The highly anticipated “Sonic the Hedgehog” TV series spinoff, “Knuckles,” is here and it includes a smashingly great cast that’s ready to hit you with your favorite Sega characters.
The six-episode live-action series made its premiere on Friday, April 26. According to Paramount+, the series “follows Knuckles (Idris Elba) on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade (Adam Pally) as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.” The show takes place between the films “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” and was made by many of the same people involved in the films.
The series was created for television by John Whittington and Toby Ascher, who also serve as showrunners during production.
Here’s a complete “Knuckles” cast and character guide. All six episodes are now streaming on Paramount+.
Idris Elba as Knuckles Idris Elba and Knuckles...
The six-episode live-action series made its premiere on Friday, April 26. According to Paramount+, the series “follows Knuckles (Idris Elba) on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade (Adam Pally) as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.” The show takes place between the films “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” and was made by many of the same people involved in the films.
The series was created for television by John Whittington and Toby Ascher, who also serve as showrunners during production.
Here’s a complete “Knuckles” cast and character guide. All six episodes are now streaming on Paramount+.
Idris Elba as Knuckles Idris Elba and Knuckles...
- 4/27/2024
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films has acquired the film rights to one of the hottest theater shows around: the Sydney Theatre Company’s adaptation of Oscar Wilde classic The Picture Of Dorian Gray, which has recently been lighting up London’s West End.
Sarah Snook has garnered raves for her performance in the latest iteration of the show and last Sunday the Succession star scored an Olivier Award for Best Actress.
Dirty Films partner Andrew Upton is working with the show’s mastermind Kip Williams on a treatment based on the technically dazzling one woman show, which sees its protagonist play 26 roles. The part was first performed by Eryn Jean Norvill in multiple sell-out runs across Australia. Oscar winner Blanchett attended the most recent run’s opening night in London earlier this year.
Co-producers on the film will be Rachel Gardner and Jo Porter of Australian company Curio Pictures,...
Sarah Snook has garnered raves for her performance in the latest iteration of the show and last Sunday the Succession star scored an Olivier Award for Best Actress.
Dirty Films partner Andrew Upton is working with the show’s mastermind Kip Williams on a treatment based on the technically dazzling one woman show, which sees its protagonist play 26 roles. The part was first performed by Eryn Jean Norvill in multiple sell-out runs across Australia. Oscar winner Blanchett attended the most recent run’s opening night in London earlier this year.
Co-producers on the film will be Rachel Gardner and Jo Porter of Australian company Curio Pictures,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: IFC Films and Shudder have acquired North American rights to John Maclean’s survival thriller Tornado featuring Tim Roth, Slow Horses’ Jack Lowden and Japanese star Kōki.
The follow-up to 2015’s Slow West will stream exclusively on AMC streamer Shudder in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with a theatrical release through IFC Films.
Tornado stars Academy Award-winner Roth, Lowden, Takehiro Hira (Giri/Haji) and Japanese star Mitsuki Kimura, known as Kōki (Touch). Set in 1790s Britain, it follows the eponymous lead (Kōki), a young and determined Japanese woman who finds herself caught in a perilous situation when she and her father’s (Takehiro) travelling puppet Samurai show crosses paths with a gang of ruthless criminals led by Sugarman (Roth) and his ambitious son Little Sugar (Lowden). In an attempt to create a new life for herself, Tornado seizes the opportunity to take matters into her own...
The follow-up to 2015’s Slow West will stream exclusively on AMC streamer Shudder in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with a theatrical release through IFC Films.
Tornado stars Academy Award-winner Roth, Lowden, Takehiro Hira (Giri/Haji) and Japanese star Mitsuki Kimura, known as Kōki (Touch). Set in 1790s Britain, it follows the eponymous lead (Kōki), a young and determined Japanese woman who finds herself caught in a perilous situation when she and her father’s (Takehiro) travelling puppet Samurai show crosses paths with a gang of ruthless criminals led by Sugarman (Roth) and his ambitious son Little Sugar (Lowden). In an attempt to create a new life for herself, Tornado seizes the opportunity to take matters into her own...
- 2/8/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Variety has a first look at “The Damned,” the upcoming psychological horror starring Odessa Young and Joe Cole.
From director Thordur Palsson (“The Valhalla Murders”) and writer Jamie Hannigan, the film, which shot in Iceland last year, follows Eva (Young), a 19th-century widow who is tasked with making an impossible choice when a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated fishing outpost in the middle of an especially cruel winter. According to the synopsis, “Eva and her crew must choose between rescuing the shipwrecked and prioritising their own survival. Facing the consequences of their choice and tormented by their guilt, the inhabitants wrestle with a mounting sense of dread and begin to believe they are all being punished for their choices.”
Alongside Young and Cole, the cast also includes Siobhan Finneran (“Happy Valley,” “The Stranger”), Rory McCann (“Game of Thrones,” “Slow West”), Turlough Convery (“Killing Eve,” “Belfast”), Lewis Gribben (“Somewhere Boy,...
From director Thordur Palsson (“The Valhalla Murders”) and writer Jamie Hannigan, the film, which shot in Iceland last year, follows Eva (Young), a 19th-century widow who is tasked with making an impossible choice when a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated fishing outpost in the middle of an especially cruel winter. According to the synopsis, “Eva and her crew must choose between rescuing the shipwrecked and prioritising their own survival. Facing the consequences of their choice and tormented by their guilt, the inhabitants wrestle with a mounting sense of dread and begin to believe they are all being punished for their choices.”
Alongside Young and Cole, the cast also includes Siobhan Finneran (“Happy Valley,” “The Stranger”), Rory McCann (“Game of Thrones,” “Slow West”), Turlough Convery (“Killing Eve,” “Belfast”), Lewis Gribben (“Somewhere Boy,...
- 2/1/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Tornado is the second film from director John Maclean, and it’s just started filming in Scotland. More here:
Here’s a slightly bittersweet story about a filmmaker who made an excellent debut feature and then seemed to disappear. The good bit is – he’s back!
Still, we’ll start with the bitter bit if that’s okay with you. Back in 2015, John Maclean made his directorial debut with the slim, compelling western Slow West. Starring Michael Fassbender and Kodi Smit-McPhee, it’s a terrific western that Maclean also wrote. Yet after he made it, those hoping for a follow-up feature soon after would be disappointed. In fact, it’s taken nearly a decade to get to that point.
He told me back in 2015, back when I was elsewhere, that he worked on one film at a time. His next movie was never going to be quick, but still: it...
Here’s a slightly bittersweet story about a filmmaker who made an excellent debut feature and then seemed to disappear. The good bit is – he’s back!
Still, we’ll start with the bitter bit if that’s okay with you. Back in 2015, John Maclean made his directorial debut with the slim, compelling western Slow West. Starring Michael Fassbender and Kodi Smit-McPhee, it’s a terrific western that Maclean also wrote. Yet after he made it, those hoping for a follow-up feature soon after would be disappointed. In fact, it’s taken nearly a decade to get to that point.
