After the release of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two got pushed to March 15, 2024, fans of Frank Herbert’s spice-infused sci-fi series have been eager for more details about the upcoming sequel. While I don’t have any fresh information about the sequel’s release, fascinating factoids about David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation are making the rounds. In a lengthy article published by Wired, the outlet returns to 1984 for the turbulent Dune promotional tour and all the hostile vibes that come with it.
With a significant rollout planned for Lynch’s version, Dune booked 1,700 screens worldwide and four gala premieres in Washington DC, Los Angeles, Miami, and London. According to Wired, the December 4 DC premiere resulted in Dune author Frank Herbert and David Lynch getting invited to the White House for dinner with President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan. The presidential couple told Herbert they enjoyed the film, though...
With a significant rollout planned for Lynch’s version, Dune booked 1,700 screens worldwide and four gala premieres in Washington DC, Los Angeles, Miami, and London. According to Wired, the December 4 DC premiere resulted in Dune author Frank Herbert and David Lynch getting invited to the White House for dinner with President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan. The presidential couple told Herbert they enjoyed the film, though...
- 9/19/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Editor’s note: One in a series of stories marking the 100th day of the WGA strike.
Over the last 100 days, thousands of WGA members took to the streets of major American cities to show solidarity in their pursuit for a fair deal with the major studios. Over that time, striking writers have had to navigate the weather — including, rain, heat and smoke from the Canadian wild fires — issues of physical and mental fatigue, as well as some studios making it damn-near difficult to picket.
There have been unforeseen obstacles and dangers too — who could have predicted that a producer would slam his car breaks within a few feet of striking writers? Or that an unknown employee would order trees to be trimmed right where picketers march?
Here are five incidents or controversies that picketers have had to deal with since May 2.
Excessive honking
Not long after the WGA hit the picket lines,...
Over the last 100 days, thousands of WGA members took to the streets of major American cities to show solidarity in their pursuit for a fair deal with the major studios. Over that time, striking writers have had to navigate the weather — including, rain, heat and smoke from the Canadian wild fires — issues of physical and mental fatigue, as well as some studios making it damn-near difficult to picket.
There have been unforeseen obstacles and dangers too — who could have predicted that a producer would slam his car breaks within a few feet of striking writers? Or that an unknown employee would order trees to be trimmed right where picketers march?
Here are five incidents or controversies that picketers have had to deal with since May 2.
Excessive honking
Not long after the WGA hit the picket lines,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Lionsgate has suspended Ian Woolf, a producer on the Starz drama Bmf, after he allegedly threatened picketing Writers Guild members with his SUV on Thursday, June 8, in Atlanta. “We take acts of intimidation and threats of violence seriously and investigate them thoroughly,” a spokesperson for Lionsgate said in a statement to TVLine. “As we continue to investigate, we have sent home the individual involved.” Brian Egeston, a writer on Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, called Woolf out on Twitter on Thursday after the alleged incident. “When you pointed your SUV at me as though it were a weapon and slammed the [brakes] within six feet of writers, I felt the hate and aggression of scenarios similar to Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and others who have been harmed at the hands of hate-filled oppressors,” Egeston tweeted. In another tweet, Egeston wrote that Woolf said he was trying to scare the writers.
- 6/10/2023
- TV Insider
Update: The WGA has shared a statement with Variety regarding the incident. Please read below.
“Workers should not be threatened with physical harm when exercising their right to publicly protest and picket against unfair wages and working conditions. Anyone who harms or threatens to harm a member or supporter of the Writers Guild on a picket line should be held responsible for their actions. The WGA is working closely with members who were endangered during this incident to hold this individual accountable.”
“Bmf” producer Ian Woolf is under investigation amid reports that he attempted to threaten and intimidate picketing writers in Georgia, where the third season of “Bmf” is currently in production.
“We take acts of intimidation and threats of violence seriously and investigate them thoroughly. As we continue to investigate, we have sent home the individual involved,” said a Lionsgate rep in a statement to Variety.
Writer Brian Egeston...
