French superstar Marion Cotillard will join Season Four of Apple’s The Morning Show.
Cotillard, who won the 2008 lead actress Oscar for La Vie En Rose, will star opposite show regulars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston as Celine Dumont, described as “a savvy operator from a storied European family”.
The third season of the behind-the-scenes drama about a news station aired in 2023 and earned an AFI award as well as a Critics Choice Awards supporting actor, drama, win for Billy Crudup. In 2020 Crudup won the Emmy for supporting actor, drama.
The Morning Show key cast includes Greta Lee, Mark Duplass,...
Cotillard, who won the 2008 lead actress Oscar for La Vie En Rose, will star opposite show regulars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston as Celine Dumont, described as “a savvy operator from a storied European family”.
The third season of the behind-the-scenes drama about a news station aired in 2023 and earned an AFI award as well as a Critics Choice Awards supporting actor, drama, win for Billy Crudup. In 2020 Crudup won the Emmy for supporting actor, drama.
The Morning Show key cast includes Greta Lee, Mark Duplass,...
- 6/5/2024
- ScreenDaily
Marion Cotillard has joined the cast of “The Morning Show” Season 4.
The Oscar-winning actress will star as Celine Dumont, a savvy operator from a storied European family, in the fourth installment of the Apple TV+ drama series. Cotillard joins returning cast members Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Greta Lee, Jon Hamm and Nicole Beharie.
Season 4 will pick up in the aftermath of the Season 3 finale, which saw Alex (Aniston) attempt to halt the acquisition — and impending dissolution — of Uba by suggesting a merger between Uba and Nbn.
Cotillard is best known for starring in “Allied,” “Inception,” “La Vie en Rose,” “Rust and Bone,” “Two Days, One Night,” “The Dark Knight Rises” and “Assassin’s Creed.” She also recently starred in an episode of the Apple TV+ series “Extrapolations” alongside Forest Whitaker.
Aniston and Witherspoon executive produce “The Morning Show,” with Aniston and Kristin Hahn EPing through Echo Films,...
The Oscar-winning actress will star as Celine Dumont, a savvy operator from a storied European family, in the fourth installment of the Apple TV+ drama series. Cotillard joins returning cast members Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Greta Lee, Jon Hamm and Nicole Beharie.
Season 4 will pick up in the aftermath of the Season 3 finale, which saw Alex (Aniston) attempt to halt the acquisition — and impending dissolution — of Uba by suggesting a merger between Uba and Nbn.
Cotillard is best known for starring in “Allied,” “Inception,” “La Vie en Rose,” “Rust and Bone,” “Two Days, One Night,” “The Dark Knight Rises” and “Assassin’s Creed.” She also recently starred in an episode of the Apple TV+ series “Extrapolations” alongside Forest Whitaker.
Aniston and Witherspoon executive produce “The Morning Show,” with Aniston and Kristin Hahn EPing through Echo Films,...
- 6/5/2024
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
The Morning Show is bringing another power player into Alex and Bradley’s orbit.
Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose) is joining the Apple TV+ series for Season 4, TVLine has learned. She will play Celine Dumont, who is described as “a savvy operator from a storied European family.”
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In addition to her Oscar-winning turn as Edith Piaf in 2007’s La Vie En Rose, Cotillard’s resume includes episodes of Extrapolations...
Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose) is joining the Apple TV+ series for Season 4, TVLine has learned. She will play Celine Dumont, who is described as “a savvy operator from a storied European family.”
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In addition to her Oscar-winning turn as Edith Piaf in 2007’s La Vie En Rose, Cotillard’s resume includes episodes of Extrapolations...
- 6/5/2024
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
The Hollywood Climate Summit has unveiled a star-studded lineup for its fifth annual environmental conference, which will run from June 25-28 in Los Angeles.
Jane Fonda, Bill Nye, Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung, Hacks co-showrunner Jen Statsky, A Murder at the End of the World co-showrunners Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling, Baby Reindeer actress Nava Mau and activist Quannah Chasinghorse will all take part in the event, as well as Extrapolations executive producer Dorothy Fortenberry, writer Karissa Valencia, musician Yde, climate activist Nalleli Cobo and U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. Climate comedians Esteban Gast, Rasheda Crockett and Rollie Williams will also take the stage between sessions.
The conference will kick off at the Television Academy on June 25 and then continue at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater from June 26-28, with programming designed to strengthen climate consciousness in media by educating and connecting cross-sector professionals across film,...
Jane Fonda, Bill Nye, Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung, Hacks co-showrunner Jen Statsky, A Murder at the End of the World co-showrunners Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling, Baby Reindeer actress Nava Mau and activist Quannah Chasinghorse will all take part in the event, as well as Extrapolations executive producer Dorothy Fortenberry, writer Karissa Valencia, musician Yde, climate activist Nalleli Cobo and U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. Climate comedians Esteban Gast, Rasheda Crockett and Rollie Williams will also take the stage between sessions.
The conference will kick off at the Television Academy on June 25 and then continue at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater from June 26-28, with programming designed to strengthen climate consciousness in media by educating and connecting cross-sector professionals across film,...
- 5/29/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Nrdc (Natural Resources Defense Council), the Black List, the Redford Center, and the CAA Foundation today announced the recipients of the 2024 Nrdc Climate Storytelling Fellowship and the Hollywood creatives who will mentor them. Along with new partner NBCUniversal, the organizations also announced the opening of the submission window for the 2025 cycle of the fellowship.
Now in its fourth year, the first-of-its-kind fellowship supports screenwriters in the revision of their feature or television screenplays that reflect our climate and environmental crises and engage with its impacts.
2024 Fellows, Mentors and Projects
Out of a record-breaking 456 submissions, Elizabeth Chatelain, Marcus Tappan, and writing pair Sasha Stewart and Casey Rand have been selected for their unique and captivating portrayals of the climate crisis. Each fellow, or writing team, will receive a $20,000 grant and be paired with an entertainment industry professional who will provide mentorship and creative support to further develop their screenplays.
This...
Now in its fourth year, the first-of-its-kind fellowship supports screenwriters in the revision of their feature or television screenplays that reflect our climate and environmental crises and engage with its impacts.
2024 Fellows, Mentors and Projects
Out of a record-breaking 456 submissions, Elizabeth Chatelain, Marcus Tappan, and writing pair Sasha Stewart and Casey Rand have been selected for their unique and captivating portrayals of the climate crisis. Each fellow, or writing team, will receive a $20,000 grant and be paired with an entertainment industry professional who will provide mentorship and creative support to further develop their screenplays.
This...
- 4/18/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Turner Broadcasting and Max alumnus Sandra Dewey has joined “The Morning Show” producer Media Res as chief operating officer.
Dewey will help guide the company’s expansion across scripted and nonfiction content. Media Res, founded in 2017 by former HBO executive Michael Ellenberg, has set out a growth plan on the heels of a recent investment from RedBird Imi, the media-focused fund headed by former CNN and NBCUniversal chief Jeff Zucker.
Dewey had a long tenure as a senior business executive at Turner Broadcasting during the company’s heyday as a cable programming pioneer. Media Res is a busy Los Angeles-based production boutique that is home to Apple TV +’s starry Reese Witherspoon-Jennifer Aniston drama series, as well as buzzy shows such as Amazon Prime Video’s “I’m a Virgo” and the Apple TV + drama series “Pachinko” and limited series “Extrapolations.”
“I have had an exciting and extensive career,...
Dewey will help guide the company’s expansion across scripted and nonfiction content. Media Res, founded in 2017 by former HBO executive Michael Ellenberg, has set out a growth plan on the heels of a recent investment from RedBird Imi, the media-focused fund headed by former CNN and NBCUniversal chief Jeff Zucker.