He told me back in 2015, back when I was elsewhere, that he worked on one film at a time. His next movie was never going to be quick, but still: it...
- 1/24/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
UK actor Tim Roth has joined John Maclean’s survival thriller Tornado as principal photography gets underway in Scotland, with HanWay Films on board for sales.
Roth, whose credits include Pulp Fiction and TV series Tin Star, joins the previously announced cast of Slow Horses’ Jack Lowden, Giri/Haji’s Takehiro Hira and Koki, who will also appear in Baltasar Kormakur’s upcoming feature Touch.
Tornado has pre-sold in a raft of territories, including Lionsgate UK which has picked up UK and Ireland rights, The Jokers in France, September Films in Benelux, M2 in Central Europe, McF in former Yugoslavia,...
Roth, whose credits include Pulp Fiction and TV series Tin Star, joins the previously announced cast of Slow Horses’ Jack Lowden, Giri/Haji’s Takehiro Hira and Koki, who will also appear in Baltasar Kormakur’s upcoming feature Touch.
Tornado has pre-sold in a raft of territories, including Lionsgate UK which has picked up UK and Ireland rights, The Jokers in France, September Films in Benelux, M2 in Central Europe, McF in former Yugoslavia,...
- 1/23/2024
- ScreenDaily
Early in music supervisor Lucy Bright’s career, she worked at Warner Classics and managed composer Michael Nyman. In 2020 she started Bright Notion Music, her own music publishing company, which has signed composers such as Hildur Guðnadóttir, Oliver Coates, and Anne Nikitin. She is known for critically acclaimed British films such as The Arbor and Slow West and more recently Tár, where her classical understanding and personal familiarity with the composers referenced in the script, helped create the movie that was named Best Picture by several major critics associations. Bright was also awarded the first ever prize for music supervision […]
The post “I Wish Film Schools Would Teach Directors and Producers More About Music Rights”: Music Supervisor Lucy Bright first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “I Wish Film Schools Would Teach Directors and Producers More About Music Rights”: Music Supervisor Lucy Bright first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 12/19/2023
- by Arrow Peretz
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Early in music supervisor Lucy Bright’s career, she worked at Warner Classics and managed composer Michael Nyman. In 2020 she started Bright Notion Music, her own music publishing company, which has signed composers such as Hildur Guðnadóttir, Oliver Coates, and Anne Nikitin. She is known for critically acclaimed British films such as The Arbor and Slow West and more recently Tár, where her classical understanding and personal familiarity with the composers referenced in the script, helped create the movie that was named Best Picture by several major critics associations. Bright was also awarded the first ever prize for music supervision […]
The post “I Wish Film Schools Would Teach Directors and Producers More About Music Rights”: Music Supervisor Lucy Bright first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “I Wish Film Schools Would Teach Directors and Producers More About Music Rights”: Music Supervisor Lucy Bright first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 12/19/2023
- by Arrow Peretz
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Michael Fassbender was born on 2nd April 1977 to a German father, Josef, and an Irish mother, Adele. When he was two, his family relocated to Killarney, a town in south-west Ireland. His parents managed a restaurant, with his father donning the hat of a chef.
Michael Fassbender. Depositphotos
Growing up in a multicultural household, Fassbender was exposed to both German and Irish culture. Despite this, he was primarily raised in Ireland and considers himself Irish. He has an older sister, Catherine, who is a noted neuropsychologist.
Fassbender’s interest in acting was stirred at a young age. At 19, he left home to study at the Drama Centre London. However, he dropped out in 1999 to perform in the play ‘Three Sisters’ with the Oxford Stage Company.
Before finding steady work as an actor, Fassbender held a variety of jobs. He worked as a bartender, postman, manual laborer, market researcher for Royal Mail,...
Michael Fassbender. Depositphotos
Growing up in a multicultural household, Fassbender was exposed to both German and Irish culture. Despite this, he was primarily raised in Ireland and considers himself Irish. He has an older sister, Catherine, who is a noted neuropsychologist.
Fassbender’s interest in acting was stirred at a young age. At 19, he left home to study at the Drama Centre London. However, he dropped out in 1999 to perform in the play ‘Three Sisters’ with the Oxford Stage Company.
Before finding steady work as an actor, Fassbender held a variety of jobs. He worked as a bartender, postman, manual laborer, market researcher for Royal Mail,...
- 11/9/2023
- by Susan Hill
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira and Kōki star.
UK sales agent HanWay Films has taken on John Maclean’s sophomore feature, survival thriller Tornado, starring Benediction’s Jack Lowden and Giri/Haji’s Takehiro Hira.
Japanese star Kōki, who stars in Baltasar Kormákur’s upcoming drama Touch, also joins the cast.
Maclean’s debut Slow West premiered at Sundance in 2015, winning the world cinema jury prize.
The producers are Leonora Darby, James Harris and Mark Lane from leading UK genre outfit Tea Shop Productions. Maclean has also written the script.
It is set in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain. A...
UK sales agent HanWay Films has taken on John Maclean’s sophomore feature, survival thriller Tornado, starring Benediction’s Jack Lowden and Giri/Haji’s Takehiro Hira.
Japanese star Kōki, who stars in Baltasar Kormákur’s upcoming drama Touch, also joins the cast.
Maclean’s debut Slow West premiered at Sundance in 2015, winning the world cinema jury prize.
The producers are Leonora Darby, James Harris and Mark Lane from leading UK genre outfit Tea Shop Productions. Maclean has also written the script.
It is set in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain. A...
- 5/10/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Slow Horses star Jack Lowden is leading a John Maclean-helmed survival thriller that will be taken to Cannes Market by HanWay Films.
Lowden is starring opposite Takehiro Hira (Giri/Haji) and Kōki (Touch) in Tornado.
Set in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain, Tornado travelling puppet Samurai show crosses paths with a gang of ruthless criminals led by Sugarman and his ambitious son Little Sugar (Lowden). In an attempt to create a new life for herself, Tornado seizes the opportunity to take matters into her own hands and steal the gold from their most recent heist.
HanWay has boarded and will launch sales at next week’s Cannes.
Maclean is a BAFTA-winning director whose feature directorial debut, the Michael Fassbender-starring Slow West, won the World...
Lowden is starring opposite Takehiro Hira (Giri/Haji) and Kōki (Touch) in Tornado.
Set in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain, Tornado travelling puppet Samurai show crosses paths with a gang of ruthless criminals led by Sugarman and his ambitious son Little Sugar (Lowden). In an attempt to create a new life for herself, Tornado seizes the opportunity to take matters into her own hands and steal the gold from their most recent heist.
HanWay has boarded and will launch sales at next week’s Cannes.
Maclean is a BAFTA-winning director whose feature directorial debut, the Michael Fassbender-starring Slow West, won the World...
- 5/10/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Cole has been announced as joining the cast of a new psychological horror from award-winning director Thordur Palsson, ‘The Damned.’
