Starring Emma Thomson and Hugh Jackman, Three Bags Full has been penned by Craig Mazin, the creator of last year’s huge success, The Last Of Us.
Here’s a project that comes from the mind behind The Last Of Us and Chernobyl, two of the most celebrated TV shows of the last few years. Screenwriter and creator Craig Mazin has built himself a reputation for delivering quality on the small screen, and he’s also penned a ‘weird’ Pirates Of The Caribbean script that producer Jerry Bruckheimer seems very taken with. But it seems that for his latest project, Mazin is headed to pastures new. Pastures filled with sheep.
Thanks to The Hollywood Reporter, it has been revealed that Mazin has penned the script for Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie. Amazon MGM is baaaaa-cking the project (sorry) and no less than Emma Thompson and Hugh Jackman have signed up to star.
Here’s a project that comes from the mind behind The Last Of Us and Chernobyl, two of the most celebrated TV shows of the last few years. Screenwriter and creator Craig Mazin has built himself a reputation for delivering quality on the small screen, and he’s also penned a ‘weird’ Pirates Of The Caribbean script that producer Jerry Bruckheimer seems very taken with. But it seems that for his latest project, Mazin is headed to pastures new. Pastures filled with sheep.
Thanks to The Hollywood Reporter, it has been revealed that Mazin has penned the script for Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie. Amazon MGM is baaaaa-cking the project (sorry) and no less than Emma Thompson and Hugh Jackman have signed up to star.
- 6/10/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Andrew McCarthy’s documentary Brats, based on his book Brats: An ’80s Story, offers an intimate exploration of the Brat Pack — a group of young actors who became cultural icons in the 1980s. Through candid interviews and nostalgic reflections, McCarthy delves into the nostalgia of the “Brat Pack” label, coined by journalist David Blum in a 1985 New York magazine article. This term, intended as a playful nod to the Rat Pack of the 1950s and ’60s, had lasting effects on the careers and personal lives of its members.
McCarthy reunites with his past co-stars including Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, Jon Cryer, Lea Thompson and Timothy Hutton, many of whom he had not seen in more than 30 years. This reunion aims to answer a central question: What did it mean to be part of the Brat Pack? The documentary’s real-time narration by McCarthy adds a sense of immediacy,...
McCarthy reunites with his past co-stars including Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, Jon Cryer, Lea Thompson and Timothy Hutton, many of whom he had not seen in more than 30 years. This reunion aims to answer a central question: What did it mean to be part of the Brat Pack? The documentary’s real-time narration by McCarthy adds a sense of immediacy,...
- 6/8/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Bj Thompson suffered a medical emergency on Wednesday when he had a seizure and went into cardiac arrest during a team meeting.
The Chiefs’ medical staff immediately treated the 27-year-old rookie, and an ambulance was called to the team facility. He was transported to a local hospital, where he remains unconscious but in stable condition as of Thursday.
“Bj is still unconscious at this point, but he’s stable, and vitals are good,” Chris Turnage, Thompson’s agent, told the NFL Network. “His family asks for your continued prayers.”
The Chiefs were forced to cancel all scheduled activities on Wednesday after the frightening incident involving the 2023 fifth-round draft pick out of Baylor University and Stephen F. Austin State University. Team activities are expected to resume on Thursday.
The medical scare comes amid an eventful offseason for the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs. Star tight end...
The Chiefs’ medical staff immediately treated the 27-year-old rookie, and an ambulance was called to the team facility. He was transported to a local hospital, where he remains unconscious but in stable condition as of Thursday.
“Bj is still unconscious at this point, but he’s stable, and vitals are good,” Chris Turnage, Thompson’s agent, told the NFL Network. “His family asks for your continued prayers.”
The Chiefs were forced to cancel all scheduled activities on Wednesday after the frightening incident involving the 2023 fifth-round draft pick out of Baylor University and Stephen F. Austin State University. Team activities are expected to resume on Thursday.
The medical scare comes amid an eventful offseason for the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs. Star tight end...
- 6/7/2024
- by Lauren Ramsey
- Uinterview
With Baby Reindeer holding a spot at the top of Netflix for weeks, and Bridgerton taking over only to continue the same tradition, it's safe to say that these shows are the streamer's biggest originals of 2024 so far.
What's even better is that Bridgerton season 3 is coming back with part 2 in less than a week, and Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning just landed another major role.
How will the two very different universes collide, and what's next for the actress who brought one of the creepiest stalkers to life? Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming adaptation of The Magic Faraway Tree.
The Magic Faraway Tree Cast
Based on the popular children’s series of novels The Faraway Tree, written by Enid Blyton, The Magic Faraway Tree movie is now greenlit for production by Neal Street Productions, Elysian Film Group, and Ashland Hill Media Finance. The film is...
What's even better is that Bridgerton season 3 is coming back with part 2 in less than a week, and Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning just landed another major role.
How will the two very different universes collide, and what's next for the actress who brought one of the creepiest stalkers to life? Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming adaptation of The Magic Faraway Tree.
The Magic Faraway Tree Cast
Based on the popular children’s series of novels The Faraway Tree, written by Enid Blyton, The Magic Faraway Tree movie is now greenlit for production by Neal Street Productions, Elysian Film Group, and Ashland Hill Media Finance. The film is...
- 6/7/2024
- by virginia-singh@startefacts.com (Virginia Singh)
- STartefacts.com
Kansas City, Mo. — Chiefs defensive end Bj Thompson is reported to be in stable condition following a seizure that led to cardiac arrest, sources have confirmed. The incident occurred at the team’s practice facility on Thursday morning. The Chiefs did not offer many details into what led to Thompson’s seizure and canceled all team activities for the remainder of the day. The team also moved a scheduled media session back to Friday. Emergency Measures Taken Thompson, 25, was swiftly taken to an area hospital by ambulance from the practice facility which led to the cancellation of Thursday’s Ota practice.
- 6/7/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Add the quirkily titled Totally Tubular Festival to the increasing number of nostalgia live events. The touring new wave festival will hit 22 North American cities this year with a lineup led by Thomas Dolby, Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, and Modern English.
Other notable acts include Men Without Hats, Bow Wow Wow, Tommy Tutone (in select markets), and The Plimsouls. Update: The Tubes and Wang Chung have joined the lineup in place of The Romantics, who’ve canceled their appearance due to an “unforeseen medical situation.”
Get Totally Tubular Festival Tickets Here
The trek kicks off on June 28th in Santa Barbara, California ahead of stops in Los Angeles, Boston, New York City, and more. See the full schedule below, and get tickets here.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to local food banks.
“This is a dream lineup for those who love the music of the early 1980s,...
Other notable acts include Men Without Hats, Bow Wow Wow, Tommy Tutone (in select markets), and The Plimsouls. Update: The Tubes and Wang Chung have joined the lineup in place of The Romantics, who’ve canceled their appearance due to an “unforeseen medical situation.”
Get Totally Tubular Festival Tickets Here
The trek kicks off on June 28th in Santa Barbara, California ahead of stops in Los Angeles, Boston, New York City, and more. See the full schedule below, and get tickets here.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to local food banks.
“This is a dream lineup for those who love the music of the early 1980s,...
- 6/6/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
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The NFL is gearing up for its 2024-2025 season, with many teams reporting to practice before pre-season, which kicks off in August.
The Kansas City Chiefs have postponed all team activities on Thursday, June 6, after one of its players suffered a seizure and went into cardiac arrest.
Kansas City Chiefs Postpone Activities Mega
According to NFL, the Kansas City Chiefs canceled all team activities scheduled for Thursday.
Earlier Thursday, the Chiefs announced that the day's Ota session was canceled following a medical emergency at the team facility. Plus, Thursday's media availability (set for head coach Andy Reid and select players) has been rescheduled for Friday, June 7.
