Margot Robbie has been catching the world’s attention for her role as Barbie in Barbie, but now she’s capturing even more praise.
A video of Robbie at the Amsterdam premiere last fall, interacting with a deaf fan through sign language, has won the hearts of many as it proves her casting as Barbie couldn’t be more perfect. The short encounter with the fan, Thomas Perry, shows Robbie putting away the paper and marker she was holding to free her hands in order to communicate with Perry.
Before using sign language, Robbie says, “I know it!” and proceeds to sign phrases like, “Nice to meet you.”
Perry didn’t think he would have the chance to have a close encounter with Robbie but revealed that they had spoken for around three minutes.
“I thought wow, she has no time to chat to many people, but we chatted for like three minutes,...
A video of Robbie at the Amsterdam premiere last fall, interacting with a deaf fan through sign language, has won the hearts of many as it proves her casting as Barbie couldn’t be more perfect. The short encounter with the fan, Thomas Perry, shows Robbie putting away the paper and marker she was holding to free her hands in order to communicate with Perry.
Before using sign language, Robbie says, “I know it!” and proceeds to sign phrases like, “Nice to meet you.”
Perry didn’t think he would have the chance to have a close encounter with Robbie but revealed that they had spoken for around three minutes.
“I thought wow, she has no time to chat to many people, but we chatted for like three minutes,...
- 8/5/2023
- by Rose Anne Cox-Peralta
- Uinterview
Exclusive: Filming on Season 2 of the FX drama series The Old Man, starring Jeff Bridges, is being suspended. We hear the crew of the series, produced by 20th Television, were alerted this morning of the decision to stop after today’s shoot, completing Episode 204.
According to sources, the plan had been to film through Episode 205 as five Season 2 scripts had been completed before the writers strike started on June 2. However, the last remaining script needed rewrites, so production will wrap now for the foreseeable future. It will resume sometime after the WGA work stoppage is over.
The set of the show in Santa Clarita has been picketed, causing some delays in production last Thursday. Accompanied by a producer, Bridges crossed the picket line in a van that day.
The Old Man, which is based on Thomas Perry’s bestselling book, also stars John Lithgow, Amy Brenneman, Alia Shawkat, E.J. Bonilla,...
According to sources, the plan had been to film through Episode 205 as five Season 2 scripts had been completed before the writers strike started on June 2. However, the last remaining script needed rewrites, so production will wrap now for the foreseeable future. It will resume sometime after the WGA work stoppage is over.
The set of the show in Santa Clarita has been picketed, causing some delays in production last Thursday. Accompanied by a producer, Bridges crossed the picket line in a van that day.
The Old Man, which is based on Thomas Perry’s bestselling book, also stars John Lithgow, Amy Brenneman, Alia Shawkat, E.J. Bonilla,...
- 5/22/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2023 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations were announced on January 11 in film and television, as voted on by members of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. Who will prevail in the category of Best Drama Actor during Netflix’s YouTube ceremony on Sunday, February 26? This year’s five nominees are Jonathan Banks (“Better Call Saul”), Jason Bateman (“Ozark”), Jeff Bridges (“The Old Man”), Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”) and Adam Scott (“Severance”).
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 SAG Awards TV Predictions for Best Drama Actor, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our SAG Awards odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and the mass of...
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 SAG Awards TV Predictions for Best Drama Actor, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our SAG Awards odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and the mass of...
- 2/23/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The 2023 Golden Globes nominations were announced on December 12 in film and television, as voted on by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Who will prevail in the category of Best Drama Actor during NBC’s ceremony on Tuesday, January 10? This year’s five nominees are: Jeff Bridges (“The Old Man”), Kevin Costner (“Yellowstone”), Diego Luna (“Andor”), Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”) and Adam Scott (“Severance”).
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 Golden Globes TV Predictions for Best Drama Actor, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our Golden Globe odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and the mass of Users who make up our biggest predictions bloc.
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 Golden Globes TV Predictions for Best Drama Actor, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our Golden Globe odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and the mass of Users who make up our biggest predictions bloc.
- 1/10/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Jeff Bridges to be honored with Cca’s Lifetime Achievement Award (Photo Credit: John Russo)
Oscar winner and seven-time nominee Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards. Bridges recently starred in FX’s critically acclaimed drama The Old Man, based on Edgar Award-winning author Thomas Perry’s novel, which currently sits at 97 fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
“We are thrilled to be honoring the one and only Jeff Bridges with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming Critics Choice Awards,” stated Cca CEO Joey Berlin. “From his debut with his dad on Sea Hunt, to his iconic performance as ‘The Dude’ in The Big Lebowski, to his Oscar-winning performance in Crazy Heart, right through his amazing work in The Old Man, his decades-spanning career is unmatched. We look forward to celebrating his incredible career before an audience of millions of fans on January 15th.
Oscar winner and seven-time nominee Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards. Bridges recently starred in FX’s critically acclaimed drama The Old Man, based on Edgar Award-winning author Thomas Perry’s novel, which currently sits at 97 fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
“We are thrilled to be honoring the one and only Jeff Bridges with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming Critics Choice Awards,” stated Cca CEO Joey Berlin. “From his debut with his dad on Sea Hunt, to his iconic performance as ‘The Dude’ in The Big Lebowski, to his Oscar-winning performance in Crazy Heart, right through his amazing work in The Old Man, his decades-spanning career is unmatched. We look forward to celebrating his incredible career before an audience of millions of fans on January 15th.
- 12/5/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Exclusive: WME literary packaging vet Eric Reid has been promoted to partner at the agency.
He has a long history of taking projects from book to screen, focusing on comic books, graphic novels, estates, books, life rights, news articles and all things IP-related.
Reid is known for his knack of finding comic book diamonds in the rough at comic book conventions, prime pieces of IP outside the DC and Marvel sphere.
Among the recent projects Reid has been involved with are the sci-fi thriller Trespasser, which Joe Penna is directing for Fifth Season. The feature is based off the Justin M. Ryan’s 2017 Alterna Comics graphic novel, which Reid discovered at a Florida comic book convention.
Reid’s client Hannah Rose May recently had her Image Comics comic book Rogues Gallery optioned by Don Cheadle’s This Radicle Act to be developed into a TV series, as Deadline first reported.
He has a long history of taking projects from book to screen, focusing on comic books, graphic novels, estates, books, life rights, news articles and all things IP-related.
Reid is known for his knack of finding comic book diamonds in the rough at comic book conventions, prime pieces of IP outside the DC and Marvel sphere.
Among the recent projects Reid has been involved with are the sci-fi thriller Trespasser, which Joe Penna is directing for Fifth Season. The feature is based off the Justin M. Ryan’s 2017 Alterna Comics graphic novel, which Reid discovered at a Florida comic book convention.
Reid’s client Hannah Rose May recently had her Image Comics comic book Rogues Gallery optioned by Don Cheadle’s This Radicle Act to be developed into a TV series, as Deadline first reported.
- 11/29/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Carol Mendelsohn and Julie Weitz’s Carol Mendelsohn Productions (Cmp) has signed a multi-year first-look broadcast direct deal with Fox Entertainment.
The announcement was made by Michael Thorn, Fox Entertainment’s president of entertainment, during MIPCOM Cannes. Under the deal, Cmp will develop scripted drams for Fox. Should any shows be greenlit, they would be wholly owned by Fox with Mendelsohn and Weitz executive producing.
