It was recently confirmed that Venom: The Last Dance will be the final movie in Sony's hit franchise. That could be because Tom Hardy is ready to move on or a result of Marvel Studios having its own plans for the Symbiote.
Either way, after the runaway success of 2018's Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage's respectable performance in the post-pandemic 2021, Sony is no doubt hoping this trilogy ends on a high (and profitable) note.
While the movie remains shrouded in secrecy, a newly surfaced plot leak for Venom: The Last Dance has been gaining traction on social media this evening.
In that, it's said Venom sets out to kill a 10-year-old Peter Parker in an effort to avoid suffering the same fate as many of his Multiversal Variants: death at the hands of Spider-Man (which would tie into the post-credits scenes of both the Venom sequel...
Either way, after the runaway success of 2018's Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage's respectable performance in the post-pandemic 2021, Sony is no doubt hoping this trilogy ends on a high (and profitable) note.
While the movie remains shrouded in secrecy, a newly surfaced plot leak for Venom: The Last Dance has been gaining traction on social media this evening.
In that, it's said Venom sets out to kill a 10-year-old Peter Parker in an effort to avoid suffering the same fate as many of his Multiversal Variants: death at the hands of Spider-Man (which would tie into the post-credits scenes of both the Venom sequel...
- 5/24/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Simon of the Mountain, the debut feature from Argentinian director Federico Luis, has won the Grand Prize at the 63rd edition of Cannes Critics’ Week.
Argentinian actor and singer/songwriter Lorenzo Ferro stars in the coming-of-age story of a young man struggling with a mental disorder. Luxbox is handling international sales on the film.
Blue Sun Palace from U.S.-Chinese filmmaker Constance Tsang won the French Touch Prize of the Jury for best first feature in the Cannes sidebar. The drama is a look at the lives of Chinese immigrants living in Queens. Charades are selling Blue Sun Palace internationally, with WME representing rights in North America.
The Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award for best actor went to Ricardo Teodoro for his performance in the Queer romantic drama Baby from Brazilian director Marcelo Caetano, where Teodoro plays an outsider trying to survive in the mean streets of São Paolo.
Argentinian actor and singer/songwriter Lorenzo Ferro stars in the coming-of-age story of a young man struggling with a mental disorder. Luxbox is handling international sales on the film.
Blue Sun Palace from U.S.-Chinese filmmaker Constance Tsang won the French Touch Prize of the Jury for best first feature in the Cannes sidebar. The drama is a look at the lives of Chinese immigrants living in Queens. Charades are selling Blue Sun Palace internationally, with WME representing rights in North America.
The Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award for best actor went to Ricardo Teodoro for his performance in the Queer romantic drama Baby from Brazilian director Marcelo Caetano, where Teodoro plays an outsider trying to survive in the mean streets of São Paolo.
- 5/23/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Shooting has wrapped on Venom: The Last Dance and with a little over five months before it arrives in theaters, we're hoping an official first look is somewhere on the horizon.
Sony Pictures could do with a win after delivering flops like Morbius and Madame Web, but only time will tell whether the Venom threequel can give them one. After all, most fans aren't expecting much from Kraven the Hunter, a movie recently pushed back to December 13.
Now, a first look at the stunt team's crew gift has been revealed and it may reveal Venom: The Last Dance's big bad.
As you can see in the X post below, green is being used for the "3" in the movie's logo, while three green slashes can also be seen across the Symbiote's unmistakable face.
Looking at the comics, we have to believe this is meant as a reference to Lasher.
Sony Pictures could do with a win after delivering flops like Morbius and Madame Web, but only time will tell whether the Venom threequel can give them one. After all, most fans aren't expecting much from Kraven the Hunter, a movie recently pushed back to December 13.
Now, a first look at the stunt team's crew gift has been revealed and it may reveal Venom: The Last Dance's big bad.
As you can see in the X post below, green is being used for the "3" in the movie's logo, while three green slashes can also be seen across the Symbiote's unmistakable face.
Looking at the comics, we have to believe this is meant as a reference to Lasher.
- 5/10/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
So Help Me Todd fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 2 Episode 6 episode titled Is the Jury Out?!
Find out everything you need to know about the Is the Jury Out? episode of So Help Me Todd, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
So Help Me Todd Is the Jury Out? Season 2 Episode 6 Preview
Don’t miss the latest episode of “So Help Me Todd” titled “Is the Jury Out?” airing on CBS at 9:01 Pm on April 18, 2024. In this captivating installment, viewers will witness the dynamic duo of attorney Margaret Wright and her scruffy but talented son Todd as they tackle another challenging case.
Margaret, a meticulous attorney known for her strict adherence to the law, has hired Todd as the in-house investigator for her law firm. Despite their contrasting approaches to legal work, their...
Find out everything you need to know about the Is the Jury Out? episode of So Help Me Todd, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
So Help Me Todd Is the Jury Out? Season 2 Episode 6 Preview
Don’t miss the latest episode of “So Help Me Todd” titled “Is the Jury Out?” airing on CBS at 9:01 Pm on April 18, 2024. In this captivating installment, viewers will witness the dynamic duo of attorney Margaret Wright and her scruffy but talented son Todd as they tackle another challenging case.
Margaret, a meticulous attorney known for her strict adherence to the law, has hired Todd as the in-house investigator for her law firm. Despite their contrasting approaches to legal work, their...
- 4/11/2024
- by News
- TV Regular
The list of directors who put their trust in Robby Müller could constitute a nice history of post-war cinema. A retrospective of films on which he served as Dp reflects accordingly––so’s the case with Metrograph’s “Robby Müller: Remain in Light,” which starts on Friday, September 29, and for which we’re glad to debut the trailer.
Contained therein are bits and pieces of what Metrograph attendees can anticipate. The series will offer a chance to see (among others) 24 Hour Party People, Alice in the Cities, The American Friend, Barfly, Breaking the Waves, Dead Man, Down by Law, Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai, Kings of the Road, Korczak, Living the Light – Robby Müller, Mystery Train, Repo Man, Saint Jack, To Live and Die in L.A., When Pigs Fly, The Wrong Move, and Paris, Texas. The opening night will be anchored by “a panel on Müller’s continued influence on filmmaking,...