Kansas City Chiefs Player Suffers Medical Emergency
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NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported defensive lineman Bj Thompson suffered a seizure during a special teams meeting and went into cardiac arrest.
According to Pelissero, the Kansas City Chiefs' medical staff moved quickly, and an ambulance was called.
The NFL is gearing up for its 2024-2025 season, with many teams reporting to practice before pre-season, which kicks off in August.
The Kansas City Chiefs have postponed all team activities on Thursday, June 6, after one of its players suffered a seizure and went into cardiac arrest.
Kansas City Chiefs Postpone Activities Mega
According to NFL, the Kansas City Chiefs canceled all team activities scheduled for Thursday.
Earlier Thursday, the Chiefs announced that the day's Ota session was canceled following a medical emergency at the team facility. Plus, Thursday's media availability (set for head coach Andy Reid and select players) has been rescheduled for Friday, June 7.
Kansas City Chiefs Player Suffers Medical Emergency
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NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported defensive lineman Bj Thompson suffered a seizure during a special teams meeting and went into cardiac arrest.
According to Pelissero, the Kansas City Chiefs' medical staff moved quickly, and an ambulance was called.
- 6/6/2024
- by Kelly Coffey-Behrens
- The Blast
Proto-punk legends MC5 will release their first album in over 53 years this October, with Heavy Lifting arriving just months after the deaths of guitarist Wayne Kramer and drummer Dennis Thompson, MC5’s last surviving original members.
Back in 2022, Kramer first revealed that the band, along with producer Bob Ezrin, were working on an all-star album that would serve as the first MC5 LP since their High Time was released in 1971.
Many of those guests ended up on Heavy Lifting, including Slash, Living Colour’s Vernon Reid, Alice in Chains’ William Duvall,...
Back in 2022, Kramer first revealed that the band, along with producer Bob Ezrin, were working on an all-star album that would serve as the first MC5 LP since their High Time was released in 1971.
Many of those guests ended up on Heavy Lifting, including Slash, Living Colour’s Vernon Reid, Alice in Chains’ William Duvall,...
- 6/6/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
The first album in 53 years from legendary proto-punk band MC5 will arrive in October, sadly after classic members Wayne Kramer and Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson both passed away earlier this year.
The LP, titled Heavy Lifting, was originally announced back in 2022. It will finally see the light of day on October 18th, one day before MC5 get inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame via the Musical Excellence Award.
Kramer co-wrote 12 of the album’s 13 songs with Brad Brooks, who served as the band’s singer during their final years before Kramer’s passing. First single “Boys Who Play With Matches” can be streamed below.
The album features a number of prominent guests, including Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, Alice in Chains’ William DuVall, Guns N’ Roses’ Slash, Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath, and Living Colour’s Vernon Reid, among others.
Thompson, the band’s classic drummer,...
The LP, titled Heavy Lifting, was originally announced back in 2022. It will finally see the light of day on October 18th, one day before MC5 get inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame via the Musical Excellence Award.
Kramer co-wrote 12 of the album’s 13 songs with Brad Brooks, who served as the band’s singer during their final years before Kramer’s passing. First single “Boys Who Play With Matches” can be streamed below.
The album features a number of prominent guests, including Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, Alice in Chains’ William DuVall, Guns N’ Roses’ Slash, Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath, and Living Colour’s Vernon Reid, among others.
Thompson, the band’s classic drummer,...
- 6/6/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Nicola Coughlan, Nonso Anozie and Jessica Gunning have joined the cast of the upcoming adaptation of Enid Blyton’s “The Magic Faraway Tree.”
Coughlan (“Bridgerton”) will portray the woodland fairy Silky, joined by Anozie (“Ted Lasso”) as Moonface. Gunning (“Baby Reindeer”) takes on the role of Dame Washalot, with Dustin Demri-Burns (“Slow Horses”) as Saucepan Man. Mark Heap (“Friday Night Dinner”) will play Mr. Oom Boom Boom, and Oliver Chris (“Trying”) Mr. Watzisname.
The film, based on Blyton’s beloved “The Faraway Tree” series, follows the Thompson family as they move to the English countryside and discover a magical tree. The fantastical tree’s residents transport visitors to distant lands, setting the stage for a series of whimsical adventures.
Adding to the star-studded cast, British icons Lenny Henry, Michael Palin and Simon Russell Beale will portray mystical wise men from the Land of Know-Alls. Previously announced cast members include Claire Foy and Andrew Garfield.
Coughlan (“Bridgerton”) will portray the woodland fairy Silky, joined by Anozie (“Ted Lasso”) as Moonface. Gunning (“Baby Reindeer”) takes on the role of Dame Washalot, with Dustin Demri-Burns (“Slow Horses”) as Saucepan Man. Mark Heap (“Friday Night Dinner”) will play Mr. Oom Boom Boom, and Oliver Chris (“Trying”) Mr. Watzisname.
The film, based on Blyton’s beloved “The Faraway Tree” series, follows the Thompson family as they move to the English countryside and discover a magical tree. The fantastical tree’s residents transport visitors to distant lands, setting the stage for a series of whimsical adventures.
Adding to the star-studded cast, British icons Lenny Henry, Michael Palin and Simon Russell Beale will portray mystical wise men from the Land of Know-Alls. Previously announced cast members include Claire Foy and Andrew Garfield.
- 6/6/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang have had diverse paths on Saturday Night Live. While Thompson has been a staple since 2003, making him the longest-tenured cast member in the show’s history, Yang entered the scene first as a writer in 2018 before joining the cast a year later. His arrival marked a significant milestone: he became the first Chinese American player on SNL. The two have navigated their roles by listening and adapting. Thompson recalls his early days on the show where he learned by observing iconic members like Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey. He notes that absorbing their techniques,...
- 6/6/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang have had very different “Saturday Night Live” trajectories. And yet, they both have made history. Thompson, who joined the show in 2003, is the longest-tenured cast member in the show’s history. When Yang joined, first as a writer in 2018 then moving to the cast the following year, he became the first Chinese American “SNL” player.
Despite joining the show 15 years apart, they adapted in a similar way: by listening.
Thirty years ago, Thompson was on the premiere of “All That,” the kids’ version of “SNL” that aired on Nickelodeon in the 1990s. “To have Kenan be at the show now is only a sign that he has the foresight, fortitude and forbearance to just be a pure master at this,” says Yang. He turned to his co-star: “I don’t take it for granted that I sit next to you at read-through. I absorb so much just being in proximity.
Despite joining the show 15 years apart, they adapted in a similar way: by listening.
Thirty years ago, Thompson was on the premiere of “All That,” the kids’ version of “SNL” that aired on Nickelodeon in the 1990s. “To have Kenan be at the show now is only a sign that he has the foresight, fortitude and forbearance to just be a pure master at this,” says Yang. He turned to his co-star: “I don’t take it for granted that I sit next to you at read-through. I absorb so much just being in proximity.
- 6/5/2024
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
“Saturday Night Live” hair stylist Jodi Mancuso and makeup artist Louie Zakarian recently told The Ankler (via People) that the now-iconic Beavis and Butt-Head sketch with Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day was originally pitched for host Jonah Hill in 2018. The “Superbad” favorite hosted the Nov. 3, 2018 episode during Season 44 with musical guest Maggie Rogers.
“Even at that time it was late coming into the show, so there wasn’t a lot of prep time and I wasn’t fully happy with the wigs. Then I think we tried it again, and again I wasn’t happy with it,” Mancuso said. “So we fully gave up on it, this is not going to happen.”
The sketch finally made it to air in April 2024. Heidi Gardner played a NewsNation anchor hosting a discussion on AI, but the event is disrupted by two audience members who look exactly like Beavis and Butt-Head, played...