Cmp has already set up one project for development under the deal — a series adaptation of the Thomas Perry novel “The Bomb Maker.” Per the official logline, the series “follows former commander Dick Stahl, who is called in after the majority of the LAPD Bomb Squad is killed by a house bomb. On his first day back, the now three-person team is dispatched to a suspected car bomb, and it quickly becomes clear to him that they are dealing with an unusual criminal mastermind―one...
The announcement was made by Michael Thorn, Fox Entertainment’s president of entertainment, during MIPCOM Cannes. Under the deal, Cmp will develop scripted drams for Fox. Should any shows be greenlit, they would be wholly owned by Fox with Mendelsohn and Weitz executive producing.
Cmp has already set up one project for development under the deal — a series adaptation of the Thomas Perry novel “The Bomb Maker.” Per the official logline, the series “follows former commander Dick Stahl, who is called in after the majority of the LAPD Bomb Squad is killed by a house bomb. On his first day back, the now three-person team is dispatched to a suspected car bomb, and it quickly becomes clear to him that they are dealing with an unusual criminal mastermind―one...
- 10/19/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“CSI” showrunner and executive producer Carol Mendelsohn and producing partner Julie Weitz have struck a multi-year first-look broadcast direct deal with Fox Entertainment, president of entertainment Michael Thorn announced at MIPCOM Cannes. The duo’s previous deal with Universal Television is now over.
Under the terms, Mendelsohn and Weitz will develop scripted dramas for the Fox. Greenlit programs will be wholly owned by Fox Entertainment, and Mendelsohn and Weitz will serve as executive producers under their Carol Mendelsohn Productions banner.
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Additionally, Fox’s studio arm has optioned the book, “The Bomb Maker,” written by the prolific novelist Thomas Perry, with Mendelsohn and Weitz serving as executive producers on the project. Fox Entertainment Studios is currently meeting with potential writers. The show follows former commander Dick Stahl, who is called in after the majority of the LAPD Bomb Squad is killed by a house bomb.
Under the terms, Mendelsohn and Weitz will develop scripted dramas for the Fox. Greenlit programs will be wholly owned by Fox Entertainment, and Mendelsohn and Weitz will serve as executive producers under their Carol Mendelsohn Productions banner.
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Additionally, Fox’s studio arm has optioned the book, “The Bomb Maker,” written by the prolific novelist Thomas Perry, with Mendelsohn and Weitz serving as executive producers on the project. Fox Entertainment Studios is currently meeting with potential writers. The show follows former commander Dick Stahl, who is called in after the majority of the LAPD Bomb Squad is killed by a house bomb.
- 10/19/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Carol Mendelsohn, the former showrunner of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, has signed a deal with Fox and is again attempting a series adaptation of Thomas Perry’s The Bomb Maker.
Mendelsohn has struck a first-look broadcast direct deal with the network. She was previously based at Universal Television, where she had an overall deal.
As part of the new multi-year agreement, Mendelsohn and her producing partner Julie Weitz are taking another swing at The Bomb Maker. It comes five years after Mendelsohn previously tried to adapt the book at Fox with Morris Chestnut in a starring role. At that stage, the project was set up with Sony Pictures Television, where Mendelsohn was under an overall deal.
This time around, Fox Entertainment Studios optioned the book and is meeting with potential writers.
It forms part of Fox’s latest broadcast direct deal, which see Mendelsohn and Weitz will develop scripted dramas for the network.
Mendelsohn has struck a first-look broadcast direct deal with the network. She was previously based at Universal Television, where she had an overall deal.
As part of the new multi-year agreement, Mendelsohn and her producing partner Julie Weitz are taking another swing at The Bomb Maker. It comes five years after Mendelsohn previously tried to adapt the book at Fox with Morris Chestnut in a starring role. At that stage, the project was set up with Sony Pictures Television, where Mendelsohn was under an overall deal.
This time around, Fox Entertainment Studios optioned the book and is meeting with potential writers.
It forms part of Fox’s latest broadcast direct deal, which see Mendelsohn and Weitz will develop scripted dramas for the network.
- 10/19/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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Former CSI showrunner Carol Mendelsohn is getting a new broadcast home.
Mendelsohn and producing partner Julie Weitz have signed a multi-year broadcast direct deal at Fox. Mendolsohn and her eponymous production company had previously been based at Universal Television.
Under the deal, Mendelsohn and Weitz will develop dramas for the broadcast network, with any projects greenlit from the deal becoming wholly owned by Fox Entertainment. The first project under the pact will be The Bomb Maker, based on a novel by Thomas Perry (The Old Man) that Fox Entertainment Studios has optioned.
“Carol is one of the great architects of broadcast television’s most influential and longstanding dramas. Together with Julie, we have two of the most talented, respected producers in the industry; and we are excited to bring their creativity and powerful storytelling to Fox, starting with their development of The Bomb Maker,...
Former CSI showrunner Carol Mendelsohn is getting a new broadcast home.
Mendelsohn and producing partner Julie Weitz have signed a multi-year broadcast direct deal at Fox. Mendolsohn and her eponymous production company had previously been based at Universal Television.
Under the deal, Mendelsohn and Weitz will develop dramas for the broadcast network, with any projects greenlit from the deal becoming wholly owned by Fox Entertainment. The first project under the pact will be The Bomb Maker, based on a novel by Thomas Perry (The Old Man) that Fox Entertainment Studios has optioned.
“Carol is one of the great architects of broadcast television’s most influential and longstanding dramas. Together with Julie, we have two of the most talented, respected producers in the industry; and we are excited to bring their creativity and powerful storytelling to Fox, starting with their development of The Bomb Maker,...
- 10/19/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Phil Cohen has joined Paramount Pictures as Senior Vice President of Literary Affairs. Cohen comes to Paramount from Warner Bros., where he was a literary exec responsible for sourcing and developing books, comics, long-form articles and podcasts for Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. TV and HBO Max.
In his newly created role, Cohen will serve as the studio’s eyes and ears in the publishing world, identifying books and other literary properties to option and adapt into feature films for Paramount Pictures across theatrical and streaming platforms. He assumed the position, which has him based in New York City, today.
“It’s been an incredible year for our studio and as we ramp up our slate for ’24 and beyond, acquiring books that tell great stories and introduce memorable characters into the zeitgeist is an important part of our strategy,” said Daria Cercek and Michael Ireland, who serve as...
In his newly created role, Cohen will serve as the studio’s eyes and ears in the publishing world, identifying books and other literary properties to option and adapt into feature films for Paramount Pictures across theatrical and streaming platforms. He assumed the position, which has him based in New York City, today.
“It’s been an incredible year for our studio and as we ramp up our slate for ’24 and beyond, acquiring books that tell great stories and introduce memorable characters into the zeitgeist is an important part of our strategy,” said Daria Cercek and Michael Ireland, who serve as...
- 10/13/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
At first it’s hard to believe The Old Man could be a spy thriller. The Disney+ series opens with mighty Jeff Bridges groaning to put on socks. His elderly but Awol CIA agent – the too aptly named Dan Chase – makes doctor’s appointments to discuss ailments he doesn’t even have. “When I was a little girl, you were a king,” his daughter tells him, seemingly testing out lines for dad’s eulogy.