Joining Cole and previously announced Odessa Young on the cast are Siobhan Finneran, Rory McCann (Game of Thrones, Slow West), Turlough Convery (Killing Eve, Belfast), Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy, Deadwater Fell), Francis Magee (Kin, The Tourist), Mícheál Óg Lane (The Guard, Calvary) and Andrean Sigurgeirsson (A Song Called Hate).
The horror follows Eva, a 19th-century widow who is tasked with making an impossible choice when, in the middle of an especially cruel winter, a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated fishing post. Eva and her crew must choose to either rescue the shipwrecked or survive the winter with their last remaining food. Facing the consequences of their choice and tormented by their guilt, the inhabitants wrestle with a mounting sense of dread and begin to believe they...
Joining Cole and previously announced Odessa Young on the cast are Siobhan Finneran, Rory McCann (Game of Thrones, Slow West), Turlough Convery (Killing Eve, Belfast), Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy, Deadwater Fell), Francis Magee (Kin, The Tourist), Mícheál Óg Lane (The Guard, Calvary) and Andrean Sigurgeirsson (A Song Called Hate).
The horror follows Eva, a 19th-century widow who is tasked with making an impossible choice when, in the middle of an especially cruel winter, a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated fishing post. Eva and her crew must choose to either rescue the shipwrecked or survive the winter with their last remaining food. Facing the consequences of their choice and tormented by their guilt, the inhabitants wrestle with a mounting sense of dread and begin to believe they...
- 4/28/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The conversation about who could be the next James Bond is, seemingly, eternal. And we’re here to keep peddling that topic of discussion until the new 007 is officially announced (and then we’ll start talking about who could be the next Bond after that). Bond boss Barbara Broccoli has said that a new Bond film is some way off still but given that Daniel Craig‘s final outing as Britain’s best spy came in 2021 (“No Time to Die”), surely some news on the new Bond is coming soon? Either way, here are 30 actors we think would be incredible as agent 007.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Taylor-Johnson is fast becoming the bookies’ favorite. Broccoli said that they are looking for an actor to be Bond for around 15 years. At 32, Taylor-Johnson would tick that box. Plus, the actor has some experience in a big franchise — he starred as Pietro Maximoff in the MCU...
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Taylor-Johnson is fast becoming the bookies’ favorite. Broccoli said that they are looking for an actor to be Bond for around 15 years. At 32, Taylor-Johnson would tick that box. Plus, the actor has some experience in a big franchise — he starred as Pietro Maximoff in the MCU...
- 4/25/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Home to films like “Lady Bird,” “Eighth Grade” and “Mid90s,” A24 is synonymous with a certain brand of indie, auteur-driven coming-of-age story. The company’s latest is “Funny Pages,” the debut feature film from writer-director Owen Kline (who you might recognize as Frank from “The Squid and the Whale”). Set in the suburbs of New Jersey, “Funny Pages” follows Robert (Daniel Zolghadri), a talented high schooler determined to make his way as a cartoonist. When his beloved teacher suddenly passes away, he rebels against his upper-middle class upbringing and abandons future plans to attend art school.
Robert’s decision to drop out of school, rent sketchy (i.e. illegal) lodgings in a boiler room and take a low-paying assistant job bring him into the path of Wallace (Matthew Maher), a former employee at one of the comic magazines Robert idolizes. With the singular goal of getting Wallace to mentor him,...
Robert’s decision to drop out of school, rent sketchy (i.e. illegal) lodgings in a boiler room and take a low-paying assistant job bring him into the path of Wallace (Matthew Maher), a former employee at one of the comic magazines Robert idolizes. With the singular goal of getting Wallace to mentor him,...
- 8/26/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
The Western genre waned in popularity in the 1980s, but 21st-century cinema still has the occasional film that harks to its heyday. Most of these are genre hybrids, like Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” or S. Craig Zahler’s “Bone Tomahawk,” while others, like “Meek’s Cutoff” or “Slow West” attend to the genre’s classic nuances.
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Now, Amazon & BBC will bring their take on the Western to Prime Video this fall with an all-new limited series.
Continue reading ‘The English’ First Look: Emily Blunt & Chaske Spencer Star In New Western Limited Series On Amazon Prime Video at The Playlist.
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Now, Amazon & BBC will bring their take on the Western to Prime Video this fall with an all-new limited series.
Continue reading ‘The English’ First Look: Emily Blunt & Chaske Spencer Star In New Western Limited Series On Amazon Prime Video at The Playlist.
- 8/18/2022
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
August is here, which means summer is winding down and the options at your local multiplex are starting to become a bit slimmer. Not to worry, though, because a bevy of new titles are streaming this month, offering a ton of new movies — both newly streaming films and genuine new releases — to enjoy from the comfort of your own home. Below, we’ve rounded up a list of some of the best new movies to stream in August, which runs the gamut from a new “Predator” prequel to a vampire action comedy to a pair of brand new animated films.
Belle Studio Chizu
August 1, HBO Max
One of last year’s very best animated features, “Belle” hails from Japanese filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda. A 21st century take on “Beauty and the Beast,” “Belle” concerns a young girl who refashions herself as a pop princess in a virtual space known as the U.
Belle Studio Chizu
August 1, HBO Max
One of last year’s very best animated features, “Belle” hails from Japanese filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda. A 21st century take on “Beauty and the Beast,” “Belle” concerns a young girl who refashions herself as a pop princess in a virtual space known as the U.
- 8/5/2022
- by Drew Taylor and Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
And just like that, winter has come again. HBO Max’s list of new releases for August 2022 is highlighted by the return of the king. Or more accurately: the return of the queen … of the Seven Kingdoms.
Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon is set to premiere on HBO and HBO Max on Aug. 21, just over three years after Game of Thrones concluded in controversial fashion with “The Iron Throne.” This new series is a prequel, depicting the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons from George R.R. Martin’s lore. When dragon fights dragon, the realm will be torn asunder. But the viewer will certainly delight in all the Targaryen action.
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Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon is set to premiere on HBO and HBO Max on Aug. 21, just over three years after Game of Thrones concluded in controversial fashion with “The Iron Throne.” This new series is a prequel, depicting the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons from George R.R. Martin’s lore. When dragon fights dragon, the realm will be torn asunder. But the viewer will certainly delight in all the Targaryen action.
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- 8/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
An impressive slate of A24 films are coming to HBO Max next month, including Oscar-winners like 2015’s “Room” and Alex Garland’s directorial debut “Ex Machina.”
A total of 28 A24 films will arrive on the streamer on Aug. 1, timed to the studio’s tenth anniversary and marking the largest collection of A24 films made available to stream on the platform. Much of the lineup consists of films released prior to 2016, when A24 was still a distribution house and not yet the full-fledged studio it is today.
Some buzzy titles such as “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” “Eighth Grade,” “Mid90s” and dozens more are not on this list because of prior deals the studio set up with other streamers. Most A24 films can be found on Apple TV+ and Showtime, who set up deals to serve as the home for a number of their digital releases in 2018 and 2019, respectively. But as those deals near a close,...
