When developing her on-screen friendship with co-star Christa Miller, “Shrinking” star Jessica Williams said she positioned it as if they were hanging out “like a ‘Real Housewife of Pasadena.’”
In other words, she approached the relationship between her character, Gaby, and and Miller’s character, Liz, through the lens of her fascination with reality TV and obsession with the “Real Housewives” franchise. In this episode of Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast, Williams and Miller share how that TV friendship has developed into a real-life, off-screen one as well.
In separate interviews, Williams and Miller discussed the dynamic of their characters’ evolving personalities and what they hope for the second season. Listen below!
“Shrinking” focuses on therapist Jimmy Laird (Jason Segel) and his daughter Alice (Lukita Maxwell), after the loss of their matriarch, Tia (Lilan Bowden). The half-hour comedy chronicles as the therapist develops a much more hands-on approach with his...
In other words, she approached the relationship between her character, Gaby, and and Miller’s character, Liz, through the lens of her fascination with reality TV and obsession with the “Real Housewives” franchise. In this episode of Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast, Williams and Miller share how that TV friendship has developed into a real-life, off-screen one as well.
In separate interviews, Williams and Miller discussed the dynamic of their characters’ evolving personalities and what they hope for the second season. Listen below!
“Shrinking” focuses on therapist Jimmy Laird (Jason Segel) and his daughter Alice (Lukita Maxwell), after the loss of their matriarch, Tia (Lilan Bowden). The half-hour comedy chronicles as the therapist develops a much more hands-on approach with his...
- 6/16/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
MK2 Films has pulled out of “Louis Armstrong: The Cause of Happiness,” after the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation said they were not collaborators on the project, as previously indicated.
MK2 Films announced on June 23 during the virtual Cannes market that it was handling international sales on the film. The documentary feature, produced by Fanny Glissant (“Slavery Routes”) and Gaël Leiblang (“Maria By Callas”), was presented as an event documentary made with the backing of the Louis Armstrong Foundation to mark the 50th anniversary of Armstrong’s death.
However, the New York-based org has now come forward stating they were not, in fact, involved in “Louis Armstrong: The Cause of Happiness,” and already have an exclusive partnership in place with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Documentaries, which is working on another film about the American singer and trumpeter.
In a statement sent to Variety on June 24, the Louis Armstrong...
MK2 Films announced on June 23 during the virtual Cannes market that it was handling international sales on the film. The documentary feature, produced by Fanny Glissant (“Slavery Routes”) and Gaël Leiblang (“Maria By Callas”), was presented as an event documentary made with the backing of the Louis Armstrong Foundation to mark the 50th anniversary of Armstrong’s death.
However, the New York-based org has now come forward stating they were not, in fact, involved in “Louis Armstrong: The Cause of Happiness,” and already have an exclusive partnership in place with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Documentaries, which is working on another film about the American singer and trumpeter.
In a statement sent to Variety on June 24, the Louis Armstrong...
- 6/25/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
MK2 Films has come on board “Louis Armstrong: The Cause of Happiness,” a feature documentary exploring the many faces of the jazz music icon, and set against the backdrop of the social, cultural and political milestones of U.S. 20th century history.
Now in pre-production, “Louis Armstrong: The Cause of Happiness” is directed by Thibaut de Longeville, whose credits include the documentaries “Just for Kicks” and “The Art of Blending” with The Roots and Q-Tip. The film is co-written by Emmanuel Parent, author of “Great Black Music” and “Jazz Power.”
The documentary is being made in collaboration with the Louis Armstrong Foundation to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. As such, it will include hundreds of hours of exclusive material, including Armstrong’s personal audio recordings about his life and times, which he recorded in the privacy of his own home and on the road over the last 15 years of his life.
Now in pre-production, “Louis Armstrong: The Cause of Happiness” is directed by Thibaut de Longeville, whose credits include the documentaries “Just for Kicks” and “The Art of Blending” with The Roots and Q-Tip. The film is co-written by Emmanuel Parent, author of “Great Black Music” and “Jazz Power.”