Soon, though, the diminished king’s past catches up with him, forcing a return to imperial form. Turns out it’s like riding a bike. By the end of the first hour, Dan’s polishing off the upstarts sent to apprehend him with the kind of lethal timing that belongs in a Bond film. When one foe spits, “F*** you, old man,” at the end of a drag-out fistfight, Dan has his dogs – who must have...
Soon, though, the diminished king’s past catches up with him, forcing a return to imperial form. Turns out it’s like riding a bike. By the end of the first hour, Dan’s polishing off the upstarts sent to apprehend him with the kind of lethal timing that belongs in a Bond film. When one foe spits, “F*** you, old man,” at the end of a drag-out fistfight, Dan has his dogs – who must have...
- 9/28/2022
- by Amanda Whiting
- The Independent - TV
Jeff Bridges has revealed that his recent health scare made him question the remainder of his career, admitting that he thought “seriously” about retiring.
While filming his newest thriller series, The Old Man, based on Thomas Perry’s novel of the same name, the 72-year-old Big Lebowski star came “pretty close to dying”.
While recovering from chemotherapy to treat his non-Hodgkins lymphoma, which he had been diagnosed with in 2020, he caught covid and became seriously ill.
“I thought after my illness I didn’t know if I was gonna go back to work,” he told Variety in an interview this week. “I thought I was retiring, very seriously.”
However, he returned to set and finished production, which had been shut down for three months due to the pandemic and his health.
Reflecting again on the possibility of retirement, Bridges said: “You know, my dad he worked right up to the very end.
While filming his newest thriller series, The Old Man, based on Thomas Perry’s novel of the same name, the 72-year-old Big Lebowski star came “pretty close to dying”.
While recovering from chemotherapy to treat his non-Hodgkins lymphoma, which he had been diagnosed with in 2020, he caught covid and became seriously ill.
“I thought after my illness I didn’t know if I was gonna go back to work,” he told Variety in an interview this week. “I thought I was retiring, very seriously.”
However, he returned to set and finished production, which had been shut down for three months due to the pandemic and his health.
Reflecting again on the possibility of retirement, Bridges said: “You know, my dad he worked right up to the very end.
- 9/27/2022
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - TV
Based on Thomas Perry’s novel, “The Old Man” sees Jeff Bridges return to television for the first time in decades as a retired CIA operative involved in an increasingly deadly cat and mouse chase. Production was delayed first due to the pandemic and then Bridges’ battle with cancer and Covid-19 but the show, which also stars “30 Rock’s” John Lithgow and Hiam Abbass (“Succession”) finally aired on FX in June and now hits Disney+ internationally.
Ahead of its international premiere, Bridges spoke to Variety about making the show, his health struggles and whether he ever plans to retire.
How did you first get involved with this project?
A friend sent me a book called “The Old Man” to read years ago. And I didn’t read it, my wife read it. And then I was sent the script and I thought, “Oh, this title looks so familiar.” My wife said,...
Ahead of its international premiere, Bridges spoke to Variety about making the show, his health struggles and whether he ever plans to retire.
How did you first get involved with this project?
A friend sent me a book called “The Old Man” to read years ago. And I didn’t read it, my wife read it. And then I was sent the script and I thought, “Oh, this title looks so familiar.” My wife said,...
- 9/27/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Russell Crowe will play a former homicide detective tasked with re-examining a brutal murder case from his past in “Sleeping Dogs.” The Nickel City Pictures film marks the directorial debut of Adam Cooper, who wrote the script with Bill Collage.
The film is an adaptation of E.O. Chirovici’s acclaimed novel, “The Book of Mirrors.” Cooper and Collage previously penned the scripts for “Assassins Creed” and “Exodus: Gods and Kings.”
Crowe played Roy Freeman, who is undergoing a cutting-edge Alzheimer’s treatment. He is forced to grapple with the impact of an investigation from his former life after a death row inmate that Freeman arrested 10 years prior starts to proclaim his innocence. Intrigued and fighting to regain his memory, Freeman enlists his former partner to help him revive the case and discover the truth. Together, they set off to unravel a tangled web of secrets, forcing Freeman to make some horrific discoveries.
The film is an adaptation of E.O. Chirovici’s acclaimed novel, “The Book of Mirrors.” Cooper and Collage previously penned the scripts for “Assassins Creed” and “Exodus: Gods and Kings.”
Crowe played Roy Freeman, who is undergoing a cutting-edge Alzheimer’s treatment. He is forced to grapple with the impact of an investigation from his former life after a death row inmate that Freeman arrested 10 years prior starts to proclaim his innocence. Intrigued and fighting to regain his memory, Freeman enlists his former partner to help him revive the case and discover the truth. Together, they set off to unravel a tangled web of secrets, forcing Freeman to make some horrific discoveries.
- 8/31/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
If you frequent social media sites, you've likely seen a bit of backlash against the juggernaut that is the MCU. It seems like there is always another film or Disney+ series on the horizon. At San Diego Comic-Con in July, we learned about Marvel's massive Phase 5 and 6 slate through 2025. There are fans and naysayers alike that are beginning to feel like the studio has become a content factory. With everything interconnected in the MCU and big effects-heavy battle scenes sort of a must for each story, it's no wonder that some content creators are looking for a break.
That includes director Jon Watts, who took the helm for "Spider-Man: Homecoming," "Spider-Man: Far From Home," and the most recent entry for everyone's favorite web-slinger, "Spider-Man: No Way Home." Watts was originally set to direct the upcoming MCU film "Fantastic Four," but as of April 2022, he had left the project. At the time,...
That includes director Jon Watts, who took the helm for "Spider-Man: Homecoming," "Spider-Man: Far From Home," and the most recent entry for everyone's favorite web-slinger, "Spider-Man: No Way Home." Watts was originally set to direct the upcoming MCU film "Fantastic Four," but as of April 2022, he had left the project. At the time,...
- 8/15/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Stephen King took the stand on Tuesday in the Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster antitrust trial, telling the judge that he volunteered as a witness for the Justice Department because “consolidation is bad for the competition.”
King, in gray suit and gray tie and wearing sneakers, had the courtroom in laughter at moments as he recounted key moments in his career.
He is the Justice Department’s highest profile witness in its effort to block Penguin Random House’s proposed 2.2 billion acquisition of Simon & Schuster. The DOJ claims that the deal would adversely impact author advances of 250,000 and above for the most anticipated best sellers. The publishers plan to challenge the government’s rationale and methodology for claiming that the transaction would lessen such compensation for writers.
In his testimony, King compared the competitive landscape of today, with the big five publishers, to earlier in his career, when...
King, in gray suit and gray tie and wearing sneakers, had the courtroom in laughter at moments as he recounted key moments in his career.
He is the Justice Department’s highest profile witness in its effort to block Penguin Random House’s proposed 2.2 billion acquisition of Simon & Schuster. The DOJ claims that the deal would adversely impact author advances of 250,000 and above for the most anticipated best sellers. The publishers plan to challenge the government’s rationale and methodology for claiming that the transaction would lessen such compensation for writers.
In his testimony, King compared the competitive landscape of today, with the big five publishers, to earlier in his career, when...
- 8/2/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: This story contains details about the season 1 finale of FX On Hulu’s The Old Man.