Dewey had a long tenure as a senior business executive at Turner Broadcasting during the company’s heyday as a cable programming pioneer. Media Res is a busy Los Angeles-based production boutique that is home to Apple TV +’s starry Reese Witherspoon-Jennifer Aniston drama series, as well as buzzy shows such as Amazon Prime Video’s “I’m a Virgo” and the Apple TV + drama series “Pachinko” and limited series “Extrapolations.”
“I have had an exciting and extensive career,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Selena Kuznikov
- Variety Film + TV
Renée Zellweger (Judy) has closed a deal to reprise the role that brought her her first Oscar nomination in Universal Pictures and Working Title’s Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Deadline has learned.
Others set to return in the film, from director Michael Morris (To Leslie), include Hugh Grant (Wonka) and Emma Thompson. Newcomers to the cast will include Chiwetel Ejiofor (Rob Peace) and Leo Woodall (The White Lotus).
Based on the beloved novels from Helen Fielding, and a previous column she wrote as the title character for The Independent, the rom-com franchise Bridget Jones centers on Zellweger’s endearing yet perpetually single character of the same name, examining her relationships with the dashing Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), and the roguish Daniel Cleaver (Grant), among others. The original film adaptation, Bridget Jones’s Diary, was released in 2001, with follow-ups Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason...
Others set to return in the film, from director Michael Morris (To Leslie), include Hugh Grant (Wonka) and Emma Thompson. Newcomers to the cast will include Chiwetel Ejiofor (Rob Peace) and Leo Woodall (The White Lotus).
Based on the beloved novels from Helen Fielding, and a previous column she wrote as the title character for The Independent, the rom-com franchise Bridget Jones centers on Zellweger’s endearing yet perpetually single character of the same name, examining her relationships with the dashing Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), and the roguish Daniel Cleaver (Grant), among others. The original film adaptation, Bridget Jones’s Diary, was released in 2001, with follow-ups Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason...
- 4/9/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Friends alum David Schwimmer is set to lead Season 2 of the Disney+ anthology series Goosebumps.
From Disney Branded Television and produced by Sony Pictures Television, the series is based upon R.L Stine’s bestselling Scholastic series. Each season features a new story, setting and cast. Season 2 will follow teenage siblings who discover a threat stirring, triggering a chain of events that unravel a profound mystery. As they delve into the unknown, the duo find themselves entangled in the chilling tale of four teenagers who mysteriously vanished in 1994.
Schwimmer will portray Anthony, a former botany professor and divorced parent of teenage twins whose world takes a tumultuous turn as he juggles the responsibilities of overseeing an aging parent while having his kids for the summer.
Nicholas Stoller (The Muppets) and Rob Letterman (Pokémon Detective Pikachu) developed the series and serve as executive producers, alongside showrunner Hilary Winston (Community), Neal H. Moritz...
From Disney Branded Television and produced by Sony Pictures Television, the series is based upon R.L Stine’s bestselling Scholastic series. Each season features a new story, setting and cast. Season 2 will follow teenage siblings who discover a threat stirring, triggering a chain of events that unravel a profound mystery. As they delve into the unknown, the duo find themselves entangled in the chilling tale of four teenagers who mysteriously vanished in 1994.
Schwimmer will portray Anthony, a former botany professor and divorced parent of teenage twins whose world takes a tumultuous turn as he juggles the responsibilities of overseeing an aging parent while having his kids for the summer.
Nicholas Stoller (The Muppets) and Rob Letterman (Pokémon Detective Pikachu) developed the series and serve as executive producers, alongside showrunner Hilary Winston (Community), Neal H. Moritz...
- 3/20/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Kit Harington and Scoot McNairy play old friends who reunite under dangerous circumstances in the first trailer for crime thriller Blood for Dust.
The Avenue is set to release director Rod Blackhurst’s feature in select theaters and on digital platforms April 19 following its premiere at last year’s Tribeca Festival. Josh Lucas and Stephen Dorff also star in Blood for Dust, which tells the story of Cliff (McNairy), a traveling salesman with financial issues who becomes enveloped in the world of drug trafficking after reuniting with Ricky (Harington).
“I don’t sell products that sell themselves,” Harington says in the trailer. This leads McNairy to respond, “You’re an arms dealer who sells drugs, Ricky.”
Blackhurst (Here Alone) helmed the film from a script by David Ebeltoft. Ryan Winterstern, Bernard Kira, Petr Jákl, Ari Novak, Arun Kumar, Bobby Campbell, Nathan Klingher, Mark Fasano and Noah Lang serve as producers.
The Avenue is set to release director Rod Blackhurst’s feature in select theaters and on digital platforms April 19 following its premiere at last year’s Tribeca Festival. Josh Lucas and Stephen Dorff also star in Blood for Dust, which tells the story of Cliff (McNairy), a traveling salesman with financial issues who becomes enveloped in the world of drug trafficking after reuniting with Ricky (Harington).
“I don’t sell products that sell themselves,” Harington says in the trailer. This leads McNairy to respond, “You’re an arms dealer who sells drugs, Ricky.”
Blackhurst (Here Alone) helmed the film from a script by David Ebeltoft. Ryan Winterstern, Bernard Kira, Petr Jákl, Ari Novak, Arun Kumar, Bobby Campbell, Nathan Klingher, Mark Fasano and Noah Lang serve as producers.
- 3/5/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Kit Harington has signed with CAA. It marks a return to the agency by the actor best known for playing Jon Snow in the HBO series Game of Thrones, earning two Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nom for the role.
Harington next will be seen in the upcoming season of the HBO series Industry, and he will reunite with Got co-star Sophie Turner for the independent feature The Dreadful, which will be directed by Natasha Kermani. Harington recently wrapped filming the Village Roadshow feature Eternal Return, alongside Naomi Scott and Jeremy Irons.
His recent screen work includes the period drama Testament of Youth, the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals and a voice role in the second and third films in the How to Train Your Dragon series. He also starred in the Apple TV+ series Extrapolations.
On the stage, Harington will star in Jeremy O’Harris’ Slave Play...
Harington next will be seen in the upcoming season of the HBO series Industry, and he will reunite with Got co-star Sophie Turner for the independent feature The Dreadful, which will be directed by Natasha Kermani. Harington recently wrapped filming the Village Roadshow feature Eternal Return, alongside Naomi Scott and Jeremy Irons.
His recent screen work includes the period drama Testament of Youth, the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals and a voice role in the second and third films in the How to Train Your Dragon series. He also starred in the Apple TV+ series Extrapolations.
On the stage, Harington will star in Jeremy O’Harris’ Slave Play...
- 3/4/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Following a bidding war, TriStar Pictures has beaten out a number of suitors and pre-emptively acquired rights to Alison Espach’s forthcoming novel The Wedding People. Will Speck and Josh Gordon, who have a first-look deal with Sony Pictures, are set to direct, with Oscar-nominated screenwriter Nicole Holofcener writing.
“It’s rare to read something that feels like real life, in all the best ways. .. funny, painful, cathartic and lasting. A throwback to the movies we grew up on with a modern sensibility. This is a story we can’t wait to tell,” said Speck and Gordon.
Speck, Gordon and Eric Fineman will produce through their company Speck + Gordon Inc. alongside Jonathan King and Ash Sarohia for Concordia Studio. Shary Shirazi and Kelseigh Coombs are overseeing the project for TriStar.
“Nicole is the perfect partner to adapt this incredible novel. She writes characters that are beautifully complex, with humor...
“It’s rare to read something that feels like real life, in all the best ways. .. funny, painful, cathartic and lasting. A throwback to the movies we grew up on with a modern sensibility. This is a story we can’t wait to tell,” said Speck and Gordon.
Speck, Gordon and Eric Fineman will produce through their company Speck + Gordon Inc. alongside Jonathan King and Ash Sarohia for Concordia Studio. Shary Shirazi and Kelseigh Coombs are overseeing the project for TriStar.
