Exclusive: Horror studio Blumhouse and natural history producer Plimsoll Productions have teamed up on a new factual series.
The two companies are developing Nightmares of Nature, a series that follows animal heroes battling to survive the true-life horrors only real nature can provide. The idea is to blend natural history filmmaking through a horror lens, a place where trees bleed, zombie snails dwell and vampire fish reign supreme.
Blumhouse is behind Amazon’s The Horror of Dolores Roach and films including Get Out and M3gan, while ITV-owned Plimsoll is behind series such as Hostile Planet, Tiny World and Night on Earth.
No network or platform is currently attached.
Nightmares of Nature is produced by Blumhouse Television and Plimsoll Productions. For Blumhouse, Jason Blum, Chris McCumber and Gretchen Palek are executive producers. For Plimsoll, Grant Mansfield, Alan Eyres, Tom Hugh-Jones and Martha Holmes are executive producers.
“Plimsoll is best...
The two companies are developing Nightmares of Nature, a series that follows animal heroes battling to survive the true-life horrors only real nature can provide. The idea is to blend natural history filmmaking through a horror lens, a place where trees bleed, zombie snails dwell and vampire fish reign supreme.
Blumhouse is behind Amazon’s The Horror of Dolores Roach and films including Get Out and M3gan, while ITV-owned Plimsoll is behind series such as Hostile Planet, Tiny World and Night on Earth.
No network or platform is currently attached.
Nightmares of Nature is produced by Blumhouse Television and Plimsoll Productions. For Blumhouse, Jason Blum, Chris McCumber and Gretchen Palek are executive producers. For Plimsoll, Grant Mansfield, Alan Eyres, Tom Hugh-Jones and Martha Holmes are executive producers.
“Plimsoll is best...
- 7/17/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Five acclaimed film composers will reveal details behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Btl Experts” Q&a event with key 2021 guild and Oscar contenders this month. Each person will participate in two video discussions to be published on Thursday, January 21, at 5:00 p.m. Pt; 8:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Joyce Eng and a group chat with Joyce and all of them together.
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“Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix): Terence Blanchard
Blanchard was an Oscar nominee for “BlacKkKlansman.” Other projects have included “One Night in Miami,...
RSVP today to this specific event by clicking here to book your reservation. Or click here to RSVP for our entire ongoing panel series. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Btl Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Oscar contenders:
“Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix): Terence Blanchard
Blanchard was an Oscar nominee for “BlacKkKlansman.” Other projects have included “One Night in Miami,...
- 1/13/2021
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Independent U.K. production company Plimsoll Productions has fully acquired Andrea Jackson’s distribution outfit Magnify Media, after taking a minority stake in the company in 2016.
With access to Plimsoll’s resources and infrastructure, the acquisition will allow Magnify to continue to expand. Magnify’s current Mipcom slate includes two new Plimsoll formats: “Good with Wood” (Channel 4) and “Unique B&b”(BBC).
Magnify was set up in 2015 as a specialist content distribution and rights management company working with producers, rights owners and broadcasters to develop and exploit rights across platforms globally. The boutique company, which has built a strong reputation across the industry, represents titles from rights owners including Argonon, Rare TV, Nrk, Yle, Seventh Art Productions, Kite Entertainment and CNN International. Hit shows include “Fittest Family,” “Doctors Vs. Internet,” “Rescue Dog to Super Dog” and “Cash in the Attic.”
Plimsoll, which has offices in Los Angeles, Bristol and Cardiff,...
With access to Plimsoll’s resources and infrastructure, the acquisition will allow Magnify to continue to expand. Magnify’s current Mipcom slate includes two new Plimsoll formats: “Good with Wood” (Channel 4) and “Unique B&b”(BBC).
Magnify was set up in 2015 as a specialist content distribution and rights management company working with producers, rights owners and broadcasters to develop and exploit rights across platforms globally. The boutique company, which has built a strong reputation across the industry, represents titles from rights owners including Argonon, Rare TV, Nrk, Yle, Seventh Art Productions, Kite Entertainment and CNN International. Hit shows include “Fittest Family,” “Doctors Vs. Internet,” “Rescue Dog to Super Dog” and “Cash in the Attic.”
Plimsoll, which has offices in Los Angeles, Bristol and Cardiff,...
- 9/23/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Ample Entertainment, the company behind Facebook Watch series 9 Months with Courteney Cox, is moving into the natural history space.
The company has set up Ample Nature to produce blue-chip natural history series. It is thought to be one of the first natural history units in Los Angeles – a genre known for being produced predominantly out of Bristol in the UK.
Ample, which also produces Could You Survive the Movies for YouTube, Lost Gold of WWII for History, and Murder in the Heartland for Discovery ID, said that it had already secured shows across “multiple” networks and platforms but did not reveal details.
Kylie Stott, who has worked on series including David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef and Stephen Hawking’s Brave New World, has joined as Vice President of Development, Natural History. She will spearhead development and production across a slate of natural history and wildlife programming.
Ample has also...
The company has set up Ample Nature to produce blue-chip natural history series. It is thought to be one of the first natural history units in Los Angeles – a genre known for being produced predominantly out of Bristol in the UK.
Ample, which also produces Could You Survive the Movies for YouTube, Lost Gold of WWII for History, and Murder in the Heartland for Discovery ID, said that it had already secured shows across “multiple” networks and platforms but did not reveal details.
Kylie Stott, who has worked on series including David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef and Stephen Hawking’s Brave New World, has joined as Vice President of Development, Natural History. She will spearhead development and production across a slate of natural history and wildlife programming.
Ample has also...
- 7/28/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Which legendary cinematographers have inspired those working today? Can sharp-eyed Dp’s spot the seams in the unbroken shots of “1917” and “Birdman”? And what image from an expertly lensed movie blew them away before they stepped behind the camera themselves? These were just some of the questions answered by four of television’s best cinematographers during Gold Derby’s Meet the Btl Experts panel, conducted virtually by managing editor Chris Beachum. Watch the full interview with Marshall Adams (“Better Call Saul”), John Conroy (“Penny Dreadful: City of Angels”), David Mullen (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) and David Reichert (“Deadliest Catch”).
See Over 300 exclusive video interviews with 2020 Emmy contenders
All four panelists also conducted 10-minute individual interviews that delved deeper into their own shows, as did cinematographer David Klein (“Homeland”). Watch each by clicking on their names below.
Marshall Adams is also known for his work on “El Camino,” “Shut Eye,...
See Over 300 exclusive video interviews with 2020 Emmy contenders
All four panelists also conducted 10-minute individual interviews that delved deeper into their own shows, as did cinematographer David Klein (“Homeland”). Watch each by clicking on their names below.
Marshall Adams is also known for his work on “El Camino,” “Shut Eye,...
- 6/29/2020
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
“A big part of what we’re doing is just trying to get these images in these conditions,” explains cinematographer David Reichert about the filming of “The Deadliest Catch.” The Emmy-winning Dp took viewers behind the scenes of the reality TV hit while appearing at Gold Derby’s Meet the Btl Experts panel, moderated virtually by managing editor Chris Beachum. Watch our exclusive video interview with Reichert above.
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Now in its 16th season, the Discovery Channel series explores the high-seas adventures of real life Alaskan crab fisherman, who risk death and injury to make those prized catches. But it’s not just the fishermen who put their lives at risk. In shooting an episode, “we have to survive, our cameras have to survive… and we need to be recording all the time,” Reichert reveals, “because we are following the action. In this show,...
See Over 300 exclusive video interviews with 2020 Emmy contenders
Now in its 16th season, the Discovery Channel series explores the high-seas adventures of real life Alaskan crab fisherman, who risk death and injury to make those prized catches. But it’s not just the fishermen who put their lives at risk. In shooting an episode, “we have to survive, our cameras have to survive… and we need to be recording all the time,” Reichert reveals, “because we are following the action. In this show,...
- 6/29/2020
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Five of TV’s top cinematographers will reveal the secrets behind their success when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Btl Experts” Q&a event with key 2020 Emmy contenders this month. Each person will participate in two video discussions to be published soon: one-on-one with our managing editor Chris Beachum and a group chat with Chris and all of the directors of photography together.
SEEalmost 300 interviews with 2020 Emmy contenders
This “Meet the Btl Experts” panel welcomes the following 2020 Emmy contenders:
Marshall Adams represents AMC for “Better Call Saul”
Adams is also known for his work on “El Camino,” “Shut Eye,” “Rush Hour,” “Grimm” and “CSI: New York.”
John Conroy represents Showtime for “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels”
Conroy has received one Emmy nomination for “Luther” and has won an American Society of Cinematographers Award for “The Terror: Infamy.” Other Dp projects have included “The Name of the Rose,...
SEEalmost 300 interviews with 2020 Emmy contenders
This “Meet the Btl Experts” panel welcomes the following 2020 Emmy contenders:
Marshall Adams represents AMC for “Better Call Saul”
Adams is also known for his work on “El Camino,” “Shut Eye,” “Rush Hour,” “Grimm” and “CSI: New York.”
