving ideas, with help from his colleague Misha Bartnovsky (Greg Kinnear). In this incredible true story, Wang goes over his life in flashback, including his survival during...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
One of America’s great Eye Doctor/Scientists is Ming Wang (Terry Chen), a Chinese-American immigrant who came from nothing to become one of the world experts on curing blindness through breakthrough discoveries. When a case of a blind girl from India falls on his lap, it leads to one of this greatest sight reviving ideas, with help from his colleague Misha Bartnovsky (Greg Kinnear). In this incredible true story, Wang goes over his life in flashback, including his survival during...
- 5/22/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Apple TV+ is rounding out the cast of the upcoming drama series “Firebug” with four new additions.
Greg Kinnear, Rafe Spall, Hannah Emily Anderson, and Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine have all joined the series. They will appear opposite previously announced series lead Taron Egerton as well as cast members Jurnee Smollett and John Leguizamo. The role marks a reunion for Kinnear and Egerton, who both appeared in the Apple series “Black Bird.”
Spall is repped by UTA and B-Side Management. Kinnear is repped by CAA and Goodman Genow. Mwine is repped by TalentWorks, Gallant Management, Sloane Offer, and Viewpoint. Anderson is repped by Gersh, Gga, and Atlas Artists.
“Firebug” was originally greenlit in December 2022. The nine-episode series is loosely inspired by true events presented in Truth Media’s “Firebug” podcast, which was hosted by Kary Antholis. The official description states the series “will follow a troubled detective and an enigmatic...
Greg Kinnear, Rafe Spall, Hannah Emily Anderson, and Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine have all joined the series. They will appear opposite previously announced series lead Taron Egerton as well as cast members Jurnee Smollett and John Leguizamo. The role marks a reunion for Kinnear and Egerton, who both appeared in the Apple series “Black Bird.”
Spall is repped by UTA and B-Side Management. Kinnear is repped by CAA and Goodman Genow. Mwine is repped by TalentWorks, Gallant Management, Sloane Offer, and Viewpoint. Anderson is repped by Gersh, Gga, and Atlas Artists.
“Firebug” was originally greenlit in December 2022. The nine-episode series is loosely inspired by true events presented in Truth Media’s “Firebug” podcast, which was hosted by Kary Antholis. The official description states the series “will follow a troubled detective and an enigmatic...
- 5/6/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The superhero genre has traditionally been family-oriented. Often light-hearted and ending with a moral message, PG-13 is what most of these films aim for. However, every now and then there comes an R-rated superhero flick that completely blows off adult minds, forcing them to be hyped like kids again. And the Deadpool series did just that.
A still from Logan
However, Deadpool wasn’t the first R-rated superhero movie, and it certainly won’t be the last. Most of the time, R-rated movies earn much less than their PG counterparts, and just like Deadpool, that rule is occasionally broken. As in the case of Logan, which successfully clawed through its family-friendly genre to present a bloody masterpiece.
Suggested“He really wanted me to come back and do the next Wolverine”: Amid Channing Tatum’s Speculated Cameo as Gambit, Another Hugh Jackman’s Co-star is Hopeful For a MCU Debut...
A still from Logan
However, Deadpool wasn’t the first R-rated superhero movie, and it certainly won’t be the last. Most of the time, R-rated movies earn much less than their PG counterparts, and just like Deadpool, that rule is occasionally broken. As in the case of Logan, which successfully clawed through its family-friendly genre to present a bloody masterpiece.
Suggested“He really wanted me to come back and do the next Wolverine”: Amid Channing Tatum’s Speculated Cameo as Gambit, Another Hugh Jackman’s Co-star is Hopeful For a MCU Debut...
- 4/28/2024
- by Sayantan Choudhary
- FandomWire
The upcoming biopic of Richard Simmons starring Pauly Shore took a big step forward earlier this week when it was announced that Jordan Allen-Dutton (Robot Chicken) had signed on to write the script, but the subject of the film isn’t having it.