“Nicole is the perfect partner to adapt this incredible novel. She writes characters that are beautifully complex, with humor...
- 2/29/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
For fifty-nine episodes, Sophie Turner played the role of Sansa Stark on the hit series Game of Thrones. For sixty-two episodes, Kit Harington played the role of Jon Snow on that same show. And now Turner and Harington are set to work together again, as Deadline reports that they have both signed on to star in the Gothic horror film The Dreadful! This film is coming our way from writer/director Natasha Kermani, who has previously directed the thriller Shattered, the sci-fi drama Imitation Girl, and the horror film Lucky, as well as multiple short films and a segment of the horror anthology V/H/S/85.
The Dreadful will be set against the backdrop of the War of the Roses, which took place from 1455 to 1487. The story follows Anne (Turner) and her mother-in-law Morwen, who live a solitary, harsh life on the outskirts of society. But when a man (Harington) from their past returns,...
The Dreadful will be set against the backdrop of the War of the Roses, which took place from 1455 to 1487. The story follows Anne (Turner) and her mother-in-law Morwen, who live a solitary, harsh life on the outskirts of society. But when a man (Harington) from their past returns,...
- 2/9/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: After starring together across all eight seasons of HBO’s hugely popular fantasy series Game of Thrones, Sophie Turner and Kit Harington are set to reunite on The Dreadful, a Gothic horror film launching sales at EFM through UTA Independent Film Group and Film Bridge International.
Written and to be directed by Natasha Kermani, the film set against the backdrop of the War of the Roses follows Anne (Turner) and her mother-in-law Morwen, who live a solitary, harsh life on the outskirts of society. But when a man (Harington) from their past returns, he will set off a sequence of events that become a turning point for Anne.
In addition to Turner, producers on the film include Redwire Pictures/Tunnel’s Luke Daniels, as well as Storyboard Media’s Patrick Muldoon and Patrick Hibler. Greg Lauritano also produces under his Black Magic banner. Film Bridge International is repping foreign sales,...
Written and to be directed by Natasha Kermani, the film set against the backdrop of the War of the Roses follows Anne (Turner) and her mother-in-law Morwen, who live a solitary, harsh life on the outskirts of society. But when a man (Harington) from their past returns, he will set off a sequence of events that become a turning point for Anne.
In addition to Turner, producers on the film include Redwire Pictures/Tunnel’s Luke Daniels, as well as Storyboard Media’s Patrick Muldoon and Patrick Hibler. Greg Lauritano also produces under his Black Magic banner. Film Bridge International is repping foreign sales,...
- 2/9/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Mr. & Mrs. Smith definitely didn’t surpass expectations, it mostly left us with question marks for expressions because of how lackluster the show really was. I suppose you could say there are some good parts; you’ve got beautiful sets and some fun fashion choices, but most importantly, a bunch of cameos that are meant to enhance the show considering how dull it is otherwise. Not to say that Donald Glover and Maya Erskine are incapable of holding our attention, but it’s probably a mix of the writing and the pacing of this show that had me completely bored by the end of it. And, no, even these incredible special appearances did not pique my interest in any way. However, they do add a little bit of fun, even if briefly, to the mostly tedious show. Mr. & Mrs. Smith follows spies in this new spyverse, where there is...
- 2/2/2024
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
Edward Norton has been cast as legendary folk musician Pete Seeger in James Mangold’s upcoming Bob Dylan biopic.
Titled A Complete Unknown, the film stars Timothée Chalamet as a young Dylan in 1965, after he first begins performing with an electric guitar. Norton is stepping in for a departing Benedict Cumberbatch, who had to leave the film due to scheduling issues.
The script was penned by Gangs of New York screenwriter Jay Cocks, with Mangold handling revisions. A Complete Unknown also stars Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez and Elle Fanning as Dylan’s early ’60s love interest, university student and artist Sylvie Russo.
A Complete Unknown is set to begin production in New York City this summer. There currently isn’t a release date.
Norton most recently starred in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City and appeared in two episodes of Apple TV’s miniseries Extrapolations.
Edward Norton to Play Pete...
Titled A Complete Unknown, the film stars Timothée Chalamet as a young Dylan in 1965, after he first begins performing with an electric guitar. Norton is stepping in for a departing Benedict Cumberbatch, who had to leave the film due to scheduling issues.
The script was penned by Gangs of New York screenwriter Jay Cocks, with Mangold handling revisions. A Complete Unknown also stars Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez and Elle Fanning as Dylan’s early ’60s love interest, university student and artist Sylvie Russo.
A Complete Unknown is set to begin production in New York City this summer. There currently isn’t a release date.
Norton most recently starred in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City and appeared in two episodes of Apple TV’s miniseries Extrapolations.
Edward Norton to Play Pete...
- 1/25/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Edward Norton has been cast as legendary folk musician Pete Seeger in James Mangold’s upcoming Bob Dylan biopic.
Titled A Complete Unknown, the film stars Timothée Chalamet as a young Dylan in 1965, after he first begins performing with an electric guitar. Norton is stepping in for a departing Benedict Cumberbatch, who had to leave the film due to scheduling issues.
The script was penned by Gangs of New York screenwriter Jay Cocks, with Mangold handling revisions. A Complete Unknown also stars Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez and Elle Fanning as Dylan’s early ’60s love interest, university student and artist Sylvie Russo.
A Complete Unknown is set to begin production in New York City this summer. There currently isn’t a release date.
Norton most recently starred in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City and appeared in two episodes of Apple TV’s miniseries Extrapolations.
Edward Norton to Play Pete...
Titled A Complete Unknown, the film stars Timothée Chalamet as a young Dylan in 1965, after he first begins performing with an electric guitar. Norton is stepping in for a departing Benedict Cumberbatch, who had to leave the film due to scheduling issues.
The script was penned by Gangs of New York screenwriter Jay Cocks, with Mangold handling revisions. A Complete Unknown also stars Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez and Elle Fanning as Dylan’s early ’60s love interest, university student and artist Sylvie Russo.
A Complete Unknown is set to begin production in New York City this summer. There currently isn’t a release date.
Norton most recently starred in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City and appeared in two episodes of Apple TV’s miniseries Extrapolations.
Edward Norton to Play Pete...
- 1/25/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
It’s that time of year again. While some directors annually share their favorite films of the year, Steven Soderbergh lists everything he consumed, media-wise. For 2023––another year in which he not only Magic Mike’s Last Dance Review: Steven Soderbergh and Channing Tatum Take a Familiar, Gentle Bow”>released a new film, but dropped two TV series (Full Circle and Command Z“>Command Z) and shot another film (the Sundance-bound Presence)––he still got plenty of watching in.
Along with catching up on 2023’s new releases, Ferrari, Anatomy of a Fall, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Air, Reality, Dead Reckoning, among others), he took in plenty of classics, including Eyes Wide Shut, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Casablanca, Out of the Past, The Shining, the epic War and Peace, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and, following Tom Wilkinson’s passing, Michael Clayton. He also got an early look at Pussy Island,...
Along with catching up on 2023’s new releases, Ferrari, Anatomy of a Fall, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Air, Reality, Dead Reckoning, among others), he took in plenty of classics, including Eyes Wide Shut, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Casablanca, Out of the Past, The Shining, the epic War and Peace, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and, following Tom Wilkinson’s passing, Michael Clayton. He also got an early look at Pussy Island,...
- 1/4/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
RedBird Imi, the media investment firm headed by ex-CNN chief Jeff Zucker, has made an investment in Media Res, the studio behind Apple TV+’s hit series “The Morning Show.”
Financial details of the deal weren’t disclosed. It’s the first investment by RedBird Imi into scripted entertainment. Media Res founder and CEO Michael Ellenberg will retain a majority ownership and continue to run day-to-day operations of the company, while Zucker will take a seat on the board.