Contained therein are bits and pieces of what Metrograph attendees can anticipate. The series will offer a chance to see (among others) 24 Hour Party People, Alice in the Cities, The American Friend, Barfly, Breaking the Waves, Dead Man, Down by Law, Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai, Kings of the Road, Korczak, Living the Light – Robby Müller, Mystery Train, Repo Man, Saint Jack, To Live and Die in L.A., When Pigs Fly, The Wrong Move, and Paris, Texas. The opening night will be anchored by “a panel on Müller’s continued influence on filmmaking,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
The strike has begun, Insiders. The industrial action, the first in the U.S. since 2007-08, dominated news coverage in film and TV this week but there’s been plenty more going around the world. Jesse Whittock here to take you through. Be sure to sign up for the newsletter here.
Strike, Camera, Action! Queen Charlotte
Shows of solidarity: The moment is upon us. Following several weeks of failed negotiations, the WGA is striking for the first time in 15 years over issues including compensation and streaming residuals, mini-rooms, late-night streaming shows and pensions. As writers across the U.S. hit the picket lines, attention here at Deadline International has been focused on the ripple effects being felt globally. Multiple writers unions around the world were swift in their shows of support. Australian, Canadian and UK guilds have already urged their own writers to down tools and refuse to work on U.
Strike, Camera, Action! Queen Charlotte
Shows of solidarity: The moment is upon us. Following several weeks of failed negotiations, the WGA is striking for the first time in 15 years over issues including compensation and streaming residuals, mini-rooms, late-night streaming shows and pensions. As writers across the U.S. hit the picket lines, attention here at Deadline International has been focused on the ripple effects being felt globally. Multiple writers unions around the world were swift in their shows of support. Australian, Canadian and UK guilds have already urged their own writers to down tools and refuse to work on U.
- 5/5/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
This Mickey Spillane noir tale has its good points: star Anthony Quinn gives a solid ‘tough guy’ performance, sizing up a quartet of thrill-crazy Spillane dames that promise no end of trouble. The surprisingly clever script dares to exploit the gimmicks of both amnesia and plastic surgery — without insulting our intelligence. Peggie Castle is our new favorite in the glamour sweepstakes, and Gene Evans, Charles Coburn, Mary Ellen Kay, Shawn Smith, Barry Kelley, Jay Adler and Bruno VeSota co-star. And remember: ‘Evil to Him who Evil Thinks.’
The Long Wait 4K
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
ClassicFlix
1954 / B&w / 1:75 widescreen / 94 min. / Street Date March 21, 2023 / Available from ClassicFlix / 39.99
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Charles Coburn, Gene Evans, Peggie Castle, Mary Ellen Kay, Shawn Smith, Dolores Donlon, Barry Kelley, James Millican, Bruno VeSota, Jay Adler, John Damler, Frank Marlowe, Paul Dubov.
Cinematography: Franz Planer
Art Director: Boris Leven
Film Editor: Ronald Sinclair
Editorial Supervisor Otto Ludwig...
The Long Wait 4K
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
ClassicFlix
1954 / B&w / 1:75 widescreen / 94 min. / Street Date March 21, 2023 / Available from ClassicFlix / 39.99
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Charles Coburn, Gene Evans, Peggie Castle, Mary Ellen Kay, Shawn Smith, Dolores Donlon, Barry Kelley, James Millican, Bruno VeSota, Jay Adler, John Damler, Frank Marlowe, Paul Dubov.
Cinematography: Franz Planer
Art Director: Boris Leven
Film Editor: Ronald Sinclair
Editorial Supervisor Otto Ludwig...
- 3/14/2023
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Mary Alice, an Emmy-winning actor for I’ll Fly Away and a Tony winner for her performance in 1987’s Broadway production of August Wilson’s Fences, died yesterday in New York City.
Her age has been variously reported as 80, 84 and 86. Her death was confirmed to Deadline by the New York Police Department. No additional details were immediately available.
Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2022: Photo Gallery
“A shoulder we all stood on,” tweeted actor Colman Domingo today.
A prolific character actor on screen and stage, and a pioneer in the representation of Black actors on the Off Broadway and Broadway scenes, Alice is perhaps most widely known to TV audiences for her two-season run as a main character on NBC’s Cosby Show spin-off A Different World, in which she played dorm director Leticia “Lettie” Bostic. In 2003, she featured prominently in The Matrix Revolutions, portraying The Oracle, who imparts words of wisdom to Keanu Reeves’ Neo.
Her age has been variously reported as 80, 84 and 86. Her death was confirmed to Deadline by the New York Police Department. No additional details were immediately available.
Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2022: Photo Gallery
“A shoulder we all stood on,” tweeted actor Colman Domingo today.
A prolific character actor on screen and stage, and a pioneer in the representation of Black actors on the Off Broadway and Broadway scenes, Alice is perhaps most widely known to TV audiences for her two-season run as a main character on NBC’s Cosby Show spin-off A Different World, in which she played dorm director Leticia “Lettie” Bostic. In 2003, she featured prominently in The Matrix Revolutions, portraying The Oracle, who imparts words of wisdom to Keanu Reeves’ Neo.
- 7/28/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A collaboration between Canal + and BBC, Marie Antoinette is an upcoming historical drama TV series depicting the last queen of France before the French Revolution. The show is created by historian Deborah Davis, who previously gained critical acclaim for his work in the critically acclaimed film The Favourite. A powerhouse of writers will be handling the script of the show, led by Davis herself as well as Louise Ironside, Chloe Moss, and Avril E. Russell. Marie Antoinette will be directed by Pete Travis and Geoffrey Enthovan. Travis previously worked on projects like Cold Feet, The Jury, and Dredd, while Enthovan helmed movies like Children
Meet The Cast Of “Marie Antoinette”...
Meet The Cast Of “Marie Antoinette”...
- 4/18/2022
- by A.E. Oats
- TVovermind.com
Former “CSI” showrunner Carol Mendelsohn and producer Julie Weitz are in early development on two drama series: “Honor” for NBC and “Body Farm” for CBS.
“Honor” is based on “Heder,” the Swedish series created by Sofia Helin along with stars Julia Dufvenius, Anja Lundqvist and Alexandra Rapaport, which centered on a law firm that handles sexual crimes against women. The legal thriller will follow four women lawyers who fight for disenfranchised underdogs, going to great lengths to solve brutal crimes.