A total of 28 A24 films will arrive on the streamer on Aug. 1, timed to the studio’s tenth anniversary and marking the largest collection of A24 films made available to stream on the platform. Much of the lineup consists of films released prior to 2016, when A24 was still a distribution house and not yet the full-fledged studio it is today.
Some buzzy titles such as “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” “Eighth Grade,” “Mid90s” and dozens more are not on this list because of prior deals the studio set up with other streamers. Most A24 films can be found on Apple TV+ and Showtime, who set up deals to serve as the home for a number of their digital releases in 2018 and 2019, respectively. But as those deals near a close,...
- 7/29/2022
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
2022 Oscar nominee Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog) has signed on to star alongside Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline in Apple TV+’s upcoming series Disclaimer created by Alfonso Cuarón, which also has Sacha Baron Cohen in talks for a role, Deadline can confirm.
The Ankler was first to report the news. Oscar winner Cuarón is writing, directing and exec producing his first-ever series, which is based on the novel of the same name by Renée Knight. In it, Blanchett will play Catherine Ravenscroft, a successful and respected television documentary journalist whose work has been built on revealing the concealed transgressions of long-respected institutions. When an intriguing novel written by a widower (Kline) appears on her bedside table, she is horrified to realize she is a key character in a story that she had hoped was long buried in the past, one that reveals her darkest secret.
Cuarón’s...
The Ankler was first to report the news. Oscar winner Cuarón is writing, directing and exec producing his first-ever series, which is based on the novel of the same name by Renée Knight. In it, Blanchett will play Catherine Ravenscroft, a successful and respected television documentary journalist whose work has been built on revealing the concealed transgressions of long-respected institutions. When an intriguing novel written by a widower (Kline) appears on her bedside table, she is horrified to realize she is a key character in a story that she had hoped was long buried in the past, one that reveals her darkest secret.
Cuarón’s...
- 3/1/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Kodi Smit-McPhee has maintained a stronghold this awards season for his work as Peter Gordon in Netflix’s “The Power of the Dog,” winning the most critics prizes, including the Golden Globe for best supporting actor. However, he doesn’t take his acting craft for granted and is still learning with each new outing.
“I always treat myself as a student, not only my craft but of the world,” McPhee tells Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast. “I’m in a constant state of observing and acting like a sponge and taking everything in. I’ve always been one, in terms of the material, I’m very picky with. I love the element of surprise. I’m sure, quite soon down the track, I’m going to have more creative control over the navigation of my industry. I like the material that shows up figuratively on my doorstep. It’s not broken in that sense.
“I always treat myself as a student, not only my craft but of the world,” McPhee tells Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast. “I’m in a constant state of observing and acting like a sponge and taking everything in. I’ve always been one, in terms of the material, I’m very picky with. I love the element of surprise. I’m sure, quite soon down the track, I’m going to have more creative control over the navigation of my industry. I like the material that shows up figuratively on my doorstep. It’s not broken in that sense.
- 2/25/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Kodi Smit-McPhee is earning dozens of accolades for his enigmatic performance in “The Power of the Dog,” and the young star just earned his first Oscar nomination. The actor plays Peter Gordon, a sensitive young man who is tormented by his uncle.
Smit-McPhee spoke with Gold Derby senior editor Daniel Montgomery in December about finding the physicality of Peter, working alongside Benedict Cumberbatch and what it’s been like to be recognized for his work. Watch the exclusive interview above and read the complete transcript below.
SEEKirsten Dunst interview: ‘The Power of the Dog’
Gold Derby: So much of the story hinges on what’s going on in Peter’s head a lot of the time, but so much of it goes unspoken, is mysterious. How do you go about getting into that frame of mind and conveying that without sort of giving anything away and also really dancing that...
Smit-McPhee spoke with Gold Derby senior editor Daniel Montgomery in December about finding the physicality of Peter, working alongside Benedict Cumberbatch and what it’s been like to be recognized for his work. Watch the exclusive interview above and read the complete transcript below.
SEEKirsten Dunst interview: ‘The Power of the Dog’
Gold Derby: So much of the story hinges on what’s going on in Peter’s head a lot of the time, but so much of it goes unspoken, is mysterious. How do you go about getting into that frame of mind and conveying that without sort of giving anything away and also really dancing that...
- 2/23/2022
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Kodi Smit-McPhee has maintained a stronghold this awards season for his work as Peter Gordon in Netflix’s “The Power of the Dog.” Pundits and awards enthusiasts have to wonder: has a frontrunner emerged?
Twenty-nine precursor awards have been announced thus far, with 14 naming Smit-McPhee’s darkly psychological turn the best of the year. The next closest actor to his dominance is Troy Kotsur in “Coda” and Jeffrey Wright in “The French Dispatch,” who have picked up three and two wins, respectively. In addition, Smit-McPhee’s also landed Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominations, two critical stops on the awards circuit.
Smit-McPhee is the 16th performer to win both supporting actor honors from both the New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. He’s also the youngest person to ever achieve the feat. The others are:
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project” (2017) Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight” (2016) – Oscar winner J.K. Simmons,...
Twenty-nine precursor awards have been announced thus far, with 14 naming Smit-McPhee’s darkly psychological turn the best of the year. The next closest actor to his dominance is Troy Kotsur in “Coda” and Jeffrey Wright in “The French Dispatch,” who have picked up three and two wins, respectively. In addition, Smit-McPhee’s also landed Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominations, two critical stops on the awards circuit.
Smit-McPhee is the 16th performer to win both supporting actor honors from both the New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. He’s also the youngest person to ever achieve the feat. The others are:
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project” (2017) Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight” (2016) – Oscar winner J.K. Simmons,...
- 12/27/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Believe it or not, “The Power of the Dog” is not the first Western costume designer Kirsty Cameron has worked on that starred Kodi Smit-McPhee and filmed in New Zealand. Their first film together was 2015’s “Slow West,” John Maclean‘s directorial debut that also starred Michael Fassbender, and Cameron’s experience on “Slow West” was invaluable when she was hired for Jane Campion‘s new film.
“It was cool and weird to work twice on two films that involved horses and hats and boots and things,” Cameron tells Gold Derby at our Meet the Experts: Film Costume Design panel (watch above). “What ‘Slow West’ gave me, because we made like 90 percent of that costume, I was just lucky at the time in New Zealand it was really slow and I was able to employ some really great textile finishers and sewers and stitches and cutters. … That put me in really good stead,...
“It was cool and weird to work twice on two films that involved horses and hats and boots and things,” Cameron tells Gold Derby at our Meet the Experts: Film Costume Design panel (watch above). “What ‘Slow West’ gave me, because we made like 90 percent of that costume, I was just lucky at the time in New Zealand it was really slow and I was able to employ some really great textile finishers and sewers and stitches and cutters. … That put me in really good stead,...
- 11/15/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
HBO Max has released the first images of Elizabeth Olsen as Candy Montgomery in Love & Death, a limited series about the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery’s murder of Betty Gore in 1980. See the images above and below.