John Conroy represents Showtime for “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels”
Conroy has received one Emmy nomination for “Luther” and has won an American Society of Cinematographers Award for “The Terror: Infamy.” Other Dp projects have included “The Name of the Rose,...
- 6/16/2020
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
It’s time to check out what Disney+ UK has planned for June! Last month, the streaming service added Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as its centrepiece, and this month will see the arrival of a first-look premiere in Kenneth Branagh’s new family film Artemis Fowl, which has skipped its cinema release and landed on Disney+. The big budget movie is based on the bestselling book by Eoin Colfer, and follows 12-year-old genius Artemis Fowl as he sets out to find his missing dad. The project boasts a stellar cast that includes Ferdia Show, Colin Farrell, Josh Gad and Judi Dench. We’ll at least get a quick chance to guess for ourselves if it would have been a box office hit for the mouse house or not.
Elsewhere on Disney+, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil joins the library. Angelina Jolie heads up the sequel to 2014’s successful origin story,...
Elsewhere on Disney+, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil joins the library. Angelina Jolie heads up the sequel to 2014’s successful origin story,...
- 6/2/2020
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Disney Plus has revealed the full list of movies and TV shows, both original and pre-existing content, that will be coming to the streaming service over the next month. The site will be adding the new titles to its library in three batches throughout June. It’s not the biggest haul of new material if we’re being honest, but there are a few key items you’ll want to look out for.
Most notably, Artemis Fowl is hitting Disney Plus on June 12th. The fantasy movie directed by Thor‘s Kenneth Branagh, and based off the popular Ya novels by Eoin Colfer, was originally set to debut in theaters but has been switched to a streaming release given the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the first time the studio has made such a move, but it’s been noted they may do so again if this one turns out to be successful.
Most notably, Artemis Fowl is hitting Disney Plus on June 12th. The fantasy movie directed by Thor‘s Kenneth Branagh, and based off the popular Ya novels by Eoin Colfer, was originally set to debut in theaters but has been switched to a streaming release given the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the first time the studio has made such a move, but it’s been noted they may do so again if this one turns out to be successful.
- 6/1/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
‘Hotel Mumbai’.
Nick Matthews was named Australian cinematographer of the year for his work on director Anthony Maras’ Hotel Mumbai at the annual Australian Cinematographers Society (Acs) National Awards on Saturday night.
In addition, he collected the Gold Tripod for features budgeted above $2 million with Denson Baker receiving an award of distinction in that category for Claire McCarthy’s Ophelia.
In the awards presented online, Dion Beebe, Roger Lanser and John Wheeler were inducted into the Hall of Fame and the Ron Windon Award went to Robb Shaw-Velzen.
For features budgeted below $2 million Joshua Flavell received the Gold Tripod for David Barker’s Pimped and Chris Bland got the award of distinction for Heath Davis’ Locusts.
Among the other honorees, Zoe White won the drama series or telefeatures prize for The Handmaid’s Tale and Katie Milwright took the dramatised documentaries gong for Matthew Sleeth’s Guilty, which chronicles the final...
Nick Matthews was named Australian cinematographer of the year for his work on director Anthony Maras’ Hotel Mumbai at the annual Australian Cinematographers Society (Acs) National Awards on Saturday night.
In addition, he collected the Gold Tripod for features budgeted above $2 million with Denson Baker receiving an award of distinction in that category for Claire McCarthy’s Ophelia.
In the awards presented online, Dion Beebe, Roger Lanser and John Wheeler were inducted into the Hall of Fame and the Ron Windon Award went to Robb Shaw-Velzen.
For features budgeted below $2 million Joshua Flavell received the Gold Tripod for David Barker’s Pimped and Chris Bland got the award of distinction for Heath Davis’ Locusts.
Among the other honorees, Zoe White won the drama series or telefeatures prize for The Handmaid’s Tale and Katie Milwright took the dramatised documentaries gong for Matthew Sleeth’s Guilty, which chronicles the final...
- 5/17/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Back Lot Music has digitally released the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to Universal Pictures’ The Invisible Man, a Blumhouse/Goalpost production directed by Leigh Whannell from his screenplay and screen story. The film’s original score is by Grammy® and Golden Globe-nominated composer Benjamin Wallfisch. A vinyl release will be available March 4 through Mondo featuring two 180g discs housed inside a gatefold sleeve and an etching on side 4. The Invisible Man will be theatrically released in the U.S. on February 28th.
Starring Emmy Award winner Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), The Invisible Man is a terrifying modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal’s classic Monster character.
Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass (Moss) escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding. But when Cecilia’s abusive ex, Adrian Griffin, commits suicide and leaves her a generous portion of his vast fortune,...
Starring Emmy Award winner Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), The Invisible Man is a terrifying modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal’s classic Monster character.
Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass (Moss) escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding. But when Cecilia’s abusive ex, Adrian Griffin, commits suicide and leaves her a generous portion of his vast fortune,...
- 2/21/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Exclusive: Hostile Planet producer Plimsoll Productions is moving into scripted. The natural history producer has hired Lisa Gilchrist, producer of Dominic West-fronted crime thriller Appropriate Adult, as Head of Drama.
This comes six months after the company, which also produces series such as Yellowstone Live and Netflix’s Night on Earth, has secured multi-million-dollar investment from private equity firm Ldc.
Gilchrist, who reports to Plimsoll CEO Grant Mansfield, has worked with Mrs Wilson producer Snowed-In Productions as well as ITV and the BBC. Other projects she has worked on include ITV’s See No Evil: The Moors Murders and This is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper and BBC One’s The Moorside.
She has been tasked with developing original scripted series with an initial focus on factual drama for the UK and international marketplace.
Grant Mansfield, CEO, said, “Lisa has built a reputation on delivering standout, award winning and emotionally powerful drama.
This comes six months after the company, which also produces series such as Yellowstone Live and Netflix’s Night on Earth, has secured multi-million-dollar investment from private equity firm Ldc.
Gilchrist, who reports to Plimsoll CEO Grant Mansfield, has worked with Mrs Wilson producer Snowed-In Productions as well as ITV and the BBC. Other projects she has worked on include ITV’s See No Evil: The Moors Murders and This is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper and BBC One’s The Moorside.
She has been tasked with developing original scripted series with an initial focus on factual drama for the UK and international marketplace.
Grant Mansfield, CEO, said, “Lisa has built a reputation on delivering standout, award winning and emotionally powerful drama.
- 2/11/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Night on Earth’ Review: Netflix’s Nocturnal Nature Doc Is Built Like a Dispatch from Another Planet
As the marketplace gets more crowded with each passing season, it’s become increasingly difficult for nature documentaries to simply capture wildlife as it is. Whether in response to the flurry of Attenborough-voiced tours through global habitats or as a way to just add an extra layer onto them, there’s become something of an arms race to take a well-established format and inject it with a few fresh angles.
Last year, Nat Geo’s “Hostile Planet” promised a less sanitized, more dangerous view of the ongoing interplay between predator and prey. A handful of series have emphasized their comprehensive scope, touting not just a view of the planet, but one that fixes its eye on each of the seven continents. To that growing list of hooks, add the new Netflix doc series “Night on Earth,” a six-part exploration of what happens in nature after the sun sets.
Unlike some of these other twists,...
Last year, Nat Geo’s “Hostile Planet” promised a less sanitized, more dangerous view of the ongoing interplay between predator and prey. A handful of series have emphasized their comprehensive scope, touting not just a view of the planet, but one that fixes its eye on each of the seven continents. To that growing list of hooks, add the new Netflix doc series “Night on Earth,” a six-part exploration of what happens in nature after the sun sets.
Unlike some of these other twists,...
- 1/29/2020
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Bear Grylls, the face of survival and outdoor adventure television, and his longtime producing partner, Delbert Shoopman, have teamed with leading global production and distribution powerhouse Banijay Group to launch production company The Natural Studios, which will produce both non-scripted and scripted adventure content.
The company, with Grylls and Shoopman as co-CEOs, is funded by Banijay, which serves as its production and distribution partner. Grylls and Shoopman will maintain full strategic control, Banijay said. The outfit will “develop original IP with mass global appeal and nurture the next generation of adrenaline-fueled TV stars worldwide,” according to a statement.
Grylls said: “At its heart this is about building the ultimate home of adventure programming worldwide. The Natural Studios will be providing a home for the best adventure talent to help them create shows with us that inspire and move people to go for it in their lives and to never give up.
The company, with Grylls and Shoopman as co-CEOs, is funded by Banijay, which serves as its production and distribution partner. Grylls and Shoopman will maintain full strategic control, Banijay said. The outfit will “develop original IP with mass global appeal and nurture the next generation of adrenaline-fueled TV stars worldwide,” according to a statement.
Grylls said: “At its heart this is about building the ultimate home of adventure programming worldwide. The Natural Studios will be providing a home for the best adventure talent to help them create shows with us that inspire and move people to go for it in their lives and to never give up.
