Exclusive: Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd are heading back to Middle Earth.
The pair, who played hobbits Merry and Pippin in The Lord of the Rings, are launching a podcast about the hit film franchise.
The duo are launching The Friendship Onion with podcast producer Kast Media and the series will premiere on May 18. They will bring banter, stories and comedy to the podcasting space, each week digging into the latest in pop culture, put fans’ Lord of the Rings knowledge to the test, reveal exclusive stories from filming and maybe even welcome surprise drop-ins from famous faces.
Monaghan, who is also known for his role on Lost, played Meriadoc ‘Merry’ Brandybuck in the films, close friend to Frodo Baggins, and along with Peregrin ‘Pippin’ Took, played by Boyd members of the Fellowship of the Ring.
The Friendship Onion will be available weekly on Spotify and across all podcast platforms,...
The pair, who played hobbits Merry and Pippin in The Lord of the Rings, are launching a podcast about the hit film franchise.
The duo are launching The Friendship Onion with podcast producer Kast Media and the series will premiere on May 18. They will bring banter, stories and comedy to the podcasting space, each week digging into the latest in pop culture, put fans’ Lord of the Rings knowledge to the test, reveal exclusive stories from filming and maybe even welcome surprise drop-ins from famous faces.
Monaghan, who is also known for his role on Lost, played Meriadoc ‘Merry’ Brandybuck in the films, close friend to Frodo Baggins, and along with Peregrin ‘Pippin’ Took, played by Boyd members of the Fellowship of the Ring.
The Friendship Onion will be available weekly on Spotify and across all podcast platforms,...
- 5/4/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Optimism Entertainment, Rio Road Entertainment plan US theatrical release in March 2021.
Pure Flix/Quality Flix has introduced international buyers at AFM 2020 Online to new sales title Walking With Herb starring Edward James Olmos, George Lopez, and Kathleen Quinlan.
Ross Marks directed the Optimism Entertainment/Rio Road Entertainment comedy about a man’s (Olmos) progress from relative obscurity to a golfing world championship with his faithful motorcyclist friend (Lopez) by his side.
Billy Boyd and Christopher McDonald round out the key cast. Mark Medoff (Children Of A Lesser God) wrote the screenplay to the story, based on the novel by Joe S.
Pure Flix/Quality Flix has introduced international buyers at AFM 2020 Online to new sales title Walking With Herb starring Edward James Olmos, George Lopez, and Kathleen Quinlan.
Ross Marks directed the Optimism Entertainment/Rio Road Entertainment comedy about a man’s (Olmos) progress from relative obscurity to a golfing world championship with his faithful motorcyclist friend (Lopez) by his side.
Billy Boyd and Christopher McDonald round out the key cast. Mark Medoff (Children Of A Lesser God) wrote the screenplay to the story, based on the novel by Joe S.
- 11/10/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Billy Boyd of The Lord Of The Rings fame and Cloak And Dagger actor Jaime Zevallos have joined the cast of An Intrusion, the home invasion thriller that is currently shooting in Michigan.
Sam Logan Khaleghi (Batman v Superman), Keir Gilchrist (It Follows) and Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween) are also cast in the pic, which follows an upperclass suburban family who find themselves as the victims of repeated cases of vandalism and stalkings.
Nicholas David Holland is directing and producing through Michigan-based Diamond Dead Media alongside Logan Khaleghi under his Slk Media Group banner. The team have Covid safety protocols in place, including having medical staff on set.
“I’m excited and elated to work alongside such a powerful team of actors,” said Logan Khaleghi. “Nick has written an intriguing, thrilling script that will make for an amazing film with such a wonderful cast collaborating together.”
Billy Boyd is repped...
Sam Logan Khaleghi (Batman v Superman), Keir Gilchrist (It Follows) and Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween) are also cast in the pic, which follows an upperclass suburban family who find themselves as the victims of repeated cases of vandalism and stalkings.
Nicholas David Holland is directing and producing through Michigan-based Diamond Dead Media alongside Logan Khaleghi under his Slk Media Group banner. The team have Covid safety protocols in place, including having medical staff on set.