Mendelsohn and Weitz will executive produce for Carol Mendelsohn Productions. Jamie Pachino serves as a writer and executive produces alongside Maria Bello and Starlings Television’s Chris Philip and Karine Martin. Eccho Rights, the global distributor of “Heder,” also partners on the series.
“Body Farm” follows a New York City forensic pathologist who has fall from grace, leaving her almost unemployable. She ends up taking a job with an old-school...
“Honor” is based on “Heder,” the Swedish series created by Sofia Helin along with stars Julia Dufvenius, Anja Lundqvist and Alexandra Rapaport, which centered on a law firm that handles sexual crimes against women. The legal thriller will follow four women lawyers who fight for disenfranchised underdogs, going to great lengths to solve brutal crimes.
Mendelsohn and Weitz will executive produce for Carol Mendelsohn Productions. Jamie Pachino serves as a writer and executive produces alongside Maria Bello and Starlings Television’s Chris Philip and Karine Martin. Eccho Rights, the global distributor of “Heder,” also partners on the series.
“Body Farm” follows a New York City forensic pathologist who has fall from grace, leaving her almost unemployable. She ends up taking a job with an old-school...
- 12/17/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Jodhi May, who plays the role of Queen Calanthe in Netflix’s The Witcher fantasy series, has signed with APA.
May will next be seen in director Steve McQueen’s Amazon original miniseries Small Axe. Her other TV credits include a lead role in BBC Gentlemen Jack series, A.D. The Bible Continues, Game of Thrones and The Jury.
And on London’s West End theater stage, May played the lead role in Polar Bears at the Donmar Warehouse, and Sofya in Anton Chekhov’s Platonov at The Almeida.
She is also the youngest recipient to receive the best actress crown at Cannes for her role as Molly ...
May will next be seen in director Steve McQueen’s Amazon original miniseries Small Axe. Her other TV credits include a lead role in BBC Gentlemen Jack series, A.D. The Bible Continues, Game of Thrones and The Jury.
And on London’s West End theater stage, May played the lead role in Polar Bears at the Donmar Warehouse, and Sofya in Anton Chekhov’s Platonov at The Almeida.
She is also the youngest recipient to receive the best actress crown at Cannes for her role as Molly ...
- 11/23/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Jodhi May, who plays the role of Queen Calanthe in Netflix’s The Witcher fantasy series, has signed with APA.
May will next be seen in director Steve McQueen’s Amazon original miniseries Small Axe. Her other TV credits include a lead role in BBC Gentlemen Jack series, A.D. The Bible Continues, Game of Thrones and The Jury.
And on London’s West End theater stage, May played the lead role in Polar Bears at the Donmar Warehouse, and Sofya in Anton Chekhov’s Platonov at The Almeida.
She is also the youngest recipient to receive the best actress crown at Cannes for her role as Molly ...
May will next be seen in director Steve McQueen’s Amazon original miniseries Small Axe. Her other TV credits include a lead role in BBC Gentlemen Jack series, A.D. The Bible Continues, Game of Thrones and The Jury.
And on London’s West End theater stage, May played the lead role in Polar Bears at the Donmar Warehouse, and Sofya in Anton Chekhov’s Platonov at The Almeida.
She is also the youngest recipient to receive the best actress crown at Cannes for her role as Molly ...
- 11/23/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mike Hammer is in action again! Well, not exactly. Producer Victor Saville’s third go-round with Mickey Spillane’s famed character doesn’t do the franchise justice. Hammer-philes will be astounded by this thriller’s decidedly un-thrilling thrills: there’s little to connect the inexpressive nice guy Robert Bray with the super-popular, super-violent avenger of the books. Spillane’s original is abandoned in favor of a tame ‘who’s got the diamonds?’ storyline, with some compensation in a string of exciting ‘Hammer dames.’ I checked twice — Mike doesn’t shoot Any of them in the stomach.
My Gun Is Quick
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1957 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 91 min. / available through Kino Lorber / Street Date March 24, 2020 / 24.95
Starring: Robert Bray, Whitney Blake, Patricia Donahue, Donald Randolph, Pamela Duncan, Booth Coleman, Jan Chaney, Genie Coree, Richard Garland, Charles Boaz, Peter Mamakos, Claire Carleton, Phil Arnold, John Dennis, Terence de Marney, Ray Kellogg.
My Gun Is Quick
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1957 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 91 min. / available through Kino Lorber / Street Date March 24, 2020 / 24.95
Starring: Robert Bray, Whitney Blake, Patricia Donahue, Donald Randolph, Pamela Duncan, Booth Coleman, Jan Chaney, Genie Coree, Richard Garland, Charles Boaz, Peter Mamakos, Claire Carleton, Phil Arnold, John Dennis, Terence de Marney, Ray Kellogg.
- 3/3/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
CBS has given a pilot order to We The Jury, a half-hour comedy from 9Jkl co-creator Dana Klein, writer Stephanie Darrow, UK producer Big Talk Productions and CBS Television Studios.
The comedy, originally sold and developed as single-camera, has been picked up to pilot as hybrid. The move is similar to last year’s format-change for comedy The Unicorn, which was developed by CBS/CBS Studios as a single-camera but picked up to pilot as a multi-camera. The pilot was converted back to single-camera before it was shot.
Written by Klein and Darrow, in We The Jury, a group of jurors are sequestered together until they all agree on a verdict….and they can’t even agree on lunch.
We the Jury was based on a British format of the same name, created by stand-up comedian James Acaster. It was piloted on BBC Two in the UK in 2016 as part...
The comedy, originally sold and developed as single-camera, has been picked up to pilot as hybrid. The move is similar to last year’s format-change for comedy The Unicorn, which was developed by CBS/CBS Studios as a single-camera but picked up to pilot as a multi-camera. The pilot was converted back to single-camera before it was shot.
Written by Klein and Darrow, in We The Jury, a group of jurors are sequestered together until they all agree on a verdict….and they can’t even agree on lunch.
We the Jury was based on a British format of the same name, created by stand-up comedian James Acaster. It was piloted on BBC Two in the UK in 2016 as part...