“Even at that time it was late coming into the show, so there wasn’t a lot of prep time and I wasn’t fully happy with the wigs. Then I think we tried it again, and again I wasn’t happy with it,” Mancuso said. “So we fully gave up on it, this is not going to happen.”
The sketch finally made it to air in April 2024. Heidi Gardner played a NewsNation anchor hosting a discussion on AI, but the event is disrupted by two audience members who look exactly like Beavis and Butt-Head, played...
- 6/4/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
The drummer, DJ and Oscar-winning director is a key custodian of Black culture, with 200,000 records to prove it. So why does he think he’s getting too old for rap music?
With a sigh, Ahmir Thompson – better known as Questlove – turns his laptop around, so I can see the inside of his apartment, rather than the beautiful view of the New York skyline through the window behind him. It is a chaos of overflowing boxes and furniture covered with papers. “An ex-publicist of mine decided that they didn’t need their 8x10 photographs and old articles from the NME any more, so they gifted them to me,” he shrugs.
Thompson seems equivocal about this state of affairs. On the one hand, he can barely contain his delight: “Look at this!” he enthuses, showing me a newly acquired invite to the 1984 premiere of Prince’s Purple Rain movie. But, on the other: well,...
With a sigh, Ahmir Thompson – better known as Questlove – turns his laptop around, so I can see the inside of his apartment, rather than the beautiful view of the New York skyline through the window behind him. It is a chaos of overflowing boxes and furniture covered with papers. “An ex-publicist of mine decided that they didn’t need their 8x10 photographs and old articles from the NME any more, so they gifted them to me,” he shrugs.
Thompson seems equivocal about this state of affairs. On the one hand, he can barely contain his delight: “Look at this!” he enthuses, showing me a newly acquired invite to the 1984 premiere of Prince’s Purple Rain movie. But, on the other: well,...
- 5/31/2024
- by Alexis Petridis
- The Guardian - Film News
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has made his first public comments on the Scarlett Johansson voice controversy, though he opted to mostly sidestep questions about the “Sky” chatbot that many users felt sounded like the actress.
Altman was interviewed by The Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson (whose company cut a deal with OpenAI earlier this week) at the AI for Good Summit Thursday, hosted by the International Telecommunication Union, a United Nations agency focused on communications issues.
Thompson asked Altman about Johansson’s concerns about the OpenAI voice.
“It’s not her voice, it’s not supposed to be. I’m sorry for the confusion, clearly you think it is,” Altman told Thompson. “People are going to have different opinions about how much voices sound alike, but we don’t. It’s not her voice.”
Altman added that he was “not sure what else to say.” Thompson did not ask a follow-up question about Johansson.
Altman was interviewed by The Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson (whose company cut a deal with OpenAI earlier this week) at the AI for Good Summit Thursday, hosted by the International Telecommunication Union, a United Nations agency focused on communications issues.
Thompson asked Altman about Johansson’s concerns about the OpenAI voice.
“It’s not her voice, it’s not supposed to be. I’m sorry for the confusion, clearly you think it is,” Altman told Thompson. “People are going to have different opinions about how much voices sound alike, but we don’t. It’s not her voice.”
Altman added that he was “not sure what else to say.” Thompson did not ask a follow-up question about Johansson.
- 5/30/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The lawsuit that could significantly impact the past and future of reggaeton music will proceed to trial as a judge denied the majority of motions to dismiss the legal action involving the oft-sampled 1989 track “Fish Market.”
The massive case, which consolidates more than 50 related lawsuits filed over the last two years, alleges Jamaican producers Steely & Clevie’s 1989 hit “Fish Market” originated the distinctive dembow rhythm — named after Shabba Ranks’ 1990 single “Dem Bow,” which used the “Fish Market” riddim” — that’s become a signature of reggaeton music.
Lawyers for the duo...
The massive case, which consolidates more than 50 related lawsuits filed over the last two years, alleges Jamaican producers Steely & Clevie’s 1989 hit “Fish Market” originated the distinctive dembow rhythm — named after Shabba Ranks’ 1990 single “Dem Bow,” which used the “Fish Market” riddim” — that’s become a signature of reggaeton music.
Lawyers for the duo...
- 5/30/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
The same year that he laid the groundwork for a horror revolution with Black Christmas, Bob Clark released Deathdream (also known as Dead of Night). The 1974 horror film is understandably overshadowed by his influential proto-slasher, but it was on Deathdream that the filmmaker honed his skills that would fuel his masterpiece of the genre: a brooding atmosphere, a calculated pace, a subtle score by Carl Zittrer that’s inseparable from the organic sound design, and even the use of a rocking chair to achieve unease.
Deathdream found Clark re-teaming with writer Alan Ormsby and several other cast and crew members from his 1972 film, Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things. While it suffers from minor pacing issues, Deathdream is significantly more well rounded. Jack McGowan’s cinematography is often flat (albeit an improvement over his work on Dead Things), but the budget – still limited but some five times larger than the...
Deathdream found Clark re-teaming with writer Alan Ormsby and several other cast and crew members from his 1972 film, Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things. While it suffers from minor pacing issues, Deathdream is significantly more well rounded. Jack McGowan’s cinematography is often flat (albeit an improvement over his work on Dead Things), but the budget – still limited but some five times larger than the...
- 5/30/2024
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Italy’s TorinoFilmLab, the international film and TV series incubator linked to the Torino Film Festival, has unveiled the nine projects selected for its 2024 SeriesLab workshop dedicated to fostering production of innovative TV shows from around the world.
The projects, which are in the early development stage, hail from 13 different countries: Australia, Belgium, Croatia, Egypt, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Mexico, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States.
For the second year in a row, SeriesLab is being led by Hungarian screenwriter and former HBO Hungary development executive Eszter Angyalosy.
“This year, once again, we selected nine original TV series ideas from passionate creatives with unique points of view,” Angyalosy said in a statement. She added that the projects aim to challenge preconceived notions pertaining to “genre, storytelling tradition and the mindset of their future audiences.”
Angyalosy will be working with tutors Filip Kasperaszek (Poland), Kirsten Ittershagen (Germany), Cyril Tysz...
The projects, which are in the early development stage, hail from 13 different countries: Australia, Belgium, Croatia, Egypt, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Mexico, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States.
For the second year in a row, SeriesLab is being led by Hungarian screenwriter and former HBO Hungary development executive Eszter Angyalosy.
“This year, once again, we selected nine original TV series ideas from passionate creatives with unique points of view,” Angyalosy said in a statement. She added that the projects aim to challenge preconceived notions pertaining to “genre, storytelling tradition and the mindset of their future audiences.”
Angyalosy will be working with tutors Filip Kasperaszek (Poland), Kirsten Ittershagen (Germany), Cyril Tysz...
- 5/29/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
David Lynch hasn’t directed a feature film since Inland Empire in 2006, but he has directed many shorts since then, as well as all 18 episodes of Twin Peaks: The Return. Last month, we heard that he’s hoping to make an animated film called Snootworld, which was rejected by the Netflix streaming service… but while we wait to find out whether or not Snootworld is going to find a home, Lynch has taken to social media to tease that something is coming from him in June. On June 5th, to be exact.
In a video posted to X, Lynch said, “Ladies and gentlemen, something is coming along for you to see and hear. And it will be coming along on June 5.“
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— David Lynch (@DAVID_LYNCH) May 27, 2024
Lynch didn’t provide any hints as to what this something may be. A short film? A music video?...
In a video posted to X, Lynch said, “Ladies and gentlemen, something is coming along for you to see and hear. And it will be coming along on June 5.“
pic.twitter.com/7wH9m1ADi4
— David Lynch (@DAVID_LYNCH) May 27, 2024
Lynch didn’t provide any hints as to what this something may be. A short film? A music video?...