FX on Hulu’s spy drama The Old Man starring Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow wrapped its first season July 21 by answering several burning questions — namely, why Faraz Hamzad was so hellbent at getting to Dan Chase (Bridges) and his daughter, Angela (Alia Shawkat). Seriously, did you see that one coming?
Here, Executive Producers Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz discuss those major reveals and the questions that continue to swirl around Morgan Bote (Joel Grey).
Deadline So much information was revealed in that final episode. Talk about threading that needle and deciding when and why to reveal so much.
Jon Steinberg: It was pretty complicated. Originally we were doing 10 episodes. That was the plan when we went into our first Covid shutdown. The reveal was somewhere around there but it was...
FX on Hulu’s spy drama The Old Man starring Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow wrapped its first season July 21 by answering several burning questions — namely, why Faraz Hamzad was so hellbent at getting to Dan Chase (Bridges) and his daughter, Angela (Alia Shawkat). Seriously, did you see that one coming?
Here, Executive Producers Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz discuss those major reveals and the questions that continue to swirl around Morgan Bote (Joel Grey).
Deadline So much information was revealed in that final episode. Talk about threading that needle and deciding when and why to reveal so much.
Jon Steinberg: It was pretty complicated. Originally we were doing 10 episodes. That was the plan when we went into our first Covid shutdown. The reveal was somewhere around there but it was...
- 7/22/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Editor’s Note: This story contains spoilers through Episode 6 of “The Old Man.”
Lymphoma was one thing. When Jeff Bridges, 72, learned the cancer diagnosis, he had shot almost four and a half episodes out of a planned ten of “The Old Man” (FX). It was the “Crazy Heart” Oscar-winner’s first starring role in a TV series. He had jumped on board the show from uber-producer Warren Littlefield right off the pilot. And then the pandemic hit.
“The world fell apart,” said showrunner Jonathan Steinberg on Zoom, tracing the rollercoaster course of the series leading up to the July 21 cliffhanger Episode 7 finale. “And then the writers and the world were coming back together again. But while we were making it Jeff got sick.”
Littlefield had first called showrunner Steinberg back in 2017 when he landed the rights to Thomas Perry’s new thriller about an ex-Afghanistan CIA operative who is unearthed...
Lymphoma was one thing. When Jeff Bridges, 72, learned the cancer diagnosis, he had shot almost four and a half episodes out of a planned ten of “The Old Man” (FX). It was the “Crazy Heart” Oscar-winner’s first starring role in a TV series. He had jumped on board the show from uber-producer Warren Littlefield right off the pilot. And then the pandemic hit.
“The world fell apart,” said showrunner Jonathan Steinberg on Zoom, tracing the rollercoaster course of the series leading up to the July 21 cliffhanger Episode 7 finale. “And then the writers and the world were coming back together again. But while we were making it Jeff got sick.”
Littlefield had first called showrunner Steinberg back in 2017 when he landed the rights to Thomas Perry’s new thriller about an ex-Afghanistan CIA operative who is unearthed...
- 7/21/2022
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
While The Old Man Season 1 finale has yet to air — it’s broadcast July 21 at 10/9c on FX — we already know there is going to be a second season. The renewal came soon after the series starring Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, and Amy Brenneman premiered on June 16 (and was the most-watched FX series debut on Hulu — it streams the next day — in its opening weekend). The series is based on Thomas Perry’s novel of the same name and follows Bridges’ Dan Chase, who has been living off the grid since leaving the CIA decades ago. He’s flushed out of hiding when an assassin comes after him. The FBI’s Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Harold Harper (Lithgow) — working with his protégé (and Chase’s secret daughter) Angela Adams (Alia Shawkat) and CIA Special Agent Raymond Waters (E.J. Bonilla) — is called on to hunt Chase down because of their complicated past.
- 7/20/2022
- TV Insider
In this weekly data series powered by Parrot Analytics we look at the top breakout shows of the past week. Breakout shows are the most in-demand series that have premiered in the past 100 days. FX’s “The Old Man” debuted at No. 3 on this week’s list of the most in-demand new shows after an impressive 180 increase in demand for the spy thriller, according to Parrot Analytics‘ data, which takes into account consumer research, streaming, downloads and social media, among other engagement. The first season of the Jeff Bridges-starring series, which is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Thomas Perry, has proven to be quite popular among viewers since it premiered on June 16. Right after its June 23 episode, “The Old Man” logged 25.3 times the average series demand in the United States. Meanwhile, Disney+’s “Obi-Wan Kenobi” and Paramount+’s “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” retained...
- 6/30/2022
- by Parrot Analytics
- The Wrap
FX is keeping The Old Man around.
The new drama starring Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, and Amy Brenneman has been picked up for a second season following its stellar premiere performance on FX and streaming on Hulu in its opening weekend, it was announced by Eric Schrier, FX Entertainment President.
Dating back to January 2021, The Old Man on FX was the most-watched cable series premiere of 61 scripted series bowing in that span.
The Old Man was also the most-watched FX series debut on Hulu in its opening weekend.
“Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz and Warren Littlefield have done a fantastic job with The Old Man, which delivers on the powerful intrigue and breathtaking action of Thomas Perry’s book,” said Schrier.
“The stellar cast led by Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, Amy Brenneman and Alia Shawkat is really connecting with audiences and we are excited to get to work on season...
The new drama starring Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, and Amy Brenneman has been picked up for a second season following its stellar premiere performance on FX and streaming on Hulu in its opening weekend, it was announced by Eric Schrier, FX Entertainment President.
Dating back to January 2021, The Old Man on FX was the most-watched cable series premiere of 61 scripted series bowing in that span.
The Old Man was also the most-watched FX series debut on Hulu in its opening weekend.
“Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz and Warren Littlefield have done a fantastic job with The Old Man, which delivers on the powerful intrigue and breathtaking action of Thomas Perry’s book,” said Schrier.
“The stellar cast led by Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, Amy Brenneman and Alia Shawkat is really connecting with audiences and we are excited to get to work on season...
- 6/28/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
We’ll get to see The Old Man get even older: FX has renewed the spy thriller starring Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow for a second season, the network announced on Monday.
Bridges stars as former CIA asset Dan Chase, who goes on the run after a decades-old case gets reopened. John Lithgow costars as FBI official Harold Harper, who has a past with Chase. Amy Brenneman and Alia Shawkat lead the supporting cast.
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Bridges stars as former CIA asset Dan Chase, who goes on the run after a decades-old case gets reopened. John Lithgow costars as FBI official Harold Harper, who has a past with Chase. Amy Brenneman and Alia Shawkat lead the supporting cast.
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- 6/27/2022
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Jeff Bridges is staying off the grid after FX renewed The Old Man for a second season.
The drama series, which also stars John Lithgow and Amy Brenneman, will be back for a sophomore run after a strong linear and digital debut.
The Old Man, which is based on Thomas Perry’s bestselling book, launched on June 16 with its first two episodes. The network said that, per Nielsen live+3 numbers, that it was the most-watched cable series premiere since January 2021, beating 60 other premium and basic cable dramas, comedies and limited series. The company also said that it was the most-watched FX series debut on Hulu in its opening weekend, although it did not break out digital streaming numbers.
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The series follows Dan Chase, played by Bridges, who absconded from the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid since.
The drama series, which also stars John Lithgow and Amy Brenneman, will be back for a sophomore run after a strong linear and digital debut.
