You can always expect Allison Janney to deliver a great performance any time she shows up in a movie or TV show, and she even won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in the 2018 film I, Tonya. Next up on the list of projects she’ll be gracing with her presence is A Simple Favor 2, which reteams Bridesmaids and Ghostbusters director Paul Feig with his A Simple Favor stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. Filming is expected to begin this spring, and the film is heading for a streaming release on Prime Video.
There are several more returning cast members this sequel. In addition to Lively and Kendrick, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, and Kelly McCormack will all be reprising their roles from the first movie. Variety reports that Janney’s fellow new additions include Elena Sofia Ricci (Loose Cannons), Michele Morrone (365 Days...
There are several more returning cast members this sequel. In addition to Lively and Kendrick, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, and Kelly McCormack will all be reprising their roles from the first movie. Variety reports that Janney’s fellow new additions include Elena Sofia Ricci (Loose Cannons), Michele Morrone (365 Days...
- 3/29/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Allison Janney is joining the cast of Amazon MGM Studios’ “A Simple Favor 2.” The actor will join returning cast members Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick in the sequel to Paul Feig’s 2018 mystery-comedy film.
The sequel will follow Stephanie (Kendrick) and Emily (Lively) as they head to the beautiful island of Capri for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a wealthy Italian businessman. Along with the glamorous guests, murder and betrayal swirl at a wedding with more twists and turns than the road from the Marina Grande to the Capri town square.
Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, Kelly McCormack and Aparna Nancherla will also reprise their roles in the film, which is targeting a spring start-of-production. The cast is rounded out by Elena Sofia Ricci, Michele Morrone, Elizabeth Perkins, Alex Newell, Taylor Ortega and Lorenzo de Moor.
Janney, who has racked up an Oscar, seven Emmys,...
The sequel will follow Stephanie (Kendrick) and Emily (Lively) as they head to the beautiful island of Capri for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a wealthy Italian businessman. Along with the glamorous guests, murder and betrayal swirl at a wedding with more twists and turns than the road from the Marina Grande to the Capri town square.
Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, Kelly McCormack and Aparna Nancherla will also reprise their roles in the film, which is targeting a spring start-of-production. The cast is rounded out by Elena Sofia Ricci, Michele Morrone, Elizabeth Perkins, Alex Newell, Taylor Ortega and Lorenzo de Moor.
Janney, who has racked up an Oscar, seven Emmys,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Following recent confirmation from Amazon MGM Studios and Lionsgate that A Simple Favor 2 is a go, the film has added seven new cast members: Elena Sofia Ricci, Michele Morrone (365 Days), Elizabeth Perkins (Minx), Alex Newell (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist), Taylor Ortega (Grand Death Lotto), Lorenzo de Moor, and Aparna Nancherla (The Drop).
While Nancherla reprises her role as Sona, all other roles are new and under wraps for now.
Deadline was first to report on the sequel two years ago, as stars Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively and director Paul Feig signed on to return. Others set to reprise include Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, and Kelly McCormack.
Released by Lionsgate in 2018 to critical acclaim and more than $97 million at the worldwide box office, A Simple Favor is a mystery thriller that adapts the same-name novel by Darcey Bell. The first film introduces...
While Nancherla reprises her role as Sona, all other roles are new and under wraps for now.
Deadline was first to report on the sequel two years ago, as stars Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively and director Paul Feig signed on to return. Others set to reprise include Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, and Kelly McCormack.
Released by Lionsgate in 2018 to critical acclaim and more than $97 million at the worldwide box office, A Simple Favor is a mystery thriller that adapts the same-name novel by Darcey Bell. The first film introduces...
- 3/28/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
A Simple Favour 2 is moving forward at Prime Video, with director Paul Feig and stars Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively all making a return.
A Simple Favour did decent business relative to its outlay in 2018, grossing $97m worldwide on a $20m budget. Paul Feig directed the darkly comic mystery about a vlogger (Anna Kendrick) who investigates the disappearance of her elegant (and enigmatic) new best friend (Blake Lively).
A sequel has been in development for years; Simon Brew spoke to Feig about the first film on the Film Stories podcast in 2018 and discussed the sequel when Feig was our guest at a live podcast recording in 2022.
We also have a synopsis for the sequel, per Deadline:
In Part Two, we see the return of Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman.
A Simple Favour did decent business relative to its outlay in 2018, grossing $97m worldwide on a $20m budget. Paul Feig directed the darkly comic mystery about a vlogger (Anna Kendrick) who investigates the disappearance of her elegant (and enigmatic) new best friend (Blake Lively).
A sequel has been in development for years; Simon Brew spoke to Feig about the first film on the Film Stories podcast in 2018 and discussed the sequel when Feig was our guest at a live podcast recording in 2022.
We also have a synopsis for the sequel, per Deadline:
In Part Two, we see the return of Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman.
- 3/28/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick star in ‘A Simple Favor’ (Photo Credit: Lionsgate)
It’s officially official. Not only is there A Simple Favor sequel in the works, but Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are confirmed to return as Stephanie and Emily. Feel free to squeal now, as Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, and Kelly McCormack are also on board to reprise their roles in A Simple Favor 2.
“In the film, we see the return of Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman,” reads Amazon MGM Studios’ synopsis. “Along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP for a wedding with more twists and turns than the road from the Marina Grande to the Capri town square.”
Paul Feig will return...
It’s officially official. Not only is there A Simple Favor sequel in the works, but Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are confirmed to return as Stephanie and Emily. Feel free to squeal now, as Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, and Kelly McCormack are also on board to reprise their roles in A Simple Favor 2.
“In the film, we see the return of Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman,” reads Amazon MGM Studios’ synopsis. “Along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP for a wedding with more twists and turns than the road from the Marina Grande to the Capri town square.”
Paul Feig will return...
- 3/27/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Today, Amazon MGM Studios announced that Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, and Kelly McCormack are set to reprise their roles in A Simple Favor 2, with Paul Feig returning to direct.
The sequel is a co-production with Lionsgate and follows the studio’s 2018 release of A Simple Favor, which was a critical and commercial success. It earned more than $97 million at the worldwide box office and achieved Certified Fresh status on Rotten Tomatoes.
The script for A Simple Favor 2, based on characters by Darcy Bell, was written by Jessica Sharzer, who wrote the first film, with revisions by Laeta Kalogridis and Paul Feig.
Feigco Entertainment’s Paul Feig and Laura Fischer are producing A Simple Favor 2, with Jessica Sharzer executive producing.
In the new movie, we see the return of Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) as they head...
The sequel is a co-production with Lionsgate and follows the studio’s 2018 release of A Simple Favor, which was a critical and commercial success. It earned more than $97 million at the worldwide box office and achieved Certified Fresh status on Rotten Tomatoes.
The script for A Simple Favor 2, based on characters by Darcy Bell, was written by Jessica Sharzer, who wrote the first film, with revisions by Laeta Kalogridis and Paul Feig.
Feigco Entertainment’s Paul Feig and Laura Fischer are producing A Simple Favor 2, with Jessica Sharzer executive producing.
In the new movie, we see the return of Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) as they head...
- 3/27/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Back in 2018, Bridesmaids and Ghostbusters director Paul Feig brought us the mystery A Simple Favor, which starred Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick in the story of “mommy blogger Stephanie (Kendrick), who befriends Emily (Lively), a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.” A couple years ago, we heard that Amazon MGM Studios and Lionsgate were teaming up to produce a sequel to A Simple Favor… and now The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Feig, Lively, and Kendrick are all coming back for A Simple Favor 2. Filming is expected to begin this spring, and the film is heading for a streaming release on Prime Video.
Jessica Sharzer, who wrote the screenplay for the first film (which was based on the 2017 novel of the same name by author Darcey Bell), returned to write the sequel, with...