“Workers should not be threatened with physical harm when exercising their right to publicly protest and picket against unfair wages and working conditions. Anyone who harms or threatens to harm a member or supporter of the Writers Guild on a picket line should be held responsible for their actions. The WGA is working closely with members who were endangered during this incident to hold this individual accountable.”
“Bmf” producer Ian Woolf is under investigation amid reports that he attempted to threaten and intimidate picketing writers in Georgia, where the third season of “Bmf” is currently in production.
“We take acts of intimidation and threats of violence seriously and investigate them thoroughly. As we continue to investigate, we have sent home the individual involved,” said a Lionsgate rep in a statement to Variety.
Writer Brian Egeston...
- 6/9/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Starz and Lionsgate have suspended producer Ian Woolf from the drama series “Bmf” following an alleged altercation with two striking Writers Guild of America writers in Atlanta on Thursday.
According to a series of tweets posted by WGA member Brian Egeston and strike captain Gabriel Alejandro Garza, the pair were on a public sidewalk, not impeding traffic, when Woolf pointed an SUV he was driving toward Egeston “as though it were a weapon and slammed the breaks within six feet of writers.”
Garza said that Woolf looked directly at him as he “hit the accelerator one more time, followed by the brakes, and skid even closer to us.” According to the pair, Woolf said that he was trying to scare them. Garza noted that they have a recording of Woolf’s explanation.
“I would implore you, in hindsight, to consider the ramifications of killing an African-American man in the streets...
According to a series of tweets posted by WGA member Brian Egeston and strike captain Gabriel Alejandro Garza, the pair were on a public sidewalk, not impeding traffic, when Woolf pointed an SUV he was driving toward Egeston “as though it were a weapon and slammed the breaks within six feet of writers.”
Garza said that Woolf looked directly at him as he “hit the accelerator one more time, followed by the brakes, and skid even closer to us.” According to the pair, Woolf said that he was trying to scare them. Garza noted that they have a recording of Woolf’s explanation.
“I would implore you, in hindsight, to consider the ramifications of killing an African-American man in the streets...
- 6/9/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Ian Woolf, a producer on Bmf, has been suspended by production studio Lionsgate after an altercation with Writers Guild members who were picketing outside the Starz drama’s production facility on Thursday afternoon in Atlanta.
“We take acts of intimidation and threats of violence seriously and investigate them thoroughly,” a Lionsgate spokesperson said in a statement to TVLine. ” As we continue to investigate, we have sent home the individual involved.”
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“We take acts of intimidation and threats of violence seriously and investigate them thoroughly,” a Lionsgate spokesperson said in a statement to TVLine. ” As we continue to investigate, we have sent home the individual involved.”
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- 6/9/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
A day of picketing the set of the Starz/Lionsgate series Bmf in Atlanta turned dangerous for WGA writers Brian Egeston and Gabriel Alejandro Garza. In a series of tweets Thursday afternoon, accompanied by photos, Egeston claimed that Bmf line producer Ian Woolf, driving an SUV, pointed the vehicle at him “as though it were a weapon and slammed the brakes within six feet of writers.”
Egeston’s account was corroborated by Garza, a strike captain, who said that he was standing next to Egeston when the alleged incident happened and described it in a lengthy statement on Twitter Thursday evening. Garza claimed that he and Egeston were on a public sidewalk, not impeding traffic, when Woolf allegedly hit the accelerator and then by the brake as “he was looking directly at us the entire time and kept the vehicle pointed at us.”
Both Egeston, who has written on House of Payne,...
Egeston’s account was corroborated by Garza, a strike captain, who said that he was standing next to Egeston when the alleged incident happened and described it in a lengthy statement on Twitter Thursday evening. Garza claimed that he and Egeston were on a public sidewalk, not impeding traffic, when Woolf allegedly hit the accelerator and then by the brake as “he was looking directly at us the entire time and kept the vehicle pointed at us.”
Both Egeston, who has written on House of Payne,...
- 6/9/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
A producer on the Starz/Lionsgate drama Bmf has been suspended from the 50 Cent-produced series after clashing with striking writers outside the show’s Atlanta set.