“I just read that a man that I don’t know is writing my bio pic starring Pauly Shore,” Richard Simmons wrote on social media. “I do not approve this movie. I am in talks with major studios to create my own bio pic with some help. Wait for this movie.” Shore, who is still holding out hope that Simmons will embrace the project, wrote on Instagram that these words brought him to tears.
I was up all night crying regarding Richard Simmons’ tweet. Richard, how do you not approve of this movie? I mean, really, who’s better to play you in a movie than Me?...
“I just read that a man that I don’t know is writing my bio pic starring Pauly Shore,” Richard Simmons wrote on social media. “I do not approve this movie. I am in talks with major studios to create my own bio pic with some help. Wait for this movie.” Shore, who is still holding out hope that Simmons will embrace the project, wrote on Instagram that these words brought him to tears.
I was up all night crying regarding Richard Simmons’ tweet. Richard, how do you not approve of this movie? I mean, really, who’s better to play you in a movie than Me?...
- 4/26/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Like a sweaty workout routine, Pauly Shore‘s Richard Simmons biopic continues to gain momentum. The Wolper Organization says it’s hiring Jordan Allen-Dutton (Robot Chicken) to pen the screenplay. The biopic comes after the success of The Court Jester, a short film starring Shore as the fitness guru and sunny cheerleader for people struggling with weight control and self-esteem issues. The Court Jester sold out multiple screenings in Park City, Utah, earlier this year and gained over one million views on YouTube in 24 hours. While the project has some unfortunate vibes, the team continues to press on with development.
While details about the Richard Simmons biopic remain as scarce as a neon pink leotard up someone’s rear end at the climax of an aerobics routine, producer Mark Wolper says the project will be “a dramatic and heartfelt feature in the tone of Little Miss Sunshine.”
Unfortunately, a dark...
While details about the Richard Simmons biopic remain as scarce as a neon pink leotard up someone’s rear end at the climax of an aerobics routine, producer Mark Wolper says the project will be “a dramatic and heartfelt feature in the tone of Little Miss Sunshine.”
Unfortunately, a dark...
- 4/24/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: The Wolper Organization has tapped Jordan Allen-Dutton (Robot Chicken) to pen the script for its recently announced Richard Simmons biopic produced by and starring Pauly Shore, Deadline has learned.
While the title of the film hasn’t yet been disclosed, nor specifics to the approach it’ll take in depicting the life of the famed fitness guru, producer Mark Wolper has shared that it will be “a dramatic and heartfelt feature in the tone of Little Miss Sunshine.” Shore came to the project after campaigning for years to play Simmons in a feature, given popular online opinion that no one resembles the fitness icon more than him. Previously, he portrayed Simmons in The Court Jester, a short film written and directed by Jake Lewis that sold out multiple screenings in Park City, Ut earlier this year and garnered over a million views on YouTube in 24 hours.
While Simmons has...
While the title of the film hasn’t yet been disclosed, nor specifics to the approach it’ll take in depicting the life of the famed fitness guru, producer Mark Wolper has shared that it will be “a dramatic and heartfelt feature in the tone of Little Miss Sunshine.” Shore came to the project after campaigning for years to play Simmons in a feature, given popular online opinion that no one resembles the fitness icon more than him. Previously, he portrayed Simmons in The Court Jester, a short film written and directed by Jake Lewis that sold out multiple screenings in Park City, Ut earlier this year and garnered over a million views on YouTube in 24 hours.
While Simmons has...
- 4/24/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
There is a lot that can be and has been said about the dance scenes in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3. Little of it has been positive in the 17(!) years since the movie’s release. Undeniably leaning into the director’s goofier comic sensibility, the film twice detours from its dour tone—which begins when Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) dons the bad juju vibes of an alien symbiote—in order to have a laugh-out-loud dance break. In one sequence near the end of the second act, and after Peter has permanently scarred and attempted to kill his Bff (James Franco), Maguire’s protagonist struts down the streets of New York City to James Brown. The strut then becomes a full on disco-like routine after he upgrades to an all-black suit.