Jessica Sharzer, who wrote the screenplay for the first film (which was based on the 2017 novel of the same name by author Darcey Bell), returned to write the sequel, with...
- 3/27/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Amazon has concocted a relatively simple plan for A Simple Favor 2: It’s skipping theaters and going straight to Prime Video.
The streamer announced Wednesday that it has formally ordered a sequel to the 2018 comedic caper that starred Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, both of whom are returning for the follow-up. Shooting is expected to commence this spring ahead of a likely 2025 release on Prime Video.
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The streamer announced Wednesday that it has formally ordered a sequel to the 2018 comedic caper that starred Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, both of whom are returning for the follow-up. Shooting is expected to commence this spring ahead of a likely 2025 release on Prime Video.
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- 3/27/2024
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Lionsgate and Amazon Studios have announced that a sequel to the 2018 hit mystery-comedy film “A Simple Favor” is coming. The sequel will bring back stars Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, as well as Paul Feig to direct.
Based on the 2017 novel of the same name, “A Simple Favor” told the story of a widowed single mother named Stephanie, played by Kendrick. Working as a vlogger in Connecticut, she looks enviously upon her best friend, Emily (Lively). Emily has a successful career, a loving family and a glamorous lifestyle. However, things turn awry when Emily mysteriously disappears one day, causing Stephanie to launch her own investigation into her friend’s past, finding more than a few surprises along the way.
The sequel will see the return of Stephanie and Emily as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman. Along with the glamorous guests,...
Based on the 2017 novel of the same name, “A Simple Favor” told the story of a widowed single mother named Stephanie, played by Kendrick. Working as a vlogger in Connecticut, she looks enviously upon her best friend, Emily (Lively). Emily has a successful career, a loving family and a glamorous lifestyle. However, things turn awry when Emily mysteriously disappears one day, causing Stephanie to launch her own investigation into her friend’s past, finding more than a few surprises along the way.
The sequel will see the return of Stephanie and Emily as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman. Along with the glamorous guests,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Carson Burton and Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Deadline already told you two years ago that A Simple Favor 2 was happening with Paul Feig back in the director’s chair and Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick starring, but today Amazon MGM Studios has made it official that the movie is a go and with the original cast members returning, read Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, and Kelly McCormack.
Lionsgate is co-producing the sequel to the 2018 black comedy which minted $97M off a $20M budget. Cameras roll this spring. A streaming release on Prime Video in 240 countries is planned.
In part two, we see the return of Stephanie Smothers (Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Lively) as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman. Along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP for a wedding with more twists and turns than...
Lionsgate is co-producing the sequel to the 2018 black comedy which minted $97M off a $20M budget. Cameras roll this spring. A streaming release on Prime Video in 240 countries is planned.
In part two, we see the return of Stephanie Smothers (Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Lively) as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman. Along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP for a wedding with more twists and turns than...
- 3/27/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s time to raise an Aviation gin martini to toast Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively returning for another glamorous mystery with A Simple Favor 2 from director Paul Feig.
Amazon MGM Studios announced Wednesday that the sequel movie, which is a co-production with Lionsgate, is looking to begin shooting this spring and will stream on Prime Video. Feig is back to helm the follow-up to his 2018 dark comedy, with Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho and Kelly McCormack all reprising their roles from the first feature.
Jessica Sharzer, who penned the initial movie, returned to write the sequel, with Feig and Laeta Kalogridis also contributing to the script. Sharzer’s screenplay for the original film was based on the 2017 novel of the same name by author Darcey Bell.
A Simple Favor 2 sees Stephanie Smothers (Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Lively) heading to the island of Capri for Emily’s lavish wedding.
Amazon MGM Studios announced Wednesday that the sequel movie, which is a co-production with Lionsgate, is looking to begin shooting this spring and will stream on Prime Video. Feig is back to helm the follow-up to his 2018 dark comedy, with Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho and Kelly McCormack all reprising their roles from the first feature.
Jessica Sharzer, who penned the initial movie, returned to write the sequel, with Feig and Laeta Kalogridis also contributing to the script. Sharzer’s screenplay for the original film was based on the 2017 novel of the same name by author Darcey Bell.
A Simple Favor 2 sees Stephanie Smothers (Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Lively) heading to the island of Capri for Emily’s lavish wedding.
- 3/27/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Paradise”, described as a ‘modern western’ crime thriller is directed by Max Isaacson, starring Patricia Allison, Bashir Salahuddin, Myles Evans, Tate Donovan, Arjun Gupta, Adam Lustick, C.J. Hoff, and Tia Carrere, streaming March 21, 2024 on Tubi:
“…’Ella Patchet’ is a young punk who imagines herself a modern-day gunslinger. With more bullets in her six-shooter than friends in her life, her only anchor is her father, the local sheriff of their backwater paradise. But when he is murdered, Ella’s fragile world collapses.
“As the town reels from the loss, the mayor brings in outside law enforcement to handle the investigation, where all leads point to the return of a ruthless drug runner from her father’s past. Despite her doubts, and fueled by grief and rage, Ella sets out on a path of vengeance. In her quest for justice, Ella learns that the pursuit of power knows no bounds, and...
“…’Ella Patchet’ is a young punk who imagines herself a modern-day gunslinger. With more bullets in her six-shooter than friends in her life, her only anchor is her father, the local sheriff of their backwater paradise. But when he is murdered, Ella’s fragile world collapses.
“As the town reels from the loss, the mayor brings in outside law enforcement to handle the investigation, where all leads point to the return of a ruthless drug runner from her father’s past. Despite her doubts, and fueled by grief and rage, Ella sets out on a path of vengeance. In her quest for justice, Ella learns that the pursuit of power knows no bounds, and...
- 3/20/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: Vic Mensa (The Chi) and Alycia Pascual-Peña have joined the Season 3 cast of Peacock’s Bel-Air in recurring roles. Mensa will play Quentin and Pascual-Peña will play Amira.
Set in modern-day Los Angeles, Bel-Air imagines The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air through a new, dramatic take on Will’s (Jabari Banks) complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. As these two worlds collide, Will reckons with the power of second chances while navigating the conflicts, emotions and biases of a world far different from the only one he’s ever known.
Inspired by Morgan Cooper’s viral trailer that reimagined the ‘90s sitcom, Bel-Air takes a new approach to this world of swagger, style and aspiration, while exploring Will’s complex journey through a current lens.
In addition to Banks, the hit streaming series also stars Adrian Holmes,...
Set in modern-day Los Angeles, Bel-Air imagines The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air through a new, dramatic take on Will’s (Jabari Banks) complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. As these two worlds collide, Will reckons with the power of second chances while navigating the conflicts, emotions and biases of a world far different from the only one he’s ever known.
Inspired by Morgan Cooper’s viral trailer that reimagined the ‘90s sitcom, Bel-Air takes a new approach to this world of swagger, style and aspiration, while exploring Will’s complex journey through a current lens.
In addition to Banks, the hit streaming series also stars Adrian Holmes,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Watch Jenna Ortega Smoking Cigarette & Getting Intimate With Martin Freeman In Miller’s Girl (Photo Credit: IMDb)
Actress Jenna Ortega (21) is breaking the internet over her latest role in Miller’s Girl. The American black comedy drama stars her alongside Martin Freeman (52). Their intimate scene from the movie is breaking the internet, and netizens have wild reactions. Scroll below for all the details!
Jenna is fresh from the success of Wednesday. She has been working since a very young age but has finally received her due credit with the Netflix horror series. Miller’s Girl witnesses her in a never-seen-before avatar, and her sultry scenes have left fans speechless.
