It’s always a letdown when shows don’t get to shine. Even worse is when a series shows so much potential, but gets canceled after only one season. Many of them go on to become cult classics, but we still have to wonder what could’ve happened if they went on for longer. C’est la vie.
Get Down
The Baz Luhrmann Netflix series about the rise of hip-hop contains great music and set pieces that make it easy to binge-watch and enjoy. That’s not including the great leads, which instill the characters with an electrifying innocence and humanity. However, the streaming service canceled it after one season.
Firefly
The cult TV show to top all cult TV shows. The one-season Joss Whedon sci-fi epic told the tale of a crew of smugglers on the spaceship Serenity and their adventures on the fringes of a broken society. It...
Get Down
The Baz Luhrmann Netflix series about the rise of hip-hop contains great music and set pieces that make it easy to binge-watch and enjoy. That’s not including the great leads, which instill the characters with an electrifying innocence and humanity. However, the streaming service canceled it after one season.
Firefly
The cult TV show to top all cult TV shows. The one-season Joss Whedon sci-fi epic told the tale of a crew of smugglers on the spaceship Serenity and their adventures on the fringes of a broken society. It...
- 6/21/2021
- by Carli Velocci
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Here’s another lucrative package set to hit the Cannes market as We are hearing Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn are attached to star in Daddio with Christy Hall on board to write and direct. Endeavor Content will launch worldwide sales at Cannes with CAA Media Finance co-repping the U.S. Johnson will also produce the pic alongside Ro Donnelly through their TeaTime Pictures with Emma Tillinger Koskoff also on board to produce. Hall is also on board to produce.
The film follows a young woman, who after landing at JFK airport in New York City, jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi. The cabbie, Clark, throws the vehicle into drive and the two head out into the night… striking up the most unexpected conversation. What begins as amusing chit chat quickly takes a turn towards mysterious and playful, then grows into viscerally honest revelations about relationships, sex and power dynamics,...
The film follows a young woman, who after landing at JFK airport in New York City, jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi. The cabbie, Clark, throws the vehicle into drive and the two head out into the night… striking up the most unexpected conversation. What begins as amusing chit chat quickly takes a turn towards mysterious and playful, then grows into viscerally honest revelations about relationships, sex and power dynamics,...
- 6/16/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Dakota Johnson has landed herself a role in the upcoming Amazon comedy series ‘Rodeo Queens’ from creator Christy Hall.
The mockumentary-style comedy will follow an ensemble of Rodeo Queen hopefuls as they compete for the coveted crown.
Having created the series, Hall will also be a showrunner on the series. ‘Portlandia’ creator Carrie Brownstein will direct. Johnson will also serve as an executive producer. Ro Donnelly and Elisa Ellis will also serve as executive producers.
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Johnson can currently be seen alongside Tracee Ellis Ross as the put upon assistant in ‘The High Note’. He previous features include ‘Suspiria’ and ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’. Her upcoming projects include ‘The Friend’ with Jason Siegel and Casey Affleck and Olivia Wilde’s ‘Don’t Worry, Darling’ where she will reunite with ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon co-star, Shia Labeouf.
Hall is currently working on adaptation...
The mockumentary-style comedy will follow an ensemble of Rodeo Queen hopefuls as they compete for the coveted crown.
Having created the series, Hall will also be a showrunner on the series. ‘Portlandia’ creator Carrie Brownstein will direct. Johnson will also serve as an executive producer. Ro Donnelly and Elisa Ellis will also serve as executive producers.
Also in news – Universal moves towards plans for ‘Screenlife’ films
Johnson can currently be seen alongside Tracee Ellis Ross as the put upon assistant in ‘The High Note’. He previous features include ‘Suspiria’ and ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’. Her upcoming projects include ‘The Friend’ with Jason Siegel and Casey Affleck and Olivia Wilde’s ‘Don’t Worry, Darling’ where she will reunite with ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon co-star, Shia Labeouf.
Hall is currently working on adaptation...
- 6/11/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“Muppets” filmmaker James Bobin is in talks to direct 20th Century’s “Clue” remake starring Ryan Reynolds.
Jason Bateman had been previously attached to helm the murder mystery, but departed the project due to scheduling conflicts with Netflix’s “Ozark.”
Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the writing team behind “Deadpool,” penned the script. Reynolds’ Maximum Effort is developing and producing the pic with Allspark Pictures, the film division of Hasbro.
The cast has not been set, but 20th Century is aiming for high-profile talent to join Reynolds.
The original 1985 movie, based on the Hasbro board game, followed six guests who are anonymously invited to a strange mansion. After the host is killed, the visitors must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as bodies pile up. The cast included Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Khan, Michael McKean and Eileen Brennan
Based on the classic Hasbro board game, the IP was originally...
Jason Bateman had been previously attached to helm the murder mystery, but departed the project due to scheduling conflicts with Netflix’s “Ozark.”
Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the writing team behind “Deadpool,” penned the script. Reynolds’ Maximum Effort is developing and producing the pic with Allspark Pictures, the film division of Hasbro.
The cast has not been set, but 20th Century is aiming for high-profile talent to join Reynolds.
The original 1985 movie, based on the Hasbro board game, followed six guests who are anonymously invited to a strange mansion. After the host is killed, the visitors must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as bodies pile up. The cast included Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Khan, Michael McKean and Eileen Brennan
Based on the classic Hasbro board game, the IP was originally...
- 2/10/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
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