- 5/28/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Cannes awards have become hugely influential in subsequent awards races, especially the Oscars. The top honor, the Palme d’Or, confers prestige and a stamp of approval — this year from the Competition jury led by multi hyphenate Greta Gerwig — that awards voters take seriously.
Palme winners “Parasite,” “Triangle of Sadness,” and “Anatomy of a Fall” were all Best Picture Oscar contenders and won Oscars. And they were all picked up by specialty distributor Neon before they won their Cannes prize. Neon did not break its streak. It acquired two eventual prize-winners before the closing ceremony: Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner “Anora,” the first American film to win the prize since Terence Malick’s “Tree of Life” in 2011, and Iranian dissident filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” which took home a special award.
Thus “Anora,” from veteran indie filmmaker Baker (Cannes entry “The Florida Project...
Palme winners “Parasite,” “Triangle of Sadness,” and “Anatomy of a Fall” were all Best Picture Oscar contenders and won Oscars. And they were all picked up by specialty distributor Neon before they won their Cannes prize. Neon did not break its streak. It acquired two eventual prize-winners before the closing ceremony: Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner “Anora,” the first American film to win the prize since Terence Malick’s “Tree of Life” in 2011, and Iranian dissident filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” which took home a special award.
Thus “Anora,” from veteran indie filmmaker Baker (Cannes entry “The Florida Project...
- 5/26/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Back to the Future star Lea Thompson stated that her mainstream film career ended after she had her kids. Thompson was a rising star through the 1980s but she was pushed to TV roles in the ’90s. Thompson found success in her role as Lorraine McFly in Robert Zemeckis’ three-part time travel flick. Before that, she was Tom Cruise’s pair in the 1983 film, All the Right Moves.
Lea Thompson and Michael J. Fox in a still from Back to the Future | Universal Pictures
Thompson met Howard Deutch during her popular teen film Some Kind of Wonderful and married the filmmaker in 1989. She had her first child, actress Madelyn Deutch, in 1991 and her second child, actress Zoey Deutch, in 1994.
Lea Thompson Says She Lost Her Movie Star Status Due To Motherhood
Tom Cruise with Lea Thompson in a still from All the Right Moves (1983) | Lucille Ball Productions
Lea Thompson played the mother of Michael J.
Lea Thompson and Michael J. Fox in a still from Back to the Future | Universal Pictures
Thompson met Howard Deutch during her popular teen film Some Kind of Wonderful and married the filmmaker in 1989. She had her first child, actress Madelyn Deutch, in 1991 and her second child, actress Zoey Deutch, in 1994.
Lea Thompson Says She Lost Her Movie Star Status Due To Motherhood
Tom Cruise with Lea Thompson in a still from All the Right Moves (1983) | Lucille Ball Productions
Lea Thompson played the mother of Michael J.
- 5/26/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
The Young And The Restless Spoilers indicate that Bill Abbott (Jason Thompson) is about to add a little spice to his life now that he has taken over for Jill Abbott (Jess Walton).
Fans have been eager to see things get a bit more interesting for Billy for some time. Is Billy about to be front and center instead of being a supporting player?
The Young And The Restless Spoilers – Jason Thompson Offers New Clues
The Young And The Restless spoilers reveal that Jason recently offered some clues to what is coming up for Billy.
Thompson dropped some hints in a recent Cameo video and gives an idea about the new direction that Billy is heading in. What did Jason reveal in that video clip to give us an idea of what is to come?
Thompson said, “I think it’s gonna get a little spicy with the Billy character...
Fans have been eager to see things get a bit more interesting for Billy for some time. Is Billy about to be front and center instead of being a supporting player?
The Young And The Restless Spoilers – Jason Thompson Offers New Clues
The Young And The Restless spoilers reveal that Jason recently offered some clues to what is coming up for Billy.
Thompson dropped some hints in a recent Cameo video and gives an idea about the new direction that Billy is heading in. What did Jason reveal in that video clip to give us an idea of what is to come?
Thompson said, “I think it’s gonna get a little spicy with the Billy character...
- 5/25/2024
- by Sandra McIntyre
- Soap Opera Spy
NCIS star Michael Weatherly has been involved in a few subtle love storylines during his time on the show. But there was one subplot in particular that hit too close to home for the actor.
What Michael Weatherly’s ‘NCIS’ love interest had in common with his real wife Scottie Thompson and Michael Weatherly | Sonja Flemming / Getty Images
Weatherly’s Tony Dinozzo has had a few potential love interests in the show. One of his first and most notable onscreen partners was Scottie Thompson’s Jeanne Benoit.
The pair met under unique circumstances in season 4, with Dinozzo being undercover at the time and Benoit being the daughter of a notorious arms dealer. Dinozzo and Benoit would indulge in a passionate relationship before parting ways due to their clashing goals. Thompson’s Benoit would make her return to the series in season 5, with her final appearance being in season 13.
Despite the...
What Michael Weatherly’s ‘NCIS’ love interest had in common with his real wife Scottie Thompson and Michael Weatherly | Sonja Flemming / Getty Images
Weatherly’s Tony Dinozzo has had a few potential love interests in the show. One of his first and most notable onscreen partners was Scottie Thompson’s Jeanne Benoit.
The pair met under unique circumstances in season 4, with Dinozzo being undercover at the time and Benoit being the daughter of a notorious arms dealer. Dinozzo and Benoit would indulge in a passionate relationship before parting ways due to their clashing goals. Thompson’s Benoit would make her return to the series in season 5, with her final appearance being in season 13.
Despite the...
- 5/25/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“Screen Talk: went live at the American Pavilion in Cannes this year and drew a lively crowd. Anne Thompson raved about one of the big-epic Hollywood titles playing out of competition, George Miller’s prequel “Furiosa” (Warner Bros.), starring Anya Taylor-Joy in the title role, which opens May 14, while both Thompson and cohost Ryan Lattanzio panned Kevin Costner’s old-fashioned three-hour Western “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One” (Warner Bros.).
They both agree that this vanity project makes mad genius Francis Coppola’s self-funded $120 million “Megalopolis” look brilliant by comparison. Even if the Competition title is “unhinged,” at least he’s treading new ground, unlike Costner, who has spent some $100 million so far for the first two chapters of a planned four (the second part releases August 16). Coppola still awaits a North American buyer.
Both hosts admire Jacques Audiard’s Competition title “Emilia Perez,” a Spanish-language musical shot in Mexico...
They both agree that this vanity project makes mad genius Francis Coppola’s self-funded $120 million “Megalopolis” look brilliant by comparison. Even if the Competition title is “unhinged,” at least he’s treading new ground, unlike Costner, who has spent some $100 million so far for the first two chapters of a planned four (the second part releases August 16). Coppola still awaits a North American buyer.
Both hosts admire Jacques Audiard’s Competition title “Emilia Perez,” a Spanish-language musical shot in Mexico...
- 5/24/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio and Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
English actor Luke Thompson is part of the main cast of Netflix’s historical romance series Bridgerton. Thompson is known for playing Benedict Bridgerton, the second child of the Bridgertons. Throughout the show’s three-season run, audiences have watched the character evolve in his romances and find his place in life. Although the character has yet to find what he truly wants, he’s unarguably the coolest and most approachable of the older Bridgerton siblings. While the role is the biggest and most popular of Luke Thompson’s acting career, the charisma with which he plays the character has endeared him to viewers. Here
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- 5/24/2024
- by Onyinye Izundu
- TVovermind.com
Sam Thompson has joined the cast of 'Inside Out 2'.The 31-year-old reality TV star is to voice Security Man Sam, a character who finds himself on a chase with everyone’s favourite emotions, in the forthcoming Disney and Pixar film. Thompson said: "Having watched Pixar films since I was a kid, it’s a dream come true to join the voice cast of 'Inside Out 2'. "The film nods to the rollercoaster of emotions growing up and what a wild ride your teenage years can be. "I for one can’t wait to see my family’s reaction to hearing my voice on the big screen."The movie tells the story of teenager Riley, and the emotions she has are all characters, Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, which know her "inside and out". 'Inside Out 2' will see the introduction of a new emotion - Anxiety.