The documentary is being made in collaboration with the Louis Armstrong Foundation to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. As such, it will include hundreds of hours of exclusive material, including Armstrong’s personal audio recordings about his life and times, which he recorded in the privacy of his own home and on the road over the last 15 years of his life.
- 6/23/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV News Roundup, “So You Think You Can Dance” gets renewed and DeWanda Wise and Jessica Williams enter”The Twilight Zone.”
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Netflix’s new Ricky Gervais series “After Life” is set to launch March 8 with co-stars Kerry Godliman, Tom Basden, Tony Way, David Bradley and Ashley Jensen. “After Life” follows Tony (Gervais) who decides to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he wants after his wife Lisa (Godliman) dies. Other cast members include Penelope Wilton, David Earl, Joe Wilkinson, Kerry Godliman, Mandeep Dhillon, Jo Hartley, Roisin Conaty, Tim Plester and Diane Morgan. In addition to executive producing, Gervais created, wrote and directed the series alongside producer Charlie Hanson and fellow executive producer Duncan Hayes.
Conan O’Brien‘s late-night talk show “Conan” is set to return with guest Tom Hanks Jan. 22 at 11 p.m. on TBS. The premiere, which marks O’Brien’s ninth...
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Netflix’s new Ricky Gervais series “After Life” is set to launch March 8 with co-stars Kerry Godliman, Tom Basden, Tony Way, David Bradley and Ashley Jensen. “After Life” follows Tony (Gervais) who decides to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he wants after his wife Lisa (Godliman) dies. Other cast members include Penelope Wilton, David Earl, Joe Wilkinson, Kerry Godliman, Mandeep Dhillon, Jo Hartley, Roisin Conaty, Tim Plester and Diane Morgan. In addition to executive producing, Gervais created, wrote and directed the series alongside producer Charlie Hanson and fellow executive producer Duncan Hayes.
Conan O’Brien‘s late-night talk show “Conan” is set to return with guest Tom Hanks Jan. 22 at 11 p.m. on TBS. The premiere, which marks O’Brien’s ninth...
- 1/14/2019
- by Nate Nickolai
- Variety Film + TV
If you stuck around through the second Deadpool post-credits scene, you'll remember that Ryan Reynolds, dressed in a Ferris Bueller-style bathrobe, addresses the audience and promises that Cable will show up in the sequel. He admits that they don't know who will play him yet, but offers a few suggestions: Mel Gibson, Dolph Lundgren, and Keira Knightley.
BossLogic has taken that suggestion to heart and created a shockingly cool depiction of what Knightley might look like in the role of the time-traveling badass.
Just for kicks :D Keira Knightley as cable @deadpoolmovie @VancityReynolds pic.twitter.com/Mvjzf2KCru
— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) February 14, 2016
I'm surprised at how well that turned out, and though I don't think there's any way Fox would actually cast her in the role, fans also didn't think there was any way an R-rated Deadpool movie would ever get made, either. At this point, anything's possible. (Can you imagine...
BossLogic has taken that suggestion to heart and created a shockingly cool depiction of what Knightley might look like in the role of the time-traveling badass.
Just for kicks :D Keira Knightley as cable @deadpoolmovie @VancityReynolds pic.twitter.com/Mvjzf2KCru
— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) February 14, 2016
I'm surprised at how well that turned out, and though I don't think there's any way Fox would actually cast her in the role, fans also didn't think there was any way an R-rated Deadpool movie would ever get made, either. At this point, anything's possible. (Can you imagine...
- 2/17/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
Warning: Deadpool spoilers are ahead! In the Deadpool post-credits scene, a bathrobe-wearing Wade Wilson announced to the audience that Cable would appear in Deadpool 2. No one has actually been cast in the role yet, but the anti-hero did provide a few suggestions, including Keira Knightley, saying, “She’s got range – who knows?” While the chances of Knightley being cast as Cable are unlikely, unless they’re going a radically different route with the character, it’s still fun to imagine what she might look like as the time traveling mutant, and one artist has given us a good-looking depiction. Just for kicks :D Keira Knightley as cable @deadpoolmovie @VancityReynolds pic.twitter.com/Mvjzf2KCru — BossLogic (@Bosslogic) February 14, 2016 This image comes from digital artist BossLogic, who transformed Keira Knightley from a Hollywood starlet into a tough-as-nails, cyborg mutant who comes from a horrifying ...