Jenna Ortega & Martin Freeman’s intimate scene in Miller’s Girl
A video is breaking the internet where Jenna Ortega, as Cairo Sweet, is dressed in a hot satin dress. She ditches the cigarette in her hand before Jonathan Miller (Martin Freeman) brings her erotic writings to life.
Actress Jenna Ortega (21) is breaking the internet over her latest role in Miller’s Girl. The American black comedy drama stars her alongside Martin Freeman (52). Their intimate scene from the movie is breaking the internet, and netizens have wild reactions. Scroll below for all the details!
Jenna is fresh from the success of Wednesday. She has been working since a very young age but has finally received her due credit with the Netflix horror series. Miller’s Girl witnesses her in a never-seen-before avatar, and her sultry scenes have left fans speechless.
Jenna Ortega & Martin Freeman’s intimate scene in Miller’s Girl
A video is breaking the internet where Jenna Ortega, as Cairo Sweet, is dressed in a hot satin dress. She ditches the cigarette in her hand before Jonathan Miller (Martin Freeman) brings her erotic writings to life.
- 2/6/2024
- by Jishika Madaan
- KoiMoi
Plot: A creative writing assignment yields complex results between a teacher and his talented student.
Review: I wasn’t sure what to make of Miller’s Girl when I first heard of it. The idea of a teacher falling for a student isn’t exactly new, but there was a mystery present that I appreciated. And it’s honestly, given that subject matter, a very tough film to talk about. The topic is taboo and won’t be for everyone, and the filmmakers really take advantage of that uncomfortably. On a technical side, the film is gorgeously shot and takes advantage of its beautiful sets. Plus, I have a soft spot for erotic thrillers. But this one has very few teeth and is as obvious as they come.
There’s clearly something not quite right about Jenna Ortega‘s Cairo right from the start. She exhibits an intellectual way of dissecting...
Review: I wasn’t sure what to make of Miller’s Girl when I first heard of it. The idea of a teacher falling for a student isn’t exactly new, but there was a mystery present that I appreciated. And it’s honestly, given that subject matter, a very tough film to talk about. The topic is taboo and won’t be for everyone, and the filmmakers really take advantage of that uncomfortably. On a technical side, the film is gorgeously shot and takes advantage of its beautiful sets. Plus, I have a soft spot for erotic thrillers. But this one has very few teeth and is as obvious as they come.
There’s clearly something not quite right about Jenna Ortega‘s Cairo right from the start. She exhibits an intellectual way of dissecting...
- 1/28/2024
- by Tyler Nichols
- JoBlo.com
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on Wbgr-fm on January 25th, 2024, reviewing “Miller’s Girl.,” a teacher and student reciprocation written and directed by Jade Hailey Bartlett. In theaters on January 26th.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Jonathan Miller (Martin Freeman) is a creative writing teacher who has a new student named Cairo (Jenna Ortega). She is an exceptional and unusual writer, a once in a lifetime find for the hidden author in Miller’s soul. When a short story assignment he gives her spins out of control, it leads to some inappropriate interaction between teacher and student, enough to affect all lives involved.
”Miller’s Girl” is in theaters on January 26th. Featuring Martin Freeman, Jenna Ortega, Gideon Adlon, Bashir Salahuddin and Dagmara Dominczyk. Written and directed by Jade Hailey Bartlett. Rated “R”
Click Here for Patrick McDonald’s on-air review of “Miller’s Girl”
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Rating: 3.5/5.0
Jonathan Miller (Martin Freeman) is a creative writing teacher who has a new student named Cairo (Jenna Ortega). She is an exceptional and unusual writer, a once in a lifetime find for the hidden author in Miller’s soul. When a short story assignment he gives her spins out of control, it leads to some inappropriate interaction between teacher and student, enough to affect all lives involved.
”Miller’s Girl” is in theaters on January 26th. Featuring Martin Freeman, Jenna Ortega, Gideon Adlon, Bashir Salahuddin and Dagmara Dominczyk. Written and directed by Jade Hailey Bartlett. Rated “R”
Click Here for Patrick McDonald’s on-air review of “Miller’s Girl”
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- 1/26/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
“I’m 18 and highly unremarkable.”
So starts “Miller’s Girl,” a drama-slash-psychological thriller that serves more so as an indictment of modern multilayered sexual politics than an (as marketed) after school special. As our lead character Cairo Sweet (Jenna Ortega) says, “longing” to experience something is the most dangerous force there is, and for Cairo, that longing culminates in a misguided crush and a politicized heartbreak with a professor (Martin Freeman).
High school student Cairo enrolls in a creative writing class taught by frustrated novelist Jonathan Miller (Freeman), who immediately takes a liking to her after spotting that she has a copies of both his debut novel and Henry Miller’s salacious works. Written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett, “Miller’s Girl” plays on the titular Mr. Miller and the real-life author Miller himself, with Cairo’s compulsion to impress and find solace in her teacher further radicalized by taking on...
So starts “Miller’s Girl,” a drama-slash-psychological thriller that serves more so as an indictment of modern multilayered sexual politics than an (as marketed) after school special. As our lead character Cairo Sweet (Jenna Ortega) says, “longing” to experience something is the most dangerous force there is, and for Cairo, that longing culminates in a misguided crush and a politicized heartbreak with a professor (Martin Freeman).
High school student Cairo enrolls in a creative writing class taught by frustrated novelist Jonathan Miller (Freeman), who immediately takes a liking to her after spotting that she has a copies of both his debut novel and Henry Miller’s salacious works. Written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett, “Miller’s Girl” plays on the titular Mr. Miller and the real-life author Miller himself, with Cairo’s compulsion to impress and find solace in her teacher further radicalized by taking on...
- 1/24/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“Miller’s Girl,” about a relationship that develops between a wise-beyond-her-years teenager and her intellectually undernourished teacher, feels like catnip for the circular discourse of Film Twitter, but it’s hard to tell where a study of post-#MeToo power dynamics will land with moviegoers in the real world.
Written, produced and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett, the film is both impressively erudite and unrelentingly self-aware, a combination it bravely attempts but doesn’t quite fully balance. But Jenna Ortega’s movie-star confidence in the title role more than eclipses Martin Freeman’s shoe-leather character acting, a perhaps inevitable outcome given the age and gender politics exercised in its story — but not necessarily one that gets at something truly interesting.
Ortega (“Wednesday”) plays Cairo Sweet, a high school student living in a small Tennessee town while her absent lawyer parents travel the globe on unnamed business. Summed up with cheeky precision...
Written, produced and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett, the film is both impressively erudite and unrelentingly self-aware, a combination it bravely attempts but doesn’t quite fully balance. But Jenna Ortega’s movie-star confidence in the title role more than eclipses Martin Freeman’s shoe-leather character acting, a perhaps inevitable outcome given the age and gender politics exercised in its story — but not necessarily one that gets at something truly interesting.
Ortega (“Wednesday”) plays Cairo Sweet, a high school student living in a small Tennessee town while her absent lawyer parents travel the globe on unnamed business. Summed up with cheeky precision...
- 1/24/2024
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
The fact that Jenna Ortega won’t be in Scream 7 was a shocking announcement last month (apparently her absence from the sequel is due to a pay dispute), but there are still going to be plenty of chances to see her on our screens regularly. She’s set to start filming Wednesday season 2 in a few months, she’s in the crime thriller Finestkind (which just started streaming on Paramount+ last Friday), and on January 26th she’ll be back on the big screen when Lionsgate gives the psychological thriller Miller’s Girl a theatrical release. With that release date just one month away, a trailer for Miller’s Girl has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.
Written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett, who is making her feature film debut here and was at one time attached to write Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,...
Written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett, who is making her feature film debut here and was at one time attached to write Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,...