Media Res, based in L.A., said it will use the investment to “strike new strategic partnerships” and to continue its mission of “championing artists’ original ideas and sourcing projects from exceptional IP.”
Season 3 of “The Morning Show,” starring and executive produced by Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, last month became the most-watched drama to date on Apple TV+. Media Res’ current slate includes the second season of the Apple TV+ series “Pachinko,...
Financial details of the deal weren’t disclosed. It’s the first investment by RedBird Imi into scripted entertainment. Media Res founder and CEO Michael Ellenberg will retain a majority ownership and continue to run day-to-day operations of the company, while Zucker will take a seat on the board.
Media Res, based in L.A., said it will use the investment to “strike new strategic partnerships” and to continue its mission of “championing artists’ original ideas and sourcing projects from exceptional IP.”
Season 3 of “The Morning Show,” starring and executive produced by Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, last month became the most-watched drama to date on Apple TV+. Media Res’ current slate includes the second season of the Apple TV+ series “Pachinko,...
- 1/4/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Welcome to the 241st episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast.
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
This week’s supersize episode features a look back at the best and worst TV shows of 2023 as Dan and I are joined by THR TV critic Angie Han.
(Programming note: TV’s Top 5 is off Dec. 22 for Christmas. Our next episode comes out Dec. 29 with our 2024 preview.)
Here’s how this week’s episode plays out:
1. Headlines
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Station 19, Kevin Hart, Blue Eye Samurai and Freeform lead the week’s industry headlines.
2. Netflix “transparency”
Pigs must be flying somewhere because the...
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
This week’s supersize episode features a look back at the best and worst TV shows of 2023 as Dan and I are joined by THR TV critic Angie Han.
(Programming note: TV’s Top 5 is off Dec. 22 for Christmas. Our next episode comes out Dec. 29 with our 2024 preview.)
Here’s how this week’s episode plays out:
1. Headlines
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Station 19, Kevin Hart, Blue Eye Samurai and Freeform lead the week’s industry headlines.
2. Netflix “transparency”
Pigs must be flying somewhere because the...
- 12/15/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The late Norman Lear’s life and legacy took center stage tonight at the 2023 Sentinel Awards at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills.
The awards, which celebrate the storytellers behind some of the year’s most impactful stories, heard a statement from Lyn Lear read at the start of the show by Marty Kaplan, founding director of the Norman Lear Center.
“I would have been there tonight if not for the passing of our beloved Norman. He was so proud of the work of The Lear Center and Hollywood Health and Society. And he would not have wanted all of us to mourn. He would want us to celebrate the important shows you are honoring tonight, and most of all… he would want us to laugh.”
The night celebrated Lear’s lasting impact on television and the world, underlining his strong advocacy that television and storytelling makes a difference.
The awards, which celebrate the storytellers behind some of the year’s most impactful stories, heard a statement from Lyn Lear read at the start of the show by Marty Kaplan, founding director of the Norman Lear Center.
“I would have been there tonight if not for the passing of our beloved Norman. He was so proud of the work of The Lear Center and Hollywood Health and Society. And he would not have wanted all of us to mourn. He would want us to celebrate the important shows you are honoring tonight, and most of all… he would want us to laugh.”
The night celebrated Lear’s lasting impact on television and the world, underlining his strong advocacy that television and storytelling makes a difference.
- 12/7/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In a sad bit of coincidence, the Hollywood, Health & Society at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center honored its 2023 Sentinel Awards winners on Wednesday night, just hours after the passing of its namesake and inspiration, the legendary Norman Lear.
Emmy-winning comedian and writer Larry Wilmore hosted the event and introduced this year’s 11 winners, including writers behind the series “Mrs. Davis,” “Fleishman is in Trouble” and “Tiny Beautiful Things.” But before the awards were handed out, Wilmore took a moment to pay tribute to Lear. And remarks from Lear’s wife, Lyn, were shared with the audience.
“Well you got to say this about Norman – the man knew how to make an exit,” Wilmore joked. “He knew his audience. And wanted us to make sure we were all listening.
“A giant has left us and we’re going to do him proud,” he added. “This evening meant a lot...
Emmy-winning comedian and writer Larry Wilmore hosted the event and introduced this year’s 11 winners, including writers behind the series “Mrs. Davis,” “Fleishman is in Trouble” and “Tiny Beautiful Things.” But before the awards were handed out, Wilmore took a moment to pay tribute to Lear. And remarks from Lear’s wife, Lyn, were shared with the audience.
“Well you got to say this about Norman – the man knew how to make an exit,” Wilmore joked. “He knew his audience. And wanted us to make sure we were all listening.
“A giant has left us and we’re going to do him proud,” he added. “This evening meant a lot...
- 12/7/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The 2023 Sentinel Awards were handed out tonight Awards at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, and winners included writers for such TV series as Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19, Superman & Lois, The Diplomat and Tiny Beautiful Things. See the full list below.
Presented by Hollywood, Health & Society at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, the Sentinel Awards recognize writers for meaningful and accurate portrayals onscreen on such timely topics as abortion, systemic racism, climate change and mental health. Larry Wilmore hosted the ceremony, which came the night that Lear died at 101.
Attendees heard a statement from Lyn Lear read at the start of the show by Marty Kaplan, founding director of the Norman Lear Center.
“I would have been there tonight if not for the passing of our beloved Norman,” she wrote. “He was so proud of the work of The Lear Center and Hollywood Health and Society.
Presented by Hollywood, Health & Society at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, the Sentinel Awards recognize writers for meaningful and accurate portrayals onscreen on such timely topics as abortion, systemic racism, climate change and mental health. Larry Wilmore hosted the ceremony, which came the night that Lear died at 101.
Attendees heard a statement from Lyn Lear read at the start of the show by Marty Kaplan, founding director of the Norman Lear Center.
“I would have been there tonight if not for the passing of our beloved Norman,” she wrote. “He was so proud of the work of The Lear Center and Hollywood Health and Society.
- 12/7/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood, Health and Society at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center toasted its 2023 Sentinel Awards winners on Wednesday at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, where Lear’s life took center stage after his passing was announced earlier in the day at the age of 101.
Lear’s wife Lyn sent a statement to be read aloud to Sentinel attendees at the beginning of the show by founding director of the Norman Lear Center Marty Kaplan, as she wrote, “I would have been there tonight if not for the passing of our beloved Norman. He was so proud of the work of The Lear Center and Hollywood, Health and Society. And he would not have wanted all of us to mourn. He would want us to celebrate the important shows you are honoring tonight, and most of all, he would have want us to laugh.”
Larry Wilmore served as host of the evening,...
Lear’s wife Lyn sent a statement to be read aloud to Sentinel attendees at the beginning of the show by founding director of the Norman Lear Center Marty Kaplan, as she wrote, “I would have been there tonight if not for the passing of our beloved Norman. He was so proud of the work of The Lear Center and Hollywood, Health and Society. And he would not have wanted all of us to mourn. He would want us to celebrate the important shows you are honoring tonight, and most of all, he would have want us to laugh.”
Larry Wilmore served as host of the evening,...
- 12/7/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kit Harington is reuniting with fellow Game of Thrones alum Mark Gatiss for a new BBC adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle.
Gatiss — who co-created the BBC’s wildly popular Sherlock based on Doyle’s novels — is adapting Doyle’s short story “Lot No. 249.”
The move keeps with an annual tradition of Gatiss writing and directing a televised ghost story for Christmas.
Harington stars with Freddie Fox (The Great) in a story that “revolves around a group of Oxford students, one of whom undertakes research into the secrets of Ancient Egypt which become the talk of the college. Can these experiments truly breathe life to the horrifying bag of bones which is the mysterious Lot. No 249?”