Several minutes later, Spider-Man 3 further ups the camp factor by seeing symbiote-influenced Peter attempt to make Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst...
Several minutes later, Spider-Man 3 further ups the camp factor by seeing symbiote-influenced Peter attempt to make Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst...
- 4/16/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
In a rare TV series commitment, veteran actor-comedian Marc Maron (Glow) has been tapped as a lead opposite Owen Wilson and Peter Dager in Apple TV+’s 10-episode comedy created, written by and executive produced by Jason Keller.
The untitled comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom, played by Dager.
Maron will play Mitts, Pryce’s best friend and former caddy.
The Apple Studios production will be directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and executive produced by Propagate’s Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens and Rodney Ferrell, Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady, Piece of Work’s Lee Eisenberg and Natalie Sandy,...
The untitled comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom, played by Dager.
Maron will play Mitts, Pryce’s best friend and former caddy.
The Apple Studios production will be directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and executive produced by Propagate’s Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens and Rodney Ferrell, Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady, Piece of Work’s Lee Eisenberg and Natalie Sandy,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for the Curb Your Enthusiasm series finale.
As many fans predicted, the Curb Your Enthusiasm series finale concluded just like the much-maligned Seinfeld finale, with Larry David sent to jail for (petty) crimes against humanity. Granted, it wasn’t exactly like David-penned Seinfeld finale as, on Curb, Jerry Seinfeld’s chance encounter with a Joe Pesci lookalike leads to a jury nullification and mistrial, setting our cranky hero free once again.
Before that last minute Deus Ex Jerry, however, Curb Your Enthusiasm gets to indulge in the best part of the Seinfeld ending of yore by having many, many guest stars and other faces from the show’s past make appearances. From the prosecutor to the judge to all the witnesses that attest to Larry’s poor character, the Curb finale has many guest star roles to fill. Here’s how it fills them.
Curb Your...
As many fans predicted, the Curb Your Enthusiasm series finale concluded just like the much-maligned Seinfeld finale, with Larry David sent to jail for (petty) crimes against humanity. Granted, it wasn’t exactly like David-penned Seinfeld finale as, on Curb, Jerry Seinfeld’s chance encounter with a Joe Pesci lookalike leads to a jury nullification and mistrial, setting our cranky hero free once again.
Before that last minute Deus Ex Jerry, however, Curb Your Enthusiasm gets to indulge in the best part of the Seinfeld ending of yore by having many, many guest stars and other faces from the show’s past make appearances. From the prosecutor to the judge to all the witnesses that attest to Larry’s poor character, the Curb finale has many guest star roles to fill. Here’s how it fills them.
Curb Your...
- 4/8/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
After a search, young actor Peter Dager (Insidious: The Red Door) has landed the co-lead opposite Owen Wilson in Apple TV+’s 10-episode comedy series created, written by and executive produced by Jason Keller.
The untitled comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom, played by Dager.
The Apple Studios production will be directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and executive produced by Propagate’s Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens and Rodney Ferrell, Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady, Piece of Work’s Lee Eisenberg and Natalie Sandy, Chris Moynihan, Keller, Wilson as well as Bill Callahan.
Cuban-American actor Dager was recently seen in Insidious 5,...
The untitled comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom, played by Dager.
The Apple Studios production will be directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and executive produced by Propagate’s Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens and Rodney Ferrell, Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady, Piece of Work’s Lee Eisenberg and Natalie Sandy, Chris Moynihan, Keller, Wilson as well as Bill Callahan.
Cuban-American actor Dager was recently seen in Insidious 5,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Big Beach, the production company behind Starz’s Vida and Facebook’s Sorry For Your Loss, has landed television rights to Alexandra Tanner’s debut novel Worry.
Worry follows two siblings-turned-roommates, one a 28-year-old media employee, navigating an absurd world on the verge of calamity. The book has been described as a “Seinfeldian” novel of existentialism and sisterhood.
