Actressa Milly Alcock aka young 'Rhaenyra Targaryen' in HBO's "House of the Dragon" and ‘Kara’ in the upcoming feature “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow”, poses for "Harper's Bazaar" magazine, photographed by Bryan Liston:
Alcock played 'Maya Nordenfelt' in the Showcase drama "Fighting Season".
She also appeared in the sixth and final series of "A Place to Call Home" as 'Emma Carvolth'...
...in the Netflix series "Pine Gap" as 'Marissa Campbell'...
...and in the ABC series "Les Norton" as 'Sian Galese'.
In 2018 Alcock appeared in her first feature film "The School".
In 2019, Alcock starred in the Foxtel comedy-drama series "Upright" as runaway teenager 'Meg', hitchhiking across 2,000 miles of the Australian outback..
She also had supporting roles as 'Jenny McGinty' in the series "The Gloaming " and 'Sam Serrato' in the series "Reckoning".
Alcock was cast as young 'Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen' in the 2022 HBO fantasy series "House of the Dragon...
Alcock played 'Maya Nordenfelt' in the Showcase drama "Fighting Season".
She also appeared in the sixth and final series of "A Place to Call Home" as 'Emma Carvolth'...
...in the Netflix series "Pine Gap" as 'Marissa Campbell'...
...and in the ABC series "Les Norton" as 'Sian Galese'.
In 2018 Alcock appeared in her first feature film "The School".
In 2019, Alcock starred in the Foxtel comedy-drama series "Upright" as runaway teenager 'Meg', hitchhiking across 2,000 miles of the Australian outback..
She also had supporting roles as 'Jenny McGinty' in the series "The Gloaming " and 'Sam Serrato' in the series "Reckoning".
Alcock was cast as young 'Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen' in the 2022 HBO fantasy series "House of the Dragon...
- 3/1/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at actress Milly Alcock aka young 'Rhaenyra Targaryen' in HBO's "House of the Dragon", recently cast as the new ‘Supergirl’ in the upcoming DC Comics adaptation “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow”, posing for "Harper's Bazaar" magazine, photographed by Bryan Liston:
Alcock played 'Maya Nordenfelt' in the Showcase drama "Fighting Season".
She also appeared in the sixth and final series of "A Place to Call Home" as 'Emma Carvolth'...
...the Netflix series "Pine Gap" as 'Marissa Campbell'...
...and ABC series "Les Norton" as 'Sian Galese'.
In 2018 Alcock appeared in her first feature film "The School". In 2019, Alcock began starring in the Foxtel comedy-drama series "Upright" as runaway teenager 'Meg', hitchhiking across 2,000 miles of the Australian outback.
She also had supporting roles as 'Jenny McGinty' in the series "The Gloaming " and 'Sam Serrato' in the series "Reckoning".
Alcock was cast as young 'Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen'...
Alcock played 'Maya Nordenfelt' in the Showcase drama "Fighting Season".
She also appeared in the sixth and final series of "A Place to Call Home" as 'Emma Carvolth'...
...the Netflix series "Pine Gap" as 'Marissa Campbell'...
...and ABC series "Les Norton" as 'Sian Galese'.
In 2018 Alcock appeared in her first feature film "The School". In 2019, Alcock began starring in the Foxtel comedy-drama series "Upright" as runaway teenager 'Meg', hitchhiking across 2,000 miles of the Australian outback.
She also had supporting roles as 'Jenny McGinty' in the series "The Gloaming " and 'Sam Serrato' in the series "Reckoning".
Alcock was cast as young 'Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen'...
- 2/1/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: André Holland (Passing), Kate Mara (Black Mirror), Zazie Beetz (The Harder They Fall) and Stephen McKinley Henderson (Beau Is Afraid) are set to star in The Dutchman, a psychological thriller based on the Obie Award-winning play by Amiri Baraka that has landed a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement.
Directing from his script written with filmmaker Qasim Basir is Andre Gaines, the Emmy-nominated multi-hyphenate behind Showtime’s 2021 documentary The One and Only Dick Gregory. Production kicks off in New York City September 25th, putting a group of 150 or so back to work.
Set on a New York subway, The Dutchman centers on an encounter between a well-to-do Black man and an enchanting white woman who match wits in a sexualized game of cat and mouse that leads to a violent conclusion. The searing confrontation amplifies the dimensions of racial conflict in America in this adaptation of the stage show first presented...
Directing from his script written with filmmaker Qasim Basir is Andre Gaines, the Emmy-nominated multi-hyphenate behind Showtime’s 2021 documentary The One and Only Dick Gregory. Production kicks off in New York City September 25th, putting a group of 150 or so back to work.
Set on a New York subway, The Dutchman centers on an encounter between a well-to-do Black man and an enchanting white woman who match wits in a sexualized game of cat and mouse that leads to a violent conclusion. The searing confrontation amplifies the dimensions of racial conflict in America in this adaptation of the stage show first presented...
- 9/18/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Geffen Playhouse has a new artistic director: Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney.
Announced Tuesday by the Westwood nonprofit theater’s board of directors, McCraney’s appointment is effective immediately and his first order of business is joining Geffen staff to build a slate for the 2024-2025 season. His duties will include programming “new works along with re-envisioned classics with a focus on innovative storytelling, community engagement and audience experience,” per the Geffen. He’ll also be charged with setting the artistic course for the Geffen’s Gil Cates and Audrey Skirball Kenis theaters and leading the artistic and production teams.
McCraney replaces Matt Shakman in the role. Shakman, a director of TV, film and theater projects, joined the Geffen as artistic director in 2017. In August 2022, he announced he would be departing come February 2023, and a committee commenced a months-long search for a replacement.
McCraney has history with the Geffen.
Announced Tuesday by the Westwood nonprofit theater’s board of directors, McCraney’s appointment is effective immediately and his first order of business is joining Geffen staff to build a slate for the 2024-2025 season. His duties will include programming “new works along with re-envisioned classics with a focus on innovative storytelling, community engagement and audience experience,” per the Geffen. He’ll also be charged with setting the artistic course for the Geffen’s Gil Cates and Audrey Skirball Kenis theaters and leading the artistic and production teams.
McCraney replaces Matt Shakman in the role. Shakman, a director of TV, film and theater projects, joined the Geffen as artistic director in 2017. In August 2022, he announced he would be departing come February 2023, and a committee commenced a months-long search for a replacement.
McCraney has history with the Geffen.
- 9/12/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Claire Danes, Zazie Beetz, Timothy Olyphant, Dennis Quaid and more of the cast of Max’s Full Circle hit the red carpet in New York City on Sunday to celebrate the premiere of their upcoming series.
One thing the entire cast agreed on was how great it was to work with director Steven Soderbergh and how he was a big part of why they wanted to join the thriller in the first place.
“It was really special,” Olyphant told The Hollywood Reporter of working with the Oscar-winning filmmaker on the project that launches July 13. “I’ve been doing this for a long time, and I’ve never seen anything like him. … I don’t take this lightly, he really just does it in a way that I’ve never seen anyone do it.”
He continued, “Anytime you’re around someone you’re like, ‘Oh, I didn’t know you could do it that way.
One thing the entire cast agreed on was how great it was to work with director Steven Soderbergh and how he was a big part of why they wanted to join the thriller in the first place.
“It was really special,” Olyphant told The Hollywood Reporter of working with the Oscar-winning filmmaker on the project that launches July 13. “I’ve been doing this for a long time, and I’ve never seen anything like him. … I don’t take this lightly, he really just does it in a way that I’ve never seen anyone do it.”