Says Gatiss: “It’s a serious delight for me to delve once again into the brilliant work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, this time for the Christmas Ghost story. Lot No.249 is personal favourite and...
Gatiss — who co-created the BBC’s wildly popular Sherlock based on Doyle’s novels — is adapting Doyle’s short story “Lot No. 249.”
The move keeps with an annual tradition of Gatiss writing and directing a televised ghost story for Christmas.
Harington stars with Freddie Fox (The Great) in a story that “revolves around a group of Oxford students, one of whom undertakes research into the secrets of Ancient Egypt which become the talk of the college. Can these experiments truly breathe life to the horrifying bag of bones which is the mysterious Lot. No 249?”
Says Gatiss: “It’s a serious delight for me to delve once again into the brilliant work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, this time for the Christmas Ghost story. Lot No.249 is personal favourite and...
- 10/19/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Yara Shahidi has a date with Women in Film.
The actress and activist, best known as the star of Black-ish and Grown-ish, has been selected as the 18th recipient of the Wif Max Mara Face of the Future Award at the organization’s Wif honors in Los Angeles on Nov. 30. In conjunction with the honor, Shahidi is currently in Milan, Italy, where she’s meeting with the Maramotti family and attending the Max Mara spring/summer 2024 fashion show.
Per the organization, the Wif Max Mara Face of the Future Award is given to “an actress who is experiencing a turning point in her career through her work in the film and television industries, through her contributions to the community at large, in recognition of her outstanding achievements, and her embodiment of style and grace.” Lili Reinhart, Zazie Beetz, Gemma Chan, Elizabeth Debicki, Alexandra Shipp, Zoey Deutch, Natalie Dormer, Kate Mara,...
The actress and activist, best known as the star of Black-ish and Grown-ish, has been selected as the 18th recipient of the Wif Max Mara Face of the Future Award at the organization’s Wif honors in Los Angeles on Nov. 30. In conjunction with the honor, Shahidi is currently in Milan, Italy, where she’s meeting with the Maramotti family and attending the Max Mara spring/summer 2024 fashion show.
Per the organization, the Wif Max Mara Face of the Future Award is given to “an actress who is experiencing a turning point in her career through her work in the film and television industries, through her contributions to the community at large, in recognition of her outstanding achievements, and her embodiment of style and grace.” Lili Reinhart, Zazie Beetz, Gemma Chan, Elizabeth Debicki, Alexandra Shipp, Zoey Deutch, Natalie Dormer, Kate Mara,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After an alien attack nearly destroys Earth, the human race must rebuild in the second season of Invasion — but the war isn’t over yet.
The sci-fi series premieres Aug. 23 on Apple TV+ and “picks up just months later with the aliens escalating their attacks in an all-out war against the humans,” per the logline. The drama’s second season follows the invasion through the eyes of people around the world: Aneesha (Golshifteh Farahani), a mother of two who leads her family to survival; Mitsuki (Shioli Kutsuna), a Jasa communications specialist who helps the Japan-led defeat of the first alien attack; Trevante (Shamier Anderson), a Navy Seal who returns home from Afghanistan; and Jamila (India Brown) and Monty (Paddy Holland), two school children who must go on after their friend Caspar (Billy Barratt) is left brain dead from a seizure related to the invasion. The second season also stars Azhy Robertson,...
The sci-fi series premieres Aug. 23 on Apple TV+ and “picks up just months later with the aliens escalating their attacks in an all-out war against the humans,” per the logline. The drama’s second season follows the invasion through the eyes of people around the world: Aneesha (Golshifteh Farahani), a mother of two who leads her family to survival; Mitsuki (Shioli Kutsuna), a Jasa communications specialist who helps the Japan-led defeat of the first alien attack; Trevante (Shamier Anderson), a Navy Seal who returns home from Afghanistan; and Jamila (India Brown) and Monty (Paddy Holland), two school children who must go on after their friend Caspar (Billy Barratt) is left brain dead from a seizure related to the invasion. The second season also stars Azhy Robertson,...
- 8/23/2023
- by Danielle Directo-Meston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Weekly Commentary: Acting nominees Richard Jenkins and Evan Peters (“Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”) and Steven Yeun and Ali Wong (“Beef”) added producing noms to their Emmy celebrations.
“Dahmer” marks Peters’ second executive producer credit (the first was “American Horror Story...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Weekly Commentary: Acting nominees Richard Jenkins and Evan Peters (“Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”) and Steven Yeun and Ali Wong (“Beef”) added producing noms to their Emmy celebrations.
“Dahmer” marks Peters’ second executive producer credit (the first was “American Horror Story...
- 8/17/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
In the fall of 2021, Olivia Colman scored her first career Emmy for “The Crown” despite not having succeeded on her Oscar bid for “The Father” that spring. This made her the 16th performer to prevail at the Emmys directly after going home empty-handed at the Oscars and the fourth to do so during the 21st century. Now that the 2023 Emmy nominations ballots have been released, eight of the 16 actors who lost Oscars at the most recent ceremony officially have shots at joining Colman on this list.
Gold Derby’s Emmy odds currently indicate that the man and woman with the best hopes of following in Colman’s footsteps are Brian Tyree Henry and Hong Chau, who just received their first career Academy Award nominations for their respective supporting turns in “Causeway” and “The Whale.” Henry is seeking his second comedy supporting Emmy notice for “Atlanta,” while Chau could pull double...
Gold Derby’s Emmy odds currently indicate that the man and woman with the best hopes of following in Colman’s footsteps are Brian Tyree Henry and Hong Chau, who just received their first career Academy Award nominations for their respective supporting turns in “Causeway” and “The Whale.” Henry is seeking his second comedy supporting Emmy notice for “Atlanta,” while Chau could pull double...
- 7/5/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Kit Harington's family with wife Rose Leslie has grown by one with their newest little addition. On July 3, a rep for the couple, who tied the knot in a romantic Scottish ceremony in 2018, confirmed to Popsugar that they welcomed their second child, a baby girl, who now joins their son that arrived in 2021.
Harington broke the news about his growing family on a Feb. 3 episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," sharing that his first child is "about to get the shock of his life." And though he's been keen on keeping his oldest out of the public eye, the dad of two and "Game of Thrones" alum has shared some of his parenting concerns previously.
Just like Jon Snow worried about winter coming for eight straight seasons of the HBO staple, Harington has expressed his concern about imminent existentially threatening weather-related events, too - namely, climate change...
Harington broke the news about his growing family on a Feb. 3 episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," sharing that his first child is "about to get the shock of his life." And though he's been keen on keeping his oldest out of the public eye, the dad of two and "Game of Thrones" alum has shared some of his parenting concerns previously.
Just like Jon Snow worried about winter coming for eight straight seasons of the HBO staple, Harington has expressed his concern about imminent existentially threatening weather-related events, too - namely, climate change...
- 7/5/2023
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
Former Game of Thrones co-stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie have welcomed their second child.
A rep for the stars confirmed the news to People, noting that the couple is “delighted to have welcomed a little girl into the family.”
The Eternals actor announced the news that they were expecting again during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in February, saying their 2-year-old son was “about to get the shock of his life.”
Harington explained to the host that his mindset was different this time around than it was when they were preparing for their first child.
“I’m terrified. You know, with the first baby, you’re like walking on clouds and dancing through fields of daisies for nine months — well, the man is, anyway,” he quipped. “But this time, the reality check comes much shorter. You get practical real quick.”
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight...
A rep for the stars confirmed the news to People, noting that the couple is “delighted to have welcomed a little girl into the family.”
The Eternals actor announced the news that they were expecting again during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in February, saying their 2-year-old son was “about to get the shock of his life.”
Harington explained to the host that his mindset was different this time around than it was when they were preparing for their first child.