Lesley Arfin, co-creator of Netflix comedy series Love, which starred Gillian Jacobs, has signed on to write the pilot episode alongside Tanner.
Worry was released last week by Scribner and was described by the New York Times as a “fabulous comic novel of young adult angst.”
Set in 2019, it follows 28-year-old Jules Gold — anxious, artistically frustrated, and internet-obsessed — who has been living alone in the apartment she once shared with the man she thought she’d marry when her younger sister Poppy comes to crash. Indefinitely. Poppy, a year and a...
Worry follows two siblings-turned-roommates, one a 28-year-old media employee, navigating an absurd world on the verge of calamity. The book has been described as a “Seinfeldian” novel of existentialism and sisterhood.
Lesley Arfin, co-creator of Netflix comedy series Love, which starred Gillian Jacobs, has signed on to write the pilot episode alongside Tanner.
Worry was released last week by Scribner and was described by the New York Times as a “fabulous comic novel of young adult angst.”
Set in 2019, it follows 28-year-old Jules Gold — anxious, artistically frustrated, and internet-obsessed — who has been living alone in the apartment she once shared with the man she thought she’d marry when her younger sister Poppy comes to crash. Indefinitely. Poppy, a year and a...
- 4/1/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Searchlight Pictures has signed a first-look deal with Olivia Colman and Ed Sinclair’s South of the River Pictures. Under the new pact, the specialty studio, which has worked with Colman on “The Favourite” and “Empire of Light,” will develop and produce feature-length motion pictures with the production company.
South of the River Pictures was founded by Colman, Sinclair and their long-time partner in crime, Tom Carver, to develop and produce original scripted comedies and dramas with “an authored sensibility.” Colman and Sinclair have been married since 2001.
South of the River Pictures has a slate of projects that include feature films and TV series. Its first production was Sinclair’s multi-Bafta-winning TV series “Landscapers,” which was produced with Sister for Sky Atlantic and HBO, and starred Olivia Colman and David Thewlis as a murderous couple. It was nominated for best miniseries at the 2022 BAFTA TV Awards. “Wicked Little Letters,” the company’s first feature film,...
South of the River Pictures was founded by Colman, Sinclair and their long-time partner in crime, Tom Carver, to develop and produce original scripted comedies and dramas with “an authored sensibility.” Colman and Sinclair have been married since 2001.
South of the River Pictures has a slate of projects that include feature films and TV series. Its first production was Sinclair’s multi-Bafta-winning TV series “Landscapers,” which was produced with Sister for Sky Atlantic and HBO, and starred Olivia Colman and David Thewlis as a murderous couple. It was nominated for best miniseries at the 2022 BAFTA TV Awards. “Wicked Little Letters,” the company’s first feature film,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Emmy and Academy Award nominated producer David Permut and filmmaker Oscar Boyson are teaming up with author/filmmaker Mathew Klickstein to bring the San Diego Comic-Con origin story to life for the first time on screen in a new documentary based on the latter’s book See You at San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture.
The See You at San Diego documentary will follow how a scrappy group of teenage fans, zinesters, illustrators, stoners, hippies, weirdoes, bookworms, and science buffs in the late 1960s joined forces with an unemployed thirtysomething comic fan to create what has now become one of the most influential pop culture events ever. San Diego Comic-Con has twice been recognized as the largest pop culture gathering worldwide by the Guinness Book of World Records in recent years.
Boyson and Oh Boy Productions will produce alongside Permut who...
The See You at San Diego documentary will follow how a scrappy group of teenage fans, zinesters, illustrators, stoners, hippies, weirdoes, bookworms, and science buffs in the late 1960s joined forces with an unemployed thirtysomething comic fan to create what has now become one of the most influential pop culture events ever. San Diego Comic-Con has twice been recognized as the largest pop culture gathering worldwide by the Guinness Book of World Records in recent years.
Boyson and Oh Boy Productions will produce alongside Permut who...
- 3/28/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Disney+ user interface remains mostly unchanged from the public beta test, but there is a ton of new titles available to stream.