The Old Man, which is based on Thomas Perry’s bestselling book, launched on June 16 with its first two episodes. The network said that, per Nielsen live+3 numbers, that it was the most-watched cable series premiere since January 2021, beating 60 other premium and basic cable dramas, comedies and limited series. The company also said that it was the most-watched FX series debut on Hulu in its opening weekend, although it did not break out digital streaming numbers.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
The series follows Dan Chase, played by Bridges, who absconded from the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid since.
- 6/27/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
FX’s “The Old Man” has been renewed for a second season on the strength of an impressive viewership debut, the network announced Monday.
“Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz and Warren Littlefield have done a fantastic job with The Old Man, which delivers on the powerful intrigue and breathtaking action of Thomas Perry’s book,” said Eric Schrier, FX Entertainment President. “The stellar cast led by Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, Amy Brenneman and Alia Shawkat is really connecting with audiences and we are excited to get to work on season two with our colleagues at 20th Television and this fantastic team.”
Dating back to January 2021, the spy thriller starring Jeff Bridges, Jon Lithgow and Amy Brennemann was the most-watched cable series premiere of 61 scripted series bowing in that span, according to Nielsen Live+3 ratings. It was also the most-watched FX series debut on Hulu in its opening weekend, according to the network.
“Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz and Warren Littlefield have done a fantastic job with The Old Man, which delivers on the powerful intrigue and breathtaking action of Thomas Perry’s book,” said Eric Schrier, FX Entertainment President. “The stellar cast led by Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, Amy Brenneman and Alia Shawkat is really connecting with audiences and we are excited to get to work on season two with our colleagues at 20th Television and this fantastic team.”
Dating back to January 2021, the spy thriller starring Jeff Bridges, Jon Lithgow and Amy Brennemann was the most-watched cable series premiere of 61 scripted series bowing in that span, according to Nielsen Live+3 ratings. It was also the most-watched FX series debut on Hulu in its opening weekend, according to the network.
- 6/27/2022
- by Brandon Katz
- The Wrap
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FX is not yet ready to retire The Old Man.
The cable outlet has picked up a second season of the drama starring Jeff Bridges as a former CIA operative who is pulled back into the world of espionage. The renewal comes three episodes into the show’s seven-episode first season, which has scored solid viewing so far.
Based on a novel by Thomas Perry, The Old Man follows Dan Chase (Bridges), who left the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid. When an assassin finds and tries to take Chase out, he is drawn back into the life he left behind. FX’s Disney sibling 20th Television produces the series along with The Littlefield Company (Fargo, The Handmaid’s Tale).
“[Executive producers] Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz and Warren Littlefield have done a fantastic job with The Old Man, which delivers on...
FX is not yet ready to retire The Old Man.
The cable outlet has picked up a second season of the drama starring Jeff Bridges as a former CIA operative who is pulled back into the world of espionage. The renewal comes three episodes into the show’s seven-episode first season, which has scored solid viewing so far.
Based on a novel by Thomas Perry, The Old Man follows Dan Chase (Bridges), who left the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid. When an assassin finds and tries to take Chase out, he is drawn back into the life he left behind. FX’s Disney sibling 20th Television produces the series along with The Littlefield Company (Fargo, The Handmaid’s Tale).
“[Executive producers] Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz and Warren Littlefield have done a fantastic job with The Old Man, which delivers on...
- 6/27/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The Old Man” has been renewed for Season 2 at FX.
The drama series debuted on FX on June 16. The first season will consist of seven episodes total with the fourth set to air on June 30 before becoming available to stream on Hulu.
Based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Perry, centers on Dan Chase (Jeff Bridges), who absconded from the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid since. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future he now must reconcile his past.
The series also stars John Lithgow as Harold Harper, the FBI’s Assistant Director for Counterintelligence, as well as Alia Shawkat as Angela Adams, Harper’s protégé. E.J. Bonilla, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Amy Brenneman, Bill Heck, Leem Lubany, and Pej Vahdat also star.
“Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz and Warren Littlefield have...
The drama series debuted on FX on June 16. The first season will consist of seven episodes total with the fourth set to air on June 30 before becoming available to stream on Hulu.
Based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Perry, centers on Dan Chase (Jeff Bridges), who absconded from the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid since. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future he now must reconcile his past.
The series also stars John Lithgow as Harold Harper, the FBI’s Assistant Director for Counterintelligence, as well as Alia Shawkat as Angela Adams, Harper’s protégé. E.J. Bonilla, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Amy Brenneman, Bill Heck, Leem Lubany, and Pej Vahdat also star.
“Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz and Warren Littlefield have...
- 6/27/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Matthew Goldberg has joined the bicoastal production company Nickel City Pictures as Vice President of Film and Television. In the new role, he will report to President Mark Fasano and oversee development of the company’s slate, which is focused on commercial film and television content across all genres. Goldberg was previously a manager at The Gotham Group representing film and television rights.
“Matthew’s impeccable taste and eye for spotting valuable and relevant commercial material, combined with his passion for telling great stories with strong themes makes him a real force,” said Nickel City Pictures’ Fasano. “I’m thrilled to welcome Matthew to the team, we’re lucky to have him.”
“I am truly excited to join Nickel City Pictures and collaborate with Mark to continue growing both the company’s feature film and television business,” added Goldberg. “Mark has delivered some incredible films over the years and...
“Matthew’s impeccable taste and eye for spotting valuable and relevant commercial material, combined with his passion for telling great stories with strong themes makes him a real force,” said Nickel City Pictures’ Fasano. “I’m thrilled to welcome Matthew to the team, we’re lucky to have him.”
“I am truly excited to join Nickel City Pictures and collaborate with Mark to continue growing both the company’s feature film and television business,” added Goldberg. “Mark has delivered some incredible films over the years and...
- 6/27/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Network: FX
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: June 16, 2022 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, Amy Brenneman, Alia Shawkat, and Gbenga Akinnagbe.
TV show description:
An action-thriller drama series, The Old Man TV show was developed by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine and is based on the novel by Thomas Perry.
The story revolves around Dan Chase (Bridges), a former CIA operative who absconded from the agency decades ago and has been living off the grid ever since. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future, he now must reconcile his past.
With Chase flushed out of hiding, the FBI's Assistant Director...
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: June 16, 2022 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, Amy Brenneman, Alia Shawkat, and Gbenga Akinnagbe.
TV show description:
An action-thriller drama series, The Old Man TV show was developed by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine and is based on the novel by Thomas Perry.
The story revolves around Dan Chase (Bridges), a former CIA operative who absconded from the agency decades ago and has been living off the grid ever since. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future, he now must reconcile his past.
With Chase flushed out of hiding, the FBI's Assistant Director...
- 6/17/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
A compelling but uneven game of cat and mouse unfolds in “The Old Man,” Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine’s adaptation of the Thomas Perry novel of the same name. At the center are two former CIA agents, Dan Chase (Jeff Bridges) and Harold Harper (John Lithgow), who take turns as the hunter and quarry, as well as the “old man” of the title.
But while the FX drama deals in such dichotomies—predator and prey, hero and villain—it’s much more ambiguous about morality than its source material. “The Old Man” reminds us (and then reminds us some more) that being the hero of a story is often a matter of perspective; sometimes, it’s simply a matter of time.