- 5/24/2024
- by James Adam Leyfield
- Bang Showbiz
GOP Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) wrote in a social media post that the Biden Administration’s Justice Department tried to “assassinate” former President Donald Trump in a new social media post that shows an escalation in her use of radical language.
The post seems to have started with a statement Trump made on Truth Social, where he claimed without evidence that the Department of Justice “Authorized The FBI To Use Deadly (Lethal) Force” during the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago in August 2022. The search found scores of boxes of classified documents illegally stored at the residence.
Greene went with the former president’s baseless accusation.
“I made sure that he knew,” Greene wrote on X. “The Biden DOJ and FBI were planning to assassinate Pres Trump and gave the green light. Does everyone get it yet???!!!! What are Republicans going to do about it? I tried to oust our...
The post seems to have started with a statement Trump made on Truth Social, where he claimed without evidence that the Department of Justice “Authorized The FBI To Use Deadly (Lethal) Force” during the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago in August 2022. The search found scores of boxes of classified documents illegally stored at the residence.
Greene went with the former president’s baseless accusation.
“I made sure that he knew,” Greene wrote on X. “The Biden DOJ and FBI were planning to assassinate Pres Trump and gave the green light. Does everyone get it yet???!!!! What are Republicans going to do about it? I tried to oust our...
- 5/23/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
There will be no second season for The Spencer Sisters. CTV has opted not to pick up a second season of the Canadian drama series starring Lea Thompson and Stacey Farber.
A rep for Canada’s CTV Television Network confirmed to Deadline that “a second season of The Spencer Sisters has not been picked up at this time.”
The CW had picked up the first season of the series in 2023, which finished airing in December.
The Spencer Sisters followed a mother and daughter duo who team up to start a private detective agency. It pairs mystery novelist Victoria Spencer (Thompson) and her daughter Darby Spencer (Farber) who are mistaken as sisters as they tackle puzzling cases.
It also starred Thomas Antony Olajide, Edward Ruttle, Husein Madhavji, Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves, Rodrigo Massa, Kaitlyn Leeb and Adam Hurtig.
The Spencer Sisters was produced by eOne and Buffalo Gal Pictures and was created...
A rep for Canada’s CTV Television Network confirmed to Deadline that “a second season of The Spencer Sisters has not been picked up at this time.”
The CW had picked up the first season of the series in 2023, which finished airing in December.
The Spencer Sisters followed a mother and daughter duo who team up to start a private detective agency. It pairs mystery novelist Victoria Spencer (Thompson) and her daughter Darby Spencer (Farber) who are mistaken as sisters as they tackle puzzling cases.
It also starred Thomas Antony Olajide, Edward Ruttle, Husein Madhavji, Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves, Rodrigo Massa, Kaitlyn Leeb and Adam Hurtig.
The Spencer Sisters was produced by eOne and Buffalo Gal Pictures and was created...
- 5/21/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Back in 2022, we got word that Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi and frequent collaborator Jemaine Clement were in the process of developing a reimagining of Terry Gilliam's '80s sci-fi classic Time Bandits for Apple TV+ with Friends alum Lisa Kudrow set to star.
Now, we finally have a first look at the series thanks to EW's summer TV preview.
Kudrow will lead a cast that also includes Kal-El Tuck (Unseeing Evil), Charlyne Yi (Knocked Up), Tadhg Murphy (Conversations With Friends), Roger Jean Nsengiyumva (You Don’t Know Me), Rune Temte (Eddie the Eagle), Kiera Thompson (Martyrs Lane) and Rachel House (Heartbreak High).
Though specific plot details are still under wraps, the series is described as "a comedic journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an eleven-year-old history nerd."
Kudrow is playing the team's leader Penelope; with Tuck as Kevin...
Now, we finally have a first look at the series thanks to EW's summer TV preview.
Kudrow will lead a cast that also includes Kal-El Tuck (Unseeing Evil), Charlyne Yi (Knocked Up), Tadhg Murphy (Conversations With Friends), Roger Jean Nsengiyumva (You Don’t Know Me), Rune Temte (Eddie the Eagle), Kiera Thompson (Martyrs Lane) and Rachel House (Heartbreak High).
Though specific plot details are still under wraps, the series is described as "a comedic journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an eleven-year-old history nerd."
Kudrow is playing the team's leader Penelope; with Tuck as Kevin...
- 5/21/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Talking to Kevin Costner after the Cannes premiere of “Horizon: An American Saga,” IndieWire’s Anne Thompson asked the filmmaker if he thought he could improve on Taylor Sheridan’s “Yellowstone.” Costner starred as John Dutton for five seasons; he is unmentioned in the press release for the sixth, which just began production.
“No, of course not,” he said.
However, Costner noted, it could be the other way around: During the second season of “Yellowstone” in 2019, he said, Sheridan was looking for writers. He and Baird sent him the “Horizon” script. Thompson noted that both “1883” and “Horizon” share a wagon train story.
“So I don’t know if there’s any duplications there,” Costner said. “Whether he borrowed something, only he’d have to admit to.” (Reps for Sheridan did not respond to multiple requests for comment.)
Vague accusations of “borrowing” aren’t new to “Yellowstone.” It’s a popular topic on fan sites,...
“No, of course not,” he said.
However, Costner noted, it could be the other way around: During the second season of “Yellowstone” in 2019, he said, Sheridan was looking for writers. He and Baird sent him the “Horizon” script. Thompson noted that both “1883” and “Horizon” share a wagon train story.
“So I don’t know if there’s any duplications there,” Costner said. “Whether he borrowed something, only he’d have to admit to.” (Reps for Sheridan did not respond to multiple requests for comment.)
Vague accusations of “borrowing” aren’t new to “Yellowstone.” It’s a popular topic on fan sites,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Dana Harris-Bridson and Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Darby and Victoria would be the first to tell you, the clues were there.
Weeks after Lea Thompson volunteered on Instagram, “I think” that The Spencer Sisters won’t be back for Season 2, a rep for Canada’s CTV Television Network had confirmed for TVLine that “a second season has not been picked up at this time.”
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The other major clues...
Weeks after Lea Thompson volunteered on Instagram, “I think” that The Spencer Sisters won’t be back for Season 2, a rep for Canada’s CTV Television Network had confirmed for TVLine that “a second season has not been picked up at this time.”
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The other major clues...
- 5/21/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Undoubtedly, Sister Wives stars Aspyn Brown and her husband, Mitchell Thompson, keep a fairly low profile most of the time. They have opted not to show all the ins and outs of their lives on the reality show. While they take part in many of the family functions, they keep a large portion of their lives private. However, Mitch recently showed a very extroverted side of himself. In fact, he showed a lot of himself as he stripped down and appeared to be ready to rumble.
Sister Wives Fans Seemingly Approve Of Aspyn’s Choice
While the entire Brown family has been feeling the pain of losing Garrison Brown, they are each finding ways to move forward without him here on earth. But in many ways, it makes it even more valuable that Aspyn has a companion like Mitch Thompson to help her through the tough days and celebrate the good times along the way.
Sister Wives Fans Seemingly Approve Of Aspyn’s Choice
While the entire Brown family has been feeling the pain of losing Garrison Brown, they are each finding ways to move forward without him here on earth. But in many ways, it makes it even more valuable that Aspyn has a companion like Mitch Thompson to help her through the tough days and celebrate the good times along the way.