After months of testing, Disney has made it official with the launch of Hulu on Disney+. This new one-app experience will bring a significant portion of Hulu’s on-demand and next-day streaming libraries to the company’s flagship streaming service Disney+. While the beta tests that launched in December gave many subscribers an opportunity to check out what this new evolution of Disney streaming was all about, now that it is live for Disney Bundle subscribers in the United States, The Streamable is giving you a first look at the refreshed platform and diving into what content is and isn’t available.
Hulu on Disney+ brings thousands of new general entertainment titles to Disney+ for the first time. Disney Bundle subscribers can now stream titles from numerous non-Disney-owned networks.
After months of testing, Disney has made it official with the launch of Hulu on Disney+. This new one-app experience will bring a significant portion of Hulu’s on-demand and next-day streaming libraries to the company’s flagship streaming service Disney+. While the beta tests that launched in December gave many subscribers an opportunity to check out what this new evolution of Disney streaming was all about, now that it is live for Disney Bundle subscribers in the United States, The Streamable is giving you a first look at the refreshed platform and diving into what content is and isn’t available.
Hulu on Disney+ brings thousands of new general entertainment titles to Disney+ for the first time. Disney Bundle subscribers can now stream titles from numerous non-Disney-owned networks.
- 3/27/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
Mark Wahlberg has admitted he wasn’t entirely happy while filming Martin Scorsese’s 2006 film The Departed.
Wahlberg played Sergeant Dignam, who worked in the Special Investigation Unit of the Massachusetts State Police Department, in the Boston-set film, which also starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin and Vera Farmiga, among others.
“I was a little pissed about a couple things but look, it all worked out in the end, I think,” Wahlberg said on the March 14 episode of Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast.
“Originally I was supposed to play another part. Originally, I was supposed to get paid,” he said, without elaborating. “And then even when we kind of agreed that I would play Dignam and I saw the advantages of playing that part and how I would approach the situation with everybody else playing opposite me, I then had another movie after.
Wahlberg played Sergeant Dignam, who worked in the Special Investigation Unit of the Massachusetts State Police Department, in the Boston-set film, which also starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin and Vera Farmiga, among others.
“I was a little pissed about a couple things but look, it all worked out in the end, I think,” Wahlberg said on the March 14 episode of Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast.
“Originally I was supposed to play another part. Originally, I was supposed to get paid,” he said, without elaborating. “And then even when we kind of agreed that I would play Dignam and I saw the advantages of playing that part and how I would approach the situation with everybody else playing opposite me, I then had another movie after.
- 3/25/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Long before he won the 2024 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for “Oppenheimer,” Robert Downey Jr. made his screen debut at age five in the experimental 1970 film “Pound,” which was directed by his father and co-starred his mother and sister. Upon clinching said prize, he emulated only three other men who were first honored by the academy at least half a century into their acting careers. Considering both male categories (and only counting credited roles in feature films), his waiting period of 54 years far exceeds the all-time average, which now stands at 19.5 years.
Although nearly two full decades separate their time-of-win ages (58 and 77), Downey came within five years of breaking John Gielgud’s general record for longest acting career preceding an Oscar victory. The English performer has held that distinction since 1982, when he was lauded for his supporting turn in “Arthur” 58 years after debuting in “Who Is the Man?” (1924). While no male...
Although nearly two full decades separate their time-of-win ages (58 and 77), Downey came within five years of breaking John Gielgud’s general record for longest acting career preceding an Oscar victory. The English performer has held that distinction since 1982, when he was lauded for his supporting turn in “Arthur” 58 years after debuting in “Who Is the Man?” (1924). While no male...
- 3/18/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
A whopping 26 (or 70.3%) of the last decade’s worth of acting Oscar recipients – including 2024’s Emma Stone (“Poor Things”), Robert Downey Jr. (“Oppenheimer”), and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”) – were born in the United States. Also counted here is Joaquin Phoenix, who originates from the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Compared to the group of performers who prevailed between 2005 and 2014, the 2015-2024 set includes six more Americans, constituting a 16% larger majority. Considering all 96 years of Academy Awards history, the rate of unique American acting victors stands at 68.1%.