When we first meet Dan, he looks well past his prime—waking up throughout the night to pee, enduring condescending bromides about aging from a new doctor.
But while the FX drama deals in such dichotomies—predator and prey, hero and villain—it’s much more ambiguous about morality than its source material. “The Old Man” reminds us (and then reminds us some more) that being the hero of a story is often a matter of perspective; sometimes, it’s simply a matter of time.
When we first meet Dan, he looks well past his prime—waking up throughout the night to pee, enduring condescending bromides about aging from a new doctor.
- 6/15/2022
- by Danette Chavez
- The Wrap
Click here to read the full article.
It’s a feat to get a show made at any time, but FX’s The Old Man faced unprecedented challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic that forced a shutdown in March 2020 after only a handful of episodes had been shot. Months later, star Jeff Bridges, set to make his debut as a TV series regular, was diagnosed with lymphoma.
After receiving chemotherapy, the actor contracted Covid-19 and spent nearly six weeks in the hospital. “I surrendered to the idea that I might die — that it might be the end of the race,” Bridges said at the show’s premiere at the Academy Museum. “That’s what’s going to happen to all of us at some point, and maybe this was my time to go through that.”
It wasn’t, but Bridges faced an arduous recovery. “The first goal was seeing how...
It’s a feat to get a show made at any time, but FX’s The Old Man faced unprecedented challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic that forced a shutdown in March 2020 after only a handful of episodes had been shot. Months later, star Jeff Bridges, set to make his debut as a TV series regular, was diagnosed with lymphoma.
After receiving chemotherapy, the actor contracted Covid-19 and spent nearly six weeks in the hospital. “I surrendered to the idea that I might die — that it might be the end of the race,” Bridges said at the show’s premiere at the Academy Museum. “That’s what’s going to happen to all of us at some point, and maybe this was my time to go through that.”
It wasn’t, but Bridges faced an arduous recovery. “The first goal was seeing how...
- 6/15/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This grizzled dude isn’t getting older. He’s getting deadlier. That’s the satisfying hook that makes FX’s The Old Man, loosely based on Thomas Perry’s taut novel, such an invigorating and surprising thriller. Is Dan Chase, or whatever he’s calling himself, a good guy or a bad guy? It’s not always easy telling the heroes from the villains in this season-long manhunt for a former CIA operative who’s been living off the grid for some 30 years. Roused to action when an assassin wakes his two loyal Rottweilers, this old man quickly proves he’s still a lethal player not to be messed with. Jeff Bridges is also a survivor, sidelined with lymphoma and Covid during production. He brings a gruff gravitas and an innate sense of unwavering decency to the role, for which he assumes three identities over the four episodes available for review.
- 6/14/2022
- TV Insider
The title of FX’s The Old Man doesn’t really tell you what kind of show it is. It could be a wacky multicamera sitcom about an ill-behaving senior citizen who gets kicked out of his retirement home and has to move in with his hipster grandson. It could be a whimsical dramedy about a retiree figuring out how to fill his days. Or it could be what it actually is: a thriller starring Jeff Bridges as a renegade former CIA operative who has to kill a lot of...
- 6/14/2022
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
This week pretty much has it all – it has Jeff Bridges leading a cool-sounding new series, the end of an exemplary season of Bill Hader’s “Barry,” a new show from Robert Redford and George R.R. Martin (!) and the return of our beloved “Evil.” Plus, there are more big new movies streaming this week than are in theaters, including a new Chris Hemsworth thriller, a Jennifer Lopez documentary and a pair of buzzy Sundance breakouts – one starring Emma Thompson and the other with Dakota Johnson. So, yes, a very good week indeed!
On with the television!
“The Old Man”
Thursday, June 16 at 9 p.m., FX
The Old Man — Pictured: Jeff Bridges as Dan Chase. Cr: Kurt Iswarienko/FX
This limited series has an ingenious, paperback thriller conceit and a fine pedigree – it is Jeff Bridges’ first regular role on a television series and the first two episodes were directed by Jon Watts,...
On with the television!
“The Old Man”
Thursday, June 16 at 9 p.m., FX
The Old Man — Pictured: Jeff Bridges as Dan Chase. Cr: Kurt Iswarienko/FX
This limited series has an ingenious, paperback thriller conceit and a fine pedigree – it is Jeff Bridges’ first regular role on a television series and the first two episodes were directed by Jon Watts,...
- 6/11/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Jeff Bridges is back in action after a life-threatening battle with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and Covid-19. At the Wednesday night premiere of his FX thriller “The Old Man”, the Oscar winner described the surreal experience of returning to set after a year-long hiatus due to his health struggles.
“I was sick for a year and then came back to work with all the same cast and crew, and it was like I had a bizarre dream or something,” Bridges told reporters on the red carpet at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
Filming for the TV adaptation of Thomas Perry‘s 2017 novel was initially shut down in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. After production resumed later in the fall with three episodes left to shoot, it was once again halted when Bridges was diagnosed with cancer and left to seek treatment.
While undergoing chemotherapy, Bridges contracted...
“I was sick for a year and then came back to work with all the same cast and crew, and it was like I had a bizarre dream or something,” Bridges told reporters on the red carpet at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
Filming for the TV adaptation of Thomas Perry‘s 2017 novel was initially shut down in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. After production resumed later in the fall with three episodes left to shoot, it was once again halted when Bridges was diagnosed with cancer and left to seek treatment.
While undergoing chemotherapy, Bridges contracted...
- 6/10/2022
- by Ashley Hume
- Variety Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
Dan Chase, the protagonist of FX’s new drama The Old Man, is on the run. He’s being chased — see what they did there? — by several agencies of the American government, at least one deadly contractor and international adversaries. He’s a clever man, but his primary antagonist is time — a past catching up to him and a future becoming more finite.
It’s a part made for Jeff Bridges, one of those actors who was born for and into Hollywood stardom and who has grown gracefully from golden boy to sage septuagenarian on movie screens nationwide. As if the star’s gravitas weren’t enough, it’s almost impossible to watch The Old Man without thinking about the show’s delays for both the Covid pandemic and Bridges’ cancer — without considering time.
As a thriller, The Old Man doesn’t always deliver.
Dan Chase, the protagonist of FX’s new drama The Old Man, is on the run. He’s being chased — see what they did there? — by several agencies of the American government, at least one deadly contractor and international adversaries. He’s a clever man, but his primary antagonist is time — a past catching up to him and a future becoming more finite.
It’s a part made for Jeff Bridges, one of those actors who was born for and into Hollywood stardom and who has grown gracefully from golden boy to sage septuagenarian on movie screens nationwide. As if the star’s gravitas weren’t enough, it’s almost impossible to watch The Old Man without thinking about the show’s delays for both the Covid pandemic and Bridges’ cancer — without considering time.
As a thriller, The Old Man doesn’t always deliver.
- 6/7/2022
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Tfc Management, the company launched almost two years ago by David Stone and Ben Jacobson, has added The Fallout writer-director Megan Park, Hawkeye creator Jonathan Igla, and The Old Man co-creator Robert Levine to its growing roster of top writing and directing talent.
The Fallout, which marked Park’s feature directorial debut, premiered at SXSW before its debut on HBO Max earlier this year. Park is currently in pre-production on My Old Ass with Lucky Chap and Indian Paintbrush. She continues to be repped by Joannie Burstein at The Burstein Co. and Cohen Gardner.