“I’m terrified. You know, with the first baby, you’re like walking on clouds and dancing through fields of daisies for nine months — well, the man is, anyway,” he quipped. “But this time, the reality check comes much shorter. You get practical real quick.”
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight...
- 7/3/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s appropriate that Netflix dropped the sixth season of “Black Mirror” on June 15, the same day that Emmy voting began. The series isn’t eligible for this year’s awards, of course, but it has been a dominant force at the Emmys for years, even sparking a rule change that affects a number of other anthology programs this year.
And because of that rule change, it’s going to be a lot harder for any of those other programs — which include “Documentary Now!” and “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities” — to be nominated for Emmys this year.
First, a little background. “Black Mirror,” created by Charlie Brooker and first airing in 2011, was inspired by the classic 1950s and ’60s series “The Twlight Zone,” in which Rod Serling used each episode to tell a different story — usually creepy or scary, usually with a twist, always with a moral. Back then,...
And because of that rule change, it’s going to be a lot harder for any of those other programs — which include “Documentary Now!” and “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities” — to be nominated for Emmys this year.
First, a little background. “Black Mirror,” created by Charlie Brooker and first airing in 2011, was inspired by the classic 1950s and ’60s series “The Twlight Zone,” in which Rod Serling used each episode to tell a different story — usually creepy or scary, usually with a twist, always with a moral. Back then,...
- 6/20/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
I’ve been doing this long enough to remember the days when film folks saw doing TV as a bit of a step down, or a one-time novelty — and even TV folks felt like they were in the minors, waiting for that call to join the movie big leagues. That hasn’t been the case for a while, and I like to needle my film colleagues with the now-established fact that TV is where it’s at. The rise of streaming just cemented that.
It’s still fun, though, to chat with creatives who have spent most of their career in film, and hear about their experiences in working on TV series. Inevitably, they must admit that working in TV was both gratifying — and perhaps the hardest thing they’ve ever done.
“Knives Out” filmmaker Rian Johnson, for example, wasn’t a stranger to TV when he started working on Peacock’s “Poker Face.
It’s still fun, though, to chat with creatives who have spent most of their career in film, and hear about their experiences in working on TV series. Inevitably, they must admit that working in TV was both gratifying — and perhaps the hardest thing they’ve ever done.
“Knives Out” filmmaker Rian Johnson, for example, wasn’t a stranger to TV when he started working on Peacock’s “Poker Face.
- 6/2/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Emmy winner Jharrel Jerome looms big as a 13-foot-tall black man in Oakland, California in the official trailer for Amazon Prime Video’s coming-of-age dark comedy I’m A Virgo, which was released on Tuesday.
The absurdist series created, written and executive produced by Boots Riley has Jerome’s character, Cootie, having to navigate life as a giant after growing up hidden away, passing time on a diet of comic books and TV shows.
“You are a 13-foot tall Black man — they fear you,” Cootie is told at one point in the trailer as he nervously tries to court a young woman taking his order in a burger joint and even meets his real-life superhero from comic books, played by Walton Goggins.
The series, a follow-up of sorts to Riley’s 2018 Sundance hit Sorry to Bother You, has the filmmaker directing all seven episodes set to bow exclusively on Prime Video...
The absurdist series created, written and executive produced by Boots Riley has Jerome’s character, Cootie, having to navigate life as a giant after growing up hidden away, passing time on a diet of comic books and TV shows.
“You are a 13-foot tall Black man — they fear you,” Cootie is told at one point in the trailer as he nervously tries to court a young woman taking his order in a burger joint and even meets his real-life superhero from comic books, played by Walton Goggins.
The series, a follow-up of sorts to Riley’s 2018 Sundance hit Sorry to Bother You, has the filmmaker directing all seven episodes set to bow exclusively on Prime Video...
- 5/30/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Beneath the Grass,” a drama about the criminal justice system and marijuana incarceration rates, will hit the market at the Cannes Film Festival next week.
Mía Maestro, Quincy Isaiah and Jeff Kober will lead the film, which begins production next month in New Jersey. Paradigm is representing worldwide sales for the film.
“Beneath the Grass” is set in 2008, capturing both the economic recession and the “Yes We Can” summer, and follows a single Latina mother whose illegal marijuana business is jeopardized when her young son befriends the new neighbors, a young white boy and his police officer grandfather.
According to production research, in 2008, Latino people were four times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than white people, while Black people were seven times more likely. Despite marijuana legalization in several states in the years since, the research explains, arrest rates have risen with racial disparities still prevalent.
Conscious Contact Entertainment...
Mía Maestro, Quincy Isaiah and Jeff Kober will lead the film, which begins production next month in New Jersey. Paradigm is representing worldwide sales for the film.
“Beneath the Grass” is set in 2008, capturing both the economic recession and the “Yes We Can” summer, and follows a single Latina mother whose illegal marijuana business is jeopardized when her young son befriends the new neighbors, a young white boy and his police officer grandfather.
According to production research, in 2008, Latino people were four times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than white people, while Black people were seven times more likely. Despite marijuana legalization in several states in the years since, the research explains, arrest rates have risen with racial disparities still prevalent.
Conscious Contact Entertainment...
- 5/11/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Visual effects house Dneg has hired Tom Williams as managing director for episodic content in its VFX division.
With over 25 years of experience, Williams comes from Mpc where he was serving as president of visual effects. While there, he also held the role of managing director of episodic. Prior to that, he held management roles at Sky and Abbey Road Studios.
In his new position at Dneg, Williams will be based out of London and focus on expanding its episodic VFX offering, in addition to the work it delivers for its feature film clients.
“This is an exciting time to be joining Dneg, as the company doubles-down on its ambitions in the episodic VFX space to cater to high demand for its industry-leading services,” said Williams. “Over the last few years, Dneg has established itself as a destination for directors and showrunners who want to create truly spectacular visual experiences.
With over 25 years of experience, Williams comes from Mpc where he was serving as president of visual effects. While there, he also held the role of managing director of episodic. Prior to that, he held management roles at Sky and Abbey Road Studios.
In his new position at Dneg, Williams will be based out of London and focus on expanding its episodic VFX offering, in addition to the work it delivers for its feature film clients.
“This is an exciting time to be joining Dneg, as the company doubles-down on its ambitions in the episodic VFX space to cater to high demand for its industry-leading services,” said Williams. “Over the last few years, Dneg has established itself as a destination for directors and showrunners who want to create truly spectacular visual experiences.
- 5/2/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Apple TV+ is opening its own FYC activation pop-up this year, taking over Hollywood’s Goya Studios to launch the “Think Apple TV+ FYC” space from May 1 to May 14.
The streamer’s signature Emmy-winning hit “Ted Lasso” will open the space on May 1 with a fan event that includes a series trivia game, followed by a conversation moderated by Yvette Nicole Brown (“Community”). Cast and creative team participating include series star and executive producer Jason Sudeikis, as well as Brendan Hunt, Brett Goldstein, Juno Temple, Phil Dunster, Jeremy Swift, Kola Bokinni, Cristo Fernández, Billy Harris and James Lance. The trivia game, hosted by comedian Ryan Budds, will feature cast members Charlie Hiscock, Stephen Manas and Moe Jeudy-Lamour.
Meanwhile, the two-week “Think Apple TV+” FYC space will wrap on May 14 with a “Schmigadoon!” sing-along. Since it’s Apple, the event will allow attendees to follow the lyrics along with “Schmigadoon!” stars Andrew Singer,...
The streamer’s signature Emmy-winning hit “Ted Lasso” will open the space on May 1 with a fan event that includes a series trivia game, followed by a conversation moderated by Yvette Nicole Brown (“Community”). Cast and creative team participating include series star and executive producer Jason Sudeikis, as well as Brendan Hunt, Brett Goldstein, Juno Temple, Phil Dunster, Jeremy Swift, Kola Bokinni, Cristo Fernández, Billy Harris and James Lance. The trivia game, hosted by comedian Ryan Budds, will feature cast members Charlie Hiscock, Stephen Manas and Moe Jeudy-Lamour.