- 12/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Jenna Ortega is trying on playing a seductress for size. The “Beetlejuice 2” and “Wednesday” star leads psychological thriller “Miller’s Girl” in what appears to be a ’90s-esque tale of twisted teen power dynamics set against the backdrop of an elite university.
Martin Freeman stars as the titular Mr. Miller, a teacher who becomes entangled with talented student Cairo (Ortega), who has an agenda all her own. As 18-year-old Cairo taunts Mr. Miller into a game of truth or dare, a more sinister scheme of blackmailing ensues.
The official synopsis reads: “A talented young writer (Ortega) embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher (Freeman) assigns a project that entangles them both in an increasingly complex web. As lines blur and their lives intertwine, professor and protégé must confront their darkest selves while straining to preserve their individual sense of purpose and the things they hold most dear.”
Dagmara Domińczyk,...
Martin Freeman stars as the titular Mr. Miller, a teacher who becomes entangled with talented student Cairo (Ortega), who has an agenda all her own. As 18-year-old Cairo taunts Mr. Miller into a game of truth or dare, a more sinister scheme of blackmailing ensues.
The official synopsis reads: “A talented young writer (Ortega) embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher (Freeman) assigns a project that entangles them both in an increasingly complex web. As lines blur and their lives intertwine, professor and protégé must confront their darkest selves while straining to preserve their individual sense of purpose and the things they hold most dear.”
Dagmara Domińczyk,...
- 12/14/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Jenna Ortega is a very committed writer in the trailer for Miller’s Girl. In the clip, the Wednesday actress stars as a creative writing student who take things over the line with her teacher, played by Martin Freeman, as he offers her special treatment.
The film, written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett, will be in theaters Jan. 26, 2024. It also stars Dagmara Domińczyk, Bashir Salahuddin, and Gideon Adlon, and was produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.
The official synopsis for the movie notes, “A talented young writer (Jenna Ortega...
The film, written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett, will be in theaters Jan. 26, 2024. It also stars Dagmara Domińczyk, Bashir Salahuddin, and Gideon Adlon, and was produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.
The official synopsis for the movie notes, “A talented young writer (Jenna Ortega...
- 12/14/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Lionsgate’s first trailer for Miller’s Girl sets up the twisted dynamic between a student, played by Jenna Ortega (Wednesday), and a teacher, played by Martin Freeman (Breeders).
Written and directed by first time feature filmmaker Jade Halley Bartlett, Lionsgate will be introducing the film at the 2024 Palm Springs International Film Festival. It will begin its theatrical run on January 26, 2024.
Dagmara Domińczyk, Bashir Salahuddin, and Gideon Adlon co-star. Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Josh Fagen, and Mary-Margaret Kunze served as producers.
“A talented young writer (Ortega) embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher (Freeman) assigns a project that entangles them both in an increasingly complex web,” reads Lionsgate’s synopsis. “As lines blur and their lives intertwine, professor and protégé must confront their darkest selves while straining to preserve their individual sense of purpose and the things they hold most dear.”
In 2023, Jenna Ortega was nominated for a...
Written and directed by first time feature filmmaker Jade Halley Bartlett, Lionsgate will be introducing the film at the 2024 Palm Springs International Film Festival. It will begin its theatrical run on January 26, 2024.
Dagmara Domińczyk, Bashir Salahuddin, and Gideon Adlon co-star. Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Josh Fagen, and Mary-Margaret Kunze served as producers.
“A talented young writer (Ortega) embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher (Freeman) assigns a project that entangles them both in an increasingly complex web,” reads Lionsgate’s synopsis. “As lines blur and their lives intertwine, professor and protégé must confront their darkest selves while straining to preserve their individual sense of purpose and the things they hold most dear.”
In 2023, Jenna Ortega was nominated for a...
- 12/14/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
"You are my student. And I am your teacher. That's all..." Lionsgate has unveiled the trailer for Miller's Girl, which is set to open in January after a premiere at the 2024 Palm Springs Film Festival that month. It's a romantic entanglement between teacher and student psychological thriller from a screenwriter making her directorial debut. The short synopsis: A creative writing assignment yields complex results between a teacher and his talented student. "As lines blur & lives intertwine, professor and protégé must confront their darkest selves while straining to preserve their individual sense of purpose and the things they hold most dear." Oh boy, this sounds spicy. Jenna Ortega stars with Martin Freeman as the professor, plus a cast including Dagmara Domińczyk, Bashir Salahuddin, Gideon Adlon, & Christine Adams. This looks so cliche and obvious, I bet everyone knows exactly what's going to happen without even having to watch it. // Continue Reading ›...
- 12/14/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman find themselves embroiled in a heated student-teacher dynamic in the trailer for the upcoming feature Miller’s Girl.
Lionsgate is set to release the film from writer-director Jade Halley Bartlett on Jan. 26 after it debuts at the Palm Springs International Film Festival earlier that month. Ortega stars as Cairo, a promising writer who navigates her complicated relationship with Jonathan Miller (Freeman) after his assignment leads to tension.
“Why did you write this?” Freeman asks in the drama’s trailer. “This is inappropriate.” This leads Ortega to respond, “‘Write what you know,’ is what you said.”
Later, Freeman laments, “If she can convince them that something happened between us, I would lose my job.”
Bartlett directs from her own script, which landed on the Black List in 2016. Dagmara Domińczyk, Bashir Salahuddin and Gideon Adlon co-star in the movie that counts Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Josh Fagen...
Lionsgate is set to release the film from writer-director Jade Halley Bartlett on Jan. 26 after it debuts at the Palm Springs International Film Festival earlier that month. Ortega stars as Cairo, a promising writer who navigates her complicated relationship with Jonathan Miller (Freeman) after his assignment leads to tension.
“Why did you write this?” Freeman asks in the drama’s trailer. “This is inappropriate.” This leads Ortega to respond, “‘Write what you know,’ is what you said.”
Later, Freeman laments, “If she can convince them that something happened between us, I would lose my job.”
Bartlett directs from her own script, which landed on the Black List in 2016. Dagmara Domińczyk, Bashir Salahuddin and Gideon Adlon co-star in the movie that counts Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Josh Fagen...
- 12/13/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Jade Halley Bartlett’s Miller’s Girl starring Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman will make its world premiere at the 2024 Palm Springs Film Festival before it hits theaters next month.
Lionsgate and Point Grey Pictures are behind the movie, which marks the feature writing and directing debut for Bartlett, who wrote the original play in 2011 and adapted it into a screenplay that landed on the 2016 Black List. Miller’s Girl will premiere at the festival January 11 and land in cinemas beginning Friday, January 26.
Ortega, Freeman and Bartlett are set to attend the Palm Springs screening at the festival, which runs January 4-15. They will be a part of the fest’s Talking Pictures program that features post-screening Q&As with cast and creatives.
The film centers on the unraveling of a complex connection between lonely intellectuals: a failed writer named Jonathan Miller (Freeman) and his remarkable student Cairo Sweet (Ortega). When...
Lionsgate and Point Grey Pictures are behind the movie, which marks the feature writing and directing debut for Bartlett, who wrote the original play in 2011 and adapted it into a screenplay that landed on the 2016 Black List. Miller’s Girl will premiere at the festival January 11 and land in cinemas beginning Friday, January 26.
Ortega, Freeman and Bartlett are set to attend the Palm Springs screening at the festival, which runs January 4-15. They will be a part of the fest’s Talking Pictures program that features post-screening Q&As with cast and creatives.
The film centers on the unraveling of a complex connection between lonely intellectuals: a failed writer named Jonathan Miller (Freeman) and his remarkable student Cairo Sweet (Ortega). When...
- 12/12/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms, Brady Noon and Emma Myers were a happy family on the red carpet at the premiere for their new Netflix movie Family Switch.
