Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback) has been tapped to lead the ensemble cast of Time Bandits, Apple’s TV series adaptation of the beloved Terry Gilliam-directed movie, co-written, directed and executive produced by Taika Waititi (Our Flag Means Death), Joining Kudrow as series regulars are Kal-El Tuck (Unseeing Evil), Charlyne Yi (Knocked Up), Tadhg Murphy (Conversations With Friends), Roger Jean Nsengiyumva (You Don’t Know Me), Rune Temte (Eddie the Eagle), Kiera Thompson (Martyrs Lane) and Rachel House (Heartbreak High). The casting announcement also confirms the official series greenlight for the project, which had been in development at Apple since 2019.
Waititi directs the first two episodes of the 10-episode series, co-produced by Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content’s AC Studios and MRC Television. It’s described as a comedic journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an eleven-year-old history nerd.
Kudrow plays Penelope...
Waititi directs the first two episodes of the 10-episode series, co-produced by Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content’s AC Studios and MRC Television. It’s described as a comedic journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an eleven-year-old history nerd.
Kudrow plays Penelope...
- 9/28/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
New Zealand’s Tūhoe people have faced more than a century of aggression for daring to keep their culture alive. As relayed at the start of Tearepa Kahi’s thriller Muru (a Māori word for their process of redressing transgressions), the facts are undeniable. In 1916, the police staged a raid to arrest Tūhoe prophet Rua Kenana on charges of sedition (he would later be acquitted and instead charged with resisting). A half-hour gunfight ensued leaving two dead and six wounded. Then the police staged another in 2007 to arrest leader Tame Iti for organizing what they called a “domestic terrorist” cell only to later apologize and admit their actions set relations back decades. It’s no wonder the film’s first frame states that New Zealand’s police don’t “endorse” its content.
There’s more context to that statement beyond just the desire to not condone a depiction painting them as the enemy,...
There’s more context to that statement beyond just the desire to not condone a depiction painting them as the enemy,...
- 9/11/2022
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Geoff Stults, Tamara Tunie, Mason Alexander Park (Hedwig and the Angry Inch National Broadway Tour), Rachel House, Ann Truong and Hoa Xuande have joined the cast of Cowboy Bebop, Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the cult Japanese animated series. The space western hails from Tomorrow Studios, Marty Adelstein’s joint venture with ITV Studios, Midnight Radio, writer Chris Yost and Sunrise, the studio behind the original series.
The six join previously announced cast members John Cho as Spike Spiegel, Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black, Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine, Alex Hassell as Vicious and Elena Satine as Julia.
Based on the worldwide phenomenon from Sunrise Inc., Cowboy Bebop is the jazz-inspired, genre-bending story of a rag-tag crew of bounty hunters on the run from their pasts,...
The six join previously announced cast members John Cho as Spike Spiegel, Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black, Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine, Alex Hassell as Vicious and Elena Satine as Julia.
Based on the worldwide phenomenon from Sunrise Inc., Cowboy Bebop is the jazz-inspired, genre-bending story of a rag-tag crew of bounty hunters on the run from their pasts,...
- 11/19/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
We present our interviews from the Tiff premiere of Guns Akimbo the bizarre action film starring Daniel Radcliffe, Ready Or Not’s Samara Weaving, Ned Dennehy, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Mark Rowley, Hanako Footman, Colin Moy, Jacqueline Lee Geurts, Jack Riddiford. The film is written and directed by Deathgasm’s Jason Lei Howden, with music from Enis Rotthoff.
The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival, and these are our interviews from the red carpet.
Synopsis:
A guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers. Miles is stuck in a dead-end job, still in love with his ex-girlfriend Nova. Unbeknownst to him, a gang called Skizm is running a deadly competition within his city in which complete strangers fight to the death for the entertainment of an online audience of millions. Miles soon finds himself caught up in the game and forced to fight in a battle to the death.
The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival, and these are our interviews from the red carpet.
Synopsis:
A guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers. Miles is stuck in a dead-end job, still in love with his ex-girlfriend Nova. Unbeknownst to him, a gang called Skizm is running a deadly competition within his city in which complete strangers fight to the death for the entertainment of an online audience of millions. Miles soon finds himself caught up in the game and forced to fight in a battle to the death.
- 9/10/2019
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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