“Rick and Morty” creator Justin Roiland has had domestic violence charges dating back to a 2020 incident dismissed.
The Orange County District Attorney’s office officially dropped felony charges against Roiland, after Adult Swim and Hulu cut ties with the showrunner in January 2023. “We dismissed the charges today as a result of having insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt,” Kimberly Edds, spokeswoman for the Orange County District Attorney’s office, said in a statement shared with press.
Roiland took to social media to announce that “justice” has been served.
Roiland wrote that he is “thankful the case has been dismissed,” adding, “I’m still deeply shaken by the horrible lies that were reported about me during this process. Most of all, I’m disappointed that so many people were so quick to judge without knowing the facts, based solely on the word of an embittered ex trying...
The Orange County District Attorney’s office officially dropped felony charges against Roiland, after Adult Swim and Hulu cut ties with the showrunner in January 2023. “We dismissed the charges today as a result of having insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt,” Kimberly Edds, spokeswoman for the Orange County District Attorney’s office, said in a statement shared with press.
Roiland took to social media to announce that “justice” has been served.
Roiland wrote that he is “thankful the case has been dismissed,” adding, “I’m still deeply shaken by the horrible lies that were reported about me during this process. Most of all, I’m disappointed that so many people were so quick to judge without knowing the facts, based solely on the word of an embittered ex trying...
- 3/22/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The complete and utter implosion of Justin Roiland's massively successful animation career continues to be one of 2023's most shocking stories. The co-creator of "Rick and Morty" (with Dan Harmon) and "Solar Opposites" (with Mike McMahan), and executive producer of the just-debuted "Koala Man" was viewed admirably by his many fans as a subversive visionary. His shows are dark and painfully funny, but, deep down good-hearted. His characters are screw-ups scrambling to make sense of a world gone mad. They're misfits with whom disillusioned viewers could relate. If it came out that Roiland was spending as many hours in therapy as he was in the writers' room, no one would've been surprised.
But when a January 12 NBC News story revealed that Roiland was facing two felony domestic violence charges brought against him by a woman he was dating in 2020, the entire entertainment industry was left reeling. For fans who'd...
But when a January 12 NBC News story revealed that Roiland was facing two felony domestic violence charges brought against him by a woman he was dating in 2020, the entire entertainment industry was left reeling. For fans who'd...
- 2/7/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
“Rick & Morty” co-creator Justin Roiland has new allegations following the explosive #MeToo reckoning in early 2023.
The executive producer and voice actor behind series “Koala Man” and “Solar Opposites” was charged with felony domestic violence in January stemming from a 2020 incident with a former girlfriend. While Roiland has maintained his innocence, disturbing toxic workplace accusations led to Roiland being fired from Adult Swim and getting the boot from a lucrative overall Disney’s 20th Television Animation deal, with Hulu also releasing a statement. The video game studio Roiland co-founded in 2016 called Squanch Games also announced his resignation as CEO.
However, a new The Hollywood Reporter exposé alleges that Roiland was an elusive presence on the shows bearing his name for years, with “Rick & Morty” co-creator Dan Harmon not on speaking terms with Roiland for “multiple seasons” of the hit series. Staffers for “Solar Opposites” and “Koala Man” noted they...
The executive producer and voice actor behind series “Koala Man” and “Solar Opposites” was charged with felony domestic violence in January stemming from a 2020 incident with a former girlfriend. While Roiland has maintained his innocence, disturbing toxic workplace accusations led to Roiland being fired from Adult Swim and getting the boot from a lucrative overall Disney’s 20th Television Animation deal, with Hulu also releasing a statement. The video game studio Roiland co-founded in 2016 called Squanch Games also announced his resignation as CEO.
However, a new The Hollywood Reporter exposé alleges that Roiland was an elusive presence on the shows bearing his name for years, with “Rick & Morty” co-creator Dan Harmon not on speaking terms with Roiland for “multiple seasons” of the hit series. Staffers for “Solar Opposites” and “Koala Man” noted they...
- 2/7/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
On Jan. 9, Hulu debuted its animated comedy Koala Man, the latest installment in what was then Justin Roiland’s sprawling empire. An absurdist superhero series that features a voice cast with Hugh Jackman and Succession‘s Sarah Snook, the project seemed to cap off a particularly prolific period for its producer. In a matter of months, Roiland had released a hit video game, put a collection of paintings on exhibit, aired a sixth season of his Adult Swim juggernaut Rick and Morty, and snagged a fifth season for his other Hulu series, Solar Opposites.