Olsen stars as Montgomery in the series, from the Big Little Lies and The Undoing duo of David E. Kelley and Nicole Kidman and Lionsgate Television. Production is currently underway in Kyle, TX, with premiere set for 2022.
Written by Kelley and directed by Homeland‘s Lesli Linka Glatter, Love and Death is inspired by the book Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly.
The series revolves around two churchgoing couples enjoying small-town family life in Texas, until somebody picks up an ax.
Jesse Plemons, Lily Rabe, Patrick Fugit,...
Olsen stars as Montgomery in the series, from the Big Little Lies and The Undoing duo of David E. Kelley and Nicole Kidman and Lionsgate Television. Production is currently underway in Kyle, TX, with premiere set for 2022.
Written by Kelley and directed by Homeland‘s Lesli Linka Glatter, Love and Death is inspired by the book Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly.
The series revolves around two churchgoing couples enjoying small-town family life in Texas, until somebody picks up an ax.
Jesse Plemons, Lily Rabe, Patrick Fugit,...
- 10/15/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Telluride is off and running, and it’s not business as usual.
The first day began with the annual patron brunch, where press, talent and other festival-goers mingle in the celebration of the Colorado getaway, now in its 48th year. In attendance were “Belfast” writer and director Kenneth Branagh with one of his stars Jamie Dornan, which screens for the first time later this evening. Others include “A Hero” writer and director Asghar Farhadi, “The Power of the Dog” co-star Kodi Smit-McPhee, “Flee” director Jonas Poher Rasmussen and “Red Rocket” writer and director Sean Baker with his two stars Simon Rex and Bree Elrod.
Afterward, Telluride co-director Julie Huntsinger greeted the media in attendance at the press orientation, speaking about the full slate and everything it has to offer. In an obvious sign of the times, Huntsinger shared that for one of the first times in recent memory, one of their tribute honorees,...
The first day began with the annual patron brunch, where press, talent and other festival-goers mingle in the celebration of the Colorado getaway, now in its 48th year. In attendance were “Belfast” writer and director Kenneth Branagh with one of his stars Jamie Dornan, which screens for the first time later this evening. Others include “A Hero” writer and director Asghar Farhadi, “The Power of the Dog” co-star Kodi Smit-McPhee, “Flee” director Jonas Poher Rasmussen and “Red Rocket” writer and director Sean Baker with his two stars Simon Rex and Bree Elrod.
Afterward, Telluride co-director Julie Huntsinger greeted the media in attendance at the press orientation, speaking about the full slate and everything it has to offer. In an obvious sign of the times, Huntsinger shared that for one of the first times in recent memory, one of their tribute honorees,...
- 9/2/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Is Hollywood about to mess with Texas?
As the state enforces a law that will make parties to almost all abortions vulnerable to civil prosecution — a measure that was upheld by the Supreme Court on Wednesday – show business liberals and corporate giants are feeling pressure to act, multiple industry insiders told Variety.
While the law seeks to ban abortions six weeks after conception, a stage at which most people don’t even know they are pregnant, the most incendiary part of the mandate says anyone assisting the procedure can be sued in civil court. This includes medical staff, family members, or even the person driving a patient to a clinic, one report noted.
Shortly after the law went into effect this week, the likes of Reese Witherspoon and “The Handmaid’s Tale” star Bradley Whitford decried the ban on social media. President Joe Biden called it an “unprecedented assault” on women’s reproductive rights.
As the state enforces a law that will make parties to almost all abortions vulnerable to civil prosecution — a measure that was upheld by the Supreme Court on Wednesday – show business liberals and corporate giants are feeling pressure to act, multiple industry insiders told Variety.
While the law seeks to ban abortions six weeks after conception, a stage at which most people don’t even know they are pregnant, the most incendiary part of the mandate says anyone assisting the procedure can be sued in civil court. This includes medical staff, family members, or even the person driving a patient to a clinic, one report noted.
Shortly after the law went into effect this week, the likes of Reese Witherspoon and “The Handmaid’s Tale” star Bradley Whitford decried the ban on social media. President Joe Biden called it an “unprecedented assault” on women’s reproductive rights.
- 9/2/2021
- by Matt Donnelly and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Zoë Kravitz is set to star in and executive produce Phatty Patty, an animated series from writer India Sage Wilson (CW’s Dynasty). Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios will produce the project which will be shopped to networks and streaming platforms in the coming weeks.
Created, written and executive produced by Wilson, Phatty Patty is based on Wilson’s life experience growing up as a bi-racial girl, trying to find her place in the world. During the early 2000s, at the height of Britney vs. Christina, 9-year-old Patty Palecki’s dreams of stardom are crushed when she discovers Mick Jagger is not her biological father. Inspired by Wilson’s own journey toward self-acceptance as a biracial girl in a predominantly white community, the series chronicles Patty; a fourth-grader fresh out of f*cks to give, on her quest to shine brighter than her light up Sketchers.
Created, written and executive produced by Wilson, Phatty Patty is based on Wilson’s life experience growing up as a bi-racial girl, trying to find her place in the world. During the early 2000s, at the height of Britney vs. Christina, 9-year-old Patty Palecki’s dreams of stardom are crushed when she discovers Mick Jagger is not her biological father. Inspired by Wilson’s own journey toward self-acceptance as a biracial girl in a predominantly white community, the series chronicles Patty; a fourth-grader fresh out of f*cks to give, on her quest to shine brighter than her light up Sketchers.
- 8/25/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Since 2011, the Edinburgh Film Festival’s Talent Lab has nurtured a number of rising filmmakers through an assortment of masterclasses, workshops and individual mentoring sessions: Talents like Ben Sharrock (“Limbo”), Eva Riley (a recent winner BIFA winner for “Perfect 10”) and Rob Savage (“Host”) are alumni of the program. In 2019, however, the program yielded the Talent Lab Connects offshoot, in which a smaller selection of writers, directors and producers are given the chance to develop specific feature film or series projects with a range of industry mentors.
Now in its third year — and its second of the program taking place online — the program will be headed again by renowned U.K. script editor Kate Leys, whose recent credits include Simon Amstell’s “Benjamin,” Bart Layton’s “American Animals” and John Maclean’s “Slow West.”
Six projects have been selected for Talent Lab Connects:
“A Man at the Window”: Yorkshire-born...
Now in its third year — and its second of the program taking place online — the program will be headed again by renowned U.K. script editor Kate Leys, whose recent credits include Simon Amstell’s “Benjamin,” Bart Layton’s “American Animals” and John Maclean’s “Slow West.”
Six projects have been selected for Talent Lab Connects:
“A Man at the Window”: Yorkshire-born...
- 8/24/2021
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Atypical star Keir Gilchrist, Elizabeth Marvel (Homeland) and Tom Pelphrey (Ozark) are set as series regulars alongside Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons, Patrick Fugit and Lily Rabe in HBO Max’s Love and Death, a limited series about the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery’s murder of Betty Gore in 1980.
Written by Kelley and directed by Homeland‘s Lesli Linka Glatter, Love and Death is inspired by the book Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly.