- 1/24/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Comedy Central is teaming with All Things Comedy to produce a documentary about the late, great Patrice O’Neal. The docu will be an in-depth portrait of the comedian and is set to begin filming this fall. Michael Bonfiglio (Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh) will direct and executive produce alongside Bill Burr, Al Madrigal, Michael Bertolina of All Things Comedy as well as O’Neal’s fiancée Von Decarlo. Christian McLaughlin, Anne Harris and Gabriella Yacyk will oversee production for Comedy Central.
The docu will recount the life story of O’Neal, who passed in 2011 at the age of 41. It will explore the hilarious and controversial material he left behind by utilizing an archive of never-before-seen personal materials and feature O’Neal’s family and friends who were influenced and affected by O’Neal.
“Patrice was a tour de force in comedy who left an indelible stamp on the stand-up community and beyond,...
The docu will recount the life story of O’Neal, who passed in 2011 at the age of 41. It will explore the hilarious and controversial material he left behind by utilizing an archive of never-before-seen personal materials and feature O’Neal’s family and friends who were influenced and affected by O’Neal.
“Patrice was a tour de force in comedy who left an indelible stamp on the stand-up community and beyond,...
- 10/22/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Phyllis Newman, known for her Tony Award-winning role as the bath towel-clad Martha Vail in the musical Subways Are for Sleeping, has died. The star of stage and screen was 86.
The news was announced by her son Adam Green, a theater critic for Vogue, via Twitter. “My sister @amanda_green and I had to say goodbye to our beautiful mother today,” he tweeted. “I’ll miss her more than I can say.”
In addition to Subways Are for Sleeping, Newman appeared in numerous Broadway productions including Bells Are Ringing, The Apple Tree, On the Town, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Awake and Sing, Wish You Were Here and First Impressions. She also had her one-woman musical The Madwoman of Central Park West which was co-written by her and Arthur Laurents. She also received a Tony nom for her performance in Neil Simon’s Broadway Bound.
She received a Drama Desk...
The news was announced by her son Adam Green, a theater critic for Vogue, via Twitter. “My sister @amanda_green and I had to say goodbye to our beautiful mother today,” he tweeted. “I’ll miss her more than I can say.”
In addition to Subways Are for Sleeping, Newman appeared in numerous Broadway productions including Bells Are Ringing, The Apple Tree, On the Town, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Awake and Sing, Wish You Were Here and First Impressions. She also had her one-woman musical The Madwoman of Central Park West which was co-written by her and Arthur Laurents. She also received a Tony nom for her performance in Neil Simon’s Broadway Bound.
She received a Drama Desk...
- 9/16/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Nadine Labaki’s jury honours The Climb, A Brother’s Love, Beanpole, Fire Will Come, among others.
Karim Aïnouz’s The Invisible Life Of Eurídice Gusmão has won the top prize of Un Certain Regard in Cannes and earned the first major award for a Brazilian film in official selection in 50 years.
The Un Certain Regard Jury led by Nadine Labaki announced Aïnouz’s seventh film as the winner on Friday evening (24). It chronicles the efforts of two sisters to define themselves in the machista culture of 1950s Brazil.
Glauber Rocha was the last Brazilian award-winner in Cannes when he...
Karim Aïnouz’s The Invisible Life Of Eurídice Gusmão has won the top prize of Un Certain Regard in Cannes and earned the first major award for a Brazilian film in official selection in 50 years.
The Un Certain Regard Jury led by Nadine Labaki announced Aïnouz’s seventh film as the winner on Friday evening (24). It chronicles the efforts of two sisters to define themselves in the machista culture of 1950s Brazil.
Glauber Rocha was the last Brazilian award-winner in Cannes when he...
- 5/24/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
NBC has handed a pilot order to Lincoln (fka The Bone Collector), a drama based on the bestselling book series by Jeffery Deaver which had been previously adapted into the 1999 movie of the same name starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. The project hails from writers VJ Boyd and Mark Bianculli (S.W.A.T.), Universal Television and Sony Pictures Television, whose sibling feature studios shared distribution of the film, in association with Keshet Studios, which has deals with NBC and Uni TV.
Written by Boyd and Bianculli, Lincoln follows legendary forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme, who was seriously injured during his hunt for the diabolic serial killer known as the Bone Collector. Called back into action when the killer re-emerges, Lincoln forms a unique partnership with Amelia Sachs, a young beat cop who helps him hunt the deadly mastermind while also taking on the most high-profile cases in the NYPD.
In the 1999 movie,...
Written by Boyd and Bianculli, Lincoln follows legendary forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme, who was seriously injured during his hunt for the diabolic serial killer known as the Bone Collector. Called back into action when the killer re-emerges, Lincoln forms a unique partnership with Amelia Sachs, a young beat cop who helps him hunt the deadly mastermind while also taking on the most high-profile cases in the NYPD.
In the 1999 movie,...
- 1/17/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The “Game of Thrones” prequel pilot at HBO is taking shape.
Naomi Ackie, Denise Gough, Jamie Campbell Bower, Sheila Atim, Ivanno Jeremiah, Georgie Henley, Alex Sharp, and Toby Regbo have all joined the pilot in series regular roles. They join previously announced cast members Naomi Watts and Josh Whitehouse. As with all things “Game of Thrones,” the exact nature of each of their roles is being kept under wraps.
In addition, Sj Clarkson has signed on to direct the pilot in addition to serving as an executive producer. Clarkson was most recently selected to direct the next film in the rebooted “Star Trek” franchise. She also recently executive produced and directed the limited series “Collateral” for BBC and Netflix. Her other directing credits include: the Marvel-Netflix shows “The Defenders” and “Jessica Jones,” the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black,” HBO’s “Vinyl” and “Succession,” and Showtime’s “Dexter.
Naomi Ackie, Denise Gough, Jamie Campbell Bower, Sheila Atim, Ivanno Jeremiah, Georgie Henley, Alex Sharp, and Toby Regbo have all joined the pilot in series regular roles. They join previously announced cast members Naomi Watts and Josh Whitehouse. As with all things “Game of Thrones,” the exact nature of each of their roles is being kept under wraps.