- 10/14/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: ITV is moving into the resurgent natural history space with its first major wildlife series in a number of years, taking on the likes of the BBC, Netflix and Discovery.
The British commercial broadcaster is working with Hostile Planet producer Plimsoll Productions on landmark doc series A Year On Planet Earth (w/t) and the Grant Mansfield-run business is currently in La pitching the project to U.S. broadcasters and streaming platforms to finalize its financing.
A Year On Planet Earth is being overseen by showrunner Tom Hugh-Jones, creative director at Plimsoll, who was the showrunner of the BBC’s Planet Earth II and Nat Geo’s Hostile Planet, and Plimsoll’s Head of Wildlife, Dr Martha Holmes.
Deadline understands that the series showcases the planet’s annual journey around the sun and its impact on the globe.
Hugh-Jones and Holmes are in La this week, on the...
The British commercial broadcaster is working with Hostile Planet producer Plimsoll Productions on landmark doc series A Year On Planet Earth (w/t) and the Grant Mansfield-run business is currently in La pitching the project to U.S. broadcasters and streaming platforms to finalize its financing.
A Year On Planet Earth is being overseen by showrunner Tom Hugh-Jones, creative director at Plimsoll, who was the showrunner of the BBC’s Planet Earth II and Nat Geo’s Hostile Planet, and Plimsoll’s Head of Wildlife, Dr Martha Holmes.
Deadline understands that the series showcases the planet’s annual journey around the sun and its impact on the globe.
Hugh-Jones and Holmes are in La this week, on the...
- 9/18/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Primetime Emmy telecast will take place on Sunday night, September 22, but die-hard Emmy connoisseurs know most of the awards are handed out the weekend before. On Saturday, September 14, and Sunday, September 15, the television academy held its Creative Arts Awards, honoring the best behind-the-scenes artists as well as achievements in animation, documentaries, reality TV, variety, short form programming and more. Scroll down for the complete list of nominees and winners on Saturday night.
Don’t look for a “Game of Thrones” stampede to start here. Saturday’s awards focused on achievements like Best Animated Program, Best Documentary Series and Special, and Best Structured and Unstructured Reality Program, to name a few. These races are where RuPaul Charles (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”) might have taken home a fourth Best Reality Host award to tie “Survivor” emcee Jeff Probst for the most ever.
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Don’t look for a “Game of Thrones” stampede to start here. Saturday’s awards focused on achievements like Best Animated Program, Best Documentary Series and Special, and Best Structured and Unstructured Reality Program, to name a few. These races are where RuPaul Charles (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”) might have taken home a fourth Best Reality Host award to tie “Survivor” emcee Jeff Probst for the most ever.
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- 9/14/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Plimsoll Productions, the production company behind series including Nat Geo’s Hostile Planet and Yellowstone Live, is ramping up its U.S. activities with the hire of former Covert Media exec Saul Goldberg to run its La office.
This comes after the natural history producer, which is making raft of series for streaming services, including commissions from Apple’s forthcoming platform, received multi-million-dollar investment from private equity firm Ldc.
Goldberg joins the company, founded by former Zodiak USA chief Grant Mansfield, as Vice President of Development and Production. He will oversee Plimsoll’s U.S. slate across factual entertainment and documentaries, building on its footprint, which now amounts to more than 75% of its business. He will work closely with Plimsoll Head of Factual Entertainment Karen Plumb, Head of Documentaries Richard Klein, and President of International Production and Development Andrew Jackson.
Most recently, Goldberg served as Head of Unscripted TV...
This comes after the natural history producer, which is making raft of series for streaming services, including commissions from Apple’s forthcoming platform, received multi-million-dollar investment from private equity firm Ldc.
Goldberg joins the company, founded by former Zodiak USA chief Grant Mansfield, as Vice President of Development and Production. He will oversee Plimsoll’s U.S. slate across factual entertainment and documentaries, building on its footprint, which now amounts to more than 75% of its business. He will work closely with Plimsoll Head of Factual Entertainment Karen Plumb, Head of Documentaries Richard Klein, and President of International Production and Development Andrew Jackson.
Most recently, Goldberg served as Head of Unscripted TV...
- 9/4/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Thanks to the advocacy of composer Miriam Cutler, the TV Academy finally added a separate category for original documentary scores (series and specials) this season, and she promptly was nominated for both “Rbg” and “Love, Gilda.” It’s a very competitive field with Oscar winner “Free Solo” (Marco Beltrami and Brandon Roberts); “Game of Thrones: The Last Watch” (Hannah Peel); “Hostile Planet” and “Our Planet”, and Cutler couldn’t be more thrilled. “The enthusiasm for the category has been huge with all the submissions and some really good nominees,” she said. “It just opens it up.”
Cutler’s been working as an award-winning doc composer for 25 years, but up until now has never gotten close to winning a Primetime Emmy. “Look what happened: the very first time, two nominations,” she added. “I think it acknowledges how interest in docs has really [grown].”
It took many years of lobbying the TV Academy...
Cutler’s been working as an award-winning doc composer for 25 years, but up until now has never gotten close to winning a Primetime Emmy. “Look what happened: the very first time, two nominations,” she added. “I think it acknowledges how interest in docs has really [grown].”
It took many years of lobbying the TV Academy...
- 8/29/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Andy Muschietti’s much-anticipated sequel “It Chapter Two” doesn’t just reunite the director with the talented cast of kiddos from his box office-busting first film, but it also brings back some of his notable below the line talent. That includes multi-faceted composer Benjamin Wallfisch, who scored the first film and is back for the second outing with 45 brand new tracks.
“Andy has created such an ambitious and extraordinary movie in ‘It Chapter Two,’ with incredible scope on every level,” Wallfisch said in an official statement. “One of our earliest discussions for the new score was how we could take what we did for the first movie and give it more scale and ambition — to reflect the scope of the film.”
Those tracks include two debuting exclusively on IndieWire in advance of the soundtrack’s release later this week. And, appropriately enough, one of those tracks is even called “Scary.
“Andy has created such an ambitious and extraordinary movie in ‘It Chapter Two,’ with incredible scope on every level,” Wallfisch said in an official statement. “One of our earliest discussions for the new score was how we could take what we did for the first movie and give it more scale and ambition — to reflect the scope of the film.”
Those tracks include two debuting exclusively on IndieWire in advance of the soundtrack’s release later this week. And, appropriately enough, one of those tracks is even called “Scary.
- 8/29/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
To Guillermo Navarro, executive producer of the National Geographic documentary series Hostile Planet, there’s no doubt global warming is dangerously real.
“We’ve made sure to turn the oven a little hotter and things are cooking quicker,” Navarro comments ruefully. “In these last 50 years the planet has evolved more rapidly than the last six million years.”
The impact of climate change on species across the globe forms the crux of Hostile Planet, a contender for three Emmy Awards including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. It’s never been easy for animals of any kind to endure and pass on their genes in the great Darwinian contest that is life on Earth. But rising temperatures have made it even tougher, the series maintains.
“The fact is that [animals] have a very difficult time surviving now. So the story of a polar bear 50 years ago when these natural history movies started being...
“We’ve made sure to turn the oven a little hotter and things are cooking quicker,” Navarro comments ruefully. “In these last 50 years the planet has evolved more rapidly than the last six million years.”
The impact of climate change on species across the globe forms the crux of Hostile Planet, a contender for three Emmy Awards including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. It’s never been easy for animals of any kind to endure and pass on their genes in the great Darwinian contest that is life on Earth. But rising temperatures have made it even tougher, the series maintains.
“The fact is that [animals] have a very difficult time surviving now. So the story of a polar bear 50 years ago when these natural history movies started being...
- 8/22/2019
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
For esteemed composer Benjamin Wallfisch, National Geographic’s Hostile Planet was “one of those opportunities which I wasn’t expecting to get.” Having never before worked on a docuseries, Wallfisch was captivated by the project—a brutally realistic nature series, which depicts animals struggling to survive in different environments—not only because of its cinematic and immersive visuals, but also because of the message at its heart.
“It’s very important to me that the message about the urgency of the need to take action on climate change is communicated,” the composer explains. “We’re living through a time where we carry a responsibility to future generations to take action, and so much of that is about creating a groundswell of everyone being motivated to make sure our representatives take action—and the right action—and take it quickly.”
For the first-time Emmy nominee, who recently completed his score for...
“It’s very important to me that the message about the urgency of the need to take action on climate change is communicated,” the composer explains. “We’re living through a time where we carry a responsibility to future generations to take action, and so much of that is about creating a groundswell of everyone being motivated to make sure our representatives take action—and the right action—and take it quickly.”
For the first-time Emmy nominee, who recently completed his score for...
- 8/20/2019
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“Hostile Planet” has a truly shocking opening: a snow leopard, tasked with finding food in a rapidly advancing spring, tumbles with its prey 200 feet down the side of an impossibly steep mountain. In the context of a different nature series, that moment might be framed as an unfortunate instance of a predator victory.