Igla was the head writer, executive producer and showrunner of Disney+’s Marvel limited series Hawkeye, and he also worked on AMC’s Mad Men for several seasons. He continues to be repped by Johnson, Shapiro, Slewett & Kole.
Levine, along with Jon Steinberg, co-created (based on Thomas Perry’s novel) the upcoming FX series The Old Man,...
The Fallout, which marked Park’s feature directorial debut, premiered at SXSW before its debut on HBO Max earlier this year. Park is currently in pre-production on My Old Ass with Lucky Chap and Indian Paintbrush. She continues to be repped by Joannie Burstein at The Burstein Co. and Cohen Gardner.
Igla was the head writer, executive producer and showrunner of Disney+’s Marvel limited series Hawkeye, and he also worked on AMC’s Mad Men for several seasons. He continues to be repped by Johnson, Shapiro, Slewett & Kole.
Levine, along with Jon Steinberg, co-created (based on Thomas Perry’s novel) the upcoming FX series The Old Man,...
- 6/6/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow are two of our greatest living actors, so it’s exciting to see them paired up as the stars of the new FX thriller The Old Man (debuting Thursday, June 16 at 10/9c). In fact, the promise of Bridges and Lithgow sharing the screen is almost enough on its own to sell this… almost. But after seeing the first four episodes, I’m not completely sold. The Old Man hits all the beats of a standard spy thriller and delivers some bone-crunching action, but the personal stuff falls flat. It strikes a meditative tone, without giving us much to meditate on.
- 6/1/2022
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
One last game. One last heist. One last job. Film and TV are chock full of swan songs, many of which serve to resurrect retired characters or spotlight actors beloved by retirees. “The Old Man,” starring Jeff Bridges as an ex-CIA operative brought out of hiding, sits firmly in the latter camp and doesn’t overexert itself trying to separate from the pack. Instead, Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine’s adaptation of Thomas Perry’s 2017 novel relies on familiarity to craft a serviceable drama with above-average action scenes. Bridges, who also executive produces, is front and center, dragging himself out of bed to pee every few hours yet still resourceful enough to put young whipper-snappers in their place. If his grizzled appeal isn’t enough for you — and odds are, it will be for many — the cast is stacked with talent, from a generous adversary in John Lithgow...
- 6/1/2022
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Jeff Bridges revealed to People magazine that he was “pretty close to dying” after contracting Covid while on chemotherapy for cancer. The Oscar winner announced in October 2020 that he was diagnosed with lymphoma. Bridges told People that he had “a 12-by-9-inch tumor” in his body. “It was like a child in my body. It didn’t hurt or anything,” the actor said.
To fight the cancer, Bridges almost immediately started chemotherapy by infusion and then later oral chemotherapy. The chemo proved successful prior to the Covid diagnosis.
“They got a cocktail that worked, and oh man it worked fast,” Bridges said. “That thing just imploded,”
Bridges’ health nosedived in January 2021 when he contracted Covid. Because his chemotherapy treatments had severely weakened his immune system, Bridges body had no line of defense against the coronavirus.
“I had no defenses. That’s what chemo does — it strips you of all your immune system.
To fight the cancer, Bridges almost immediately started chemotherapy by infusion and then later oral chemotherapy. The chemo proved successful prior to the Covid diagnosis.
“They got a cocktail that worked, and oh man it worked fast,” Bridges said. “That thing just imploded,”
Bridges’ health nosedived in January 2021 when he contracted Covid. Because his chemotherapy treatments had severely weakened his immune system, Bridges body had no line of defense against the coronavirus.
“I had no defenses. That’s what chemo does — it strips you of all your immune system.
- 5/26/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Jeff Bridges says age is but a number in The Old Man trailer. The FX series debuts June 16, and The Old Man trailer shows Bridges taking no prisoners as a full-on action star. The seven-episode drama series is based on the Thomas Perry mystery thriller of the same name. In it, Bridges plays former CIA operative Dan Chase, who’s been living off the grid ever since leaving the agency decades prior. After surviving an assassination attempt, Chase must confront his past in order to secure his future. Chase is being hunted down by the FBI’s Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Harold Harper, played by John Lithgow (Perry Mason). Alia Shawkat (Search Party) plays Harper’s protégé, Angela Adams, and E.J. Bonilla (Unforgettable) plays CIA Special Agent Raymond Waters. Watch Bridges kick some major ass in the trailer for The Old Man, below. It starts off with Bridges’ Chase calling a woman,...
- 5/16/2022
- TV Insider
Don’t make The Dude angry. You wouldn’t like The Dude when he’s angry.
Jeff Bridges gets to play action hero in the official trailer for FX’s The Old Man, premiering Thursday, June 16 at 10/9c. In the trailer — which you can watch above — Bridges plays grizzled ex-CIA operative Dan Chase, who’s happily living off the grid with his two dogs when he’s ambushed by a trained assassin. He survives the ambush, but it forces him to go on the run — and he brings a lot of guns with him.
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Jeff Bridges gets to play action hero in the official trailer for FX’s The Old Man, premiering Thursday, June 16 at 10/9c. In the trailer — which you can watch above — Bridges plays grizzled ex-CIA operative Dan Chase, who’s happily living off the grid with his two dogs when he’s ambushed by a trained assassin. He survives the ambush, but it forces him to go on the run — and he brings a lot of guns with him.
More from TVLineFX Sets Summer...
- 5/16/2022
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Today we have a new trailer for the upcoming FX series "The Old Man." The series stars some pretty heavy hitters including John Lithgow, Jeff Bridges, and Amy Brenneman, and is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Thomas Perry about a man with a past — you know the sort of story I'm talking about. Wild youth, bad choices, then a call to bring some buried and lethal skills out of retirement. I'm not sure why these stories resonate so much. I'm hoping to retire someday and not have to use my old...
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- 5/16/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Jeff Bridges is on the run and out for blood in the first trailer for “The Old Man,” the new FX drama series premiering June 16.
Based on Thomas Perry’s 2017 thriller novel of the same name, “The Old Man” stars Bridges as Dan Chase, a former CIA operative who has spent decades living off the grid in hiding from his former agency. When an assassination attempt forces him out of hiding, Chase ends up on the run from Harold Harper (John Lithgow), the FBI’s assistant director for counterintelligence with whom he shares a complicated history. In order to evade capture and stay alive, Chase is forced to confront his misdeeds and mistakes from his past life.
In addition to Bridges and Lithgow, “The Old Man” will also star Alia Shawkat as Harold’s protege Angela Adams, E.J. Bonilla as CIA special agent Raymond Waters and Gbenga Akinnagbe as special ops contractor Julian,...
Based on Thomas Perry’s 2017 thriller novel of the same name, “The Old Man” stars Bridges as Dan Chase, a former CIA operative who has spent decades living off the grid in hiding from his former agency. When an assassination attempt forces him out of hiding, Chase ends up on the run from Harold Harper (John Lithgow), the FBI’s assistant director for counterintelligence with whom he shares a complicated history. In order to evade capture and stay alive, Chase is forced to confront his misdeeds and mistakes from his past life.
In addition to Bridges and Lithgow, “The Old Man” will also star Alia Shawkat as Harold’s protege Angela Adams, E.J. Bonilla as CIA special agent Raymond Waters and Gbenga Akinnagbe as special ops contractor Julian,...