He continued, “Anytime you’re around someone you’re like, ‘Oh, I didn’t know you could do it that way.
- 6/12/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Caleb McLaughlin first came to fame with his scene-stealing role as Lucas on "Stranger Things," and since then, his star has risen steadily. He appeared as Ricky Bell on BET's "The New Edition Story," Darius in "High Flying Bird," Cole in Netflix's "Concrete Cowboy," and - most recently - as Dru Joyce III in the movie adaptation of Lebron James's story, "Shooting Stars."
With "Concrete Cowboy," McLaughlin proved he can carry his own beside heavy hitters like Idris Elba, while in "Shooting Stars," which premiered on Peacock on June 2, the 21-year-old shows he's taking on Hollywood.
TV and movie acting is not where McLaughlin's talents begin and end. He's also a successful singer and stage-musical actor. While McLaughlin's dating life remains a mystery, there are other aspects of the actor's life that he's been an open book about. So, if you found yourself enthralled by his most...
With "Concrete Cowboy," McLaughlin proved he can carry his own beside heavy hitters like Idris Elba, while in "Shooting Stars," which premiered on Peacock on June 2, the 21-year-old shows he's taking on Hollywood.
TV and movie acting is not where McLaughlin's talents begin and end. He's also a successful singer and stage-musical actor. While McLaughlin's dating life remains a mystery, there are other aspects of the actor's life that he's been an open book about. So, if you found yourself enthralled by his most...
- 6/6/2023
- by Grayson Gilcrease
- Popsugar.com
André Holland (Passing) and Gemma Chan (Don’t Worry Darling) will top Neon‘s The Actor, the second feature (and first in live-action) from Oscar-nominated Anomalisa helmer Duke Johnson, which has wrapped production. Holland takes over the male lead from Ryan Gosling, who was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts but remains aboard the project as an executive producer.
André Holland behind the scenes of The Actor
The film scripted by Johnson and Stephen Cooney is based on the bestselling novel Memory by Donald E. Westlake and tells the story of actor Paul Cole (Holland), who finds himself stranded in 1950s Ohio, suffering from severe memory loss after a brutal attack, struggling to find his way back to his life in New York and reclaim what he has lost.
Additional cast set for the film includes Tracey Ullman (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Toby Jones (Empire of Light), Simon McBurney (Wolfwalkers...
André Holland behind the scenes of The Actor
The film scripted by Johnson and Stephen Cooney is based on the bestselling novel Memory by Donald E. Westlake and tells the story of actor Paul Cole (Holland), who finds himself stranded in 1950s Ohio, suffering from severe memory loss after a brutal attack, struggling to find his way back to his life in New York and reclaim what he has lost.
Additional cast set for the film includes Tracey Ullman (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Toby Jones (Empire of Light), Simon McBurney (Wolfwalkers...
- 4/4/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Actressa Milly Alcock aka young 'Rhaenyra Targaryen' in HBO's "House of the Dragon", poses for the April 2023 issue of "Harper's Bazaar" magazine, photographed by Bryan Liston:
Alcock played 'Maya Nordenfelt' in the Showcase drama "Fighting Season".
She also appeared in the sixth and final series of "A Place to Call Home" as 'Emma Carvolth'...
...the Netflix series "Pine Gap" as 'Marissa Campbell'...
...and ABC series "Les Norton" as 'Sian Galese'.
In 2018 Alcock appeared in her first feature film "The School". In 2019, Alcock began starring in the Foxtel comedy-drama series "Upright" as runaway teenager 'Meg', hitchhiking across 2,000 miles of the Australian outback..
She also had supporting roles as 'Jenny McGinty' in the series "The Gloaming " and 'Sam Serrato' in the series "Reckoning".
Alcock was cast as young 'Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen' in the 2022 HBO fantasy series "House of the Dragon".
In 2023, Alcock played the main character in the...
Alcock played 'Maya Nordenfelt' in the Showcase drama "Fighting Season".
She also appeared in the sixth and final series of "A Place to Call Home" as 'Emma Carvolth'...
...the Netflix series "Pine Gap" as 'Marissa Campbell'...
...and ABC series "Les Norton" as 'Sian Galese'.
In 2018 Alcock appeared in her first feature film "The School". In 2019, Alcock began starring in the Foxtel comedy-drama series "Upright" as runaway teenager 'Meg', hitchhiking across 2,000 miles of the Australian outback..
She also had supporting roles as 'Jenny McGinty' in the series "The Gloaming " and 'Sam Serrato' in the series "Reckoning".
Alcock was cast as young 'Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen' in the 2022 HBO fantasy series "House of the Dragon".
In 2023, Alcock played the main character in the...
- 3/23/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
‘Bass Reeves’: Joaquina Kalukango, Lonnie Chavis Among 5 Cast In Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ Series
Exclusive: Joaquina Kalukango (Lovecraft Country), Lonnie Chavis (This is Us), Rob Morgan (Mudbound), Ryan O’Nan (Queen of the South) and Justin Hurtt-Dunkley (Mare of Easttown) have been tapped for key recurring roles opposite David Oyelowo and Dennis Quaid in Bass Reeves, from Yellowstone co-creator/showrunner Taylor Sheridan.
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Bass Reeves, which is in production in Texas, brings the legendary lawman of the Wild West to life. Reeves (Oyelowo), known as the greatest frontier hero in American history, worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer in the Indian Territory, capturing more than 3,000 of dangerous criminals without ever being wounded.
Related: 2023 Paramount+ Pilots...
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Bass Reeves, which is in production in Texas, brings the legendary lawman of the Wild West to life. Reeves (Oyelowo), known as the greatest frontier hero in American history, worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer in the Indian Territory, capturing more than 3,000 of dangerous criminals without ever being wounded.
Related: 2023 Paramount+ Pilots...
- 3/17/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
You’re never quite sure what Steven Soderbergh is going to do next. And that mercurial sensibility is part of his charm. The man who burst onto the scene at the age of 26 with his erotic thriller Sex, Lies, and Videotape has played in so many sandboxes, from crime comedies (Out of Sight, the Ocean’s trilogy) and drug-trade epics (Traffic) to sports dramas (High Flying Bird) and breezy Meryl Streep vehicles (Let Them All Talk). He’s directed 13 feature films and created two TV series in the last 12 years alone.
- 2/6/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
Boxing movies tend to be pretty great fodder for a harrowing feel-good story. Even people who don't give a damn about boxing otherwise would be hard-pressed not to cheer by the end of "Rocky" or "Cinderella Man." Sure, there is the occasional dark boxing tale, such as "Raging Bull," that makes for equally -- if not more -- compelling cinema. Today though brings us what appears to be an underdog story, and a familiar one for many fans of the sport, as the trailer for "Big George Foreman" is here. Or, to be more specific regarding the title, "Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World." And yes, they did put all of that on the poster.
In any case, this is the tale of George Foreman and, more specifically, his wildly unlikely comeback story as a boxer advanced in his years.
In any case, this is the tale of George Foreman and, more specifically, his wildly unlikely comeback story as a boxer advanced in his years.
- 2/1/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Somewhere in the multiverse, there's a reality where Ben Affleck directed and starred in "The Batman," resulting in a very different David Fincher-styled take on the Caped Crusader than the one Matt Reeves gave us in 2022. Instead, the true story basketball industry drama "Air" will serve as Affleck's long-awaited return to the director's chair and the followup to his 2016 period gangster flick, "Live By Night." Despite being generally considered Affleck's first real misfire behind the camera (though he still has fond feelings about it), that movie's not enough on its own to make you forget about his gripping direction on "Gone Baby Gone" or the propulsive thrills he delivered with "The Town" and "Argo" (even with the way the latter bends the facts of the actual historical events that inspired it and resorts to stereotypes in its depiction of the Middle East).