For the series’ executive producer Guillermo Navarro, that opening not only signals what makes “Hostile Planet” different from other nature programming, it’s a testament to the persistence of the camera crew that captured the moment.
“They were not getting anything. Just glimpses of it, nothing to build a story from. They were running out of food, and they were very tired and cold. It was just a brutal effort. They asked to come back and we said, ‘Stay one more week.’ In the last three days of that week, they shot everything you saw. I don...
For the series’ executive producer Guillermo Navarro, that opening not only signals what makes “Hostile Planet” different from other nature programming, it’s a testament to the persistence of the camera crew that captured the moment.
“They were not getting anything. Just glimpses of it, nothing to build a story from. They were running out of food, and they were very tired and cold. It was just a brutal effort. They asked to come back and we said, ‘Stay one more week.’ In the last three days of that week, they shot everything you saw. I don...
- 8/16/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
In a massively scaled bid at citywide awards-season exposure for its flagship series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” up for 20 Primetime Emmy Awards this summer, Amazon went big. The film and TV studio offered Los Angeles residents to take a trip to 1959 with period-era prices on goods and services throughout the city. Everything from a $2 blowout at Dry Bar to a $.99 pastrami sandwich at La delicatessen favorite Canter’s, and even a $40 one-night stay at the posh, otherwise pricey Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, is on offer throughout the day.
These nostalgic deals seemed like great fun for fans not only of “Mrs. Maisel” but also penny-pinching Angelenos tired of being taken for a ride by many of the city’s most beloved institutions. However, Maisel Day, as Amazon deemed it, proved to be a bit of a problem at one Santa Monica gas station, where the absurdly cheap price of $.30 a gallon...
These nostalgic deals seemed like great fun for fans not only of “Mrs. Maisel” but also penny-pinching Angelenos tired of being taken for a ride by many of the city’s most beloved institutions. However, Maisel Day, as Amazon deemed it, proved to be a bit of a problem at one Santa Monica gas station, where the absurdly cheap price of $.30 a gallon...
- 8/15/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Plimsoll Productions, the production company behind series including Nat Geo’s Hostile Planet and Yellowstone Live, has secured multi-million-dollar investment from private equity firm Ldc.
The investment firm has taken a minority stake in the natural history and wildlife producer, which was founded by former Zodiak USA chief Grant Mansfield. The deal values the company at around $100M.
Headquartered in Bristol, UK, Plimsoll was founded in 2013 and has more than 400 employees across the UK and La. It is behind more than 50 series, 14 live shows and seven films including Channel 4’s Rescue Dog to Super Dog and ITV’s Life at the Extreme. It is also making a raft of series for streaming services, including commissions from Apple’s forthcoming platform.
The company is on track to generate sales of around $42M for its financial year ending August 2019 including sales to a slew of international broadcasters via distributor Magnify Media,...
The investment firm has taken a minority stake in the natural history and wildlife producer, which was founded by former Zodiak USA chief Grant Mansfield. The deal values the company at around $100M.
Headquartered in Bristol, UK, Plimsoll was founded in 2013 and has more than 400 employees across the UK and La. It is behind more than 50 series, 14 live shows and seven films including Channel 4’s Rescue Dog to Super Dog and ITV’s Life at the Extreme. It is also making a raft of series for streaming services, including commissions from Apple’s forthcoming platform.
The company is on track to generate sales of around $42M for its financial year ending August 2019 including sales to a slew of international broadcasters via distributor Magnify Media,...
- 8/12/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
James Cameron is heading back underwater in “Mission OceanX,” a series for National Geographic that will follow a groundbreaking ocean exploration mission. The “Titanic” and “The Abyss” director is no stranger to the deep, having dived down to the Mariana Trench in a submarine in 2012, among other aquatic missions.
“Mission OceanX” will follow the maiden voyage of the Alucia2, a next-generation exploration ship belonging to underwater exploration organization OceanX. BBC Studios’ vaunted Natural History Unit is producing for Nat Geo, but Cameron said in an exclusive interview with Variety that he is pushing the team to take a different approach from regular blue-chip natural history series by getting under the skin of the people and the mission.
“We want it to be character-driven,” Cameron said during a break from shooting the new “Avatar” movies. “One of the things I have pushed everybody towards, maybe even a little bit to the...
“Mission OceanX” will follow the maiden voyage of the Alucia2, a next-generation exploration ship belonging to underwater exploration organization OceanX. BBC Studios’ vaunted Natural History Unit is producing for Nat Geo, but Cameron said in an exclusive interview with Variety that he is pushing the team to take a different approach from regular blue-chip natural history series by getting under the skin of the people and the mission.
“We want it to be character-driven,” Cameron said during a break from shooting the new “Avatar” movies. “One of the things I have pushed everybody towards, maybe even a little bit to the...
- 7/23/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Over recent months, Gold Derby has hosted fascinating interviews with 194 of this year’s Emmy Awards contenders. And now with Tuesday’s announcement of 2019 nominations, we’re proud that 65 of these people are now officially nominees. Visit our Emmy Awards nominees video folder to watch these exclusive 15-20 minute chats.
And be watching over the next month as we add many more nominee interviews. Several are already being scheduled.
SEE2019 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 71st Emmy Awards
Here is the full list of 65 nominee interviews you can now watch:
The Act — Joey King (actress)
The Amazing Race — Phil Keoghan (producer)
Barry — Anthony Carrigan (actor)
Beto Breaks The Internet — Jimmy Fallon (actor)
Better Call Saul — Giancarlo Esposito (actor), Bob Odenkirk
The Big Bang Theory — Mark Cendrowski (director)
Black-ish — Michelle Cole (costume designer)
Bodyguard — Jed Mercurio (producer)
Broad City — Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson (actresses)
Chernobyl — Jared Harris...
And be watching over the next month as we add many more nominee interviews. Several are already being scheduled.
SEE2019 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 71st Emmy Awards
Here is the full list of 65 nominee interviews you can now watch:
The Act — Joey King (actress)
The Amazing Race — Phil Keoghan (producer)
Barry — Anthony Carrigan (actor)
Beto Breaks The Internet — Jimmy Fallon (actor)
Better Call Saul — Giancarlo Esposito (actor), Bob Odenkirk
The Big Bang Theory — Mark Cendrowski (director)
Black-ish — Michelle Cole (costume designer)
Bodyguard — Jed Mercurio (producer)
Broad City — Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson (actresses)
Chernobyl — Jared Harris...
- 7/18/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Beyoncé and Sara Bareilles could add Emmy trophies to their awards shelves this year, having been nominated in key music categories Tuesday by the Television Academy.
Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” special on Netflix was nominated in six categories, and four of those include a nod for the pop superstar herself. Only one of those is in a music category; she’s nominated for music direction of a variety special alongside co-music director Derek Dixie (a first-time nominee). Her other nods are as a producer, co-director and writer of the special.
Bareilles, nominated last year for her performance as Mary Magdalene in “Jesus Christ Superstar,” was cited this year as co-songwriter of a new song on CBS’s Tony Awards, “This One’s for You.” Her co-host on that show, Josh Groban, shares the nomination and is up for his first Emmy.
They were the most high-profile performers cited by Emmy voters in the seven music categories.
Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” special on Netflix was nominated in six categories, and four of those include a nod for the pop superstar herself. Only one of those is in a music category; she’s nominated for music direction of a variety special alongside co-music director Derek Dixie (a first-time nominee). Her other nods are as a producer, co-director and writer of the special.
Bareilles, nominated last year for her performance as Mary Magdalene in “Jesus Christ Superstar,” was cited this year as co-songwriter of a new song on CBS’s Tony Awards, “This One’s for You.” Her co-host on that show, Josh Groban, shares the nomination and is up for his first Emmy.
They were the most high-profile performers cited by Emmy voters in the seven music categories.
- 7/16/2019
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Over the decades that the national park has fascinated the public, there’s an obvious list of animals that get associated with Yellowstone. From nature programs like the ongoing, four-night “Yellowstone Live” event happening this week on NatGeo to the gift shops in and around the park, images of grizzly bears, elk, bison, and bald eagles seem to go hand in hand with the park itself. But over the past two years, “Yellowstone Live” has also found a surprising addition to those ranks: the beaver.
James Hogan, a wildlife cinematographer who is following a number of animals for live broadcasts throughout the park for “Yellowstone Live,” has been filming beavers for decades. With his lengthy experience tracking these animals, he’s had plenty of experience in seeing how the tiniest exposure to them can garner fast fans.
“I gotta say that I’ve been filming these beavers for like 20 years...
James Hogan, a wildlife cinematographer who is following a number of animals for live broadcasts throughout the park for “Yellowstone Live,” has been filming beavers for decades. With his lengthy experience tracking these animals, he’s had plenty of experience in seeing how the tiniest exposure to them can garner fast fans.
“I gotta say that I’ve been filming these beavers for like 20 years...