The series revolves around two churchgoing couples enjoying small-town family life in Wylie, until somebody picks up an ax. The couples are Candy (Olsen) and Pat Montgomery (Fugit) and Betty (Rabe) and Allan Gore (Plemons).
Gilchrist will play Pastor Ron Adams, Marvel will portray Pastor Jackie Ponder, and Pelphrey is Don Crowder.
Written by Kelley and directed by Homeland‘s Lesli Linka Glatter, Love and Death is inspired by the book Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly.
The series revolves around two churchgoing couples enjoying small-town family life in Wylie, until somebody picks up an ax. The couples are Candy (Olsen) and Pat Montgomery (Fugit) and Betty (Rabe) and Allan Gore (Plemons).
Gilchrist will play Pastor Ron Adams, Marvel will portray Pastor Jackie Ponder, and Pelphrey is Don Crowder.
- 8/5/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
After seven years with See-Saw Films, most recently as head of Australian drama, Rachel Gardner is departing to become Playmaker Media’s creative director.
The move marks the first major hire by newly-appointed Playmaker managing director Jo Porter, who took the helm at Sony-owned production company last November from Fremantle following the departure of co-founders David Maher and David Taylor.
In her new role, Gardner will work with Porter to drive and oversee all creative aspects of the company’s scripted slate.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled the brilliant Rachel Gardner will be joining me in this key role as we reshape the business,” Porter said.
“Rachel combines a razor-sharp instinct for original and compelling stories, a reputation for excellence and the respect and love of all the creatives she has worked with over her impressive career.
“We both have a proud track record of championing original voices...
The move marks the first major hire by newly-appointed Playmaker managing director Jo Porter, who took the helm at Sony-owned production company last November from Fremantle following the departure of co-founders David Maher and David Taylor.
In her new role, Gardner will work with Porter to drive and oversee all creative aspects of the company’s scripted slate.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled the brilliant Rachel Gardner will be joining me in this key role as we reshape the business,” Porter said.
“Rachel combines a razor-sharp instinct for original and compelling stories, a reputation for excellence and the respect and love of all the creatives she has worked with over her impressive career.
“We both have a proud track record of championing original voices...
- 7/29/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Lily Rabe and Jesse Plemons are the latest stars to join the cast of the HBO Max series Love and Death. The addition of these brilliant blonde bombshells opens up a world of unsettling possibilities in the series that follows an infamous small-town Texas murder. Deadline reported The Undoing and American Horror Story veteran Lily […]
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- 7/7/2021
- by Marisa Mirabal
- Slash Film
“The Undoing” and “The Underground Railroad” regular Lily Rabe has been cast opposite “Fargo” and “Black Mirror” star Jesse Plemons in the HBO Max original limited series “Love and Death.” The show follows two church-going couples, enjoying small-town family life in Texas (at least they do until somebody picks up an axe). The series is based on the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery, who murdered her friend from church, Betty Gore, with an axe in 1980.
Rabe will play Betty Gore, wife to Allan Gore (Plemons). Her murderer will be portrayed by Elizabeth Olsen. Patrick Fugit has been cast as Candy’s husband, Pat Montgomery. The series, produced by Lionsgate, is inspired by the book “Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs” and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly.
Rabe is best known for her recurring role in Ryan Murphy’s anthology series “American Horror Story,...
Rabe will play Betty Gore, wife to Allan Gore (Plemons). Her murderer will be portrayed by Elizabeth Olsen. Patrick Fugit has been cast as Candy’s husband, Pat Montgomery. The series, produced by Lionsgate, is inspired by the book “Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs” and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly.
Rabe is best known for her recurring role in Ryan Murphy’s anthology series “American Horror Story,...
- 7/6/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Lily Rabe has joined HBO Max’s true-crime series “Love and Death,” where she’ll play Betty Gore.
“Love and Death” revolves around infamous Texas axe murderer Candy Montgomery, who will be played by Elizabeth Olsen. Jesse Plemons will play Allan Gore, whose affair with Montgomery led to the murder of her friend (and Allan’s wife) Betty Gore. Patrick Fugit also stars.
The series is based on the book “Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs” and a collection of articles from “Texas Monthly.” Here is the logline: “Two church going couples, enjoying small town family life in Texas, until somebody picks up an axe.”
Written by David E. Kelley and directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, “Love and Death” is the second streaming limited series project to revolve around Montgomery, who killed her church-going friend with an ax in the 1980s. Elisabeth Moss...
“Love and Death” revolves around infamous Texas axe murderer Candy Montgomery, who will be played by Elizabeth Olsen. Jesse Plemons will play Allan Gore, whose affair with Montgomery led to the murder of her friend (and Allan’s wife) Betty Gore. Patrick Fugit also stars.
The series is based on the book “Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs” and a collection of articles from “Texas Monthly.” Here is the logline: “Two church going couples, enjoying small town family life in Texas, until somebody picks up an axe.”
Written by David E. Kelley and directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, “Love and Death” is the second streaming limited series project to revolve around Montgomery, who killed her church-going friend with an ax in the 1980s. Elisabeth Moss...
- 7/6/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Lily Rabe is set as a lead alongside Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons and Patrick Fugit in HBO Max’s Love and Death, a limited series about the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery’s murder of Betty Gore in 1980. Rabe will portray Gore opposite Olsen’s Montgomery in the series from the Big Little Lies and The Undoing duo of David E. Kelley and Nicole Kidman and Lionsgate Television.
Love and Death reunites Rabe with Kelley, Kidman and the HBO/HBO Max family after starring opposite Kidman in HBO’s limited series The Undoing, written/executive produced by Kelley and executive produced by Kidman.
Written by Kelley and directed by Homeland‘s Lesli Linka Glatter, Love and Death is inspired by the book Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly.
2021 HBO Max Pilots & Series Orders
The series revolves around two churchgoing couples enjoying small-town family life in Wylie, until somebody picks up an ax. The couples are Candy (Olsen) and Pat Montgomery (Fugit) and Betty (Rabe) and Allan Gore (Plemons).
Kelley executive produces via his David E. Kelley Productions, with Kidman and Per Saari via Blossom Films; Glatter; Scott Brown and Megan Creydt through Texas Monthly; Matthew Tinker; Michael Klick and Helen Verno. Lionsgate TV is the studio.
Rabe recently wrapped production on the George Clooney-directed The Tender Bar for Amazon Studios, in which she stars alongside Ben Affleck. Next up, Rabe stars in the 10th season of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story on FX, which marks her ninth season on the anthology series. Along with The Undoing, Rabe recently appeared in Barry Jenkins’ The Underground Railroad and Bruna Papandrea’s Tell Me Your Secrets, both for Amazon Prime Video. Rabe is repped by Mosaic, WME and Gang Tyre Ramer.
Love and Death reunites Rabe with Kelley, Kidman and the HBO/HBO Max family after starring opposite Kidman in HBO’s limited series The Undoing, written/executive produced by Kelley and executive produced by Kidman.