Thankfully, "Air" finds Affleck operating more in...
Thankfully, "Air" finds Affleck operating more in...
- 1/23/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Asante Blackk (When They See Us) and Luis Guzmán (Traffic) have been tapped as the leads for Aristotle Torres’ feature directorial debut Story Ave, for FirstGen Content and Jamie Foxx’s Foxxhole Productions. The film, which has wrapped production in New York, will also star Alex Hibbert (Moonlight), Melvin Gregg (Nine Perfect Strangers), Cassandra Freeman (Monsters and Men) and Coral Peña (For All Mankind).
Based on Torres’ 2018 short of the same name — which was, in turn, based on his life — Story Ave follows a teenage graffiti artist (Blackk) who, after running away from home, holds up an unsuspecting Mta worker (Guzmán) in a robbery gone right that changes their lives forever.
Story Ave is a FirstGen Content and Foxxhole Entertainment Production, in association with Mero Mero Production, The Space Program, and Dark Rabbit Productions. Torres developed the feature through the Sundance Director and Screenwriter Labs,...
Based on Torres’ 2018 short of the same name — which was, in turn, based on his life — Story Ave follows a teenage graffiti artist (Blackk) who, after running away from home, holds up an unsuspecting Mta worker (Guzmán) in a robbery gone right that changes their lives forever.
Story Ave is a FirstGen Content and Foxxhole Entertainment Production, in association with Mero Mero Production, The Space Program, and Dark Rabbit Productions. Torres developed the feature through the Sundance Director and Screenwriter Labs,...
- 8/24/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Well, we survived the great content crush of spring 2022. Now we can just sit back, take a nice little breather and … wait, what’s that you say? There’s still tons of great television, streaming every week, including this week which contains the return of “For All Mankind,” the launch of a terrific Marvel Studios series on Disney+ and a new Adam Sandler sports drama on Netflix? All the better! May the content crush never end!
On with the television!
“For All Mankind”
Friday, June 10, Apple TV+
Apple TV+
“For All Mankind” has been heralded as one of the greatest shows on TV. And that isn’t an unfair assessment. It’s an alternate history look at the space race. Instead of beating Russia to the moon, the U.S. followed them. Real-life heroes are dramatized alongside wholly made-up characters. And everything is rendered in such vivid detail, both conceptually and emotionally,...
On with the television!
“For All Mankind”
Friday, June 10, Apple TV+
Apple TV+
“For All Mankind” has been heralded as one of the greatest shows on TV. And that isn’t an unfair assessment. It’s an alternate history look at the space race. Instead of beating Russia to the moon, the U.S. followed them. Real-life heroes are dramatized alongside wholly made-up characters. And everything is rendered in such vivid detail, both conceptually and emotionally,...
- 6/4/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Sonja Sohn is set as a lead opposite Ramón Rodríguez in ABC’s drama pilot Will Trent, from 20th Television.
In Will Trent, written by Liz Heldens and Dan Thomsen based on Karin Slaughter’s bestselling book series, Special Agent Will Trent (Rodríguez) of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. But now, determined to use his unique point of view to make sure no one is abandoned like he was, Trent has the highest clearance rate in the Gbi.
Sohn will play Amanda, the head of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Will’s (Rodriguez) boss, she’s coldly competent and always camera ready for a press conference. Climbing the ranks at the Gbi has made Amanda a real ball-buster, but she has a mysterious soft spot for Will.
Erika Christensen, Jake McLaughlin and Iantha Richardson also star.
In Will Trent, written by Liz Heldens and Dan Thomsen based on Karin Slaughter’s bestselling book series, Special Agent Will Trent (Rodríguez) of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. But now, determined to use his unique point of view to make sure no one is abandoned like he was, Trent has the highest clearance rate in the Gbi.
Sohn will play Amanda, the head of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Will’s (Rodriguez) boss, she’s coldly competent and always camera ready for a press conference. Climbing the ranks at the Gbi has made Amanda a real ball-buster, but she has a mysterious soft spot for Will.
Erika Christensen, Jake McLaughlin and Iantha Richardson also star.
- 5/10/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Sonja Sohn will star as Amanda in “Will Trent,” ABC’s drama pilot adapted from Karin Slaughter’s book series of the same name.
“Will Trent” will star Ramón Rodríguez as Will Trent, a special agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (Gbi) who was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. But now, determined to use his unique point of view to make sure no one is abandoned like he was, Will Trent has the highest clearance rate in the Gbi.
Amanda is Will’s boss, the head of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. She’s coldly competent and always camera ready for a press conference. Climbing the ranks at the Gbi has made Amanda a real ball-buster, but she has a mysterious soft spot for Will.
Sohn is best known for starring in Kima Greggs in HBO’s “The Wire.
“Will Trent” will star Ramón Rodríguez as Will Trent, a special agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (Gbi) who was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. But now, determined to use his unique point of view to make sure no one is abandoned like he was, Will Trent has the highest clearance rate in the Gbi.
Amanda is Will’s boss, the head of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. She’s coldly competent and always camera ready for a press conference. Climbing the ranks at the Gbi has made Amanda a real ball-buster, but she has a mysterious soft spot for Will.
Sohn is best known for starring in Kima Greggs in HBO’s “The Wire.
- 5/10/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Kimi (2021)There’s a vital undercurrent to recent mainstream American cinema in the form of Steven Soderbergh’s tireless, unassuming productivity.Soderbergh is no stranger to success—either critical or commercial—nor to the upper echelons of studio filmmaking, and yet in the early 2010s he made a shift to a more unassuming way of working. The trigger was a larger, long-gestating seachange across the cinema landscape. The major American studios increasingly turned away from producing a variety of movies, of various sizes, types and expectations, and made fewer films but with ballooning costs and so little leeway for artistic risk. While put out by this great shake-up, Soderbergh embraced another: the medium’s mass digitization. His response has been to stay away from blockbuster projects but also to avoid making work that would obviously comply with the grinds and ploys known as “festival circuit” or “award season,” even if...
- 3/6/2022
- MUBI
Having initially established itself as a power-house of binge TV, in more recent years Netflix has turned its attention to movies.
But with dozens of Netflix original films to chose from, how to sort the gold from the feature-length dross?
To help you make sense of the service’s mind-boggling viewing options here’s a countdown of the best original movies available to stream on Netflix UK.
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50. Rebecca
The ultimate hate-watch or game attempt at reinventing a classic thriller? Opinions are divided on Ben Wheatley’s adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier novel already immortalised by Hitchcock. Lily James...
But with dozens of Netflix original films to chose from, how to sort the gold from the feature-length dross?
To help you make sense of the service’s mind-boggling viewing options here’s a countdown of the best original movies available to stream on Netflix UK.
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50. Rebecca
The ultimate hate-watch or game attempt at reinventing a classic thriller? Opinions are divided on Ben Wheatley’s adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier novel already immortalised by Hitchcock. Lily James...
- 2/27/2022
- by Ed Power
- The Independent - Film
Exclusive: Jasmine Mathews, Sonja Sohn, John Magaro and Shein Mompremier (Black Lightning) have joined the cast of Sony Pictures and Affirm Films’ untitled biopic of legendary two-time world heavyweight champion George Foreman, from director George Tillman Jr..
They will star alongside previously announced cast members including Khris Davis, Sullivan Jones, and Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker.