- 6/26/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Nat Geo’s Contenders Showcase earlier this month ended on a very high note, thanks to a live performance of Benjamin Wallfisch‘s heart-pounding score from its docuseries “Hostile Planet.”
Wallfisch, a Golden Globe nominee for “Hidden Figures” (2016), was on hand to introduce the orchestral performance at the June 2 event at Los Angeles’ Greek Theater, alongside “Hostile Planet” executive producer Guillermo Navarro. Narrated by Bear Grylls, the six-part spotlights the extraordinary animals that adapt to some of the world’s cruelest and most brutal conditions. Unlike other nature shows, Navarro, who won a Best Cinematography Oscar for “Pan’s Labyrinth” (2006), created an immersive experience for viewers, getting up close with the animals rather than stay at a distance. Wallfisch told the audience that he, too, felt the need to flip the “classic genre” of nature series music on its head.
“One of the first things I discussed with the filmmakers...
Wallfisch, a Golden Globe nominee for “Hidden Figures” (2016), was on hand to introduce the orchestral performance at the June 2 event at Los Angeles’ Greek Theater, alongside “Hostile Planet” executive producer Guillermo Navarro. Narrated by Bear Grylls, the six-part spotlights the extraordinary animals that adapt to some of the world’s cruelest and most brutal conditions. Unlike other nature shows, Navarro, who won a Best Cinematography Oscar for “Pan’s Labyrinth” (2006), created an immersive experience for viewers, getting up close with the animals rather than stay at a distance. Wallfisch told the audience that he, too, felt the need to flip the “classic genre” of nature series music on its head.
“One of the first things I discussed with the filmmakers...
- 6/18/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Viewers got the opportunity to see some of nature's most majestic and unique creatures up close in two recent documentary series — Netflix's Our Planet and National Geographic's Hostile Planet — but for the cinematographers working on these projects, capturing these animals on film often put them in the path of danger. Not only did they have to find creative ways to film these creatures, they also had to take as much care as possible to protect themselves from harm.
So, safety was a big consideration as a team of cinematographers from the eight-part Our Planet planned ...
So, safety was a big consideration as a team of cinematographers from the eight-part Our Planet planned ...
- 6/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
For years, music in documentary and nonfiction programming competed alongside the music for fictional narratives, but this year, music composition for a documentary series or special is getting its own category — the Emmys’ seventh music category overall. It is a change that couldn’t have come soon enough for many veterans in the space.
“So many documentaries are being made,” says composer Miriam Cutler, who lobbied for the change that was approved late last year. “There are so many outlets for them, cable and streaming, and so much more interest.”
Although docu scores won the Emmy three out of the past 12 years they competed against scores for fictional fare, now the projects are on equal footing in their own category and seeing a surge in submissions: 48 scores are competing in nomination-round voting. One of the reasons this new category was approved, Cutler believes, was the Academy’s “growing focus on increasing diversity in our membership.
“So many documentaries are being made,” says composer Miriam Cutler, who lobbied for the change that was approved late last year. “There are so many outlets for them, cable and streaming, and so much more interest.”
Although docu scores won the Emmy three out of the past 12 years they competed against scores for fictional fare, now the projects are on equal footing in their own category and seeing a surge in submissions: 48 scores are competing in nomination-round voting. One of the reasons this new category was approved, Cutler believes, was the Academy’s “growing focus on increasing diversity in our membership.
- 6/13/2019
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Adorable puppies, cryotherapy facials and Morgan Freeman — NatGeo pulled out all the stops to court Emmy voters at its ambitious multimedia Contenders Showcase, a For Your Consideration Exploration event held on June 2 outside the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.
More then 2,500 TV academy and guild members enjoyed 13 interactive activations and a concert by the 40-piece Los Angeles Philharmonic during the four-hour spectacle featuring producers, stars and below-the-line talent from Oscar winner “Free Solo” and six NatGeo series: “The Flood,” “Hostile Planet,” “The Hot Zone,” “Life Below Zero,” “The Story of God” and “Valley of the Boom.” Gold Derby’s sister Pmc outlets Deadline Hollywood and Rolling Stone participated as media partners.
SEEpictures from Gold Derby’s annual Emmy season kickoff party.
Fans of “Free Solo” rock climber Alex Honnold lined up to shake the calloused hand of the real-life daredevil and have their free copies of his memoir adorned with his autograph.
More then 2,500 TV academy and guild members enjoyed 13 interactive activations and a concert by the 40-piece Los Angeles Philharmonic during the four-hour spectacle featuring producers, stars and below-the-line talent from Oscar winner “Free Solo” and six NatGeo series: “The Flood,” “Hostile Planet,” “The Hot Zone,” “Life Below Zero,” “The Story of God” and “Valley of the Boom.” Gold Derby’s sister Pmc outlets Deadline Hollywood and Rolling Stone participated as media partners.
SEEpictures from Gold Derby’s annual Emmy season kickoff party.
Fans of “Free Solo” rock climber Alex Honnold lined up to shake the calloused hand of the real-life daredevil and have their free copies of his memoir adorned with his autograph.
- 6/9/2019
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
Last night in Los Angeles, two thousand National Geographic fans descended upon The Greek Theatre for the network’s Emmy Contenders Showcase, a one-of-a-kind outdoor experience and concert event.
Upon entry, guests were treated to activations inspired by five Emmy-contending series and one stunning documentary, which just a few months ago picked up an Oscar, and is on the awards path once more.
First, there was a cryo spa, inspired by Life Below Zero. Attendees could step into the shoes of the series’ extreme crew and documentary subjects and get a taste of the subzero temperatures they endure on a daily basis in remote parts of Alaska, while living off the grid.
Following a cryotherapy facial, guests could engage with the producers of The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, getting henna tattoos, and tapping into 5,000 years of cultural tradition.
The composer behind Ebola outbreak thriller The Hot Zone, Sean Callery...
Upon entry, guests were treated to activations inspired by five Emmy-contending series and one stunning documentary, which just a few months ago picked up an Oscar, and is on the awards path once more.
First, there was a cryo spa, inspired by Life Below Zero. Attendees could step into the shoes of the series’ extreme crew and documentary subjects and get a taste of the subzero temperatures they endure on a daily basis in remote parts of Alaska, while living off the grid.
Following a cryotherapy facial, guests could engage with the producers of The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, getting henna tattoos, and tapping into 5,000 years of cultural tradition.
The composer behind Ebola outbreak thriller The Hot Zone, Sean Callery...
- 6/4/2019
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
In the past, the underlying aim of most natural history documentaries was to raise awareness of endangered species. Today, it's about raising awareness of an endangered planet. To varying degrees, climate change figures in many of this year's Emmy hopefuls, including Nat Geo's Hostile Planet, a six-part series executive produced by Oscar-winning cinematographer Guillermo Navarro. Each episode explores a distinct habitat and the struggle for life therein made more intense by depleted conditions resulting from global warming.
Netflix's eight-part series Our Planet delivers audiences into the familiar hands of 92-year-old narrator David Attenborough, a mentor to nature doc ...
Netflix's eight-part series Our Planet delivers audiences into the familiar hands of 92-year-old narrator David Attenborough, a mentor to nature doc ...
As the number of Emmy contenders continues to skyrocket in this era of too much choice, “For Your Consideration” events are evolving into full-fledged
experiential activations.
The traditional Emmy screenings and panel discussions are still around — and have grown to a point that the Television Academy now allows competing events on the same day. But that kind of packed calendar has made it necessary for networks and studios to find new ways to stand out in a crowded marketplace.
Netflix opened its annual FYSee space on May 5 at Raleigh Studios with a conversation between Bruce Springsteen and Martin Scorsese, and will close in early June with Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay. Meanwhile taking over the Hollywood Athletic Club for the third year in a row, Amazon’s two-floor exhibition and event space boasted a “Jack Ryan” role-playing game, a hair and makeup suite, and multiple “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” interactive experiences,...
experiential activations.
The traditional Emmy screenings and panel discussions are still around — and have grown to a point that the Television Academy now allows competing events on the same day. But that kind of packed calendar has made it necessary for networks and studios to find new ways to stand out in a crowded marketplace.
Netflix opened its annual FYSee space on May 5 at Raleigh Studios with a conversation between Bruce Springsteen and Martin Scorsese, and will close in early June with Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay. Meanwhile taking over the Hollywood Athletic Club for the third year in a row, Amazon’s two-floor exhibition and event space boasted a “Jack Ryan” role-playing game, a hair and makeup suite, and multiple “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” interactive experiences,...
- 5/23/2019
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
For Benjamin Wallfisch (“Shazam!”), scoring Nat Geo’s “Hostile Planet” was like working on a thriller, and for Oscar winner Steven Price (“Gravity”), scoring Netflix’s “Our Planet” demanded a similar musical sense of urgency. That’s because both nature docuseries don’t shy away from the crisis of climate change on the planet’s conservation and the survival of many animal species.