In addition, Sj Clarkson has signed on to direct the pilot in addition to serving as an executive producer. Clarkson was most recently selected to direct the next film in the rebooted “Star Trek” franchise. She also recently executive produced and directed the limited series “Collateral” for BBC and Netflix. Her other directing credits include: the Marvel-Netflix shows “The Defenders” and “Jessica Jones,” the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black,” HBO’s “Vinyl” and “Succession,” and Showtime’s “Dexter.
- 1/8/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The WGA East said today that Tom Fontana, who wrote for such classic TV dramas as Homicide: Life on the Street, Oz and St. Elsewhere and continues to be busy, will receive its Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement. He will be feted February 17 during the 71st annual Writers Guild Awards at New York’s Edison Ballroom.
A winner of three Emmys and four Peabody Awards, Fontana joined the Writers Guild in 1982 when he was working on NBC’s quirky medical drama St. Elsewhere. He went to on write for the network’s acclaimed 1990s cop drama Homicide and later HBO’s Oz; all three made the WGA’s 2013 list of 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time. His numerous small-screen writing credits also include Borgia, Copper, The Philantropist, The Bedford Diaries, The Jury, Home Fires and Tattinger’s.
These days Fontana is showrunner on the upcoming Showtime crime...
A winner of three Emmys and four Peabody Awards, Fontana joined the Writers Guild in 1982 when he was working on NBC’s quirky medical drama St. Elsewhere. He went to on write for the network’s acclaimed 1990s cop drama Homicide and later HBO’s Oz; all three made the WGA’s 2013 list of 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time. His numerous small-screen writing credits also include Borgia, Copper, The Philantropist, The Bedford Diaries, The Jury, Home Fires and Tattinger’s.
These days Fontana is showrunner on the upcoming Showtime crime...
- 12/5/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Joseph Baxter Nov 22, 2019
NBC crime drama Lincoln Rhyme adapts The Bone Collector, the 1999 crime thriller based on the novel by Jeffery Deaver.
The Bone Collector is about to be collected by NBC. The Peacock Network is set to debut a serial television adaptation of the Jeffery Deaver crime novel-turned 1999 movie, which starred Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. However, the small screen adaptation will brandish the formal title, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector, after its main character.
NBC is bringing the murky murder mystery of The Bone Collector to television with a premium script – adapting Deaver’s original 1997 novel of the same name – by the duo of VJ Boyd and Mark Bianculli. The series – a production of Universal Television and Sony Pictures Television in association with Keshet Studios – will see the scribes joined by executive producers in Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Peter Traugott, and Rachel Kaplan.
Serving as director...
NBC crime drama Lincoln Rhyme adapts The Bone Collector, the 1999 crime thriller based on the novel by Jeffery Deaver.
The Bone Collector is about to be collected by NBC. The Peacock Network is set to debut a serial television adaptation of the Jeffery Deaver crime novel-turned 1999 movie, which starred Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. However, the small screen adaptation will brandish the formal title, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector, after its main character.
NBC is bringing the murky murder mystery of The Bone Collector to television with a premium script – adapting Deaver’s original 1997 novel of the same name – by the duo of VJ Boyd and Mark Bianculli. The series – a production of Universal Television and Sony Pictures Television in association with Keshet Studios – will see the scribes joined by executive producers in Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Peter Traugott, and Rachel Kaplan.
Serving as director...
- 11/16/2018
- Den of Geek
In NBC’s last big drama pitch buy this development season, the network has given a premium script commitment to The Bone Collector, based on the bestselling book series by Jeffery Deaver and the 1999 movie of the same name which starred Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. The project hails from writers VJ Boyd and Mark Bianculli (S.W.A.T.), Universal Television and Sony Pictures Television, whose feature sibling studios shared distribution of the film, in association with Uni TV-based Keshet Studios.
Written by Boyd and Bianculli, The Bone Collector follows Lincoln Rhyme, a retired genius forensic criminologist left paralyzed after an accident on the job. When a harrowing case brings him back to the force, Rhyme partners up with an ambitious young detective, Amelia Sachs, to take down some of the most dangerous criminals in the U.S.
In the 1999 movie, directed by Phillip Noyce, the roles of Lincoln and Amelia...
Written by Boyd and Bianculli, The Bone Collector follows Lincoln Rhyme, a retired genius forensic criminologist left paralyzed after an accident on the job. When a harrowing case brings him back to the force, Rhyme partners up with an ambitious young detective, Amelia Sachs, to take down some of the most dangerous criminals in the U.S.
In the 1999 movie, directed by Phillip Noyce, the roles of Lincoln and Amelia...
- 11/16/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime has tapped Tom Fontana, creator of “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Oz” to serve as showrunner for its upcoming drama starring Kevin Bacon, “City on a Hill.”
The Boston-set drama is based on an original idea by Ben Affleck, who will executive produce the drama with his buddy and fellow New England-er Matt Damon.
The series is set in early 1990s Boston, rife with violent criminals emboldened by local law enforcement agencies in which corruption and racism was the norm. In this fictional account, assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward (Aldis Hodge) arrives from Brooklyn and forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr (Bacon). Together, they take on a family of armored car robbers from Charlestown in a case that grows to involve, and ultimately subvert, the entire criminal justice system of Boston.
Also Read: Showtime Orders Ben Affleck's 'City on a Hill...
The Boston-set drama is based on an original idea by Ben Affleck, who will executive produce the drama with his buddy and fellow New England-er Matt Damon.
The series is set in early 1990s Boston, rife with violent criminals emboldened by local law enforcement agencies in which corruption and racism was the norm. In this fictional account, assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward (Aldis Hodge) arrives from Brooklyn and forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr (Bacon). Together, they take on a family of armored car robbers from Charlestown in a case that grows to involve, and ultimately subvert, the entire criminal justice system of Boston.
Also Read: Showtime Orders Ben Affleck's 'City on a Hill...
- 8/1/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Tom Fontana has signed on as executive producer and showrunner of the upcoming Showtime drama “City on a Hill.”