The film will follow the remarkable life and times of Foreman, from Olympic Gold medalist to World Heavyweight champion, the Rumble in the Jungle fight with Muhammad Ali in Zaire, to finding his faith, retiring, and becoming a preacher. When financial hardship hits his family and church, he steps back in the ring and regains the championship at age 45, becoming the oldest heavyweight champion in boxing history.
Tillman Jr. and Frank Baldwin penned the screenplay,...
They will star alongside previously announced cast members including Khris Davis, Sullivan Jones, and Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker.
The film will follow the remarkable life and times of Foreman, from Olympic Gold medalist to World Heavyweight champion, the Rumble in the Jungle fight with Muhammad Ali in Zaire, to finding his faith, retiring, and becoming a preacher. When financial hardship hits his family and church, he steps back in the ring and regains the championship at age 45, becoming the oldest heavyweight champion in boxing history.
Tillman Jr. and Frank Baldwin penned the screenplay,...
- 2/24/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
A new Steven Soderbergh movie is on the horizon, but it’s being released a little under the radar. The filmmaker behind “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Magic Mike” and “Traffic” tackles the thriller genre with a story set during the Covid-19 pandemic in “Kimi,” which serves as a performance vehicle for Zoë Kravitz. The film marks the first collaboration between Soderbergh and “Panic Room” and “Spider-Man” writer David Koepp, and is already drawing notice for being a lean, mean thriller that compels from beginning to end.
So how and where do you watch “Kimi?” And what is the film about? Your burning questions answered below.
Where Is “Kimi” Streaming?
“Kimi” is an HBO Max original film and is streaming exclusively on HBO Max starting on Feb. 10. Since it’s an HBO Max original, it will always be available on the streaming service.
Is “Kimi” in Theaters?
No, “Kimi” is not getting a theatrical release.
So how and where do you watch “Kimi?” And what is the film about? Your burning questions answered below.
Where Is “Kimi” Streaming?
“Kimi” is an HBO Max original film and is streaming exclusively on HBO Max starting on Feb. 10. Since it’s an HBO Max original, it will always be available on the streaming service.
Is “Kimi” in Theaters?
No, “Kimi” is not getting a theatrical release.
- 2/10/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Since coming out of his "retirement" from making films in 2017, Steven Soderbergh has directed a half dozen movies and a TV series. He's also been quick to adapt to the rapidly changing landscape and sent his last four films direct to streaming — starting with "High Flying Bird" and "The Laundromat" (which debuted as Netflix Originals) and continuing on with "Let Them All Talk" and "No Sudden Move" (which bowed as HBO Max exclusives). His latest directorial effort, "Kimi," is also premiering on HBO Max and has received a trailer just a month ahead of its debut on the platform.
A blue-haired Zoë Kravitz stars...
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A blue-haired Zoë Kravitz stars...
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- 1/11/2022
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Tarell Alvin McCraney & Glenn Davis Launch Chatham Grove Production Company With Overall Deal At UCP
Exclusive: Oscar-winning writer-playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, creator of the acclaimed series David Makes Man, has teamed up with actor-producer Glenn Davis, artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, to launch Chatham Grove, a production company which has inked an overall deal with UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Under the multi-year deal, McCraney, Davis and their team at Chatham Grove will develop and produce projects across genres and formats for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.
McCraney and Davis, who have been friends for 20 years, since meeting as undergraduates at The Theatre School at DePaul University, created Chatham Grove with the clear goal of creating content that promotes and is centered around voices and artists from communities that have been historically underrepresented and often marginalized.
The duo, who named their company after the areas that each of them are from — the Chatham neighborhood on the Southside of Chicago (Davis), and the...
Under the multi-year deal, McCraney, Davis and their team at Chatham Grove will develop and produce projects across genres and formats for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.
McCraney and Davis, who have been friends for 20 years, since meeting as undergraduates at The Theatre School at DePaul University, created Chatham Grove with the clear goal of creating content that promotes and is centered around voices and artists from communities that have been historically underrepresented and often marginalized.
The duo, who named their company after the areas that each of them are from — the Chatham neighborhood on the Southside of Chicago (Davis), and the...
- 12/10/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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The barrier for entry into filmmaking is lower than it’s ever been thanks to your iPhone and a few key accessories. And iPhone cinematography isn’t relegated to indie directors — Steven Soderbergh shot his films “Unsane” and “High Flying Bird” on an iPhone and even told IndieWire in 2018 that he would likely keep doing it.
“I think this is the future,” he said at the time. “Anybody going to see [‘Unsane’] who has no idea of the backstory to the production will have no idea this was shot on the phone. That’s not part of the conceit.” Added Soderbergh, “People forget, this is a 4K capture [device]. I’ve seen it 40 feet tall.
The barrier for entry into filmmaking is lower than it’s ever been thanks to your iPhone and a few key accessories. And iPhone cinematography isn’t relegated to indie directors — Steven Soderbergh shot his films “Unsane” and “High Flying Bird” on an iPhone and even told IndieWire in 2018 that he would likely keep doing it.
“I think this is the future,” he said at the time. “Anybody going to see [‘Unsane’] who has no idea of the backstory to the production will have no idea this was shot on the phone. That’s not part of the conceit.” Added Soderbergh, “People forget, this is a 4K capture [device]. I’ve seen it 40 feet tall.
- 10/5/2021
- by Jean Bentley and Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
The first shot of “Nine Perfect Strangers” is not, in fact, one of the titular strangers. Not one member of the starry ensemble is featured in the opening moments of Hulu’s limited series — not its Oscar-winning executive producer and star, nor either of its two-time Oscar nominees. Instead, all you see is fruit. Diced strawberries, a chopped banana, a few blueberries. They’re all sitting in a slowly churning blender, about to be puréed into gloppy, pink, mush.
Over the course of the first six episodes, audiences will become quite familiar with what it looks like to see vivid chunks of seedy snacks being diced into drinks. Watermelons, mangoes, raspberries — you name the fruit, it’s going to get liquefied. Considering the artful colors splashing around those violent blades, it’s hard to tell if series writer David E. Kelley has an unhealthy smoothie obsession or a frightening vendetta against fruit.
Over the course of the first six episodes, audiences will become quite familiar with what it looks like to see vivid chunks of seedy snacks being diced into drinks. Watermelons, mangoes, raspberries — you name the fruit, it’s going to get liquefied. Considering the artful colors splashing around those violent blades, it’s hard to tell if series writer David E. Kelley has an unhealthy smoothie obsession or a frightening vendetta against fruit.
- 8/18/2021
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Steven Soderbergh is one of the few commercial American directors who makes films about money—stealing it, lacking it, and its intersection with sex, power, culture, and politics. He’s a filmmaker who’s keenly aware of the reasons why some have money and many others don’t. He knows what it says about a person and where they fit on the capitalist hierarchy. His genre obsessions make these ideas go down smoothly, sometimes almost deceptively so, but there’s genuine indignation at the inequity of it all combined with honest compassion for those stuck on the losing side of the system. It’s too easy to say his films are just metaphors for life in America, though that’s certainly a part of it. It’s more honest to say he places seekers and thieves in the center of his films because, at least in art, they demand focus and control the action.
- 7/6/2021
- by Vikram Murthi
- The Film Stage
Melvin Gregg, Rotimi and Allen Maldonado are the latest stars to join New Line’s reimagining of the 1990 hit comedy “House Party,” produced by the SpringHill Company for HBO Max.
The trio join stars Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Tosin Cole, Karen Obilom and DC Young Fly for the new movie, produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter.