Meanwhile, the two-week “Think Apple TV+” FYC space will wrap on May 14 with a “Schmigadoon!” sing-along. Since it’s Apple, the event will allow attendees to follow the lyrics along with “Schmigadoon!” stars Andrew Singer,...
- 4/25/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Scott Z. Burns’ show about the horrifying conditions of the Earth a few decades from now, “Extrapolations” on Apple TV, premiered its final episode this week, and there’s a lot to learn from the show. The 8-episode series looks into the ways in which man’s actions create a world where man ends up being the biggest sufferer of their wrongdoings, other than the animals and birds, although they’re the collateral damage to man’s greed. Is it all fiction, or is there anything real about the warnings the show makes? Is this the future we’re heading towards?
This is not a rambling after watching a drama series on Apple TV. This is a blueprint for the foreseeable future of the planet Earth within 25 years unless we, the people, take steps about it. When Burns’ “Extrapolations” starts, it’s 2037, and a bizarre montage of the appalling condition...
This is not a rambling after watching a drama series on Apple TV. This is a blueprint for the foreseeable future of the planet Earth within 25 years unless we, the people, take steps about it. When Burns’ “Extrapolations” starts, it’s 2037, and a bizarre montage of the appalling condition...
- 4/24/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
To Leslie, the acclaimed low-budget drama that landed star Andrea Riseborough a surprise Oscar nomination for best actress (one that sparked no shortage of debate across the industry), has scored multiple international sales for Mister Smith Entertainment.
Having already been given a limited release in the U.S. in October last year with Momentum and a smaller bow in the U.K. in November with eOne, the film — in which Riseborough plays a single mother and alcoholic who squanders all the prize money she received after winning the lottery — has now landed deals for Australia and New Zealand (Kismet Movies), Spain (A Contracorriente Films), Japan (Kadokawa), Latin America (Cine Video y TV), Benelux (Paradiso Filmed Entertainment), Italy (Minerva Pictures), Greece/Cyprus (Femeway), Iceland (Samfilm), Israel (United King Films), the Middle East (Front Row Filmed Entertainment), Poland (M2 Films), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais), Scandinavia (Nonstop Entertainment), Switzerland (Praesens-Film), Turkey (Filmarti Film...
Having already been given a limited release in the U.S. in October last year with Momentum and a smaller bow in the U.K. in November with eOne, the film — in which Riseborough plays a single mother and alcoholic who squanders all the prize money she received after winning the lottery — has now landed deals for Australia and New Zealand (Kismet Movies), Spain (A Contracorriente Films), Japan (Kadokawa), Latin America (Cine Video y TV), Benelux (Paradiso Filmed Entertainment), Italy (Minerva Pictures), Greece/Cyprus (Femeway), Iceland (Samfilm), Israel (United King Films), the Middle East (Front Row Filmed Entertainment), Poland (M2 Films), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais), Scandinavia (Nonstop Entertainment), Switzerland (Praesens-Film), Turkey (Filmarti Film...
- 4/24/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Scott Z. Burns created a series on Apple TV called “Extrapolations” that looks at the dystopic world a few decades from now. However, in this version of the dystopia, the earth isn’t being taken over by machines like in “Judgement Day,” nor is it questioning if artificial beings can be considered organisms like in “I, Robot” or “Blade Runner.” Burns’ vision is far more realistic, which makes it a lot more impactful than machines or apes taking up arms against humanity. It shows what happens to the world when people don’t realize how their actions are leading to the destruction of the planet. Global warming is not a myth; it is happening, and it’s people like Nick Bilton, the founder, and CEO of Alpha Industries, in Extrapolations,” who are the main reasons for that. Bilton is a megalomaniac, and the central focus today is we take a...
- 4/23/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
Another Earth Day is upon us, which begs the question: what new projects have come out that detail the state of our planet? Apple TV+ has several new shows highlighting the majesty of earth’s creatures as well as the potential consequences of ignoring climate chance. “Big Beasts” narrated by Tom Hiddleston and the “Jane” docuseries provide small bites in episodes. “Extrapolations,” from creator Scott Z Burns, takes a more in-depth, albeit fictional look at what life could look like down the line, with A-list actors like Meryl Streep, Yara Shahidi, Daveed Diggs and more.
Netflix has produced several series in recent years, backed by former president Barack Obama and actor Zac Efron, to take viewers into vibrant environments and explore valuable lessons learned from agriculture and animals.
Here are seven shows to watch this Earth Day:...
Netflix has produced several series in recent years, backed by former president Barack Obama and actor Zac Efron, to take viewers into vibrant environments and explore valuable lessons learned from agriculture and animals.
Here are seven shows to watch this Earth Day:...
- 4/22/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Sienna Miller is recalling the moment that she learned she would be working with Meryl Streep on the Apple TV+ series Extrapolations.
During her appearance on The Tonight Show Friday night, the Anatomy of a Scandal actress told Jimmy Fallon that she initially got an email from creator Scott Z. Burns about signing on to the eco drama. “It said, ‘I would love you to do this,'” she recalled. “We’d worked together on The Loudest Voice. He’d directed an episode of that. So we were friends.”
But it was the last line in the message that really sold her on the show. She said, “There was a P.S.: ‘Meryl Streep is playing your mother.’ At which point, I was like, ‘I don’t need to read it. I’m in.'”
She added, “That’s a bucket list, isn’t it, for any of us?...
During her appearance on The Tonight Show Friday night, the Anatomy of a Scandal actress told Jimmy Fallon that she initially got an email from creator Scott Z. Burns about signing on to the eco drama. “It said, ‘I would love you to do this,'” she recalled. “We’d worked together on The Loudest Voice. He’d directed an episode of that. So we were friends.”
But it was the last line in the message that really sold her on the show. She said, “There was a P.S.: ‘Meryl Streep is playing your mother.’ At which point, I was like, ‘I don’t need to read it. I’m in.'”
She added, “That’s a bucket list, isn’t it, for any of us?...
- 4/22/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Scott Z. Burns’ dystopian drama on Apple TV, “Extrapolations,” premiered the finale episode today, and we can say that it’s something to look forward to, at least in this world. It’s the year 2070, and Nick Bilton, the CEO of Alpha Industries, is the primary focus of the episode. We’d first seen him in the very first episode, a young man in his early 20s, full of vitality and an indomitable hunger to make billions. By Episode 8, Bilton is perpetually sweaty, his skin stretched eerily to keep it from sagging, his back hunched, and he’s having a hard time hiding his white hair. He’s old and weak, but his desire to kick the planet where he was born hasn’t abandoned him, and he still looks down on anyone who’s not him. The episode focuses on the case of ecocide—causing irreparable damage to the...
- 4/21/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
Apple TV+ has an extensive slate of releases in 2023, with “Extrapolations,” “Hello Tomorrow!” and “The Last Thing He Told Me” already premiering. And more dramas arrive on the streamer later this year, like “Lessons In Chemistry,” with Brie Larson in the leading role.
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Based on the bestselling debut novel of the same name by Bonnie Garmus, “Lessons In Chemistry” follows Larson as an aspiring scientist who must resort to hosting a TV cooking show to realize her dreams.
Continue reading ‘Lessons In Chemistry’ First Look Teaser: Brie Larson Stars In Apple TV+’s TV Cooking Period Drama This Fall at The Playlist.
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Based on the bestselling debut novel of the same name by Bonnie Garmus, “Lessons In Chemistry” follows Larson as an aspiring scientist who must resort to hosting a TV cooking show to realize her dreams.
Continue reading ‘Lessons In Chemistry’ First Look Teaser: Brie Larson Stars In Apple TV+’s TV Cooking Period Drama This Fall at The Playlist.