- 2/17/2016
- cinemablend.com
Release Date: Nov. 8, 2011
Price: 3-Disc Combo Pack (Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD) $44.99
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Lewis is all smiles at the beginning of his great adventure in Meet the Robinsons.
On Blu-ray 3D, Disney’s animated movie Meet the Robinsons is a 3-Disc Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.
The 2007 family film, featuring the voices of Daniel Hansen (Stuart Little 2), Wesley Singerman (Just for Kicks), Laurie Metcalf (TV’s Roseanne) and Angela Bassett (What’s Love Got to Do with It), unleashes the high-energy tale of a brilliant inventor who meets a stranger named Wilbur Robinson. The mystery man subsequently whisks Lewis away in a time machine to track down an even more mysterious stranger known as “Bowler Hat Guy.”
Meet the Robinsons Blu-ray 3D contains a number of special features, all of which have appeared on previous releases of the film.
Here’s a list of...
Price: 3-Disc Combo Pack (Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD) $44.99
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Lewis is all smiles at the beginning of his great adventure in Meet the Robinsons.
On Blu-ray 3D, Disney’s animated movie Meet the Robinsons is a 3-Disc Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.
The 2007 family film, featuring the voices of Daniel Hansen (Stuart Little 2), Wesley Singerman (Just for Kicks), Laurie Metcalf (TV’s Roseanne) and Angela Bassett (What’s Love Got to Do with It), unleashes the high-energy tale of a brilliant inventor who meets a stranger named Wilbur Robinson. The mystery man subsequently whisks Lewis away in a time machine to track down an even more mysterious stranger known as “Bowler Hat Guy.”
Meet the Robinsons Blu-ray 3D contains a number of special features, all of which have appeared on previous releases of the film.
Here’s a list of...
- 8/8/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
CANNES -- The man who brought more top-drawer directors and bottom-of-the-barrel schlock to Hollywood than anyone will be profiled in the documentary feature King of the B's: The Independent Life of Roger Corman.
Stick 'N Stone Prods. will finance and produce Alex Stapleton's docu examining the impact of Corman, who directed more than 50 films and produced more than 300 during five decades.
The docu will look at how Corman has influenced the industry through films like The Little Shop of Horrors and the auteurs, including Martin Scorsese, he has mentored. Films like Alexandre Aja's upcoming remake Piranha 3-D continue his legacy.
Stapleton, who produced Spike TV and Canal Plus' docu Just for Kicks, will make his feature directorial debut with King.
Stick 'N Stone's Stone Douglass and Mickey Barold and the film are repped by Endeavor Independent, and the company is repped by law firm Business Affairs.
Stick 'N Stone recently wrapped shooting on Barry Munday and has Hello, My Name Is Jason Scott and The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole in development, all for release this year.
Stick 'N Stone Prods. will finance and produce Alex Stapleton's docu examining the impact of Corman, who directed more than 50 films and produced more than 300 during five decades.
The docu will look at how Corman has influenced the industry through films like The Little Shop of Horrors and the auteurs, including Martin Scorsese, he has mentored. Films like Alexandre Aja's upcoming remake Piranha 3-D continue his legacy.
Stapleton, who produced Spike TV and Canal Plus' docu Just for Kicks, will make his feature directorial debut with King.
Stick 'N Stone's Stone Douglass and Mickey Barold and the film are repped by Endeavor Independent, and the company is repped by law firm Business Affairs.
Stick 'N Stone recently wrapped shooting on Barry Munday and has Hello, My Name Is Jason Scott and The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole in development, all for release this year.
- 5/14/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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