The reimagining of the cult classic, which starred Christopher “Kid” Reid and Christopher “Play” Martin of the hip-hop group Kid ‘n Play, is set to be directed by award-winning music video helmer Calmatic in his feature directorial debut. The movie’s script comes from Emmy-nominated “Atlanta” duo Stephen Glover and Jamal Olori.
The 1990 movie, written and directed by Reginald Hudlin, was a major financial success for New Line, earning $26.4 million at the box office and cult status with fans. The movie also features Tisha Martin-Campbell, Martin Lawrence, A.J. Johnson, Daryl “Chill” Mitchell and Full Force.
The trio join stars Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Tosin Cole, Karen Obilom and DC Young Fly for the new movie, produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter.
The reimagining of the cult classic, which starred Christopher “Kid” Reid and Christopher “Play” Martin of the hip-hop group Kid ‘n Play, is set to be directed by award-winning music video helmer Calmatic in his feature directorial debut. The movie’s script comes from Emmy-nominated “Atlanta” duo Stephen Glover and Jamal Olori.
The 1990 movie, written and directed by Reginald Hudlin, was a major financial success for New Line, earning $26.4 million at the box office and cult status with fans. The movie also features Tisha Martin-Campbell, Martin Lawrence, A.J. Johnson, Daryl “Chill” Mitchell and Full Force.
- 6/28/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Forget it, Jake — it’s late-stage capitalism. Director Steven Soderbergh has been following the money throughout his career, going at least as far back as the “Ocean’s” movies, where financial institutions take a hit at the hands of the strivers and scrabblers. Since returning from his “retirement” from movies, he’s offered stories as disparate as “High Flying Bird,” which suggests the possibility of labor wresting control from management, and “The Laundromat,” a messy exposé of shell companies and offshore tax shelters that at least tries to gin up audience outrage over a seemingly unsolvable dilemma.
Now he’s back with “No Sudden Move,” which allows the director to revel in his love for dark comedy, criminal capers, period detail, and all-star ensembles, and while all of those elements make the film entertaining, the story ultimately feels like a hopeless recitation of doom: The rich and powerful will always be rich and powerful.
Now he’s back with “No Sudden Move,” which allows the director to revel in his love for dark comedy, criminal capers, period detail, and all-star ensembles, and while all of those elements make the film entertaining, the story ultimately feels like a hopeless recitation of doom: The rich and powerful will always be rich and powerful.
- 6/19/2021
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Easing back into moviemaking after the months-long covid shutdown seems like a mighty stressful proposition, and from the looks of the cast and crew credits for “No Sudden Move,” Steven Soderbergh decided to alleviate that stress by surrounding himself with people he knew. It’s a picture chock full of reunions: with his frequent star Don Cheadle, with Cheadle’s “Traffic” co-star Benicio del Toro, with Amy Seimetz (of the “Girlfriend Experience” TV adaptation), with Bill Duke of “High Flying Bird”; even Brendan Fraser was previously directed by Soderbergh, on a wonderful episode of the long-forgotten Showtime anthology series “Fallen Angels.” The script is by Ed Solomon, who penned the director’s HBO series “Mosaic”; the music is by his regular collaborator David Holmes; the producer is Casey Silver, who, as head of Universal Pictures, offered Soderbergh the picture that saved his career, “Out of Sight.” (And, of course, he...
- 6/19/2021
- by Jason Bailey
- The Playlist
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Alex Wheatle (Steve McQueen)
Alex Wheatle, the fourth entry in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology, offers a modest take on the process of unlearning cultural attitudes and biases through the eyes of a naïve teenager. In 1980, Alex Wheatle moves to a social services hostel in Brixton after spending his childhood in a group home, where he was subject to constant abuse from his white peers and caretaker. In Brixton, however, Wheatle finds himself immersed in the Black British community, from which he was displaced growing up in all-white Surrey, where he slowly but surely assimilates the patois, fashion, and most importantly, music of his culture. He quickly witnesses...
Alex Wheatle (Steve McQueen)
Alex Wheatle, the fourth entry in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology, offers a modest take on the process of unlearning cultural attitudes and biases through the eyes of a naïve teenager. In 1980, Alex Wheatle moves to a social services hostel in Brixton after spending his childhood in a group home, where he was subject to constant abuse from his white peers and caretaker. In Brixton, however, Wheatle finds himself immersed in the Black British community, from which he was displaced growing up in all-white Surrey, where he slowly but surely assimilates the patois, fashion, and most importantly, music of his culture. He quickly witnesses...
- 12/11/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
After enduring any number of paid celebrity vacations disguised as feature films, it’s edifying to learn that a cast and crew can have a great journey and make a worthwhile film at the same time, as Steven Soderbergh and an impressive ensemble have done with “Let Them All Talk,” filmed almost entirely during a real transatlantic, New York-to-Southampton crossing on the Queen Mary 2.
You won’t begrudge Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, Dianne Wiest, Gemma Chan and Lucas Hedges getting an ocean voyage out of the deal, since this comedy-drama about a blocked novelist having an awkward reunion with old friends is such a witty exploration of relationships and of the responsibility artists have to their muses. It’s “Wild Strawberries” for women of a certain age, and a big improvement over Soderbergh and Streep’s previous collaboration, the disjointed “The Laundromat.”
Streep stars as Alice, an acclaimed author. Her...
You won’t begrudge Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, Dianne Wiest, Gemma Chan and Lucas Hedges getting an ocean voyage out of the deal, since this comedy-drama about a blocked novelist having an awkward reunion with old friends is such a witty exploration of relationships and of the responsibility artists have to their muses. It’s “Wild Strawberries” for women of a certain age, and a big improvement over Soderbergh and Streep’s previous collaboration, the disjointed “The Laundromat.”
Streep stars as Alice, an acclaimed author. Her...
- 12/3/2020
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Steven Soderbergh is a film-process savant, pushing himself constantly, creating new ways to make and share his art. Whether it be experimenting with the means of distribution (Logan Lucky), using smartphones for the entirety of production, or creating a miniseries in which the viewer could help solve the mystery (Mosaic) through an app on their phone, he’s obsessed with new technology pervading our lives and how that affects the medium in which he so comfortably operates. With a thinly outlined script (courtesy Deborah Eisenberg), completely improvised, and shot in two weeks aboard a boat headed for the UK, Let Them All Talk is a welcome entry in the auteur’s continued experimental canon.
Meryl Streep is pitch-perfect as Alice, the ultra-successful literary metropolitan hoping to bring together her two oldest friends––Susan (Dianne Wiest) and Roberta (Candice Bergen)––as she attempts to finish her latest manuscript en route to...
Meryl Streep is pitch-perfect as Alice, the ultra-successful literary metropolitan hoping to bring together her two oldest friends––Susan (Dianne Wiest) and Roberta (Candice Bergen)––as she attempts to finish her latest manuscript en route to...
- 12/3/2020
- by Erik Nielsen
- The Film Stage
A year after they teamed up on the Panama Papers biopic “The Laundromat,” Meryl Streep and Steven Soderbergh are reuniting for the pressure-cooker drama “Let Them All Talk,” which got a new trailer ahead of its HBO Max release on Dec. 10.
Streep plays Alice Hughes, a renowned author with a lot of burned bridges. Hoping to make amends, she goes on a cruise with her nephew (Lucas Hedges) and two old friends (Dianne Wiest and Candice Bergen). But when her nephew becomes involved with a literary agent (Gemma Chan), tensions quickly rise as Hughes is forced to confront her past and the mistakes she made in her relationships.