The quartet, who plays a family in the new movie, were joined by director McG and a cute dog while posing for photos outside AMC The Grove 14 on Wednesday (November 29) in Los Angeles.
It looks like they had an excellent time at the premiere, and they were even spotted doing a dance with the rest of the cast!
Keep reading to find out more…
Other costars in attendance included Andrew Bachelor, Hannah Stocking, Sebastian Quinn, Connor Finnerty, Ilia Isorelys Paulino, Vanessa Carrasco, Jordan Leftwich, Bashir Salahuddin, Lauren Ash, Sebastian Quinn, Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell, Helen Hong, Fortune Feimster, Alanna Fox and Riannah Pouncy.
Marvel star Xochitl Gomez was also there to support Brady. We’ve got pics of all the celeb guests in the gallery!
The quartet, who plays a family in the new movie, were joined by director McG and a cute dog while posing for photos outside AMC The Grove 14 on Wednesday (November 29) in Los Angeles.
It looks like they had an excellent time at the premiere, and they were even spotted doing a dance with the rest of the cast!
Keep reading to find out more…
Other costars in attendance included Andrew Bachelor, Hannah Stocking, Sebastian Quinn, Connor Finnerty, Ilia Isorelys Paulino, Vanessa Carrasco, Jordan Leftwich, Bashir Salahuddin, Lauren Ash, Sebastian Quinn, Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell, Helen Hong, Fortune Feimster, Alanna Fox and Riannah Pouncy.
Marvel star Xochitl Gomez was also there to support Brady. We’ve got pics of all the celeb guests in the gallery!
- 11/30/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Family Switch‘s age/identity swapping premise has been done many times before. In fact, Jennifer Garner even references her prior age-swapping comedy 13 Going on 30 in Family Switch‘s trailer. But Netflix is hoping audiences are ready for a new 2023 version of the tried-and-true premise with Garner and Ed Helms in starring roles.
The cast includes Emma Myers, Brady Noon, Bashir Salahuddin, Matthias Schweighöfer, and Xosha Roquemore. Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Paul Scheer, Fortune Feimster, and Rita Moreno also star.
McG directs from a screenplay by Victoria Strouse and Adam Sztykiel, based on Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s Bedtime For Mommy novel. McG, Jennifer Lawrence, Lawrence Grey, Ben Everard, Nicole King Solaka, and Mary Viola serve as producers, with David Hyman, Jason Rosenthal, and Victoria Strause executive producing.
Family Switch premieres on November 30, 2023 on Netflix.
Poster for Netflix’s ‘Family Switch’
“Jess and Bill Walker are doing their best to...
The cast includes Emma Myers, Brady Noon, Bashir Salahuddin, Matthias Schweighöfer, and Xosha Roquemore. Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Paul Scheer, Fortune Feimster, and Rita Moreno also star.
McG directs from a screenplay by Victoria Strouse and Adam Sztykiel, based on Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s Bedtime For Mommy novel. McG, Jennifer Lawrence, Lawrence Grey, Ben Everard, Nicole King Solaka, and Mary Viola serve as producers, with David Hyman, Jason Rosenthal, and Victoria Strause executive producing.
Family Switch premieres on November 30, 2023 on Netflix.
Poster for Netflix’s ‘Family Switch’
“Jess and Bill Walker are doing their best to...
- 11/1/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
"I can't believe I thought we could pull this off!" Netflix has revealed an official trailer for a family comedy called Family Switch, the latest creation from why-is-he-still-making-movies filmmaker McG. Coming to Netflix for streaming this November, yet another cheesy holiday offering for families to sort of maybe laugh at. If the title wasn't a giveaway, here's what it is about: A family descends into chaos days before Christmas when a rare cosmic event causes the parents to swap bodies with their two teenage kids. When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the Walkers to wake up to a full body switch, can they unite to land a promotion, college interview, record deal and soccer tryout? Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms, Emma Myers, and Brady Noon star in this family comedy based on the book called "Bedtime For Mommy" by Amy Krouse-Rosenthal. The comedy also features Bashir Salahuddin, Matthias Schweighöfer,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms are going back to their teens in their new movie Family Switch!
The two are starring in the family comedy, which is based on the book “Bedtime For Mommy” by Amy Krouse-Rosenthal, alongside Emma Myers and Brady Noon, and Netflix just dropped the trailer on Wednesday (November 1).
Find out more and watch the trailer inside…
While the family of four switch bodies in a Freaky Friday-like moment, there’s even references to past movies that involve switching bodies in the trailer.
After they switch, they each say titles and phrases alluding to comedy movies like 17 Again, Freaky Friday and even Jennifer‘s own 13 Going on 30!
Here’s a synopsis: Jess (Garner) and Bill Walker (Helms) are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent, and more distant. When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the...
The two are starring in the family comedy, which is based on the book “Bedtime For Mommy” by Amy Krouse-Rosenthal, alongside Emma Myers and Brady Noon, and Netflix just dropped the trailer on Wednesday (November 1).
Find out more and watch the trailer inside…
While the family of four switch bodies in a Freaky Friday-like moment, there’s even references to past movies that involve switching bodies in the trailer.
After they switch, they each say titles and phrases alluding to comedy movies like 17 Again, Freaky Friday and even Jennifer‘s own 13 Going on 30!
Here’s a synopsis: Jess (Garner) and Bill Walker (Helms) are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent, and more distant. When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the...
- 11/1/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Netflix has unveiled the first look photos and premiere date for its upcoming family comedy starring Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms, Emma Myers and Brady Noon.
“Family Switch” follows a family’s hilarious journey to find their way back to normal after switching bodies with each other during a rare planetary alignment.
Read More: ‘Reptile’ Trailer: Benicio Del Toro, Justin Timberlake And Alicia Silverstone Team Up In Netflix’s Suspenseful Murder Mystery
The official synopsis reads: “Jess and Bill Walker are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent, and more distant. When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the family to wake up to a full body switch, on the morning of the most important day of each of their lives, can the Walkers unite to land a promotion, college interview, record deal and soccer tryout? Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms, Emma...
“Family Switch” follows a family’s hilarious journey to find their way back to normal after switching bodies with each other during a rare planetary alignment.
Read More: ‘Reptile’ Trailer: Benicio Del Toro, Justin Timberlake And Alicia Silverstone Team Up In Netflix’s Suspenseful Murder Mystery
The official synopsis reads: “Jess and Bill Walker are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent, and more distant. When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the family to wake up to a full body switch, on the morning of the most important day of each of their lives, can the Walkers unite to land a promotion, college interview, record deal and soccer tryout? Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms, Emma...
- 8/28/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Jennifer Garner delighted audiences with her contribution to the body-swapping movie world, 13 Going On 30, which was her own version of Big. The former Alias actress will be making a grand return to this particular sub-genre with the upcoming Netflix comedy Family Swap. McG, known for the first Charlie’s Angels films and Terminator: Salvation, will be helming the family-friendly film. Garner is joined by The Office and The Hangover star Ed Helms, as well as one of the breakout stars of Wednesday, Emma Myers. Entertainment Weekly has the exclusive first look with pictures from the film as well as a few comments from McG.
The film details, according to Entertainment Weekly, reads, “Premiering Nov. 30, Family Switch follows Jess (Garner) and Bill Walker (Ed Helms), parents doing their best to keep their family connected as their children, daughter Cc (Myers) and son Wyatt (Brady Noon), grow older, more independent, and distant.
The film details, according to Entertainment Weekly, reads, “Premiering Nov. 30, Family Switch follows Jess (Garner) and Bill Walker (Ed Helms), parents doing their best to keep their family connected as their children, daughter Cc (Myers) and son Wyatt (Brady Noon), grow older, more independent, and distant.