Three days later, that image as a high-flying animation maestro came crashing down. On Jan. 12, NBC News revealed that Roiland was facing two felony charges in Orange County stemming from an alleged 2020 domestic violence incident that occurred with a woman he was dating at the time. That August, he was arrested and released on bail. Roiland has pleaded not guilty.
Three days later, that image as a high-flying animation maestro came crashing down. On Jan. 12, NBC News revealed that Roiland was facing two felony charges in Orange County stemming from an alleged 2020 domestic violence incident that occurred with a woman he was dating at the time. That August, he was arrested and released on bail. Roiland has pleaded not guilty.
- 2/7/2023
- by Lacey Rose and Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Shadow in the Cloud’: Roseanne Liang Turned a Max Landis Script Into Her Own Feminist Monster Movie
Roseanne Liang is intentional about her ambitions: she wants to be a big-time action director, and what better way to prove her abilities than a rip-roaring genre movie that combines zippy action with plenty of winking humor? Enter the World War II-set “Shadow in the Cloud,” the Kiwi’s first action feature — she’s previously written and directed the winning rom-com “My Wedding and Other Secrets” and the lauded drama short “Do No Harm” — which functions as both a punchy midnight movie and a prime example of how an indie-sized budget can still deliver wild action.
Liang’s film makes it clear early on that it’s operating on its own wavelength, combining both a “war is hell” mentality alongside cheeky creature feature jokes. At the center of it all is Maude Garrett (Chloë Grace Moretz), a British flight officer zipping her way toward a jittery B-17.
Something is clearly...
Liang’s film makes it clear early on that it’s operating on its own wavelength, combining both a “war is hell” mentality alongside cheeky creature feature jokes. At the center of it all is Maude Garrett (Chloë Grace Moretz), a British flight officer zipping her way toward a jittery B-17.
Something is clearly...
- 1/1/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
“Seinfeld.” “Friends.” “The Sopranos.” “The Simpsons.” “The Office.” Name a hit show from the ’90s and ’00s, and you can find an active podcast covering it. And chances are, you can probably find several. What’s behind the push to revisit shows that experienced their glory days at the same time as the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations? Nostalgia. “The real power of nostalgia is that watching old shows is like time travel,” said Jon Gabrus, who co-hosts “Raised by TV,” a podcast that revisits old shows, alongside fellow comedian Lauren Lapkus. Podcasts, Gabrus and other hosts believe, offer a special way for fans to re-engage with their favorite shows. There’s a sonic connection that adds a level of intimacy — something similar to talking to your friends about the show when you were a kid at school. “Podcasts allows you to hear the joke in the cadence it was in on the show,...
- 8/29/2019
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
The “Cats” trailer dropped Thursday afternoon, and Twitter pounced. At the time of this writing, the movie was the top trending topic worldwide on Twitter with over 300,000 tweets. While that’s only a fraction of the record 50 million tweets that “Avengers: Endgame” accrued, it’s still an impressive initial response for a film based on a 38-year-old musical.
If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, the actors in Tom Hooper’s “Cats” all retain their human bodies and faces, but are covered in CGI fur and possess pointy ears and tails. Some viewers found the anthropomorphism unsettling, while others — like star Taylor Swift — were thrilled. Reacting to her transformation into a feline, the singer tweeted, “I am a cat now and somehow that was everything.”
But if you wade through the many memes and reactions to the trailer Thursday, you’ll see people having a hard time finding the...
If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, the actors in Tom Hooper’s “Cats” all retain their human bodies and faces, but are covered in CGI fur and possess pointy ears and tails. Some viewers found the anthropomorphism unsettling, while others — like star Taylor Swift — were thrilled. Reacting to her transformation into a feline, the singer tweeted, “I am a cat now and somehow that was everything.”
But if you wade through the many memes and reactions to the trailer Thursday, you’ll see people having a hard time finding the...
- 7/19/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The long-running humor publication Mad Magazine will effectively shut down this fall after a 67-year run.