As streaming services have invested more in feature films, Soderbergh has jumped right into the fray with a pair of 2019 Netflix films, “High Flying Bird” and “The Laundromat.”
“Let Them All Talk” is one of two films the director is developing for...
Streep plays Alice Hughes, a renowned author with a lot of burned bridges. Hoping to make amends, she goes on a cruise with her nephew (Lucas Hedges) and two old friends (Dianne Wiest and Candice Bergen). But when her nephew becomes involved with a literary agent (Gemma Chan), tensions quickly rise as Hughes is forced to confront her past and the mistakes she made in her relationships.
As streaming services have invested more in feature films, Soderbergh has jumped right into the fray with a pair of 2019 Netflix films, “High Flying Bird” and “The Laundromat.”
“Let Them All Talk” is one of two films the director is developing for...
- 11/15/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
"I just don't know who you are anymore... Does anybody trust you?" Soderbergh's always up to something! HBO has released an official trailer for Let Them All Talk, a new film directed by Steven Soderbergh. It's yet another of his low key dialogue-driven dramas, much like High Flying Bird before this. The film tells the story of a celebrated author named Alice Hughes, played by Meryl Streep, who takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew comes along to wrangle the ladies and finds himself involved with a young literary agent. Also starring Candice Bergen, Lucas Hedges, Gemma Chan, Saskia Larsen, and Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest. This looks pretty dang good! Soderbergh's recent films have been getting more and more interesting, with intricate but minimal stories and colorful characters. I'm looking forward to watching this one when it hits HBO Max.
- 11/15/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“Deadpool 2” star Zazie Beetz will join Brad Pitt in the cast of Sony’s action movie “Bullet Train.”
Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry and Andrew Koji are also boarding the pic. “Hobbs & Shaw” helmer David Leitch is directing with Kelly McCormick producing through 87North and Antoine Fuqua through Fuqua Films. Zak Olkewicz wrote the script, based on the Japanese novel “Maria Beetle” by best-selling author Kotaro Isaka. The book centers on a group of hitmen and assassins with conflicting motives on a train in Tokyo.
Pitt boarded the project in early July. He had been weighing his options since winning his first acting Oscar for Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” for playing stuntman Cliff Booth. Pitt is also attached to co-star with Emma Stone in Damien Chazelle’s movie “Babylon,” which moved back the start of production to 2021, creating an opening in his schedule for “Bullet Train.
Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry and Andrew Koji are also boarding the pic. “Hobbs & Shaw” helmer David Leitch is directing with Kelly McCormick producing through 87North and Antoine Fuqua through Fuqua Films. Zak Olkewicz wrote the script, based on the Japanese novel “Maria Beetle” by best-selling author Kotaro Isaka. The book centers on a group of hitmen and assassins with conflicting motives on a train in Tokyo.
Pitt boarded the project in early July. He had been weighing his options since winning his first acting Oscar for Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” for playing stuntman Cliff Booth. Pitt is also attached to co-star with Emma Stone in Damien Chazelle’s movie “Babylon,” which moved back the start of production to 2021, creating an opening in his schedule for “Bullet Train.
- 11/13/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Steven Soderbergh’s “No Sudden Move,” the acclaimed director’s next feature to start production, will star a variety of high-profile talents, including Don Cheadle and Benicio Del Toro. WarnerMedia announced the start of shooting on Monday, as well as additional casting news, for the upcoming HBO Max original.
Cheadle and Del Toro will star alongside Jon Hamm, David Harbour, Amy Seimetz, Ray Liotta, Kieran Culkin, Brendan Fraser, Noah Jupe, Bill Duke, Frankie Shaw, and Julia Fox. The script was written by Ed Solomon, and Casey Silver is attached to produce. Soderbergh is producing the film as part of his overall deal with HBO Max. Soderbergh and Solomon previously collaborated on recently-released feature “Bill & Ted Face the Music” and HBO limited series “Mosaic.”
The film, which is set in Detroit in 1955, centers on a group of small-time criminals who are hired to steal what they think is a simple document.
Cheadle and Del Toro will star alongside Jon Hamm, David Harbour, Amy Seimetz, Ray Liotta, Kieran Culkin, Brendan Fraser, Noah Jupe, Bill Duke, Frankie Shaw, and Julia Fox. The script was written by Ed Solomon, and Casey Silver is attached to produce. Soderbergh is producing the film as part of his overall deal with HBO Max. Soderbergh and Solomon previously collaborated on recently-released feature “Bill & Ted Face the Music” and HBO limited series “Mosaic.”
The film, which is set in Detroit in 1955, centers on a group of small-time criminals who are hired to steal what they think is a simple document.
- 9/29/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Steven Soderbergh’s latest film “No Sudden Move” has added a star studded cast that includes David Harbour, Noah Jupe and Brendan Fraser to a cast that already includes Don Cheadle and Benicio Del Toro.
Production began Monday on “No Sudden Move” in Detroit for the film that is intended for HBO Max, and the film also stars Soderbergh’s film also stars Amy Seimetz, Jon Hamm, Ray Liotta, Bill Duke, Frankie Shaw, Kieran Culkin and Julia Fox. The cast and crew will operate under strict Covid-19 safety protocols.
Soderbergh’s “No Sudden Move” was previously titled “Kill Switch” and was forced to halt production earlier this year due to the pandemic, and at the time the film included stars such as George Clooney, John Cena and Sebastian Stan, who had all been circling the project but could no longer participate.
Ed Solomon wrote the film that is set in...
Production began Monday on “No Sudden Move” in Detroit for the film that is intended for HBO Max, and the film also stars Soderbergh’s film also stars Amy Seimetz, Jon Hamm, Ray Liotta, Bill Duke, Frankie Shaw, Kieran Culkin and Julia Fox. The cast and crew will operate under strict Covid-19 safety protocols.
Soderbergh’s “No Sudden Move” was previously titled “Kill Switch” and was forced to halt production earlier this year due to the pandemic, and at the time the film included stars such as George Clooney, John Cena and Sebastian Stan, who had all been circling the project but could no longer participate.
Ed Solomon wrote the film that is set in...
- 9/28/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Rumors have long swirled around a revival of the Steven Soderbergh-directed Cinemax series “The Knick” that ended after two seasons in 2015; the cabler then canceled it for good in 2017.
Now Soderbergh says that a new season of the medical drama starring Clive Owen as a renowned surgeon in 1900s New York is in its early stages. According to a new interview with The Playlist, Soderbergh said a pilot has been written by the series’ creators Jack Amiel and Michael Begler, with “The Knick” star André Holland as well as filmmaker Barry Jenkins working in collaboration.
“[André and Barry] came up with a really great approach with Jack and Michael,” Soderbergh said. “And that seems to be advancing rapidly. I just read the pilot, which is terrific.”
Soderbergh remained coy about whether or not Jenkins would direct the series. “I’m very passive on that,” Soderbergh said. “That’s all Barry’s baby.
Now Soderbergh says that a new season of the medical drama starring Clive Owen as a renowned surgeon in 1900s New York is in its early stages. According to a new interview with The Playlist, Soderbergh said a pilot has been written by the series’ creators Jack Amiel and Michael Begler, with “The Knick” star André Holland as well as filmmaker Barry Jenkins working in collaboration.
“[André and Barry] came up with a really great approach with Jack and Michael,” Soderbergh said. “And that seems to be advancing rapidly. I just read the pilot, which is terrific.”
Soderbergh remained coy about whether or not Jenkins would direct the series. “I’m very passive on that,” Soderbergh said. “That’s all Barry’s baby.