- 5/16/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
FX has unveiled a strong lineup of summer programming with premiere dates for eight new and returning shows across FX, Fxx, and Hulu. Among the titles coming to the network this summer is The Old Man, The Bear, What We Do in the Shadows, American Horror Stories, Reservation Dogs, Welcome to Wrexham, Little Demon, and The Patient. Kicking things off is The Old Man, FX’s long-awaited limited series starring Jeff Bridges. In the show based on Thomas Perry’s novel, Bridges plays Dan Chase, a man who absconded from the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid ever since. when an assassin attempts to take Chase out though, the old operative learns that he must reconcile his past in order to ensure his future. Along with Bridges, the series stars John Lithgow, Amy Brenneman, Alia Shawkat, E.J. Bonilla, and Gbenga Akinnagbe among others. The Old Man...
- 5/13/2022
- TV Insider
FX has its summer plans. The network today revealed premiere dates for eight new or returning series including the debut of Jeff Bridges-led drama The Old Man, new Hulu comedy The Bear and Ryan Reynolds docuseries Welcome to Wrexham, along with fresh seasons of What We Do in the Shadows, Reservation Dogs and American Horror Stories.
Here are the dates and where the series will air or stream. Synopses of the new shows follow:
June 16:
The Old Man, new drama on FX
June 23:
The Bear, new comedy exclusively on Hulu
July 12:
What We Do in the Shadows, Season 4 on FX
July 21:
American Horror Stories, Installment 2 exclusively on Hulu
August 3:
Reservation Dogs, Season 2 exclusively on Hulu
August 24:
Welcome to Wrexham, new on FX
August 25:
Little Demon, new animated comedy on Fxx
August 30:
The Patient, new limited series exclusively on Hulu
Here are...
Here are the dates and where the series will air or stream. Synopses of the new shows follow:
June 16:
The Old Man, new drama on FX
June 23:
The Bear, new comedy exclusively on Hulu
July 12:
What We Do in the Shadows, Season 4 on FX
July 21:
American Horror Stories, Installment 2 exclusively on Hulu
August 3:
Reservation Dogs, Season 2 exclusively on Hulu
August 24:
Welcome to Wrexham, new on FX
August 25:
Little Demon, new animated comedy on Fxx
August 30:
The Patient, new limited series exclusively on Hulu
Here are...
- 5/13/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges is making his return to acting in the upcoming FX series The Old Man, set to premiere Thursday, June 17. The seven-episode drama is based on the best-selling novel by Thomas Perry and follows Dan Chase (Bridges), a former CIA operative who absconded from the Company decades ago and has been living off the grid. However, Chase soon finds himself confronting his past when an assassin arrives and tries to take him out. In addition to Bridges, the series also stars John Lithgow (Perry Mason) as the FBI’s Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Harold Harper, who is tasked with hunting Chase down because of his complex past with the rogue fugitive. Alia Shawkat (Search Party) portrays Harper’s protégé, Angela Adams, while E.J. Bonilla (Unforgettable) plays CIA Special Agent Raymond Waters. Rounding out the cast are Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Deuce) as highly trained special ops contractor...
- 4/22/2022
- TV Insider
A new FX drama is returning Jeff Bridges to action for a seven-episode season that begins on Thursday, June 17 at 10 Pm Et/Pt on FX, with streaming available the next day on Hulu.
FX’s The Old Man will premiere with the first two episodes of its seven-episode season. The series will soon be available on Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ under the Star banner in all other territories.
Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Thomas Perry, The Old Man centers on “Dan Chase” (Bridges), who absconded from the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid since. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future he now must reconcile his past.
With Dan Chase flushed out of hiding, the FBI’s Assistant Director for Counterintelligence “Harold Harper” (John Lithgow) is called...
FX’s The Old Man will premiere with the first two episodes of its seven-episode season. The series will soon be available on Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ under the Star banner in all other territories.
Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Thomas Perry, The Old Man centers on “Dan Chase” (Bridges), who absconded from the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid since. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future he now must reconcile his past.
With Dan Chase flushed out of hiding, the FBI’s Assistant Director for Counterintelligence “Harold Harper” (John Lithgow) is called...
- 4/22/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The highly-anticipated Jeff Bridges-led drama “The Old Man” will premiere on FX June 16, the network announced Thursday.
Based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Perry, Bridges stars as Dan Chase, a former CIA agent living off the grid for decades. When a mysterious assassin begins targeting him, he’s forced to exit hiding and finds himself chased by Harold Harper (John Lithgow), a former friend of his from the past. Alia Shawkat, E.J. Bonilla and Gbenga Akinnagbe co-star in the series as CIA operatives helping hunt down Dan, while Amy Brenneman plays Zoe, an ordinary woman who is dragged into the case when Dan rents a room from her. Bill Heck, Leem Lubany and Pej Vahdat are also slated to star in the series.
Bridges executive produces “The Old Man” with creators Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine, Warren Littlefield, Dan Shotz, David Schiff and Jon Watts.
Based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Perry, Bridges stars as Dan Chase, a former CIA agent living off the grid for decades. When a mysterious assassin begins targeting him, he’s forced to exit hiding and finds himself chased by Harold Harper (John Lithgow), a former friend of his from the past. Alia Shawkat, E.J. Bonilla and Gbenga Akinnagbe co-star in the series as CIA operatives helping hunt down Dan, while Amy Brenneman plays Zoe, an ordinary woman who is dragged into the case when Dan rents a room from her. Bill Heck, Leem Lubany and Pej Vahdat are also slated to star in the series.
Bridges executive produces “The Old Man” with creators Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine, Warren Littlefield, Dan Shotz, David Schiff and Jon Watts.
- 4/21/2022
- by Sasha Urban and Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
“The Old Man,” the new drama series starring Jeff Bridges, will premiere on FX this summer, the network announced Thursday.
The series will premiere June 16 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on FX with the first two episodes of its seven-episode season. The series will stream the following day on Hulu.
The series stars Bridges as Dan Chase, a disgraced CIA operative who has been living off the grid since his quick departure from the agency decades ago. When an assassin begins hunting him down, Chase learns that he must reconcile his past.
Based on the novel by Thomas Perry, the series also stars John Lithgow as Harold Harper, the FBI’s Assistant Director for Counterintelligence — who is also tasked with tracking down Chase once he’s forced out of hiding. Working alongside Harper is his protégé Angela Adams (Alia Shawkat) and CIA Special Agent Raymond Waters (E.J. Bonilla).
Gbenga Akinnagbe,...
The series will premiere June 16 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on FX with the first two episodes of its seven-episode season. The series will stream the following day on Hulu.
The series stars Bridges as Dan Chase, a disgraced CIA operative who has been living off the grid since his quick departure from the agency decades ago. When an assassin begins hunting him down, Chase learns that he must reconcile his past.
Based on the novel by Thomas Perry, the series also stars John Lithgow as Harold Harper, the FBI’s Assistant Director for Counterintelligence — who is also tasked with tracking down Chase once he’s forced out of hiding. Working alongside Harper is his protégé Angela Adams (Alia Shawkat) and CIA Special Agent Raymond Waters (E.J. Bonilla).
Gbenga Akinnagbe,...
- 4/21/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
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