The comedy mag will be pulled from newsstands after the release of issue nine in August and from then on will be sold exclusively via subscriptions and comic book store (Mad reset its numbering in 2018 after moving offices). Starting with issue 11 in October, “new” issues of Mad will only feature new cover art, while the rest of the magazine will comprise articles pulled from previous issues.
The only new content from Mad going forward...
The comedy mag will be pulled from newsstands after the release of issue nine in August and from then on will be sold exclusively via subscriptions and comic book store (Mad reset its numbering in 2018 after moving offices). Starting with issue 11 in October, “new” issues of Mad will only feature new cover art, while the rest of the magazine will comprise articles pulled from previous issues.
The only new content from Mad going forward...
- 7/5/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
After 67 years, hundreds of issues, a spinoff sketch comedy series and countless imitators, Mad Magazine as it has been known since 1952 is coming to an end, according to the magazine’s former editor, Allie Goertz.
“There’s been an outpour of kindness surrounding the rumor that @MADmagazine is ceasing publication, but Mad is not quite done,” Goertz tweeted late Wednesday night. “After the next Two great new issues are released, Mad will begin publishing bi-monthly issues with vintage pieces and new covers.”
“While there will be no new material after issue #10, @MADmagazine is not gone,” Goertz continued. “I find it deeply sad to learn that there will be no new content, but knowing history repeats itself, I have no doubt that the vintage pieces will be highly (if not tragically) relevant.”
Mad artist and writer David DeGrand elaborated on Twitter that the magazine “isn’t shutting down but is only...
“There’s been an outpour of kindness surrounding the rumor that @MADmagazine is ceasing publication, but Mad is not quite done,” Goertz tweeted late Wednesday night. “After the next Two great new issues are released, Mad will begin publishing bi-monthly issues with vintage pieces and new covers.”
“While there will be no new material after issue #10, @MADmagazine is not gone,” Goertz continued. “I find it deeply sad to learn that there will be no new content, but knowing history repeats itself, I have no doubt that the vintage pieces will be highly (if not tragically) relevant.”
Mad artist and writer David DeGrand elaborated on Twitter that the magazine “isn’t shutting down but is only...
- 7/4/2019
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
While “Game of Thrones” has made the words Iron Throne and Red Wedding iconic, a new fantasy-set series is here that has its own uncomfortable chair and nuptials gone bloodily awry. Meet “Disenchantment,” the new Netflix comedy from Matt Groening, the creator of “The Simpsons.”
Netflix released the official trailer for the new series to kick off its Comic-Con panel on Saturday. In attendance were Groening, showrunner Josh Weinstein and the voice cast, including Eric Andre, Nat Faxon, John Dimaggio, Billy West, Maurice Lamarche, Tress MacNeille, and David Herman along with Claudia Katz from Rough Draft animation studio. Allie Goertz from Mad Magazine and “Everything’s Coming Up Simpson” podcast moderated the discussion.
Set to a medieval-inspired re-recording of David Bowie’s “Rebel Rebel,” the trailer tells the tale of the alcohol-swilling Princess Bean (voiced by “Broad City’s” Abbi Jacobson), who rejects the idea of the life’s path expected from her,...
Netflix released the official trailer for the new series to kick off its Comic-Con panel on Saturday. In attendance were Groening, showrunner Josh Weinstein and the voice cast, including Eric Andre, Nat Faxon, John Dimaggio, Billy West, Maurice Lamarche, Tress MacNeille, and David Herman along with Claudia Katz from Rough Draft animation studio. Allie Goertz from Mad Magazine and “Everything’s Coming Up Simpson” podcast moderated the discussion.
Set to a medieval-inspired re-recording of David Bowie’s “Rebel Rebel,” the trailer tells the tale of the alcohol-swilling Princess Bean (voiced by “Broad City’s” Abbi Jacobson), who rejects the idea of the life’s path expected from her,...
- 7/22/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
The first line to Allie Goertz's Rick and Morty–inspired song "Dance Bitch," culled from her concept album Sad Dance Songs, is, "Wubba lubba dub dub / I don't give a fuck, ahh," which should give you a pretty good idea of what Goertz is going for here. The video, directed by Paul B. Cummings, is a bloody, Nsfw affair of alcoholism and sensuous dancing. It features the split-screen high jinks of "A Rickle in Time," and sound bites of Rick offering profound musings.
- 12/23/2015
- by Greg Cwik
- Vulture
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