Written by Kelley and directed by Homeland‘s Lesli Linka Glatter, Love and Death is inspired by the book Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly.
2021 HBO Max Pilots & Series Orders
The series revolves around two churchgoing couples enjoying small-town family life in Wylie, until somebody picks up an ax. The couples are Candy (Olsen) and Pat Montgomery (Fugit) and Betty (Rabe) and Allan Gore (Plemons).
Kelley executive produces via his David E. Kelley Productions, with Kidman and Per Saari via Blossom Films; Glatter; Scott Brown and Megan Creydt through Texas Monthly; Matthew Tinker; Michael Klick and Helen Verno. Lionsgate TV is the studio.
Rabe recently wrapped production on the George Clooney-directed The Tender Bar for Amazon Studios, in which she stars alongside Ben Affleck. Next up, Rabe stars in the 10th season of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story on FX, which marks her ninth season on the anthology series. Along with The Undoing, Rabe recently appeared in Barry Jenkins’ The Underground Railroad and Bruna Papandrea’s Tell Me Your Secrets, both for Amazon Prime Video. Rabe is repped by Mosaic, WME and Gang Tyre Ramer.
- 7/6/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Screenwriter Ed Solomon joins hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to discuss a few of his favorite movies.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s Bill & Ted character power rankings
Bill And Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
Bill And Ted Face The Music (2020)
Men In Black (1997)
The French Connection (1971) – Dennis Lehane’s trailer commentary, Mark Pellington’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
No Sudden Move (2021)
A Night At The Opera (1935) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Mosaic (2018)
Take The Money And Run (1969)
Bananas (1971) – Robert Weide’s trailer commentary
Sleeper (1973)
Love And Death (1975)
Annie Hall (1977) – Robert Weide’s trailer commentary
Manhattan (1979)
And Now For Something Completely Different… (1971) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
Blazing Saddles (1974) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s Blazing Saddles Thanksgiving
Klute (1971) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Parallax View (1974) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary,...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s Bill & Ted character power rankings
Bill And Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
Bill And Ted Face The Music (2020)
Men In Black (1997)
The French Connection (1971) – Dennis Lehane’s trailer commentary, Mark Pellington’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
No Sudden Move (2021)
A Night At The Opera (1935) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Mosaic (2018)
Take The Money And Run (1969)
Bananas (1971) – Robert Weide’s trailer commentary
Sleeper (1973)
Love And Death (1975)
Annie Hall (1977) – Robert Weide’s trailer commentary
Manhattan (1979)
And Now For Something Completely Different… (1971) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
Blazing Saddles (1974) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s Blazing Saddles Thanksgiving
Klute (1971) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Parallax View (1974) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary,...
- 7/6/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
“The Marsh King’s Daughter” has rounded out its cast with Brooklynn Prince, Gil Birmingham, and Caren Pistorius joining the ensemble of the psychological thriller. They will appear alongside the previously announced Daisy Ridley and Ben Mendelsohn in the big-screen adaptation of Karen Dionne’s best-selling novel of the same name. Neil Burger, the director of “Limitless” and “The Illusionist,” will slide behind the camera on this one.
STXfilms, Black Bear Pictures and Anonymous Content have joined forces on the film, which started production in Canada this week.
Here’s the official logline: “‘The Marsh King’s Daughter’ follows Helena (Ridley), a woman living a seemingly ordinary life with her husband and young daughter, but hiding a dark secret within: that her father is the infamous ‘Marsh King,’ the man who kept Helena and her mother captive in the wilderness for years. Helena is forced to face her demons when her father escapes from prison unexpectedly.
STXfilms, Black Bear Pictures and Anonymous Content have joined forces on the film, which started production in Canada this week.
Here’s the official logline: “‘The Marsh King’s Daughter’ follows Helena (Ridley), a woman living a seemingly ordinary life with her husband and young daughter, but hiding a dark secret within: that her father is the infamous ‘Marsh King,’ the man who kept Helena and her mother captive in the wilderness for years. Helena is forced to face her demons when her father escapes from prison unexpectedly.
- 6/16/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The Flight Attendant‘s Michiel Huisman is boarding a plane to the Apple TV+ action-thriller Echo 3, written by Academy Award winner Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty).
Set in South America, the Spanish-English language series follows Amber Chesborough, “a brilliant young scientist, who is the emotional center of a small American family,” per the official synopsis. “When she goes missing along the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother (played by Luke Evans) and her husband — two men with deep military experience and complicated pasts — struggle to find her.”
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Set in South America, the Spanish-English language series follows Amber Chesborough, “a brilliant young scientist, who is the emotional center of a small American family,” per the official synopsis. “When she goes missing along the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother (played by Luke Evans) and her husband — two men with deep military experience and complicated pasts — struggle to find her.”
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- 5/26/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Jesse Plemons is finding Love and Death in his next project. The Judas and the Black Messiah actor has been cast in HBO Max’s limited series Love and Death, a true crime series from Big Little Lies creator David E. Kelley. The more Jesse Plemons keeps working, the more blessed we are. Plemons has been on a hot streak recently, with […]
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- 5/25/2021
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
“I’m Thinking of Ending Things” and “Judas and the Black Messiah” star Jesse Plemons has been cast opposite “WandaVision’s” Elizabeth Olsen in the HBO Max original limited series “Love and Death.”
Per the logline, the show follows two church-going couples, enjoying small-town family life in Texas. The series is based on the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery, who murdered her friend from church, Betty Gore, with an axe in 1980
The series, produced by Lionsgate, is inspired by the book “Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs” and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly.
The “Breaking Bad” alum will play Allan Gore, while Olsen was previously announced to play Candy Montgomery.
Plemons’ breakout role on the Emmy Award-winning cult sports drama “Friday Night Lights” as Landry Clarke spurred his career, leading him to star in series such as Noah Hawley’s Golden Globe Award-winning show “Fargo,...
Per the logline, the show follows two church-going couples, enjoying small-town family life in Texas. The series is based on the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery, who murdered her friend from church, Betty Gore, with an axe in 1980
The series, produced by Lionsgate, is inspired by the book “Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs” and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly.
The “Breaking Bad” alum will play Allan Gore, while Olsen was previously announced to play Candy Montgomery.
Plemons’ breakout role on the Emmy Award-winning cult sports drama “Friday Night Lights” as Landry Clarke spurred his career, leading him to star in series such as Noah Hawley’s Golden Globe Award-winning show “Fargo,...
- 5/24/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Jesse Plemons will star opposite Elizabeth Olsen in HBO Max’s “Love and Death.”
The series is based on the book “Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs” and a collection of articles from “Texas Monthly.” Here is the logline: “Two church going couples, enjoying small town family life in Texas, until somebody picks up an axe.”
Olsen will play infamous ax murderer Candy Montgomery. Plemons will play Allan Gore, whose affair with Montgomery led to the murder of her friend (and Allan’s wife) Betty Gore.