- 8/28/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Adam Lambert is putting his skills to the ultimate test on this week’s “That’s My Jam,” when a spin of the Wheel of Music challenges him to impersonate music legend, Cher.
In an exclusive clip shared with TheWrap ahead of Monday’s episode of the NBC series, Simu Liu and Halle Bailey battle it out against Chlӧe Bailey and Lambert on the NBC game show. Lambert’s pull of the mic to spin the wheel lands on the wheel of musical impressions.
If impersonating Cher wasn’t enough pressure, the “Whataya Want From Me” singer is tasked with singing “The Muffin Man” à la Cher — a prospect that sends both Lambert and host/executive producer Jimmy Fallon into laughter.
“Do you have a Cher in you?” Fallon asks Lambert, who gets into character with a classic Cher expression. “I got it,” Lambert exclaims as he heads to the stage.
In an exclusive clip shared with TheWrap ahead of Monday’s episode of the NBC series, Simu Liu and Halle Bailey battle it out against Chlӧe Bailey and Lambert on the NBC game show. Lambert’s pull of the mic to spin the wheel lands on the wheel of musical impressions.
If impersonating Cher wasn’t enough pressure, the “Whataya Want From Me” singer is tasked with singing “The Muffin Man” à la Cher — a prospect that sends both Lambert and host/executive producer Jimmy Fallon into laughter.
“Do you have a Cher in you?” Fallon asks Lambert, who gets into character with a classic Cher expression. “I got it,” Lambert exclaims as he heads to the stage.
- 4/17/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
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Top Gun: Maverick soared at the global box office this summer — and the big-budget blockbuster is also flying high after winning an Oscar for best sound.
The Tom Cruise starrer also earned Academy Awards nominations for best picture, best adapted screenplay and best original song (for Lady Gaga and BloodPop’s “Hold My Hand”) in addition to two Golden Globes nods, including best motion picture in the drama category. (Despite his absence at the Oscars, Cruise still garnered plenty of attention at the ceremony.)
After raking in well over $1 billion worldwide, the Top Gun sequel landed on Paramount+ and Amazon-owned MGM+ (formerly Epix) last December. It’s also available to buy or rent on Amazon’s Prime Video, iTunes, Redbox, Vudu and other video-on-demand platforms.
Tom Cruise...
Top Gun: Maverick soared at the global box office this summer — and the big-budget blockbuster is also flying high after winning an Oscar for best sound.
The Tom Cruise starrer also earned Academy Awards nominations for best picture, best adapted screenplay and best original song (for Lady Gaga and BloodPop’s “Hold My Hand”) in addition to two Golden Globes nods, including best motion picture in the drama category. (Despite his absence at the Oscars, Cruise still garnered plenty of attention at the ceremony.)
After raking in well over $1 billion worldwide, the Top Gun sequel landed on Paramount+ and Amazon-owned MGM+ (formerly Epix) last December. It’s also available to buy or rent on Amazon’s Prime Video, iTunes, Redbox, Vudu and other video-on-demand platforms.
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- 3/15/2023
- by Danielle Directo-Meston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Talk to me, Goose.
Icg Publicists said today that Jerry Bruckheimer the Oscar-nominated producers of Top Gun: Maverick — Tom Cruise, David Ellison and Christopher McQuarrie — will receive its 2023 Motion Picture Showpersons Award. Bruckheimer will accept the honor at the 60th annual Icg Publicists Awards on March 10 at the Beverly Hilton.
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“The producers of Top Gun: Maverick have brought together an incredible team to create a legendary blockbuster,” Icg National President Baird Steptoe said in a statement. “The film is credited with saving cinema, having brought movie loving audiences back to the theaters post-Covid. From conception to...
Icg Publicists said today that Jerry Bruckheimer the Oscar-nominated producers of Top Gun: Maverick — Tom Cruise, David Ellison and Christopher McQuarrie — will receive its 2023 Motion Picture Showpersons Award. Bruckheimer will accept the honor at the 60th annual Icg Publicists Awards on March 10 at the Beverly Hilton.
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“The producers of Top Gun: Maverick have brought together an incredible team to create a legendary blockbuster,” Icg National President Baird Steptoe said in a statement. “The film is credited with saving cinema, having brought movie loving audiences back to the theaters post-Covid. From conception to...
- 2/28/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Are you overwhelmed by how much television is available right now? Is life getting in the way of keeping up with the shows you wanna try out? We feel your tube-related pain. Here’s a handy feature that’ll help you locate the hidden gems in this era of Peak TV.
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- 2/24/2023
- by Crystal Alexandra
- TVLine.com
After three seasons of being one of the best shows on TV, HBO Max has canceled "South Side." The comedy series centered on community college graduates Simon (Sultan Salahuddin) and Kareme (Kareme Young), two best friends with big dreams of becoming venture capitalists who are stuck working at a rent-to-own shop in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago until they can break into the biz. The cancelation is just the latest in a slew of cancellations from HBO Max, and incredibly frustrating considering the show was originally airing on Comedy Central before HBO Max came knocking. Fans anticipated a longer life for "South Side" with the backing of a giant like Warner Bros. Discovery, but alas, the show seems to be another casualty in the quest for David Zaslav to cut costs.
"While HBO Max will not be moving forward with a fourth season of 'South Side,' we are...
"While HBO Max will not be moving forward with a fourth season of 'South Side,' we are...
- 2/23/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Conrad Ricamora (How To Get Away With Murder), KeiLyn Durrel Jones (The Other Two) and Jocko Sims (New Amsterdam) are set as series regulars opposite Natasha Rothwell in How To Die Alone, an original comedy from Onyx Collective for Hulu. Additionally, Bashir Salahuddin (South Side) will recur in the eight-episode series, which is written, starring and co-showrun by Rothwell via her overall deal with ABC Signature and Onyx Collective.
How to Die Alone follows Melissa (Rothwell), a fat, Black neurotic who’s never been in love. After a comical brush with death, she refuses to settle for anything less than the life she wants, catapulting her on a journey to becoming “100% that bitch” in real life by any means necessary.
Ricamora will play Rory. Self-involved, boy-crazy, love-starved Rory is Mel’s well-meaning best friend. Rory loves to have a good time at all costs and is blind to his...
How to Die Alone follows Melissa (Rothwell), a fat, Black neurotic who’s never been in love. After a comical brush with death, she refuses to settle for anything less than the life she wants, catapulting her on a journey to becoming “100% that bitch” in real life by any means necessary.
Ricamora will play Rory. Self-involved, boy-crazy, love-starved Rory is Mel’s well-meaning best friend. Rory loves to have a good time at all costs and is blind to his...
- 2/23/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
"South Side", the sitcom created by Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle, set in the Englewood area of Chicago, has been canceled after three seasons on HBO:
"...a pair of newly minted community college graduates and small-time hustlers are always cooking up some petty scheme from black market 'Viagra' to street corner popcorn — with an eye towards upward mobility..."
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"...a pair of newly minted community college graduates and small-time hustlers are always cooking up some petty scheme from black market 'Viagra' to street corner popcorn — with an eye towards upward mobility..."
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- 2/23/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Simon and Kareme are finished, at least on HBO Max. South Side has been cancelled, so there won't be a fourth season of the comedy series, at least on the streaming service.
Created by Diallo Riddle, Sultan Salahuddin, and Bashir Salahuddin, the South Side TV show stars Sultan Salahuddin, Kareme Young, Quincy Young, Chandra Russell, Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle, Lil Rel Howery, and Zuri Salahuddin. The story revolves around Simon James (Sultan Salahuddin) and Kareme Odom (Kareme Young), a pair of recent community college graduates and small-time hustlers from the Englewood area of Chicago. The duo is always cooking up schemes, from black market Viagra to street corner popcorn, to try to get ahead. They're stuck working at Rent-t-Own until they can get their big break. Read More…...