- 5/21/2024
- by Bonnie Kaiser-Gambill
- TV Shows Ace
There are a plenty of longtime Saturday Night cast members, yet there were no big exits — or hints of departures — on tonight’s Season 49 finale of the venerable NBC late-night program.
No SNL veterans were tearing up at the end of their sketches like Kate McKinnon did in the 2022 finale, it was all smiles and fist bumps at the curtain call, and, after another brutal joke swap, Colin Jost and Michael Che wrapped their 10th season together on Weekend Update by wishing everyone a great summer.
This was to be expected, given that no one from this year’s 17-strong troupe would willingly miss next year’s big celebrations – The Big 50.
Host Jake Gyllenhaal set the stage for what is to come in his opening monologue, noting that the finale was “the last episode before the big anniversary season.”
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No SNL veterans were tearing up at the end of their sketches like Kate McKinnon did in the 2022 finale, it was all smiles and fist bumps at the curtain call, and, after another brutal joke swap, Colin Jost and Michael Che wrapped their 10th season together on Weekend Update by wishing everyone a great summer.
This was to be expected, given that no one from this year’s 17-strong troupe would willingly miss next year’s big celebrations – The Big 50.
Host Jake Gyllenhaal set the stage for what is to come in his opening monologue, noting that the finale was “the last episode before the big anniversary season.”
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- 5/19/2024
- by Peter White and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Ever since Susanna saved Kat’s life on Hallmark Channel’s The Way Home, the two women have shared a strong connection — but is it strictly platonic?
The pair first met when Kat (played by Chyler Leigh) time-traveled to 1814 in search of her Mia younger brother Jacob and a “healer” — whom Kat later learned was Jacob’s fiancée — took care of her after she was shot. As the second season progressed, Kat and Susanna (Watson Rose) formed a friendship of their own, full of respect and admiration for each other. Kat even tried to bring Susanna to the present, but when that plan failed,...
The pair first met when Kat (played by Chyler Leigh) time-traveled to 1814 in search of her Mia younger brother Jacob and a “healer” — whom Kat later learned was Jacob’s fiancée — took care of her after she was shot. As the second season progressed, Kat and Susanna (Watson Rose) formed a friendship of their own, full of respect and admiration for each other. Kat even tried to bring Susanna to the present, but when that plan failed,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Photo by Spencer Chamberlain Wilkes-Barre is a tight knit community with a thriving hardcore scene. One of the bands proudly carrying the scene forward and gaining worldwide attention is One Step Closer, who blend myriad influences into catchy, driving and fun songs. One of those influences is anime, and guitarist Ross Thompson is constantly getting ideas, especially for merch, from everyone’s favorite medium. We chatted with Ross about their new record All You Embrace (which is out now), the impeccable drip of Initial D , the community aspect of hardcore, anime, and his hometown. You've been traveling all over North America the past few months. How has that tour been? Ross Thompson : Yeah, it's been like nonstop. Right now we're home for about two months. So it's nice to kind of shut my eyes and take a little break from One Step Closer for a minute, which is nice.
- 5/17/2024
- by Alex Lebl
- Crunchyroll
For Darby and Victoria, it's case closed. The Spencer Sisters has been cancelled, so there won't be a second season on CTV and The CW. In the United States, the first season of 10 episodes finished airing in December.
A lighthearted procedural drama series, The Spencer Sisters TV show stars Lea Thompson, Stacey Farber, Thomas Olajide, Edward Ruttle, Husein Madhavji, Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves, Rodrigo Massa, Kaitlyn Leeb and Adam Hurtig. The story begins as police officer Darby Spencer (Farber) resigns from her job in protest after being overlooked. She also discovers that her boyfriend has been cheating on her, so she returns home to stay with her estranged mom. Her mother, famous mystery novelist Victoria Spencer (Thompson), is stuck in a rut and can’t come up with any more ideas for her books. So, she decides to finally...
A lighthearted procedural drama series, The Spencer Sisters TV show stars Lea Thompson, Stacey Farber, Thomas Olajide, Edward Ruttle, Husein Madhavji, Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves, Rodrigo Massa, Kaitlyn Leeb and Adam Hurtig. The story begins as police officer Darby Spencer (Farber) resigns from her job in protest after being overlooked. She also discovers that her boyfriend has been cheating on her, so she returns home to stay with her estranged mom. Her mother, famous mystery novelist Victoria Spencer (Thompson), is stuck in a rut and can’t come up with any more ideas for her books. So, she decides to finally...
- 5/17/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Not long after his separation from Priscilla Presley, Elvis Presley met Linda Thompson. Within moments of meeting her, Elvis made his interest clear, even calling her in the early hours of the morning following their first date. Thompson liked Elvis but was surprised when he sounded noticeably drunk on the phone with her. His speech would sound like this in future conversations.
Linda Thompson assumed Elvis had been drinking on the night they met
Thompson first met Elvis at the Memphian Theater in 1972. Bill Browder, a record promoter, believed the two would get along and invited Thompson to meet the singer. He was right. Elvis and Thompson spent hours talking and she didn’t leave the theater until four in the morning. When she got home, Elvis even called her.
“He said, ‘Can I speak to Linda?’ And [my aunt] said, ‘Certainly, just one moment, please,’ then screams, ‘Oh my God,’ and hands over the phone,...
Linda Thompson assumed Elvis had been drinking on the night they met
Thompson first met Elvis at the Memphian Theater in 1972. Bill Browder, a record promoter, believed the two would get along and invited Thompson to meet the singer. He was right. Elvis and Thompson spent hours talking and she didn’t leave the theater until four in the morning. When she got home, Elvis even called her.
“He said, ‘Can I speak to Linda?’ And [my aunt] said, ‘Certainly, just one moment, please,’ then screams, ‘Oh my God,’ and hands over the phone,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Upfront week’s reliance on films isn’t actually new but it is increasingly bizarre, as evidenced by the top of Wednesday morning’s Warner Bros. Discovery presentation kicking off with sizzle that prioritized features Furiosa, Dune: Part Two and Wonka — when new episodes of the HBO and Max’s flagship Game of Thrones spinoff, House of the Dragon, are just weeks away.
But the opening frames proved to be relatively misleading, as the 90-minute (notably David Zaslav free) pitch to advertisers focused almost exclusively on … advertising. And on linear TV, at that. Film was referenced, of course, but as a vehicle to get Procter & Gamble’s Olay in on the Barbie phenomenon. Ad sales execs literally offered up James Gunn’s first project of the new DC era to the room full of media buyers, asking who wants sponsorship deals ahead of its planned 2025 release: “Do you want to be in Superman?...
But the opening frames proved to be relatively misleading, as the 90-minute (notably David Zaslav free) pitch to advertisers focused almost exclusively on … advertising. And on linear TV, at that. Film was referenced, of course, but as a vehicle to get Procter & Gamble’s Olay in on the Barbie phenomenon. Ad sales execs literally offered up James Gunn’s first project of the new DC era to the room full of media buyers, asking who wants sponsorship deals ahead of its planned 2025 release: “Do you want to be in Superman?...
- 5/15/2024
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CNN’s Mark Thompson told advertisers additional details about the network’s strategy, with plans to expand franchises to digital platforms and to build new branded verticals around topics beyond politics.
“We don’t believe news is just politics,” Thompson said at the Warner Bros. Discovery upfront. “Business and tech are news. Climate and weather are news. Health, wellness and living longer are news. So expect to see us build new branded verticals in all these areas on TV, on our apps and across our other platforms.”
Thompson has previously made the case that viewers are interested in a wider scope of coverage areas, while he has outlined plans to integrate linear TV and digital news units, and to boost CNN’s presence and innovation on smart phones and other mobile devices.