Fontana is a well-known television writer and producer who has created shows such as “Oz,” “Borgia,” “Copper,” and “The Philanthropist” and worked on shows like “Homicide: Life on the Street,” “The Jury,” and “St. Elsewhere” among many others. He has received 19 Emmy nominations throughout his career, winning for best writing in a drama series in both 1984 and 1986 for “St. Elsewhere.” He most recently received an Emmy nomination last year for his work on the HBO film “Wizard of Lies” starring Robert De Niro and is also an executive producer on “Paterno” starring Al Pacino, which is nominated for the Emmy for best TV movie.
He is repped by UTA.
Based on an original idea by Ben Affleck, “City on a Hill” is set in the early 1990s Boston, rife with violent...
Fontana is a well-known television writer and producer who has created shows such as “Oz,” “Borgia,” “Copper,” and “The Philanthropist” and worked on shows like “Homicide: Life on the Street,” “The Jury,” and “St. Elsewhere” among many others. He has received 19 Emmy nominations throughout his career, winning for best writing in a drama series in both 1984 and 1986 for “St. Elsewhere.” He most recently received an Emmy nomination last year for his work on the HBO film “Wizard of Lies” starring Robert De Niro and is also an executive producer on “Paterno” starring Al Pacino, which is nominated for the Emmy for best TV movie.
He is repped by UTA.
Based on an original idea by Ben Affleck, “City on a Hill” is set in the early 1990s Boston, rife with violent...
- 8/1/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Multiple Emmy winner Tom Fontana has been named showrunner, executive producer and one of the writers on City on a Hill, Showtime’s upcoming drama series starring Kevin Bacon (The Following) and Aldis Hodge (Underground). The 10-episode series, executive produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Jennifer Todd, will premiere in 2019.
Created, written and executive produced by Chuck MacLean (Boston Strangler) and based on an original idea by Affleck, City on a Hill is set in early 1990s Boston when the city was rife with violent criminals emboldened by local law enforcement agencies in which corruption and racism was the norm, until it suddenly all changed. The drama is a fictional account of what was called the “Boston Miracle.” Driving that change is assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward (Hodge), who comes from Brooklyn and forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran,...
Created, written and executive produced by Chuck MacLean (Boston Strangler) and based on an original idea by Affleck, City on a Hill is set in early 1990s Boston when the city was rife with violent criminals emboldened by local law enforcement agencies in which corruption and racism was the norm, until it suddenly all changed. The drama is a fictional account of what was called the “Boston Miracle.” Driving that change is assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward (Hodge), who comes from Brooklyn and forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran,...
- 8/1/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
After four years at Sony Pictures TV, Carol Mendelsohn is moving to Universal Television. The former CSI maven and Julie Weitz, both principals of Carol Mendelsohn Productions, have signed an exclusive overall producing deal with Universal TV. Under the pact, the duo will develop new projects for the studio.
“Writer/producers of the caliber of Carol Mendelsohn and Julie Weitz don’t come along that often and I am proud they have chosen to call Universal Television home,” said Universal TV president Pearlena Igbokwe.
Mendelsohn ran the mothership CSI series for 14 years and co-created its spinoffs, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY and CSI: Cyber. During her stint at Sony TV., Carol Mendelsohn Prods. was behind the NBC drama series Game of Silence, which Sony TV co-produced with Universal TV.
“We’re excited to be in business with such a creative and accomplished group of women,” Mendelsohn said of Uni TV, a...
“Writer/producers of the caliber of Carol Mendelsohn and Julie Weitz don’t come along that often and I am proud they have chosen to call Universal Television home,” said Universal TV president Pearlena Igbokwe.
Mendelsohn ran the mothership CSI series for 14 years and co-created its spinoffs, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY and CSI: Cyber. During her stint at Sony TV., Carol Mendelsohn Prods. was behind the NBC drama series Game of Silence, which Sony TV co-produced with Universal TV.
“We’re excited to be in business with such a creative and accomplished group of women,” Mendelsohn said of Uni TV, a...
- 7/23/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
By Giacomo Selloni
Published for the first time anywhere, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Mickey Spillane's birth, come two short novels in the same book. "The Last Stand" (Spillane's final novel) is preceded by "A Bullet for Satisfaction," an unfinished manuscript that was finalized by Spillane's long-time collaborator Max Allan Collins. Both stories are satisfying reads. The book has been published by the Hard Case Crime imprint from Titan Books.
Mickey Spillane is best known for his character Mike Hammer, the fictional P.I. that redefined the "action hero" and spawned countless imitators. Unlike private investigators before him, Mike Hammer was a merciless executor of villains who slept with countless beautiful, willing women. Sound like anyone we know? The first Mike Hammer novel, "I, The Jury," was published in 1947, six years prior to Ian Fleming's James Bond debut, "Casino Royale." It may be argued that if Fleming...
Published for the first time anywhere, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Mickey Spillane's birth, come two short novels in the same book. "The Last Stand" (Spillane's final novel) is preceded by "A Bullet for Satisfaction," an unfinished manuscript that was finalized by Spillane's long-time collaborator Max Allan Collins. Both stories are satisfying reads. The book has been published by the Hard Case Crime imprint from Titan Books.
Mickey Spillane is best known for his character Mike Hammer, the fictional P.I. that redefined the "action hero" and spawned countless imitators. Unlike private investigators before him, Mike Hammer was a merciless executor of villains who slept with countless beautiful, willing women. Sound like anyone we know? The first Mike Hammer novel, "I, The Jury," was published in 1947, six years prior to Ian Fleming's James Bond debut, "Casino Royale." It may be argued that if Fleming...
- 3/25/2018
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
To celebrate the centenary year of Mickey Spillane, Titan Comics have announced Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, a brand-new Hard Case Crime comic book series, based on a story originally written by Mickey Spillane and adapted by Max Allan Collins (Road To Perdition, Quarry’s War) – coming in June 2018.
Following his debut novel, I, The Jury in 1947 (which was also made into a fantastic movie in 1982), Mickey Spillane became one of the best-selling novelists of all-time, with more than 225 million copies of his books sold internationally. Famed, yet controversial for the depictions of sex and violence in his novels, Spillane created Mike Hammer, one of the most famous of all fictional detectives, and even starred as Hammer in one of the many movies made from his books.
Entitled “The Night I Died,” Titan’s new comic series is based on an unproduced 1950s Spillane screenplay. Now, with this new comic book series,...