- 9/24/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Here’s something different: Damien Chazelle, the acclaimed director behind “Whiplash” and “La La Land,” has released a short film shot entirely in vertical display on an iPhone.
Titled “The Stunt Double,” the short film stars Tom McComas as the eponymous stunt double — McComas is a professional stunt performer whose credits range from “The Dark Knight” and “Euphoria” to “Sonic the Hedgehog” — whose life flashes before his eyes during an especially outlandish scene. The film opens with McComas performing in some sort of action movie where he flees from a gun-toting duo by jumping off of a tall building. When his parachute fails, McComas closes his eyes and reminisces about the various films he’s performed stunts in.
Chazelle’s film then flashes through McComas’ character’s career, which includes work on projects ranging from a film that riffs on “Indiana Jones” to a romantic feature. Most of the fictional movies also star Preeti Desai,...
Titled “The Stunt Double,” the short film stars Tom McComas as the eponymous stunt double — McComas is a professional stunt performer whose credits range from “The Dark Knight” and “Euphoria” to “Sonic the Hedgehog” — whose life flashes before his eyes during an especially outlandish scene. The film opens with McComas performing in some sort of action movie where he flees from a gun-toting duo by jumping off of a tall building. When his parachute fails, McComas closes his eyes and reminisces about the various films he’s performed stunts in.
Chazelle’s film then flashes through McComas’ character’s career, which includes work on projects ranging from a film that riffs on “Indiana Jones” to a romantic feature. Most of the fictional movies also star Preeti Desai,...
- 8/7/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
It’s been a year of change for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which has responded not only to the pandemic, pushing back the global ABC Oscars telecast from February 28 to April 25, 2021 — setting a new award season calendar as other award shows have followed suit — but the urgency of the Black Lives Matter movement.
In its continuing push to swell the Academy membership ranks, 819 artists and executives from 68 countries have been invited to join this year. The branches have increasingly actively sought eligible people to become Academy members, but the Board of Governors makes the final call. People from underrepresented ethnic/racial communities (36 percent) and women (45 percent) are among the many invites, as the Academy continues to address its long-term white-male dominance. As always, actors make up the largest branch of the Academy, but many new members (49 percent) also come from overseas.
In 2019, the Academy invited 842 new members,...
In its continuing push to swell the Academy membership ranks, 819 artists and executives from 68 countries have been invited to join this year. The branches have increasingly actively sought eligible people to become Academy members, but the Board of Governors makes the final call. People from underrepresented ethnic/racial communities (36 percent) and women (45 percent) are among the many invites, as the Academy continues to address its long-term white-male dominance. As always, actors make up the largest branch of the Academy, but many new members (49 percent) also come from overseas.
In 2019, the Academy invited 842 new members,...
- 6/30/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
It’s been a year of change for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which has responded not only to the pandemic, pushing back the global ABC Oscars telecast from February 28 to April 25, 2021 — setting a new award season calendar as other award shows have followed suit — but the urgency of the Black Lives Matter movement.
In its continuing push to swell the Academy membership ranks, 819 artists and executives from 68 countries have been invited to join this year. The branches have increasingly actively sought eligible people to become Academy members, but the Board of Governors makes the final call. People from underrepresented ethnic/racial communities (36 percent) and women (45 percent) are among the many invites, as the Academy continues to address its long-term white-male dominance. As always, actors make up the largest branch of the Academy, but many new members (49 percent) also come from overseas.
In 2019, the Academy invited 842 new members,...
In its continuing push to swell the Academy membership ranks, 819 artists and executives from 68 countries have been invited to join this year. The branches have increasingly actively sought eligible people to become Academy members, but the Board of Governors makes the final call. People from underrepresented ethnic/racial communities (36 percent) and women (45 percent) are among the many invites, as the Academy continues to address its long-term white-male dominance. As always, actors make up the largest branch of the Academy, but many new members (49 percent) also come from overseas.
In 2019, the Academy invited 842 new members,...
- 6/30/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Awkwafina, Kaitlyn Dever, Cynthia Erivo, Beanie Feldstein, Brian Tyree Henry, Niecy Nash, Florence Pugh, Lakeith Stanfield, Olivia Wilde and John David Washington are among the 819 film professionals who have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy announced on Tuesday.
Additional invitations went to directors Ari Aster, Mati Diop, Robert Eggers, Ladj Ly and Lulu Wang; to documentary filmmakers David France and Jeff Reichert; to executives Jennifer Salke and Teddy Schwarzman; to musicians and composers Larry Mullen Jr., Max Richter, Arturo Sandoval and Bernie Taupin; to producers Ryan Murphy and Rosalie Swedlin; and to writers Lucy Alibar, Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth.
A dozen different people from the Best Picture winner “Parasite” were invited to join: actors Choi Woo-Shik, Jang Hye-Jin, Jo Yeo-Jeong. Lee Jung-Eun and Park So-Dam, costume designer Choi Seyeon, editor Yang Jinmo, composer Jung Jae-Il, producer Kwak Sin-Ae, production designer Lee Ha Jun,...
Additional invitations went to directors Ari Aster, Mati Diop, Robert Eggers, Ladj Ly and Lulu Wang; to documentary filmmakers David France and Jeff Reichert; to executives Jennifer Salke and Teddy Schwarzman; to musicians and composers Larry Mullen Jr., Max Richter, Arturo Sandoval and Bernie Taupin; to producers Ryan Murphy and Rosalie Swedlin; and to writers Lucy Alibar, Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth.
A dozen different people from the Best Picture winner “Parasite” were invited to join: actors Choi Woo-Shik, Jang Hye-Jin, Jo Yeo-Jeong. Lee Jung-Eun and Park So-Dam, costume designer Choi Seyeon, editor Yang Jinmo, composer Jung Jae-Il, producer Kwak Sin-Ae, production designer Lee Ha Jun,...
- 6/30/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has released its annual list of invitations to join the organization, and surveying the new class of Oscar voters it is clear they are aiming in a big way to continue erasing the stigma of not being inclusive, particularly in terms of women, international members and underrepresented ethnic/racial communities. The org still says they have a long way to go, but the label of being a white man’s club is fading more with each year’s list of new members. The number this year does not represent a record but is closely in line with the 842 invited last year.
The org touts that its 2020 invitees are 49% international, 45% women, and 36% underrepresented ethnic/racial. Sixty-eight countries are repped on the list that includes such actors as Roma best actress nominee Yalitza Aparicio, Awkwafina, Zendaya Coleman, Harriet double nominee Cynthia Erivo, Eva Longoria, John David Washington,...
The org touts that its 2020 invitees are 49% international, 45% women, and 36% underrepresented ethnic/racial. Sixty-eight countries are repped on the list that includes such actors as Roma best actress nominee Yalitza Aparicio, Awkwafina, Zendaya Coleman, Harriet double nominee Cynthia Erivo, Eva Longoria, John David Washington,...
- 6/30/2020
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Wme has signed actor Andre Holland.
Holland is best known for his performance in the Oscar-winning Best Picture Moonlight as well as High Flying Bird, Wrinkle in Time and Selma, the latter for which he was nominated for the NAACP Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture.
In television, his work includes his breakout role opposite Clive Owen in the Cinemax Steve Soderbergh series The Knick, as the lead in the first season of the Hulu series Castle Rock, FX’s American Horror Story: Roanoke (season 6).
Holland currently stars in the lead role of the Netflix series The Eddy.
Following the success of Moonlight, in 2017, Holland portrayed Youngblood in August Wilson’s play Jitney on Broadway. Since July 2018, he has starred in a production of Othello at Shakespeare’s Globe, costarring with Mark Rylance. In 2018, he made his Off Off Broadway directing debut with a production of Greg Keller’s Dutch Master.