“I felt very fortunate to have been approached to collaborate on a series that addresses the issue of climate change in a way that’s so powerful, visceral, and moving,” Wallfisch said. ” It’s an opportunity we have to take for the sake of our children and their children, and it was a true honor for me to be involved in a project where that message is loud and clear, and put into the context of both incredible filmmaking and also an underlying feeling of hope for the future.
“I felt very fortunate to have been approached to collaborate on a series that addresses the issue of climate change in a way that’s so powerful, visceral, and moving,” Wallfisch said. ” It’s an opportunity we have to take for the sake of our children and their children, and it was a true honor for me to be involved in a project where that message is loud and clear, and put into the context of both incredible filmmaking and also an underlying feeling of hope for the future.
- 5/21/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
In a Gold Derby exclusive, we have learned the category placements of the key Emmy Awards contenders for NatGeo. For this season, the cable network has such scripted programs as “The Hot Zone” (Julianna Margulies) and “Valley of the Boom” (Bradley Whitford) plus nonfiction projects as Oscar winner “Free Solo,” “Life Below Zero” and “Hostile Planet” as part of their 2019 campaign.
Below, the list of National Geographic lead and supporting submissions for their limited series plus other documentaries and shows. More names might be added by the network on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.
SEEJulianna Margulies Interview: ‘The Hot Zone’
“The Flood”
Narrator – Angela Bassett
“Free Solo”
Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
“Hostile Planet”
Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Narrator – Bear Grylls
“The Hot Zone”
Limited Series
Movie/Limited Series Actress – Julianna Margulies
Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actor – Liam Cunningham,...
Below, the list of National Geographic lead and supporting submissions for their limited series plus other documentaries and shows. More names might be added by the network on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.
SEEJulianna Margulies Interview: ‘The Hot Zone’
“The Flood”
Narrator – Angela Bassett
“Free Solo”
Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
“Hostile Planet”
Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Narrator – Bear Grylls
“The Hot Zone”
Limited Series
Movie/Limited Series Actress – Julianna Margulies
Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actor – Liam Cunningham,...
- 4/24/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
After the horror thrills of “Lights Out” and “Annabelle: Creation,” director David Sandberg and composer Benjamin Wallfisch shifted tone with the light-hearted adventure of “Shazam!,” the box office hit starring Zachary Levi as DC’s iconic child-man superhero.
“David and I started discussing the score several months before shooting began,” said Wallfisch (who has been busy lately scoring “Hellboy” and Nat Geo’s “Hostile Planet”), “and we just found ourselves geeking out over our shared love of the classic superhero and adventure/fantasy scores that were being written in the ’70s and ’80s, those huge thematic, orchestral scores that totally wore their heart on their sleeve and were unabashedly emotive and motivic.”
Naturally, Sandberg wanted to go with a “classic” sound for their score, since Shazam hails from the Golden Age of superhero comics in the ’40s. And, of course, they were all in for recording the score in London...
“David and I started discussing the score several months before shooting began,” said Wallfisch (who has been busy lately scoring “Hellboy” and Nat Geo’s “Hostile Planet”), “and we just found ourselves geeking out over our shared love of the classic superhero and adventure/fantasy scores that were being written in the ’70s and ’80s, those huge thematic, orchestral scores that totally wore their heart on their sleeve and were unabashedly emotive and motivic.”
Naturally, Sandberg wanted to go with a “classic” sound for their score, since Shazam hails from the Golden Age of superhero comics in the ’40s. And, of course, they were all in for recording the score in London...
- 4/23/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Guillermo Navarro “wanted to make use of film language to tell the stories” of “Hostile Planet.” The Oscar-winning cinematographer (“Pan’s Labyrinth”) served as an executive producer on this NatGeo documentary series, which takes viewers to some of the world’s harshest terrains and examines the animals who live there. Watch our exclusive video interview with Navarro above.
In most nature documentaries, “the host is the main source of the narrative,” Navarro explains. “Someone is talking to you, driving you through the process.” Though this series is hosted by Bear Grylls, Navarro wanted to “lower the level of the voice-over” and allow the visuals to tell the story.
See Don’t worry, ‘Sharp Objects’ (probably) won’t have a season two after all
He also wanted those visuals to be strikingly different from other shows of its kind. Traditionally, the photography in nature docs is “more observational,” shot “from a distance,...
In most nature documentaries, “the host is the main source of the narrative,” Navarro explains. “Someone is talking to you, driving you through the process.” Though this series is hosted by Bear Grylls, Navarro wanted to “lower the level of the voice-over” and allow the visuals to tell the story.
See Don’t worry, ‘Sharp Objects’ (probably) won’t have a season two after all
He also wanted those visuals to be strikingly different from other shows of its kind. Traditionally, the photography in nature docs is “more observational,” shot “from a distance,...
- 4/22/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Guillermo Navarro, who exec produced National Geographic's six-part documentary series Hostile Planet, is featured in a new episode of The Hollywood Reporter's Behind the Screen podcast series.
Navarro, who is also a director and the Academy Award-winning cinematographer of Guillermo del Toro's Pan’s Labyrinth, describes the visual language and approach to the doc, which took the filmmakers to some of the most remote locations on Earth to tell the stories of how animals have adapted to survive in continuously changing hostile weather and environmental conditions.
He also talked about the ambitious production, which involved 1,800 hours of ...
Navarro, who is also a director and the Academy Award-winning cinematographer of Guillermo del Toro's Pan’s Labyrinth, describes the visual language and approach to the doc, which took the filmmakers to some of the most remote locations on Earth to tell the stories of how animals have adapted to survive in continuously changing hostile weather and environmental conditions.
He also talked about the ambitious production, which involved 1,800 hours of ...
- 4/22/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Last Year’s Winner: “Wild Wild Country”
Still Eligible: No.
Hot Streak: Since Netflix earned its first nomination (and win) in the category, only Netflix original series — or series that have benefitted from streaming on its platform — have won the category. “Making a Murderer” broke through for the digital giant in 2016, earning the initial nod and win, while “Wild Wild Country” took home the title again in 2018. In between, “Planet Earth II” won for BBC America (while “Chef’s Table” and “The Keepers” were nominated as Netflix originals). The initial “Planet Earth” and its sequel both stream on Netflix (and have for some time).
Fun Fact: In the 21 years this category has been active (it was called Outstanding Nonfiction Series before this and Outstanding Informational Series before that), PBS has won in 14 of those years and has 15 trophies, thanks to two of its programs tying in 1999. There has never been...
Still Eligible: No.
Hot Streak: Since Netflix earned its first nomination (and win) in the category, only Netflix original series — or series that have benefitted from streaming on its platform — have won the category. “Making a Murderer” broke through for the digital giant in 2016, earning the initial nod and win, while “Wild Wild Country” took home the title again in 2018. In between, “Planet Earth II” won for BBC America (while “Chef’s Table” and “The Keepers” were nominated as Netflix originals). The initial “Planet Earth” and its sequel both stream on Netflix (and have for some time).
Fun Fact: In the 21 years this category has been active (it was called Outstanding Nonfiction Series before this and Outstanding Informational Series before that), PBS has won in 14 of those years and has 15 trophies, thanks to two of its programs tying in 1999. There has never been...
- 4/9/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
New tech for producers, fresh platforms weighing in and a generation of environmentally conscious viewers have made natural history programming hot. With Oscar-winning filmmakers finding new ways to tell stories, and wildlife TV-friendly 4K TV sets shipping in greater numbers, insiders say we are headed into a golden age of natural history.
“The natural history genre is just booming, when you think about the number of projects announced that are out in the field, and coming to fruition,” says Geoff Daniels, executive vice president, global unscripted entertainment, at National Geographic Channels, and a former general manager of the Nat Geo Wild cable net. “Where the technology is leading us is allowing us to set the bar even higher in terms of cinematic craft and storytelling.”
Discovery and the BBC agree that we’re entering a golden age of natural history: Discovery will launch a global streaming service given over to...
“The natural history genre is just booming, when you think about the number of projects announced that are out in the field, and coming to fruition,” says Geoff Daniels, executive vice president, global unscripted entertainment, at National Geographic Channels, and a former general manager of the Nat Geo Wild cable net. “Where the technology is leading us is allowing us to set the bar even higher in terms of cinematic craft and storytelling.”
Discovery and the BBC agree that we’re entering a golden age of natural history: Discovery will launch a global streaming service given over to...
- 4/8/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
This month, three very different projects will showcase three sides of the same composer: a grand-scale symphonic score for a comic-book movie; a hardcore punk sound for a nightmarish supernatural tale; and a surprising combination of orchestra and electronics for an edgier-than-usual nature documentary.
The composer is London-born Benjamin Wallfisch, and his music for “Shazam!,” “Hellboy” and “Hostile Planet” couldn’t be farther apart in sound and style. But, as director James Marsh (“The Theory of Everything”) points out, “You can be versatile but boring, or you can be versatile and interesting in every genre that you take on. That is Ben’s great ability. He owns those choices and makes them his.”