- 4/20/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Extrapolations executive producers Dorothy Fortenberry, Michael Ellenberg and Scott Z. Burns, who also serves as creator, writer and director, joined Deadline’s Contenders TV event to talk about what went into creating a potentially fictitious and disastrous future Earth.
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Extrapolations drops viewers into 2037, where climate change has ravaged the planet. As fires scorch the Middle East and rising tides engulf sinking cities, world leaders, scientists and everyday citizens must figure out how to save what’s left of life on Earth. The series is told through eight interconnected stories exploring climate change’s devastating impact. Extrapolations stars Kit Harrington, Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller, Forest Whitaker and Marion Cotillard.
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“When I was doing the research for Contagion, all of the scientists who I spoke to said the same thing,...
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Extrapolations drops viewers into 2037, where climate change has ravaged the planet. As fires scorch the Middle East and rising tides engulf sinking cities, world leaders, scientists and everyday citizens must figure out how to save what’s left of life on Earth. The series is told through eight interconnected stories exploring climate change’s devastating impact. Extrapolations stars Kit Harrington, Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller, Forest Whitaker and Marion Cotillard.
Related: The Contenders TV – Deadline’s Full Coverage
“When I was doing the research for Contagion, all of the scientists who I spoke to said the same thing,...
- 4/15/2023
- by Destiny Jackson
- Deadline Film + TV
Scott Z. Burns’ drama about the dystopian future of our world, “Extrapolations,” dropped its penultimate episode on Apple+ today, and once again, it pointed us to a world we’re most definitely heading towards if carbon emissions aren’t curbed immediately. The last episode featured 2066, where one man named Ezra Haddad struggled to save the memories of his wife by uploading his failing memory into cloud storage but failed. Episode 7 begins on the last day of 2068, where the newest invention by Alpha, LifePause, has been launched and allows people to put a literal pause on their lives and keep their consciousness stored in a digital state until the earth is healthy enough to return. Against the backdrop of a severely polluted San Francisco and such scientific advancements, one New Year’s Eve party goes awry when the host makes an announcement. Here’s what happens in the seventh episode of “Extrapolations.
- 4/14/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
Marion Cotillard and Forest Whitaker are getting existential in “Extrapolations,” as Episode 7 of the Apple TV+ climate change drama weighs the dismal existence left for a married couple amid worsening a climate crisis against the blossoming potential for love and family.
In an exclusive clip shared with TheWrap, Cotillard and Whitaker host an intimate New Year’s Eve dinner party alongside guests played by Tobey Maguire and Eiza Gonzalez, who unknowingly interrupt a heated conversation between the troubled pair. The debate surrounds an unknown yet high-stakes choice that would separate Whitaker from his wife and eliminate their future together, despite Whitaker assuring his Cotillard the choice has “nothing to do” with her.
“My husband would rather be nano sliced than spend one more day in my presence and I mistakenly think it’s about me,” Cotillard says in the clip.
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In an exclusive clip shared with TheWrap, Cotillard and Whitaker host an intimate New Year’s Eve dinner party alongside guests played by Tobey Maguire and Eiza Gonzalez, who unknowingly interrupt a heated conversation between the troubled pair. The debate surrounds an unknown yet high-stakes choice that would separate Whitaker from his wife and eliminate their future together, despite Whitaker assuring his Cotillard the choice has “nothing to do” with her.
“My husband would rather be nano sliced than spend one more day in my presence and I mistakenly think it’s about me,” Cotillard says in the clip.
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‘Extrapolations’ Creator Scott Z. Burns Talks Turning Climate...
- 4/12/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
In a moving and emotional episode, Scott Z. Burns’ Apple+ series “Extrapolations” portrays the dystopic world where man’s greed has turned earth into a nightmarish land of floods, earthquakes, and extreme heat. It presents the internal struggles of a man dealing with dementia. In the year 2066, when the temperature increase stands at 2.32 degrees, and the earth has to spend $176 trillion to deal with climate change, Ezra Haddad is trying to hold on to the memories of his wife, Lola. The last we saw of Ezra, he was a child dealing with a disease called Summer Heart – a congenital condition found in women and children because the mothers inhaled excessive smoke during wildfires, His mother, Becca, had taken him on tour to see the last humpback whale on the planet as it leaped out of the water. Now, the adult Ezra is forcing himself to remember the memories of his...
- 4/7/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
Apple TV+ already debuted one dystopian series this year with “Extrapolations.” Now it’s ready to premiere another one, although this one adapts Hugh Howey‘s best-selling trilogy of novels. That’s right, “Silo” brings Howey’s post-apocalyptic series to the small screen, with Rebecca Ferguson leading a loaded ensemble cast.
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Here’s the official synopsis for “Silo,” courtesy of Apple TV+:
“Silo” is the story of the last ten thousand people on earth, their mile-deep home protecting them from the toxic and deadly world outside.
Continue reading ‘Silo’ Trailer: Apple TV+’s Dystopian Thriller Series With Rebecca Ferguson Premieres On May 5 at The Playlist.
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Here’s the official synopsis for “Silo,” courtesy of Apple TV+:
“Silo” is the story of the last ten thousand people on earth, their mile-deep home protecting them from the toxic and deadly world outside.
Continue reading ‘Silo’ Trailer: Apple TV+’s Dystopian Thriller Series With Rebecca Ferguson Premieres On May 5 at The Playlist.
- 4/6/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Since the end of “Game of Thrones” in 2019, star Kit Harington has clearly been very particular with what projects he signs on to do. It makes sense, as his time of ‘Thrones’ dominated his work schedule for years, so now he just wants to do projects that seem worth the time. Of course, the big highlight of that post-‘Thrones’ life has been Marvel’s “Eternals,” but he’s also shown up in series such as “Extrapolations” and “Modern Love,” as well as the film, “Baby Ruby.” Well, it appears he’s heading back to HBO for his next project, but it’s not the “Snow” sequel series fans have been hoping for.
Continue reading ‘Industry’: Kit Harington Joins The Cast Of HBO’s Drama Series For Season 3 at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Industry’: Kit Harington Joins The Cast Of HBO’s Drama Series For Season 3 at The Playlist.
- 4/5/2023
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Keri Russell has stepped into her next leading TV role.
Netflix has dropped the trailer for The Diplomat, the upcoming political drama that places the Americans star firmly inside the U.S. government. Russell, who is also an executive producer, stars as Kate Wyler, the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom who must prevent a war amid brewing crisis in her marriage.
The hourlong drama releases all eight episodes April 20.
From showrunner Debora Cahn (The West Wing, Homeland), The Diplomat is a high-stakes, contemporary political drama about the transcendence and torture of long-term relationships, between countries and people.
Keri Russell as Kate Wyler and Rufus Sewell as Hal Wyler in The Diplomat.
The trailer (below) flips between comedy and political thriller as it shows Kate’s struggles when she steps into a role formerly held by her husband (Rufus Sewell), who shares his many opinions about her job whether or not she likes it.
Netflix has dropped the trailer for The Diplomat, the upcoming political drama that places the Americans star firmly inside the U.S. government. Russell, who is also an executive producer, stars as Kate Wyler, the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom who must prevent a war amid brewing crisis in her marriage.
The hourlong drama releases all eight episodes April 20.
From showrunner Debora Cahn (The West Wing, Homeland), The Diplomat is a high-stakes, contemporary political drama about the transcendence and torture of long-term relationships, between countries and people.
Keri Russell as Kate Wyler and Rufus Sewell as Hal Wyler in The Diplomat.
The trailer (below) flips between comedy and political thriller as it shows Kate’s struggles when she steps into a role formerly held by her husband (Rufus Sewell), who shares his many opinions about her job whether or not she likes it.
- 4/5/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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