Created by Diallo Riddle, Sultan Salahuddin, and Bashir Salahuddin, the South Side TV show stars Sultan Salahuddin, Kareme Young, Quincy Young, Chandra Russell, Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle, Lil Rel Howery, and Zuri Salahuddin. The story revolves around Simon James (Sultan Salahuddin) and Kareme Odom (Kareme Young), a pair of recent community college graduates and small-time hustlers from the Englewood area of Chicago. The duo is always cooking up schemes, from black market Viagra to street corner popcorn, to try to get ahead. They're stuck working at Rent-t-Own until they can get their big break. Read More…...
- 2/23/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
South Side is coming to an end on HBO Max.
The comedy series from co-creators Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle and Sultan Salahuddin is not getting a fourth season, a representative for the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed platform told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday.
“While HBO Max will not be moving forward with a fourth season of South Side, we are so proud of the rich world Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle and Sultan Salahuddin created,” the statement read. HBO Max went on to praise the team at MTV Entertainment Studios, which was behind the series, in addition to the “supremely talented” cast and crew.
“For three seasons, this beloved series balanced cutting, hyperlocal social commentary about life on the South Side of Chicago with silly, sometimes zany humor,” the message continued. “The result was a wholly unique, ambitious and fearless comedy that could speak to everyone living the American dream.”
South Side...
The comedy series from co-creators Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle and Sultan Salahuddin is not getting a fourth season, a representative for the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed platform told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday.
“While HBO Max will not be moving forward with a fourth season of South Side, we are so proud of the rich world Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle and Sultan Salahuddin created,” the statement read. HBO Max went on to praise the team at MTV Entertainment Studios, which was behind the series, in addition to the “supremely talented” cast and crew.
“For three seasons, this beloved series balanced cutting, hyperlocal social commentary about life on the South Side of Chicago with silly, sometimes zany humor,” the message continued. “The result was a wholly unique, ambitious and fearless comedy that could speak to everyone living the American dream.”
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- 2/22/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The HBO comedy “South Side” will not move forward after three seasons.
The HBO Max Original series starred best friends Simon (Sultan Salahuddin) and Kareme (Kareme Young), who work at a rent-to-own furniture store while planning for bigger things.
“While HBO Max will not be moving forward with a fourth season of South Side, we are so proud of the rich world Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle and Sultan Salahuddin created,” an HBO Max spokesperson said in a statement to media. “We thank them and Michael Blieden, Tony Hernandez, the supremely talented cast and crew and our partners at MTV Entertainment Studios.”
The show was shot on location in Englewood, a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. Brothers Sultan and Bashir co-created the comedy show, in which Bashir also appears as police officer Goodnight, along with Diallo Riddle, who played alderman Allen Gayle. Bashir’s wife Chandra Russell played officer Goodnight’s partner,...
The HBO Max Original series starred best friends Simon (Sultan Salahuddin) and Kareme (Kareme Young), who work at a rent-to-own furniture store while planning for bigger things.
“While HBO Max will not be moving forward with a fourth season of South Side, we are so proud of the rich world Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle and Sultan Salahuddin created,” an HBO Max spokesperson said in a statement to media. “We thank them and Michael Blieden, Tony Hernandez, the supremely talented cast and crew and our partners at MTV Entertainment Studios.”
The show was shot on location in Englewood, a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. Brothers Sultan and Bashir co-created the comedy show, in which Bashir also appears as police officer Goodnight, along with Diallo Riddle, who played alderman Allen Gayle. Bashir’s wife Chandra Russell played officer Goodnight’s partner,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
The South Side crew is closing up shop: HBO Max has cancelled the comedy after three seasons, TVLine has confirmed.
“While HBO Max will not be moving forward with a fourth season of South Side, we are so proud of the rich world Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle and Sultan Salahuddin created,” an HBO Max spokesperson said in a statement. “We thank them and Michael Blieden, Tony Hernandez, the supremely talented cast and crew, and our partners at MTV Entertainment Studios. For three seasons, this beloved series balanced cutting, hyperlocal social commentary about life on the South Side of Chicago with silly,...
“While HBO Max will not be moving forward with a fourth season of South Side, we are so proud of the rich world Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle and Sultan Salahuddin created,” an HBO Max spokesperson said in a statement. “We thank them and Michael Blieden, Tony Hernandez, the supremely talented cast and crew, and our partners at MTV Entertainment Studios. For three seasons, this beloved series balanced cutting, hyperlocal social commentary about life on the South Side of Chicago with silly,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
“South Side” has been canceled after three seasons at HBO Max.
The comedy series followed Simon (Sultan Salahuddin) and Kareme (Kareme Young), best friends who just graduated from community college and are ready to take over the world, but are stuck working at a rent-to-own furniture store until they do.
MTV Entertainment Studios produced the series. Executive producers included Bashir Salahuddin, Riddle, Michael Blieden, Jax Media’s Tony Hernandez and MTV’s Ari Pearce, Kristyn Deignan and Tara Power.
“While HBO Max will not be moving forward with a fourth season of South Side, we are so proud of the rich world Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle and Sultan Salahuddin created,” an HBO Max spokesperson said, confirming that the series would not be moving forward. “We thank them and Michael Blieden, Tony Hernandez, the supremely talented cast and crew and our partners at MTV Entertainment Studios.”
“For three seasons, this beloved series balanced cutting,...
The comedy series followed Simon (Sultan Salahuddin) and Kareme (Kareme Young), best friends who just graduated from community college and are ready to take over the world, but are stuck working at a rent-to-own furniture store until they do.
MTV Entertainment Studios produced the series. Executive producers included Bashir Salahuddin, Riddle, Michael Blieden, Jax Media’s Tony Hernandez and MTV’s Ari Pearce, Kristyn Deignan and Tara Power.
“While HBO Max will not be moving forward with a fourth season of South Side, we are so proud of the rich world Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle and Sultan Salahuddin created,” an HBO Max spokesperson said, confirming that the series would not be moving forward. “We thank them and Michael Blieden, Tony Hernandez, the supremely talented cast and crew and our partners at MTV Entertainment Studios.”
“For three seasons, this beloved series balanced cutting,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max declined to pick up a fourth season of South Side, the comedy from Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle and Sultan Salahuddin.
South Side, which debuted on Comedy Central before moving to HBO Max for Season 2 in November 2021, follows two friends who just graduated from community college and are ready to take over the world, but until they do, they’re stuck working at Rent-t-Own. Shot on location in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, the show offers an authentic look into what life on the South Side is all about.
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South Side, which debuted on Comedy Central before moving to HBO Max for Season 2 in November 2021, follows two friends who just graduated from community college and are ready to take over the world, but until they do, they’re stuck working at Rent-t-Own. Shot on location in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, the show offers an authentic look into what life on the South Side is all about.
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- 2/22/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
“Family Leave,” the upcoming Netflix movie starring Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms, has rounded out its ensemble cast.
Joining the comedy film are Rita Moreno, Matthias Schweighöfer, Bashir Salahuddin, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Fortune Feimster, Xosha Roquemore, Paul Scheer, King Bach aka Andrew Bachelor, Pete Holmes, Naomi Ekperigin, Dan Finnerty, Cyrus Arnold and Vanessa Carrasco, with character details yet to come.
Based on the book “Bedtime For Mommy” by Amy Krouse-Rosenthal, “Family Leave” follows Jess (Garner) and Bill Walker (Helms), who are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent and more distant. When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the family to wake up to a full body switch, on the morning of the most important day of each of their lives, the Walkers must unite to land a promotion, college interview, record deal and soccer tryout. Emma Myers (“Wednesday”) and...