In the past three years alone, Wallfisch has written an eerie and disturbing score for the Stephen King horror film “It”; earned Grammy nominations for his collaborations with Hans Zimmer on the all-electronic music for “Blade Runner 2049...
The composer is London-born Benjamin Wallfisch, and his music for “Shazam!,” “Hellboy” and “Hostile Planet” couldn’t be farther apart in sound and style. But, as director James Marsh (“The Theory of Everything”) points out, “You can be versatile but boring, or you can be versatile and interesting in every genre that you take on. That is Ben’s great ability. He owns those choices and makes them his.”
In the past three years alone, Wallfisch has written an eerie and disturbing score for the Stephen King horror film “It”; earned Grammy nominations for his collaborations with Hans Zimmer on the all-electronic music for “Blade Runner 2049...
- 4/4/2019
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
NatGeo's "Hostile Planet" hosted by Bear Gylls takes a look at how climate change is affecting the animal kingdom, and it's brutal. The show which premieres Monday, April 1 is not always pleasant to watch when you see how dire the situation is for the wild animals. Bear Gylls warns the NatGeo show may not be for everyone. ...
- 3/30/2019
- by info@cinemovie.tv (Super User)
- CineMovie
The 2018-19 TV season is heading for the homestretch, so here’s a list of spring premiere dates for new and returning series. It covers more than 20 broadcast, cable and streaming programs debuting from March 18 through mid-May and includes shows that were on hiatus. Please send any additions or adjustments to erik@deadline.com. We’ll update the list regularly as more dates are revealed.
March 19:
The Village
Mental Samurai
If Loving You Is Wrong
Mysteries of the Abandoned
March 20:
The Act (Hulu, new drama series)
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists
Big Boy’s Neighborhood
Step Up: High Water (YouTube Premium, Season 2)
Battle of the Ages (BYUtv, new game show series)
Dinner Takes All
March 22:
The Oa
Delhi Crime (Netflix, new true-crime series)
Selling Sunset
March 23:
Kids Choice Awards
Accident, Suicide or Murder
March 24:
Into the Badlands (AMC, Season 3B; final season)
Action (Showtime, new documentary miniseries)
Mission Declassified (Travel Channel, new docuseries)
Downbeat (YouTube; new mockumentary series)
March 25:
Knightfall
Jesus: His Life
Women War & Peace
March 27:
Jane the Virgin
Million Dollar Mile (CBS, new obstacle-course competition series)
What We Do in the Shadows
Happy! (Syfy, Season 2)
March 28:
Abby’s (NBC, new comedy series)
Empire (Fox, Season 5B)
Star (Fox, Season 3B)
Impractical Jokers (TruTV, Season 8)
Tacoma Fd (TruTV, new comedy series)
March 29:
Santa Clarita Diet
On My Block
Osmosis
Hanna
America in Transition
March 30:
Victor and Valentino
Animal ER Live (Nat GEo Wild, new docuseries)
March 31:
Veep
Barry
El sabor de las margaritas
Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series (Netflix, comedy animated comedy series)
Sunday Night Baseball (ESPN, Season 30)
Call the Midwife
Mrs. Wilson
Girl Meets Farm (Food Network, Season 2)
April 1:
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
The Twilight Zone (CBS All Access, new anthology drama series)
Cannon Busters (Netflix, new animated series)
Ultraman (Netflix, new anime series)
Street Outlaws
Yellowstone Live (National Geographic Channel, new nature docuseries)
Hostile Planet
30 Minute Meals (Food Network, cooking series revival)
Death in Paradise (Kcet, Season 8)
Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries (Acorn, new travel docuseries)
April 2:
The Last O.G. (TBS, Season 2)
Growing Up Chrisley
Miz & Mrs.
7 Little Johnstons
Little People, Big World
Bong Appétit: Cook Off
Legendary Locations
April 3:
Brockmire (IFC, Season 3)
World Surf League 2019 Men’s and Women’s Championship Tour (FS2, live sports premiere)
April 4:
In the Dark
Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger
Wife Swap
Ghost Bait
Braxton Family Values
Unspeakable (SundanceTV, new drama miniseries)
April 5:
Quicksand
The Tick
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix, Season 2)
Our Planet
Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas
Warrior
Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail (Discovery, Season 3)
Gold Rush: Dave Turin’s Lost Mine
April 6:
The Book of John Gray (Own, Season 2)
My Little Pony
April 7:
Killing Eve (BBC America/AMC, Season 2)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Chi (Showtime, Season 2)
A Discovery of Witches (AMC/BBC America, Season 1; TV premiere)
Murder for Hire
Madeleine McCann: An ID Murder Mystery
’80s in the Sand
April 8:
Diesel Brothers
Queens of Mystery (Acorn, new drama series)
April 9:
The Code
Fosse/Verdon (FX, new drama limited series)
Deadliest Catch (Discovery, Season 15)
The Bold Type
You Me Her (Audience Network, Season 4)
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (PBS, new documentary miniseries)
April 10:
You vs. Wild
April 11:
The Flay List
April 12:
Special
April 13:
Nate & Jeremiah by Design
April 14:
Game of Thrones (HBO, Season 8; final season)
Psi (HBO, Season 4)
Bake You Rich
April 15:
The Code
No Good Nick (Netflix, new dramedy series)
T.I. & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle
Say Yes to the Nest (Hgtv, new docuseries)
April 16:
Bless This Mess (ABC, new comedy series)
The Big Interview
April 17:
Breakthrough: The Ideas that Changed the World, new documentary limited series)
April 18:
Life in Pieces (CBS, Season 4; moves to regular slot on April 25)
April 19:
I Ship It
Rilakkuma and Kaoru (Netflix, new anime series)
Bosch
Ramy
Portals to Hell (Travel Channel, new docuseries)
April 20:
Restaurant: Impossible
Murdoch Mysteries (Ovation, Season 12)
April 21:
Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro
Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition
Rome’s Chariot Superstar
April 22:
Gentleman Jack (HBO, new drama series)
Live Rescue
La Reina del Sur
The Brigade: Race to the Hudson (Outdoor Channel, new reality competition series)
April 23:
The Curse of Civil War Gold (History, Season 2)
Tales (Bet, Season 2)
April 24:
Cobra Kai
April 25:
Top Gear (BBC America, Season 26)
April 26:
2019 NFL Draft
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
April 27:
The Son (AMC, Season 2; final season)
April 28:
The Red Line
Deep State
April 29:
American Spring Live
Pacific Heartbeat
Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries (Acorn, new travel docuseries)
April 30:
The 100
On Tour with Asperger’s Are Us
April Tba:
Chasing Life with Sanjay Gupta (CNN, new docuseries)
May 1:
The Name of the Rose (SundanceTV, new drama limited series)
May 2:
iZombie
Best Room Wins (Bravo, new home-design competition series)
May 3:
Tuca & Bertie
May 5:
The Spanish Princess (Starz, new drama limited series)
Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar
Real Money
May 6:
Chernobyl (HBO, new miniseries)
May 10:
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men (Showtime, new documentary miniseries)
May 13:
La’s Finest (Spectrum Originals, new drama series)
May 16:
The Very Very Best of the ’70s
May 17:
Catch-22 (Hulu, new drama limited series)
Fleabag (Amazon Prime, Season 2)
May 19:
Secrets of the Zoo (Nat Geo Wild, Season 2)
May 22:
The Amazing Race
May 23:
Christina on the Coast
May 24:
She’s Gotta Have It (Netflix, Season 2)
May 27:
The Hot Zone
May 28:
Songland
America’s Got Talent (NBC, Season 14)
Pure
May 29:
American Ninja Warrior
Property Brothers: Forever Home
May 31:
Good Omens
When They See Us
May Tba:
Paradise Hotel
Listing Impossible
Cash Pad
Five Day Business Flip
Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch, Season 2)
Spring Tba:
Elementary (CBS, Season 7; final season)
Workin’ Moms
Chrisley Knows Best
One Strange Rock
Below Deck Mediterranean
Most Expensivest
Apollo’s Moon Shot (Smithsonian Channel, new documentary limited series)
Inside Mighty Machines (Smithsonian Channel, new docuseries)
This Close
MTV’s The Real World...