He pointed to the CNN franchise Five Things as the type of project that crosses platforms, with a newsletter,...
“We don’t believe news is just politics,” Thompson said at the Warner Bros. Discovery upfront. “Business and tech are news. Climate and weather are news. Health, wellness and living longer are news. So expect to see us build new branded verticals in all these areas on TV, on our apps and across our other platforms.”
Thompson has previously made the case that viewers are interested in a wider scope of coverage areas, while he has outlined plans to integrate linear TV and digital news units, and to boost CNN’s presence and innovation on smart phones and other mobile devices.
He pointed to the CNN franchise Five Things as the type of project that crosses platforms, with a newsletter,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
2nd Update, 8:43 Am Pt: Less than 24 hours ago there were no scheduled debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Now President Biden says there are two.
In the last hour, we had the self-described “breaking news” announcement by CNN boss Mark Thompson at the Warner Bros Discovery upfront of one debate on CNN on June 27. That’s the earliest general election debate in a presidential campaign ever. It also comes before both the GOP and Democrats’ conventions in Milwaukee and Chicago in July and August, respectively.
Less than 45 minutes after the CNN announcement, Biden said there is a second debate coming in September.
Taunting Trump earlier his morning with his best Clint Eastwood impersonation to “make my day pal,” (as you can read below) incumbent Biden has just said he will step on the debate stage with the former Celebrity Apprentice host on September 10 on Disney-owned ABC.
I've also...
In the last hour, we had the self-described “breaking news” announcement by CNN boss Mark Thompson at the Warner Bros Discovery upfront of one debate on CNN on June 27. That’s the earliest general election debate in a presidential campaign ever. It also comes before both the GOP and Democrats’ conventions in Milwaukee and Chicago in July and August, respectively.
Less than 45 minutes after the CNN announcement, Biden said there is a second debate coming in September.
Taunting Trump earlier his morning with his best Clint Eastwood impersonation to “make my day pal,” (as you can read below) incumbent Biden has just said he will step on the debate stage with the former Celebrity Apprentice host on September 10 on Disney-owned ABC.
I've also...
- 5/15/2024
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off in two debates ahead of this year’s presidential election. The first will air live on CNN on June 27, and the second will be hosted by ABC on Sept. 10.
Earlier in the morning, Biden posted a video on X prodding Trump to debate him. In it, Biden made fun of Trump’s ongoing criminal trial for hush money payments, referencing how Trump’s trial skips meeting on Wednesday.
“Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020. Since then, he hasn’t shown up for a debate,” Biden said. “Now, he’s acting like he wants to debate me again. Well, make my day, pal. I’ll even do it twice. So let’s pick the dates, Donald. I heard you’re free on Wednesdays.”
Within the hour, Trump responded on his Truth Social platform, writing: “Crooked Joe Biden is the Worst debater...
Earlier in the morning, Biden posted a video on X prodding Trump to debate him. In it, Biden made fun of Trump’s ongoing criminal trial for hush money payments, referencing how Trump’s trial skips meeting on Wednesday.
“Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020. Since then, he hasn’t shown up for a debate,” Biden said. “Now, he’s acting like he wants to debate me again. Well, make my day, pal. I’ll even do it twice. So let’s pick the dates, Donald. I heard you’re free on Wednesdays.”
Within the hour, Trump responded on his Truth Social platform, writing: “Crooked Joe Biden is the Worst debater...
- 5/15/2024
- by Jordan Moreau and Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
U.K. distributor Other Parties has launched a new production arm headed by former Amazon Studios U.K. exec Emily Guarino.
Guarino, who was most recently head of business affairs at Amazon Studios, will be the new CEO of Other Parties Productions, working alongside Other Parties founder and director of distribution Aneet Nijjar. The duo previously collaborated during film industry development program Inside Pictures.
Guarino has over two decades of experience developing and producing content, having begin her career at NBCUniversal’s international studio in London. She went on to head up legal and business affairs at A+E Networks Emea and most recently the European Originals Business Affairs team at Amazon Studios’ London HQ.
Other Parties Film Company launched in 2021 and quickly assembled a dynamic team including co-founder Aduke King, who oversees acquisition and development, former Wunderman and Thompson exec Tom Lancaster and Esmé Gartside, who heads communications.
The company...
Guarino, who was most recently head of business affairs at Amazon Studios, will be the new CEO of Other Parties Productions, working alongside Other Parties founder and director of distribution Aneet Nijjar. The duo previously collaborated during film industry development program Inside Pictures.
Guarino has over two decades of experience developing and producing content, having begin her career at NBCUniversal’s international studio in London. She went on to head up legal and business affairs at A+E Networks Emea and most recently the European Originals Business Affairs team at Amazon Studios’ London HQ.
Other Parties Film Company launched in 2021 and quickly assembled a dynamic team including co-founder Aduke King, who oversees acquisition and development, former Wunderman and Thompson exec Tom Lancaster and Esmé Gartside, who heads communications.
The company...
- 5/15/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Hallmark is getting into the fried chicken wars with its new series The Chicken Sisters. Based on Kj Dell’Antonia’s bestselling novel, this is a multi-generational family drama about two rival fried chicken shops, deep family secrets, and those special mother-daughter relationships set in the South. There is even a Food Wars reality competition amid all the drama. This book was one of Reese Witherspoon’s top picks. What is not to like?
Here are more details.
Lea Thompson Hallmark – Instagram What is The Chicken Sisters About?
According to TV Line, Hallmark’s new series The Chicken Sisters takes place in Merinac, a fictional town where two rival fried chicken restaurants, Mimi’s and Frannie’s, have been battling it out for generations. This has fractured the townspeople to choose sides and restaurants.
“When popular cooking competition show Kitchen Clash comes to town, this could be the recipe for ending...
Here are more details.
Lea Thompson Hallmark – Instagram What is The Chicken Sisters About?
According to TV Line, Hallmark’s new series The Chicken Sisters takes place in Merinac, a fictional town where two rival fried chicken restaurants, Mimi’s and Frannie’s, have been battling it out for generations. This has fractured the townspeople to choose sides and restaurants.
“When popular cooking competition show Kitchen Clash comes to town, this could be the recipe for ending...
- 5/14/2024
- by Georgia Makitalo
- TV Shows Ace
Sam Feist, the longtime Washington, D.C. bureau chief of CNN, will become the next CEO of C-span.
Feist will succeed Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain, who have been in the role as co-CEOs since 2012. Founding CEO Brian Lamb remains on the board of directors.
Feist has served as Washington bureau chief and senior vice president at CNN since 2011. He oversees newsgathering operations and production, as well as coverage of major political events. He joined the network in 1990, as a freelance producer in the London bureau, and later moved to Atlanta and then to Washington, D.C. in 1992. He became political director and vice president of Washington programming, and has coordinated daily political coverage and election night production since 2006. He also was the founding executive producer of The Situation Room.
In a statement, Feist said, “Our democracy needs C-span now more than ever. I look forward to working
with C-span...
Feist will succeed Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain, who have been in the role as co-CEOs since 2012. Founding CEO Brian Lamb remains on the board of directors.
Feist has served as Washington bureau chief and senior vice president at CNN since 2011. He oversees newsgathering operations and production, as well as coverage of major political events. He joined the network in 1990, as a freelance producer in the London bureau, and later moved to Atlanta and then to Washington, D.C. in 1992. He became political director and vice president of Washington programming, and has coordinated daily political coverage and election night production since 2006. He also was the founding executive producer of The Situation Room.
In a statement, Feist said, “Our democracy needs C-span now more than ever. I look forward to working
with C-span...
- 5/14/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Khloé Kardashian will forever be linked to her ex, Tristan Thompson, as they share two kids, True and Tatum. Kardashian and Thompson have had ups and downs since they started dating in 2016. Unfortunately, Thompson’s infidelity led to the couple splitting. However, a source alleges Kardashian “really wants” another child with Thompson.