“I’m excited and elated to work alongside such a powerful team of actors,” said Logan Khaleghi. “Nick has written an intriguing, thrilling script that will make for an amazing film with such a wonderful cast collaborating together.”
Billy Boyd is repped...
- 8/18/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Edward James Olmos, George Lopez, and Major Crimes and Battlestar Galactica alum Mary McDonnell are set for Walking With Herb, a faith-based film based on the novel by Joe S. Bullock. Ross Marks is at the helm, directing the feature from a screenplay adapted by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Mark Medoff (Children of A Lesser God).
Here’s a synopsis: Sixty-five-year-old Joe (Olmos) is struggling with his faith as his three-year-old granddaughter and her father have just died. While at work, he receives a message from God on his computer screen that tells him he has been chosen to deliver an inspirational message to the world that the seemingly impossible is possible. God tells Joe, a former amateur golfer, that he is going to play in the World Golf Championship tournament, and if his faith is strong enough, he will win. Joe embarks on this spiritual...
Here’s a synopsis: Sixty-five-year-old Joe (Olmos) is struggling with his faith as his three-year-old granddaughter and her father have just died. While at work, he receives a message from God on his computer screen that tells him he has been chosen to deliver an inspirational message to the world that the seemingly impossible is possible. God tells Joe, a former amateur golfer, that he is going to play in the World Golf Championship tournament, and if his faith is strong enough, he will win. Joe embarks on this spiritual...
- 6/25/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
The crime thriller will open day-and-date theatrically and on VOD on June 19. Peter Bogdanovich’s daughter Antonia Bogdanovich makes her feature directorial debut.
Phantom Halo is based on a screenplay by Bogdanovich and Anne Heffron about brothers who tumble into a counterfeiting operation.
Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Rebecca Romijn, Luke Kleintank, Sebastian Roché, Tobin Bell and Clare Grant star.
William Blaylock produces with Peter Bogdanovich, Brian Espinosa, Gabriella Revilla Lugo and Anna Thea Bogdanovich co-produced alongside Amanda Mortimer.
Arc Entertainment’s Scott Moesta brokered the deal with Michael E Morales on behalf of the filmmakers.
Phantom Halo is based on a screenplay by Bogdanovich and Anne Heffron about brothers who tumble into a counterfeiting operation.
Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Rebecca Romijn, Luke Kleintank, Sebastian Roché, Tobin Bell and Clare Grant star.
William Blaylock produces with Peter Bogdanovich, Brian Espinosa, Gabriella Revilla Lugo and Anna Thea Bogdanovich co-produced alongside Amanda Mortimer.
Arc Entertainment’s Scott Moesta brokered the deal with Michael E Morales on behalf of the filmmakers.
- 4/23/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
You may not know the name Ray Kay right off the bat, but it you are one of the many who worship at the feet of Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber, you're more than familiar with his work. Kay directed the music videos for both Poker Face and Bieber's Baby, and now he's ready to tackle film!
What better place to start than the horror genre? Variety reports that Kay will make his feature directorial debut with the supernatural thriller Paranormalcy.
Mitch Klebanoff is adapting from the novel by Kiersten White. Gil Adler Prods. and Reverie Entertainment Partners optioned the book prior to its publication by HarperCollins.
Paranormalcy centers on a teen who works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency and discovers she may be at the center of a dark prophecy predicting the destruction of all paranormal creatures.
Adler will produce along with Brian Espinosa, John Ryan, Jr. and Chris Farrell,...
What better place to start than the horror genre? Variety reports that Kay will make his feature directorial debut with the supernatural thriller Paranormalcy.
Mitch Klebanoff is adapting from the novel by Kiersten White. Gil Adler Prods. and Reverie Entertainment Partners optioned the book prior to its publication by HarperCollins.
Paranormalcy centers on a teen who works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency and discovers she may be at the center of a dark prophecy predicting the destruction of all paranormal creatures.
Adler will produce along with Brian Espinosa, John Ryan, Jr. and Chris Farrell,...
- 8/12/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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