Following his debut novel, I, The Jury in 1947 (which was also made into a fantastic movie in 1982), Mickey Spillane became one of the best-selling novelists of all-time, with more than 225 million copies of his books sold internationally. Famed, yet controversial for the depictions of sex and violence in his novels, Spillane created Mike Hammer, one of the most famous of all fictional detectives, and even starred as Hammer in one of the many movies made from his books.
Entitled “The Night I Died,” Titan’s new comic series is based on an unproduced 1950s Spillane screenplay. Now, with this new comic book series,...
- 2/23/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Jim Knipfel May 17, 2019
Kiss Me Deadly remains the greatest hardboiled apocalyptic sci-fi noir ever.
Former comic book writer Mickey Spillane published his first Mike Hammer mystery, I, The Jury, in 1947. In a way, it wasn’t that far removed from the superhero stories he’d been writing, even if it was a bit earthier without all the funny costumes. Spillane’s own alter-ego, the burly, hard-drinking, tough-talking Hammer was harder-boiled than that mealy-mouthed wimp, Sam Spade. And unlike that other wet blanket named Philip Marlowe, Hammer had few if any qualms about taking sleazy divorce cases or pulling his gun.
Over the next three decades, the Brooklyn-born Spillane pumped out a dozen more Hammer mysteries, including My Gun is Quick, Vengeance is Mine, and The Girl Hunters. Along with Spillane’s no-nonsense writing style and stories packed with extreme (for the 1950s) sex and violence, the lurid and suggestive cover...
Kiss Me Deadly remains the greatest hardboiled apocalyptic sci-fi noir ever.
Former comic book writer Mickey Spillane published his first Mike Hammer mystery, I, The Jury, in 1947. In a way, it wasn’t that far removed from the superhero stories he’d been writing, even if it was a bit earthier without all the funny costumes. Spillane’s own alter-ego, the burly, hard-drinking, tough-talking Hammer was harder-boiled than that mealy-mouthed wimp, Sam Spade. And unlike that other wet blanket named Philip Marlowe, Hammer had few if any qualms about taking sleazy divorce cases or pulling his gun.
Over the next three decades, the Brooklyn-born Spillane pumped out a dozen more Hammer mysteries, including My Gun is Quick, Vengeance is Mine, and The Girl Hunters. Along with Spillane’s no-nonsense writing style and stories packed with extreme (for the 1950s) sex and violence, the lurid and suggestive cover...
- 5/17/2016
- Den of Geek
The line-up at this year's Toronto Film Festival has a much different feel than year's past and coming up with a list of most anticipated films isn't nearly as easy as previous years. Not because there's any lack of possible greatness, but in fact perhaps because the possibility is even greater, though in corners we may not expect. This year's fest is without what I would call a "big" film. David Dobkin's The Judge is opening the festival but at 141 minutes and with a trailer that does very little to convince me of its quality I have a hard time expecting much from it. Reese Witherspoon's Wild from director Jean-Marc Vallee is certainly one I will be seeing, but the anticipation level isn't entirely there and the somewhat muted Telluride response of respect with caveats has lessened my anticipation ever so slightly, the same could be said for Jon Stewart's Rosewater,...
- 9/1/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Police say 53-year-old, who has appeared in films including Casino Royale and Dirty Pretty Things, was last seen on 10 July
An actor who appeared in the James Bond film Casino Royale has gone missing, Scotland Yard has said.
Paul Bhattacharjee was said to be in a good mood when he was last seen as he left the Royal Court theatre in Sloane Square, London, at around 6.15pm on Wednesday 10 July after taking part in a rehearsal.
Scotland Yard said Bhattacharjee, who also uses the name Gautam Paul Bhattacharjee, texted his girlfriend at 9pm that night but no one has heard from him since.
The 53-year-old from Redbridge, north-east London, who acted in the films The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, White Teeth and Dirty Pretty Things, was due to appear in Talk Show, a black comedy, this week.
Police described his disappearance as "totally out of character".
A spokeswoman for the...
An actor who appeared in the James Bond film Casino Royale has gone missing, Scotland Yard has said.
Paul Bhattacharjee was said to be in a good mood when he was last seen as he left the Royal Court theatre in Sloane Square, London, at around 6.15pm on Wednesday 10 July after taking part in a rehearsal.
Scotland Yard said Bhattacharjee, who also uses the name Gautam Paul Bhattacharjee, texted his girlfriend at 9pm that night but no one has heard from him since.
The 53-year-old from Redbridge, north-east London, who acted in the films The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, White Teeth and Dirty Pretty Things, was due to appear in Talk Show, a black comedy, this week.
Police described his disappearance as "totally out of character".
A spokeswoman for the...
- 7/16/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
In December of 2006, Spike Lee was hired to write and direct a film about the life of James Brown for producer Brian Grazer. One year later, Wesley Snipes was attached to play Brown, though the actor wouldn't cover any of the Godfather of Soul's famed songs.
"We're doing it together -- it's going to happen," Lee told MTV News in 2009. "I want to hear James Brown’s voice. That’s just my personal taste."
When Snipes got into legal trouble with the IRS, casting turned to Eddie Murphy, who as recently as this year said that Lee's script for the film was "incredible."
"That's a great, great piece," Murphy told BlackTree TV. "I wish it could come together. It has everything and his story is incredible. Imagine how incredible Ray Charles' story was -- and he's at the piano. James is doing splits and running and jump off the wall.
"We're doing it together -- it's going to happen," Lee told MTV News in 2009. "I want to hear James Brown’s voice. That’s just my personal taste."
When Snipes got into legal trouble with the IRS, casting turned to Eddie Murphy, who as recently as this year said that Lee's script for the film was "incredible."
"That's a great, great piece," Murphy told BlackTree TV. "I wish it could come together. It has everything and his story is incredible. Imagine how incredible Ray Charles' story was -- and he's at the piano. James is doing splits and running and jump off the wall.