Khloé Kardashian allegedly wants to have another child with Tristan Thompson
Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson had an on-again, off-again relationship from 2016 to 2022, and they’re committed to co-parenting their two children. Kardashian gave birth to True in 2018, though Thompson’s infidelity before True’s birth overshadowed the happy news. In July 2022, Kardashian and Thompson had a baby boy, Tatum, via surrogate. However, Tatum had a child with another woman around the same time.
Kardashian has forgiven Thompson for his cheating ways in the past. And fans grow fearful that she may take him back in the future.
Khloé Kardashian allegedly wants to have another child with Tristan Thompson
Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson had an on-again, off-again relationship from 2016 to 2022, and they’re committed to co-parenting their two children. Kardashian gave birth to True in 2018, though Thompson’s infidelity before True’s birth overshadowed the happy news. In July 2022, Kardashian and Thompson had a baby boy, Tatum, via surrogate. However, Tatum had a child with another woman around the same time.
Kardashian has forgiven Thompson for his cheating ways in the past. And fans grow fearful that she may take him back in the future.
- 5/14/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Kj Dell’Antonia’s best-selling 2020 novel The Chicken Sisters is being adapted into a new original TV series at Hallmark Channel, TVLine has learned.
A family drama with southern charm and romance, the eight-episode Chicken Sisters series is set in the fictional town of Merinac, “where a generations-old rift between dueling fried chicken restaurants — Mimi’s and Frannie’s — has left the founders’ families fractured and the locals taking sides,” reads its official description. “When popular cooking competition show Kitchen Clash comes to town, this could be the recipe for ending this feud once and for all. But things are fixing...
A family drama with southern charm and romance, the eight-episode Chicken Sisters series is set in the fictional town of Merinac, “where a generations-old rift between dueling fried chicken restaurants — Mimi’s and Frannie’s — has left the founders’ families fractured and the locals taking sides,” reads its official description. “When popular cooking competition show Kitchen Clash comes to town, this could be the recipe for ending this feud once and for all. But things are fixing...
- 5/13/2024
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
After an opening performance by a guitar-picking Jimmy Fallon — who sung about, among other things, how “next year I’ll be a hologram” — the NBCUniversal upfront got underway Monday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
So you didn’t make it to the home of the Rockettes? Here’s what you missed:
-NBCUniversal Chairman Mark Lazarus briefly took the stage to crow “while others have been spinning, we’ve spent the last year investing in our content, tech and overall experience.” “No one else can do what we do,” he added.
-Talent like Jabari Banks and Jesse L. Martin talked up content like The Irrational and Bel-Air before tossing to a breathless video package touting NBCUni content that was hosted by Mark-Paul Gosselaar.
-NBCUniversal Studio Group Chair and Chief Content Officer Donna Langley chatted about how she’s “excited to build up our story legacy across film,...
So you didn’t make it to the home of the Rockettes? Here’s what you missed:
-NBCUniversal Chairman Mark Lazarus briefly took the stage to crow “while others have been spinning, we’ve spent the last year investing in our content, tech and overall experience.” “No one else can do what we do,” he added.
-Talent like Jabari Banks and Jesse L. Martin talked up content like The Irrational and Bel-Air before tossing to a breathless video package touting NBCUni content that was hosted by Mark-Paul Gosselaar.
-NBCUniversal Studio Group Chair and Chief Content Officer Donna Langley chatted about how she’s “excited to build up our story legacy across film,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
NBCUniversal showed major love for its film division, primarily the highly anticipated Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande-led “Wicked,” during its 2024 upfront presentation Monday in New York.
While not the traditional venue for touting upcoming movies — as this week is all about wooing Madison Avenue to shell out big bucks for prime ad placement on TV — with film chief-turned-overall content boss Donna Langley on stage for her first upfront, the move was a natural moment for synergy.
Langley teed up a new trailer for “Wicked,” a treat just for those attending the presentation at Radio City Music Hall, and promised it will drop wide later this week.
Upfronts 2024: Full Coverage @ Variety.Com
NBC will air “Wicked” behind-the-scenes special “Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked” on Nov. 25 ahead of the Nov. 27 release of the film. The special will then be available for streaming on Peacock. Langley also boasted about...
While not the traditional venue for touting upcoming movies — as this week is all about wooing Madison Avenue to shell out big bucks for prime ad placement on TV — with film chief-turned-overall content boss Donna Langley on stage for her first upfront, the move was a natural moment for synergy.
Langley teed up a new trailer for “Wicked,” a treat just for those attending the presentation at Radio City Music Hall, and promised it will drop wide later this week.
Upfronts 2024: Full Coverage @ Variety.Com
NBC will air “Wicked” behind-the-scenes special “Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked” on Nov. 25 ahead of the Nov. 27 release of the film. The special will then be available for streaming on Peacock. Langley also boasted about...
- 5/13/2024
- by Jennifer Maas and Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Maya Rudolph is back as host of NBC’s Saturday Night Live and she’s doing what she does best—imitating Queen Beyoncé.
In her best “Texas Hold Em” ensemble, Rudolph appeared in a sketch as the multi-Grammy Award-winning artist on her second visit to the popular YouTube chat series Hot Ones, where celebrities eat spicy hot wings while being interviewed. Her first time in a Hot Ones sketch was three years ago.
“Giddy up, let’s go,” she tells Sean Evans (Mikey Day) as she prepares to sample some of the spiciest sauces she’s ever had. After her first taste, she says, “That’s a tasty wing and it’s not that spicy. I’m from Texas, baby. Your girl likes it caliente.”
Famous last words because she literally goes cross-eyes after her second sauce taste. She struggles to confirm she’s doing alright and wants to carry on,...
In her best “Texas Hold Em” ensemble, Rudolph appeared in a sketch as the multi-Grammy Award-winning artist on her second visit to the popular YouTube chat series Hot Ones, where celebrities eat spicy hot wings while being interviewed. Her first time in a Hot Ones sketch was three years ago.
“Giddy up, let’s go,” she tells Sean Evans (Mikey Day) as she prepares to sample some of the spiciest sauces she’s ever had. After her first taste, she says, “That’s a tasty wing and it’s not that spicy. I’m from Texas, baby. Your girl likes it caliente.”
Famous last words because she literally goes cross-eyes after her second sauce taste. She struggles to confirm she’s doing alright and wants to carry on,...
- 5/12/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
It was all about mothers at the top of this week’s pre-Mother’s Day Saturday Night Live.
The variety show dispensed with its typical topical cold open for one that featured SNL castmembers sharing moments with their moms.
Kenan Thompson kicked off the show, appearing on the Studio 8H stage with his mom because, he said, “it’s “Mother’s Day in about 29 minutes,” which, she declared, meant there was still “plenty of time to buy a gift.”
“With so many upsetting stories in the world right now, we thought we’d take a break from a regular cold open and hear some heartwarming stories from our moms instead.”
Still Thompson’s mom said she wanted to see who would play Stormy Daniels in a cold open focused on the porn star’s testimony in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial. That wasn’t the only reference to...
The variety show dispensed with its typical topical cold open for one that featured SNL castmembers sharing moments with their moms.
Kenan Thompson kicked off the show, appearing on the Studio 8H stage with his mom because, he said, “it’s “Mother’s Day in about 29 minutes,” which, she declared, meant there was still “plenty of time to buy a gift.”
“With so many upsetting stories in the world right now, we thought we’d take a break from a regular cold open and hear some heartwarming stories from our moms instead.”
Still Thompson’s mom said she wanted to see who would play Stormy Daniels in a cold open focused on the porn star’s testimony in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial. That wasn’t the only reference to...
- 5/12/2024
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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