Holland is best known for his performance in the Oscar-winning Best Picture Moonlight as well as High Flying Bird, Wrinkle in Time and Selma, the latter for which he was nominated for the NAACP Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture.
In television, his work includes his breakout role opposite Clive Owen in the Cinemax Steve Soderbergh series The Knick, as the lead in the first season of the Hulu series Castle Rock, FX’s American Horror Story: Roanoke (season 6).
Holland currently stars in the lead role of the Netflix series The Eddy.
Following the success of Moonlight, in 2017, Holland portrayed Youngblood in August Wilson’s play Jitney on Broadway. Since July 2018, he has starred in a production of Othello at Shakespeare’s Globe, costarring with Mark Rylance. In 2018, he made his Off Off Broadway directing debut with a production of Greg Keller’s Dutch Master.
- 5/29/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The NBA might be on hold, but work on a sequel to “High Flying Bird” is very much underway.
André Holland, who starred in the Steven Soderbergh-directed “High Flying Bird” last year, recently revealed that he was working on a sequel to the sports drama film during an interview on the Reckon Interview podcast. The original film centered on Ray Burke (Holland), a sports agent who must pitch a risky opportunity to a client to help save his career while his sports agency is in a lockout. Holland revealed that he was working on a sequel when he was asked about how his character would’ve reacted during the NBA’s ongoing struggles with the coronavirus. Holland, who starred in the film alongside Zazie Beets, Zachary Quinto, Caleb McLaughlin, Kyle McLachlan, and Glenn Fleshler, mused that the ongoing pandemic could factor into the sequel’s plot.
That potential plot tidbit aside,...
André Holland, who starred in the Steven Soderbergh-directed “High Flying Bird” last year, recently revealed that he was working on a sequel to the sports drama film during an interview on the Reckon Interview podcast. The original film centered on Ray Burke (Holland), a sports agent who must pitch a risky opportunity to a client to help save his career while his sports agency is in a lockout. Holland revealed that he was working on a sequel when he was asked about how his character would’ve reacted during the NBA’s ongoing struggles with the coronavirus. Holland, who starred in the film alongside Zazie Beets, Zachary Quinto, Caleb McLaughlin, Kyle McLachlan, and Glenn Fleshler, mused that the ongoing pandemic could factor into the sequel’s plot.
That potential plot tidbit aside,...
- 5/20/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Steven Soderbergh‘s High Flying Bird was one of last year’s best movies, featuring a captivating performance from André Holland, playing a sports agent dealing with an NBA lockout. It’s a must-watch movie, but I never expected it to spawn a franchise. But that’s apparently what’s happening, as Holland revealed that there’s a High Flying Bird sequel in […]
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- 5/19/2020
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
When a film is released in February on Netflix, it’s difficult for it to be seriously considered in the awards conversation in December. That seems to be the best explanation for why Steven Soderbergh’s “High Flying Bird” wasn’t really talked about in many Best Of lists for 2019. But make no mistake, the basketball drama starring André Holland is one of the best films of last year.
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- 5/19/2020
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Leave it to the current lack of live basketball, but the world of entertainment seems to be fully invested in telling more stories of the sport. Following Uncut Gems, we have another newly announced Adam Sandler-led basketball movie, as well as the recent conclusion of The Last Dance, and Space Jam: A New Legacy just around the corner. We can now add another project to the lineup.
André Holland, star and producer of Steven Soderbergh’s High Flying Bird, revealed development is underway on a follow-up to that film. “We’re working on a sequel to the film. I haven’t told anybody that… but working on that,” he tells Reckon Interview (via Al.com). “So yeah, I think hopefully, once we get this made, we’ll be able, I’ll be able to answer that question with a 90-minute movie.”
The question is, of course, how his sports...
André Holland, star and producer of Steven Soderbergh’s High Flying Bird, revealed development is underway on a follow-up to that film. “We’re working on a sequel to the film. I haven’t told anybody that… but working on that,” he tells Reckon Interview (via Al.com). “So yeah, I think hopefully, once we get this made, we’ll be able, I’ll be able to answer that question with a 90-minute movie.”
The question is, of course, how his sports...
- 5/19/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Anyone setting out to imagine a parody of what Damien Chazelle’s first television show would look like couldn’t possibly outdo the genuine article, Netflix’s The Eddy. Of course the Oscar-winning La La Land director has landed in Peak TV with a drama about jazz — set in and around a Parisian jazz club, no less. And of course it would share a similar tortured-artist philosophy with Chazelle’s breakout film Whiplash, along with some of the stoic grief of his Neil Armstrong biopic First Man.
“Music’s supposed to be fun!
“Music’s supposed to be fun!
- 5/6/2020
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
A series about an African American man (André Holland) in France struggling to keep his nightclub and Parisian staff afloat amid a looming threat of organized crime seems as random as you can get for an actor who's made his mark in very American narratives like Selma, The Knick, High Flying Bird,
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- 4/25/2020
- by Candice Frederick
- TVGuide - Breaking News
The director of Arlington Road, The Mothman Prophecies, Pearl Jam’s Jeremy and many more reflects on his career and some of the movies that made him.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Arlington Road (1999)
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Firewall (2006)
The Orphanage (2007)
Nostalgia (2018)
Avatar (2009)
Titanic (1997)
Chef (2014)
The Laundromat (2019)
Honeymoon In Vegas (1992)
Demonlover (2003)
Under The Sand (2000)
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Under The Skin (2013)
The Great Beauty (2013)
Slap Shot (1977)
Network (1976)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Pawnbroker (1964)
Star Wars (1977)
The Exorcist (1973)
Jaws (1975)
The World’s Greatest Athlete (1973)
All The President’s Men (1976)
Liquid Sky (1982)
The Brother From Another Planet (1984)
City Of Hope (1991)
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Snowpiercer (2013)
The Flintstones (1994)
Matinee (1993)
Batman (1989)
Transformers (2007)
A History Of Violence (2005)
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1998)
Mandy (2018)
Phantom Thread (2017)
Magnolia (1999)
Boogie Nights (1997)
The Master (2012)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
The Mustang (2019)
Inherent Vice (2014)
The New World (2005)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Last Word (2017)
Cocaine Cowboys (2006)
The Burglar (1957)
What Lies Beneath...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Arlington Road (1999)
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Firewall (2006)
The Orphanage (2007)
Nostalgia (2018)
Avatar (2009)
Titanic (1997)
Chef (2014)
The Laundromat (2019)
Honeymoon In Vegas (1992)
Demonlover (2003)
Under The Sand (2000)
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Under The Skin (2013)
The Great Beauty (2013)
Slap Shot (1977)
Network (1976)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Pawnbroker (1964)
Star Wars (1977)
The Exorcist (1973)
Jaws (1975)
The World’s Greatest Athlete (1973)
All The President’s Men (1976)
Liquid Sky (1982)
The Brother From Another Planet (1984)
City Of Hope (1991)
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Snowpiercer (2013)
The Flintstones (1994)
Matinee (1993)
Batman (1989)
Transformers (2007)
A History Of Violence (2005)
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1998)
Mandy (2018)
Phantom Thread (2017)
Magnolia (1999)
Boogie Nights (1997)
The Master (2012)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
The Mustang (2019)
Inherent Vice (2014)
The New World (2005)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Last Word (2017)
Cocaine Cowboys (2006)
The Burglar (1957)
What Lies Beneath...
- 4/21/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
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