March 19:
The Village
Mental Samurai
If Loving You Is Wrong
Mysteries of the Abandoned
March 20:
The Act (Hulu, new drama series)
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists
Big Boy’s Neighborhood
Step Up: High Water (YouTube Premium, Season 2)
Battle of the Ages (BYUtv, new game show series)
Dinner Takes All
March 22:
The Oa
Delhi Crime (Netflix, new true-crime series)
Selling Sunset
March 23:
Kids Choice Awards
Accident, Suicide or Murder
March 24:
Into the Badlands (AMC, Season 3B; final season)
Action (Showtime, new documentary miniseries)
Mission Declassified (Travel Channel, new docuseries)
Downbeat (YouTube; new mockumentary series)
March 25:
Knightfall
Jesus: His Life
Women War & Peace
March 27:
Jane the Virgin
Million Dollar Mile (CBS, new obstacle-course competition series)
What We Do in the Shadows
Happy! (Syfy, Season 2)
March 28:
Abby’s (NBC, new comedy series)
Empire (Fox, Season 5B)
Star (Fox, Season 3B)
Impractical Jokers (TruTV, Season 8)
Tacoma Fd (TruTV, new comedy series)
March 29:
Santa Clarita Diet
On My Block
Osmosis
Hanna
America in Transition
March 30:
Victor and Valentino
Animal ER Live (Nat GEo Wild, new docuseries)
March 31:
Veep
Barry
El sabor de las margaritas
Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series (Netflix, comedy animated comedy series)
Sunday Night Baseball (ESPN, Season 30)
Call the Midwife
Mrs. Wilson
Girl Meets Farm (Food Network, Season 2)
April 1:
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
The Twilight Zone (CBS All Access, new anthology drama series)
Cannon Busters (Netflix, new animated series)
Ultraman (Netflix, new anime series)
Street Outlaws
Yellowstone Live (National Geographic Channel, new nature docuseries)
Hostile Planet
30 Minute Meals (Food Network, cooking series revival)
Death in Paradise (Kcet, Season 8)
Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries (Acorn, new travel docuseries)
April 2:
The Last O.G. (TBS, Season 2)
Growing Up Chrisley
Miz & Mrs.
7 Little Johnstons
Little People, Big World
Bong Appétit: Cook Off
Legendary Locations
April 3:
Brockmire (IFC, Season 3)
World Surf League 2019 Men’s and Women’s Championship Tour (FS2, live sports premiere)
April 4:
In the Dark
Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger
Wife Swap
Ghost Bait
Braxton Family Values
Unspeakable (SundanceTV, new drama miniseries)
April 5:
Quicksand
The Tick
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix, Season 2)
Our Planet
Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas
Warrior
Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail (Discovery, Season 3)
Gold Rush: Dave Turin’s Lost Mine
April 6:
The Book of John Gray (Own, Season 2)
My Little Pony
April 7:
Killing Eve (BBC America/AMC, Season 2)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Chi (Showtime, Season 2)
A Discovery of Witches (AMC/BBC America, Season 1; TV premiere)
Murder for Hire
Madeleine McCann: An ID Murder Mystery
’80s in the Sand
April 8:
Diesel Brothers
Queens of Mystery (Acorn, new drama series)
April 9:
The Code
Fosse/Verdon (FX, new drama limited series)
Deadliest Catch (Discovery, Season 15)
The Bold Type
You Me Her (Audience Network, Season 4)
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (PBS, new documentary miniseries)
April 10:
You vs. Wild
April 11:
The Flay List
April 12:
Special
April 13:
Nate & Jeremiah by Design
April 14:
Game of Thrones (HBO, Season 8; final season)
Psi (HBO, Season 4)
Bake You Rich
April 15:
The Code
No Good Nick (Netflix, new dramedy series)
T.I. & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle
Say Yes to the Nest (Hgtv, new docuseries)
April 16:
Bless This Mess (ABC, new comedy series)
The Big Interview
April 17:
Breakthrough: The Ideas that Changed the World, new documentary limited series)
April 18:
Life in Pieces (CBS, Season 4; moves to regular slot on April 25)
April 19:
I Ship It
Rilakkuma and Kaoru (Netflix, new anime series)
Bosch
Ramy
Portals to Hell (Travel Channel, new docuseries)
April 20:
Restaurant: Impossible
Murdoch Mysteries (Ovation, Season 12)
April 21:
Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro
Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition
Rome’s Chariot Superstar
April 22:
Gentleman Jack (HBO, new drama series)
Live Rescue
La Reina del Sur
The Brigade: Race to the Hudson (Outdoor Channel, new reality competition series)
April 23:
The Curse of Civil War Gold (History, Season 2)
Tales (Bet, Season 2)
April 24:
Cobra Kai
April 25:
Top Gear (BBC America, Season 26)
April 26:
2019 NFL Draft
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
April 27:
The Son (AMC, Season 2; final season)
April 28:
The Red Line
Deep State
April 29:
American Spring Live
Pacific Heartbeat
Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries (Acorn, new travel docuseries)
April 30:
The 100
On Tour with Asperger’s Are Us
April Tba:
Chasing Life with Sanjay Gupta (CNN, new docuseries)
May 1:
The Name of the Rose (SundanceTV, new drama limited series)
May 2:
iZombie
Best Room Wins (Bravo, new home-design competition series)
May 3:
Tuca & Bertie
May 5:
The Spanish Princess (Starz, new drama limited series)
Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar
Real Money
May 6:
Chernobyl (HBO, new miniseries)
May 10:
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men (Showtime, new documentary miniseries)
May 13:
La’s Finest (Spectrum Originals, new drama series)
May 16:
The Very Very Best of the ’70s
May 17:
Catch-22 (Hulu, new drama limited series)
Fleabag (Amazon Prime, Season 2)
May 19:
Secrets of the Zoo (Nat Geo Wild, Season 2)
May 22:
The Amazing Race
May 23:
Christina on the Coast
May 24:
She’s Gotta Have It (Netflix, Season 2)
May 27:
The Hot Zone
May 28:
Songland
America’s Got Talent (NBC, Season 14)
Pure
May 29:
American Ninja Warrior
Property Brothers: Forever Home
May 31:
Good Omens
When They See Us
May Tba:
Paradise Hotel
Listing Impossible
Cash Pad
Five Day Business Flip
Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch, Season 2)
Spring Tba:
Elementary (CBS, Season 7; final season)
Workin’ Moms
Chrisley Knows Best
One Strange Rock
Below Deck Mediterranean
Most Expensivest
Apollo’s Moon Shot (Smithsonian Channel, new documentary limited series)
Inside Mighty Machines (Smithsonian Channel, new docuseries)
This Close
MTV’s The Real World...
- 3/19/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Last December, Netflix surprised its subscribers with a one-of-a-kind, multi-option installment of “Black Mirror.” “Bandersnatch” gave anyone with a remote the chance to shape the outcomes of its main characters, leading to ends both grisly and hopeful. In order to brave another unpredictable landscape — severe climates and natural habitats — Netflix is enlisting the help of Bear Grylls, one of the only guides that makes sense under the circumstances.
Each installment of this new series “You vs. Wild” will follow the legendary TV survival expert as he makes his way through extreme conditions across the globe. Presumably, Grylls has survived to promote the upcoming series, debuting next month on the platform. But the show looks to be taking the same kind of interactive approach to an unscripted outdoor survival series as it did with its popular sci-fi anthology.
Read More: ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Review: Groundbreaking Choose-Your-Own Adventure Storytelling
In each of the season’s eight episodes,...
Each installment of this new series “You vs. Wild” will follow the legendary TV survival expert as he makes his way through extreme conditions across the globe. Presumably, Grylls has survived to promote the upcoming series, debuting next month on the platform. But the show looks to be taking the same kind of interactive approach to an unscripted outdoor survival series as it did with its popular sci-fi anthology.
Read More: ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Review: Groundbreaking Choose-Your-Own Adventure Storytelling
In each of the season’s eight episodes,...
- 3/18/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Composer Benjamin Wallfisch’s music for National Geographic’s six-part natural history series “Hostile Planet” will be released by Milan Records in an uncoventional three-part configuration over two months.
Divided by landscapes, Wallfisch’s score will be parceled out across three albums: “Mountains and Oceans,” released April 5; “Grasslands and Jungles,” April 19; and “Deserts and Polar,” May 3, in all platforms worldwide.
“Hostile Planet” debuts April 1. NatGeo says its nature documentary “takes viewers around the world to discover extraordinary accounts of animal adaptation in the most brutal environments,” with host Bear Grylls (“Man vs. Wild”). The filmmaking team includes producers from the acclaimed “Blue Planet” and “Planet Earth II” series.
The composer is best known for his music for “It” and his many collaborations with Hans Zimmer including “Blade Runner 2049,” “Hidden Figures” and “Dunkirk.” A past Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominee, he has also written the scores for the upcoming films “Shazam” and “Hellboy,...
Divided by landscapes, Wallfisch’s score will be parceled out across three albums: “Mountains and Oceans,” released April 5; “Grasslands and Jungles,” April 19; and “Deserts and Polar,” May 3, in all platforms worldwide.
“Hostile Planet” debuts April 1. NatGeo says its nature documentary “takes viewers around the world to discover extraordinary accounts of animal adaptation in the most brutal environments,” with host Bear Grylls (“Man vs. Wild”). The filmmaking team includes producers from the acclaimed “Blue Planet” and “Planet Earth II” series.
The composer is best known for his music for “It” and his many collaborations with Hans Zimmer including “Blade Runner 2049,” “Hidden Figures” and “Dunkirk.” A past Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominee, he has also written the scores for the upcoming films “Shazam” and “Hellboy,...
- 3/6/2019
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
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