“We take acts of intimidation and threats of violence seriously and investigate them thoroughly. As we continue to investigate, we have sent home the individual involved,” a Lionsgate rep said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
The alleged incident occurred Thursday afternoon in Georgia, where Bmf (as in Black Mafia Family) was in production on the third season of the series based on the lives of two brothers who founded an influential crime organization in 1980s Detroit. Writer Brian Egeston, who documented the alleged incident on Twitter, claims Bmf’s Ian Woolf sped toward him and other writers in his SUV and stopped short in what he dubbed as an “intimidation” tactic.
“As I marched with the WGA in a peaceful protest, similar...
“We take acts of intimidation and threats of violence seriously and investigate them thoroughly. As we continue to investigate, we have sent home the individual involved,” a Lionsgate rep said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
The alleged incident occurred Thursday afternoon in Georgia, where Bmf (as in Black Mafia Family) was in production on the third season of the series based on the lives of two brothers who founded an influential crime organization in 1980s Detroit. Writer Brian Egeston, who documented the alleged incident on Twitter, claims Bmf’s Ian Woolf sped toward him and other writers in his SUV and stopped short in what he dubbed as an “intimidation” tactic.
“As I marched with the WGA in a peaceful protest, similar...
- 6/9/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Thomas Gibson who, last week, was fired from the Criminal Minds TV show on CBS after 11 seasons, has joined Twitter to remain "connected" to his fans. The move comes after Entertainment Tonight reported Gibson hired Los Angeles-based law firm Miller Barondess -- perhaps to assess the possibility of a wrongful termination suit.Gibson was fired from the 12th season of the Criminal Minds TV series, after a reported on-set altercation with writer and co-executive producer Virgil Williams is said to have turned physical. Media reports allege this was Gibson's second incident on set. An earlier reported altercation supposedly involved Gibson getting physical with A.D. Ian Woolf and resulted in Gibson reportedly attending anger management classes.Read More…...
- 8/18/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Thomas Gibson made headlines last week when he was let go from Criminal Minds following an alleged physical altercation with a writer on set - but it's not the first time the star has been in the news for more than his acting skills.A source close to Gibson tells People the actor is "the most kindhearted family man," but in December 2010, Variety reported an incident where Gibson, 54, allegedly shoved Criminal Minds assistant director Ian Woolf after a heated exchanged over "safety concerns." Gibson was reportedly ordered to undergo anger management counseling after the incident. Just over two years later,...
- 8/16/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
After being fired from “Criminal Minds” on Friday, Thomas Gibson is considering legal action. The actor, who starred on the CBS drama since it first debuted in 2005, has retained the counsel of Alexander Frid and Louis “Skip” Miller for a potential lawsuit; according to Deadline, the latter has confirmed that “our firm is representing Mr. Gibson.”
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Gibson’s dismissal from “Criminal Minds” follows an on-set altercation that occurred two weeks ago in which he allegedly kicked Virgil Williams, one of the show’s co-executive producers; he was suspended for two weeks before the ultimate decision to fire him. The actor, who has also directed several episodes of the primetime drama, was involved in two preceding incidents that may have factored into his exit. He reportedly shoved assistant director Ian Woolf during a late-night shoot...
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Gibson’s dismissal from “Criminal Minds” follows an on-set altercation that occurred two weeks ago in which he allegedly kicked Virgil Williams, one of the show’s co-executive producers; he was suspended for two weeks before the ultimate decision to fire him. The actor, who has also directed several episodes of the primetime drama, was involved in two preceding incidents that may have factored into his exit. He reportedly shoved assistant director Ian Woolf during a late-night shoot...
- 8/14/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Will Hotch be kicked out of the B.A.U.? One day after he was suspended for allegedly kicking co-executive producer Virgil Williams in a confrontation over creative differences, star Thomas Gibson has been fired from the upcoming 12th season of Criminal Minds on CBS, Deadline reports. Check out his response, below. We will update when details are released about the character's exit from the storyline.Gibson has starred as Unit Chief and Senior Supervisory Special Agent Special Agent Aaron Hotchner since the series premiered in 2005. According to the press outlet, the actor had undergone anger management counseling some years back, after a reported altercation with assistant director Ian Woolf. The long-running procedural drama is already facing its first season without Supervisory Special Agent Derek Morgan,...
- 8/13/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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