Stone, who earned her first of two Best Actress trophies for “La La Land” (2017), is now the first-ever dual honoree from Arizona, with the only other acting winner from her state being Troy Kotsur. Before they came along, the sole nominee to have been born there was Mare Winningham, who lost to New Yorker Mira Sorvino (“Mighty Aphrodite”).
Randolph is the 11th...
Stone, who earned her first of two Best Actress trophies for “La La Land” (2017), is now the first-ever dual honoree from Arizona, with the only other acting winner from her state being Troy Kotsur. Before they came along, the sole nominee to have been born there was Mare Winningham, who lost to New Yorker Mira Sorvino (“Mighty Aphrodite”).
Randolph is the 11th...
- 3/15/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Apple TV+ had announced it will expand its award-winning comedy slate with a new 10-episode comedy starring and executive produced by Owen Wilson and created, written by and executive produced by Jason Keller (“Ford v Ferrari”). Starring Wilson in the lead role, the comedy follows Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom. Hailing from Apple Studios, the untiled series will be directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, and executive produced by Propagate Content’s Ben Silverman (“The Office”), Howard T. Owens and Rodney Ferrell, Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady (upcoming “Ripley” and “The Fall Guy”), Piece of Work’s Lee Eisenberg and Natalie Sandy, Chris Moynihan, Keller and Wilson. The new series...
- 3/12/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Owen Wilson is a well-known golf fan who is ready to take his love of the sport to the small screen. The actor is set to star in an untitled comedy series for Apple TV+, which is in development from Ford v Ferrari co-writer Jason Keller.
Wilson will star in the ten-episode series as Pryce Cahill, “an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom.” In addition to starring in the series, Wilson will also executive produce alongside Keller. Propagate Content’s Ben Silverman will also executive produce the series with Howard T. Owens and Rodney Ferrell, Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady, Piece of Work’s Lee Eisenberg and Natalie Sandy, and Chris Moynihan. The series will...
Wilson will star in the ten-episode series as Pryce Cahill, “an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom.” In addition to starring in the series, Wilson will also executive produce alongside Keller. Propagate Content’s Ben Silverman will also executive produce the series with Howard T. Owens and Rodney Ferrell, Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady, Piece of Work’s Lee Eisenberg and Natalie Sandy, and Chris Moynihan. The series will...
- 3/12/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Apple TV+ is taking a shot at another sports-related comedy.
The streamer behind Ted Lasso has placed a series order for a show starring Owen Wilson as a former pro golfer who needs to get his life back in order. The Loki star will also be an executive producer of the untitled series, which comes from Apple Studios and creator Jason Keller (Ford v. Ferrari).
Wilson will play Pryce Cahill, whose golf career ended prematurely 20 years ago. After he gets fired from his job at a sporting goods store in Indiana and his wife leaves him, Pryce sees a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom as his way back.
The series seems to echo Ted Lasso in its sports-world setting and the possibility of a redemption arc for its main character. It will join a comedy roster at Apple TV+ that also includes Shrinking, Platonic, Loot and the upcoming Palm Royale.
Jonathan Dayton...
The streamer behind Ted Lasso has placed a series order for a show starring Owen Wilson as a former pro golfer who needs to get his life back in order. The Loki star will also be an executive producer of the untitled series, which comes from Apple Studios and creator Jason Keller (Ford v. Ferrari).
Wilson will play Pryce Cahill, whose golf career ended prematurely 20 years ago. After he gets fired from his job at a sporting goods store in Indiana and his wife leaves him, Pryce sees a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom as his way back.
The series seems to echo Ted Lasso in its sports-world setting and the possibility of a redemption arc for its main character. It will join a comedy roster at Apple TV+ that also includes Shrinking, Platonic, Loot and the upcoming Palm Royale.
Jonathan Dayton...
- 3/12/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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