Written by David E. Kelley and directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, “Love and Death” is the second streaming limited series project to revolve around Montgomery, who killed her church-going friend with an ax in the 1980s. Elisabeth Moss is playing Candy in a Hulu series from Robin Veith with Nick Antosca.
“Love and Death” is produced by Lionsgate,...
The series is based on the book “Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs” and a collection of articles from “Texas Monthly.” Here is the logline: “Two church going couples, enjoying small town family life in Texas, until somebody picks up an axe.”
Olsen will play infamous ax murderer Candy Montgomery. Plemons will play Allan Gore, whose affair with Montgomery led to the murder of her friend (and Allan’s wife) Betty Gore.
Written by David E. Kelley and directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, “Love and Death” is the second streaming limited series project to revolve around Montgomery, who killed her church-going friend with an ax in the 1980s. Elisabeth Moss is playing Candy in a Hulu series from Robin Veith with Nick Antosca.
“Love and Death” is produced by Lionsgate,...
- 5/24/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Jesse Plemons is set as a lead opposite Elizabeth Olsen in HBO Max’s Love and Death, a limited series about the true story of Wylie, TX, housewife Candy Montgomery’s murder of Betty Gore in 1980. Olsen stars as Montgomery in the series, from the Big Little Lies and The Undoing duo of David E. Kelley and Nicole Kidman and Lionsgate Television.
Written by Kelley and directed by Homeland‘s Lesli Linka Glatter, Love and Death is inspired by the book Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly.
The series revolves around two churchgoing couples enjoying small-town family life in Texas, until somebody picks up an ax.
Plemons will play Allan Gore.
Kelley executive produces via his David E. Kelley Productions, with Kidman and Per Saari...
Written by Kelley and directed by Homeland‘s Lesli Linka Glatter, Love and Death is inspired by the book Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly.
The series revolves around two churchgoing couples enjoying small-town family life in Texas, until somebody picks up an ax.
Plemons will play Allan Gore.
Kelley executive produces via his David E. Kelley Productions, with Kidman and Per Saari...
- 5/24/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The next great filmmaker could have Issa Rae to thank for their big break. The Insecure star is teaming up with Miramax for a revival of the docuseries Project Greenlight, HBO Max announced Tuesday.
Like the original version, this new Project Greenlight will follow a group of filmmakers being given the chance to direct a feature film. All eight episodes will feature appearances by Rae, who will guide and mentor the filmmakers throughout their processes. Whichever film wins the season will premiere on HBO Max.
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Like the original version, this new Project Greenlight will follow a group of filmmakers being given the chance to direct a feature film. All eight episodes will feature appearances by Rae, who will guide and mentor the filmmakers throughout their processes. Whichever film wins the season will premiere on HBO Max.
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- 5/18/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Anyone in the mood to catch up with some old Friends?
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer’s long-awaited Friends reunion special will premiere on Thursday, May 27, HBO Max announced Thursday.
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In addition,...
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer’s long-awaited Friends reunion special will premiere on Thursday, May 27, HBO Max announced Thursday.
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- 5/13/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Elizabeth Olsen is killing it on TV. No, really. On Monday, May 3, it was revealed that the WandaVision star will play Candy Montgomery, a Texas woman who was convicted for murdering her friend with an axe in 1980, in a new HBO Max series. Doesn't that sound like a part you just want to chop into? The upcoming series by TV writer and producer David E. Kelley, titled Love and Death, is produced by Lionsgate and is inspired by John Bloom and Jim Atkinson's book, Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs, and their Texas Monthly series. In addition to Kelley, Love and Death is being executive-produced by director Lesli Linka Glatter, Nicole Kidman, Per Saari,...
- 5/4/2021
- E! Online
If grieving over the loss of her synthezoid husband in WandaVision wasn’t enough, Elizabeth Olsen is about to face even more neighborhood woes in a new HBO Max limited series called Love and Death. Inspired by the book Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs and a collection of […]
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- 5/4/2021
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Love and Death has its leading lady. Elizabeth Olsen has been cast as Texas housewife Candy Montgomery, an infamous axe murderer, in a newly ordered HBO Max series. The drama, based on the is being written by David E. Kelley and directed by Lesli Linka Glatter. The A Killing in a Small Town feature film is based on the 1980 case.
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- 5/4/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
It will never fail to amuse us how Hollywood can rarely go more than, say, six months without announcing competing projects about the same topic. Today we hear news that Elizabeth Olsen (surely feeling the love from the WandaVision reception) will be playing axe murderer Candy Montgomery in an HBO miniseries called Love and Death based on the non-fiction book "Evidence of Love: True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs". This book was previously adapted into a TV movie A Killing in a Small Town which won Barbara Hershey the Golden Globe in the 1990s. But this miniseries is Not the same project as the previously announced Candy which is based on the same crime with Elisabeth Moss headlining. But since we haven't heard a peep about the Moss project in several months, maybe that one isn't happening after all.
Nevertheless it all begs the question: Which Lizzie...
Nevertheless it all begs the question: Which Lizzie...
- 5/4/2021
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Elizabeth Olsen is no stranger to starring in a TV series. But it’s safe to say that none of her previous TV work compares to the reception she got for her most recent outing, “WandaVision,” which became a cultural phenomenon earlier this year. Well, it appears the actress is ready to venture back to the small screen and make the leap from Disney+ to HBO Max for “Love and Death.”
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- 5/4/2021
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
HBO Max has given the green light to a new true-crime limited series called Love and Death. Elizabeth Olsen has been set to headline the show, which follows the true story of Wylie, TX, housewife Candy Montgomery’s murder of Betty Gore in 1980. Olsen will be playing Candy Montogomery on the limited series. Love and Death has quite the pedigree…...
- 5/4/2021
- by Gaius Bolling
- JoBlo.com
Elizabeth Olsen is set to star in the new HBO Max limited series ‘Love and Death’ from writer and executive producer David E. Kelley.
Olsen will star as the Texan housewife Candy Montgomery, a woman who murdered her friend from church, Betty Gore, with an axe in 1980.
The story is inspired by the book ‘Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs’ and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly.
The series is described as a gripping story about the frustrations and desires of two women in a small town that culminates in a terrible act of violence.
Also in news – Toni Collette joins Colin Firth in HBO true crime series ‘The Staircase’
Nicole Kidman will also executive produce. Linka Glatter will also executive produce in addition to directing, with Scott Brown and Megan Creydt of Texas Monthly, Matthew Tinker, Michael Klick and Helen Verno also executive producing.
Olsen will star as the Texan housewife Candy Montgomery, a woman who murdered her friend from church, Betty Gore, with an axe in 1980.
The story is inspired by the book ‘Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs’ and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly.
The series is described as a gripping story about the frustrations and desires of two women in a small town that culminates in a terrible act of violence.
Also in news – Toni Collette joins Colin Firth in HBO true crime series ‘The Staircase’
Nicole Kidman will also executive produce. Linka Glatter will also executive produce in addition to directing, with Scott Brown and Megan Creydt of Texas Monthly, Matthew Tinker, Michael Klick and Helen Verno also executive producing.
- 5/4/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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