Joining the comedy film are Rita Moreno, Matthias Schweighöfer, Bashir Salahuddin, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Fortune Feimster, Xosha Roquemore, Paul Scheer, King Bach aka Andrew Bachelor, Pete Holmes, Naomi Ekperigin, Dan Finnerty, Cyrus Arnold and Vanessa Carrasco, with character details yet to come.
Based on the book “Bedtime For Mommy” by Amy Krouse-Rosenthal, “Family Leave” follows Jess (Garner) and Bill Walker (Helms), who are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent and more distant. When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the family to wake up to a full body switch, on the morning of the most important day of each of their lives, the Walkers must unite to land a promotion, college interview, record deal and soccer tryout. Emma Myers (“Wednesday”) and...
- 1/26/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Top Gun: Maverick is soaring to new heights on Paramount+, becoming the most-watched film to ever debut on the streaming service domestically.
The film landed on Paramount+ on December 22 and quickly surpassed Sonic the Hedgehog’s previous premiere weekend viewership record by 60. Paramount Global did not disclose specific viewership numbers for either film.
In anticipation of Maverick‘s debut on the service, audiences refreshed their memories on the original Top Gun movie, which saw viewership increase by about 400. It was apparently a Tom Cruise-inspired weekend, as even the Mission Impossible franchise saw a 140 bump in viewership.
“The runaway success of this film across theatrical, digital and now in streaming is an undeniable proof point demonstrating the power of Paramount’s multi-platform release strategy,” Brian Robbins, President and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Chief Content Officer, Movies and Kids & Family, Paramount+. “Across all our 2022 titles, and now with Top Gun: Maverick,...
The film landed on Paramount+ on December 22 and quickly surpassed Sonic the Hedgehog’s previous premiere weekend viewership record by 60. Paramount Global did not disclose specific viewership numbers for either film.
In anticipation of Maverick‘s debut on the service, audiences refreshed their memories on the original Top Gun movie, which saw viewership increase by about 400. It was apparently a Tom Cruise-inspired weekend, as even the Mission Impossible franchise saw a 140 bump in viewership.
“The runaway success of this film across theatrical, digital and now in streaming is an undeniable proof point demonstrating the power of Paramount’s multi-platform release strategy,” Brian Robbins, President and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Chief Content Officer, Movies and Kids & Family, Paramount+. “Across all our 2022 titles, and now with Top Gun: Maverick,...
- 12/28/2022
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Chicago – One the brightest comedies set in Chicago is “South Side,” created by Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle. The series began on Comedy Central and moved to HBO Max, and Season Three began streaming on December 8th, 2022, with the same free-wheeling and hilarious misadventures of Simon and Kareme.
The two lead characters (portrayed by Bashir’s brother Sultan Salahuddin and Kareme Young) are stuck in a dead end job with a rental company in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, and are constantly coming up with entrepreneurial “opportunities” to get their piece of the American dream. Both creators of the show also have roles, most prominently Bashir as Cpd Officer Goodnight, with Diallo Riddle portraying Chicago Alderman Allen Gayle.
Season 3 of ‘South Side’
Photo credit: HBO Max
Diallo Riddle is a writer, producer, actor and DJ who broke through as a scribe on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” From that launching...
The two lead characters (portrayed by Bashir’s brother Sultan Salahuddin and Kareme Young) are stuck in a dead end job with a rental company in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, and are constantly coming up with entrepreneurial “opportunities” to get their piece of the American dream. Both creators of the show also have roles, most prominently Bashir as Cpd Officer Goodnight, with Diallo Riddle portraying Chicago Alderman Allen Gayle.
Season 3 of ‘South Side’
Photo credit: HBO Max
Diallo Riddle is a writer, producer, actor and DJ who broke through as a scribe on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” From that launching...
- 12/26/2022
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
If you have the need… to keep visiting relatives occupied for a couple of hours this holiday weekend (whilst also marveling at your big-screen TV), here is how to get Top Gun: Maverick in front of the whole brood.
How to Watch Top Gun: Maverick on Paramount+
Already the fifth-highest grossing film ever, Top Gun: Maverick will stream on Paramount+ beginning Thursday, Dec. 22. Sign up now to stream the Tom Cruise-led blockbuster as well as other Paramount+ content, including the military drama Seal Team; the hit Yellowstone prequel 1923; the Sylvester Stallone crime drama Tulsa King; the acclaimed horror series...
How to Watch Top Gun: Maverick on Paramount+
Already the fifth-highest grossing film ever, Top Gun: Maverick will stream on Paramount+ beginning Thursday, Dec. 22. Sign up now to stream the Tom Cruise-led blockbuster as well as other Paramount+ content, including the military drama Seal Team; the hit Yellowstone prequel 1923; the Sylvester Stallone crime drama Tulsa King; the acclaimed horror series...
- 12/21/2022
- by How to Stream Team
- TVLine.com
Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin know that having their own show is an opportunity that neither of them can waste.
The latest proof of their longtime comedic partnership is Season 3 of “South Side,” the hilarious workplace-adjacent comedy that began its life on Comedy Central and now resides on HBO Max. The show follows Rto, an Englewood-area rent-to-own store, as their employees travel through the greater Chicago area, repossessing furniture and getting caught in the wildest, weirdest corners of the city. When Salahuddin’s Officer Goodnight isn’t somehow wrapped up in those same schemes and scuffles, he’s one of the many characters on the show who gets a full (and sometimes very confusing) life away from their job.
One way to juggle all these different people and ideas is to throw as much into the mix as possible. Over the course of a single conversation, Salahuddin and Riddle mentioned...
The latest proof of their longtime comedic partnership is Season 3 of “South Side,” the hilarious workplace-adjacent comedy that began its life on Comedy Central and now resides on HBO Max. The show follows Rto, an Englewood-area rent-to-own store, as their employees travel through the greater Chicago area, repossessing furniture and getting caught in the wildest, weirdest corners of the city. When Salahuddin’s Officer Goodnight isn’t somehow wrapped up in those same schemes and scuffles, he’s one of the many characters on the show who gets a full (and sometimes very confusing) life away from their job.
One way to juggle all these different people and ideas is to throw as much into the mix as possible. Over the course of a single conversation, Salahuddin and Riddle mentioned...
- 12/17/2022
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
“The Checkup with Dr. David Agus,” a six-episode docuseries featuring notable names in entertainment as they sit down with the doctor for intimate conversations about their personal health struggles, will premiere on Paramount+, with the first three episodes will debuting on the platform Tuesday, Dec. 6. The final three episodes will follow on Monday, Dec. 12.
Guests for the docuseries include Ashton Kutcher, Oprah Winfrey, Maria Shriver, Howie Mandel, Amy Schumer, Nick Cannon, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. Each guest goes into personal detail about life-threatening diseases, women’s health issues such as reproductive health, the loss of a child and more.
The series is produced by Skydance Television and See It Now Studios. Agus serves as executive producer alongside Amy Coleman and David Ellison and Dana Goldberg for Skydance Television. For See It Now Studios, Susan Zirinsky and Terence Wrong are executive producers, Aysu Saliba is the supervising producer and Adam Goldfried is the executive director.
Guests for the docuseries include Ashton Kutcher, Oprah Winfrey, Maria Shriver, Howie Mandel, Amy Schumer, Nick Cannon, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. Each guest goes into personal detail about life-threatening diseases, women’s health issues such as reproductive health, the loss of a child and more.
The series is produced by Skydance Television and See It Now Studios. Agus serves as executive producer alongside Amy Coleman and David Ellison and Dana Goldberg for Skydance Television. For See It Now Studios, Susan Zirinsky and Terence Wrong are executive producers, Aysu Saliba is the supervising producer and Adam Goldfried is the executive director.
- 11/30/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
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