- 10/23/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
She's won more Baftas than any other actress. Here, Julie Walters tells Euan Ferguson about her hippy years, life in the country and why it's never been a better time to be a woman on TV
Other multiple Bafta- and Emmy-winning actresses might have flung toys from the pram, or at least raised a manicured eyebrow. The restaurant at the photo studio had courteously but undeniably told her they'd run out of basically everything she might have wanted. Julie Walters smiled and forgave, and smiled again, and pretended to enjoy choosing the remaining dreadful rabbit-food option. Then, out of the waiter's sight, laughed like a drain when I suggested she'd have had better luck choosing from the other (blank) side of the menu; then turned down my offer of a cup of coffee instead because, "No, I'd talk you to death if I had a cup of coffee."
Without caffeine,...
Other multiple Bafta- and Emmy-winning actresses might have flung toys from the pram, or at least raised a manicured eyebrow. The restaurant at the photo studio had courteously but undeniably told her they'd run out of basically everything she might have wanted. Julie Walters smiled and forgave, and smiled again, and pretended to enjoy choosing the remaining dreadful rabbit-food option. Then, out of the waiter's sight, laughed like a drain when I suggested she'd have had better luck choosing from the other (blank) side of the menu; then turned down my offer of a cup of coffee instead because, "No, I'd talk you to death if I had a cup of coffee."
Without caffeine,...
- 5/19/2012
- by Euan Ferguson
- The Guardian - Film News
Two Oscar nominated talents are joining forces for a promising new adaptation of the 2002 British miniseries The Jury from Peter Morgan (The Queen) and Pete Travis (Vantage Point). Tate Taylor, the actor turned writer, director and producer of the Best Picture nominated adaptation of The Help, and Beau Willimon, the scribe nominated for writing The Ides of March, my favorite film from 2011 which was sadly snubbed by the Oscars in the Best Picture, Best Director (George Clooney) and Best Actor (Ryan Gosling) categories, are behind the new adaptation set up at Fox 2000. Taylor will direct and Willimon will write. When a white teen is murdered, all fingers point to his Sikh classmate, Duvinder Singh, who reportedly hated him. During his trial, 12 widely disparate jurors must set aside their differences and prejudices to judge the racially fraught case. Deadline says the miniseries, which featured a younger Gerard Butler ...
- 4/25/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Typically when your most recent film racks up a couple of Oscar nominations and an outstanding box office take, studios have their hands out practically begging you to bring your dream project to their doorsteps. Helmer Tate Taylor hasn’t exactly followed that path after his success with 2011’s “The Help,” even after the multiple awards which included Octavia Spencer’s win at the Oscars for Best Supporting Actress. Taylor has been slow to line up his next directorial effort, passing on longtime friend and actress Melissa McCarthy’s R-rated road trip comedy “Tammy,” with brief word back in August that Taylor was in early talks to direct an adaptation of the 2002 novel "Peace Like A River" for DreamWorks and Warner Brothers.
But another project has come on the horizon with Deadline reporting that Taylor is in talks to write and direct the Fox 2000 project “The Jury.” The film is...
But another project has come on the horizon with Deadline reporting that Taylor is in talks to write and direct the Fox 2000 project “The Jury.” The film is...
- 4/25/2012
- by Benjamin Wright
- The Playlist
Tate Taylor, currently riding high in Hollywood's good graces for his Oscar-nominated adaptation of The Help, looks like he may be choosing a more contemporary tale of racial tension for his follow-up project. Just as he wrote and directed The Help, so to is he currently hammering out a deal with Fox 2000 to write and direct a movie adaptation of the 2002 British miniseries The Jury. Originally directed by Pete Travis (Vantage Point, Dredd) and written by Peter Morgan...
- 4/25/2012
- by Alejandro Stepenberg
- JoBlo.com
The Jury
Tate Taylor ("The Help") is in talks to write and direct "The Jury", a remake of Peter Morgan and Pete Travis' 2002 British miniseries, for Fox 2000.
The original followed the inner workings of the trial of a young Sikh student charged with murdering a classmate tormenter. Gerard Butler and Mark Strong starred. [Source: Deadline]
Scary Movie 5
Malcolm Lee ("Roll Bounce," "Undercover Brother") is set to direct a fifth "Scary Movie" which is slated to begin filming this summer.
Casting is underway but David Zucker, who wrote and directed both the third and fourth "Scary Movie", will also be returning to co-write and produce the fifth installment alongside Lee. [Source: Bloody Disgusting]
Over My Dead Body
Andy Fickman is set to direct a remake of the hit German comedy "Over My Dead Body" for Oops Doughnuts and Wind Dancer.
The story follows a narcissistic womanizer who dies, goes to Hell and makes a...
Tate Taylor ("The Help") is in talks to write and direct "The Jury", a remake of Peter Morgan and Pete Travis' 2002 British miniseries, for Fox 2000.
The original followed the inner workings of the trial of a young Sikh student charged with murdering a classmate tormenter. Gerard Butler and Mark Strong starred. [Source: Deadline]
Scary Movie 5
Malcolm Lee ("Roll Bounce," "Undercover Brother") is set to direct a fifth "Scary Movie" which is slated to begin filming this summer.
Casting is underway but David Zucker, who wrote and directed both the third and fourth "Scary Movie", will also be returning to co-write and produce the fifth installment alongside Lee. [Source: Bloody Disgusting]
Over My Dead Body
Andy Fickman is set to direct a remake of the hit German comedy "Over My Dead Body" for Oops Doughnuts and Wind Dancer.
The story follows a narcissistic womanizer who dies, goes to Hell and makes a...
- 4/25/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It was more than five months ago when we heard any news pertaining to Tate Taylor (The Help), and that merely revolved around his departure from a project. For someone who helmed a film that was a) nominated for Best Picture and b) earned one of its stars an Oscar, he’s been laying pretty low as of late.
But Deadline have come in, telling us that Taylor is now circling The Jury, a big-screen adaptation of England’s popular 2002 miniseries that starred Mark Strong and Gerard Butler. If he takes inspiration from the original series, this upcoming film will chronicle “the inner workings of the trial of a young Sikh student charged with murdering a classmate tormenter,” as well as “the lives of the jurors and what propelled them as they moved toward a verdict.”
Although Marc Forster was once set to direct a screenplay from Beau Willimon (The Ides of March...
But Deadline have come in, telling us that Taylor is now circling The Jury, a big-screen adaptation of England’s popular 2002 miniseries that starred Mark Strong and Gerard Butler. If he takes inspiration from the original series, this upcoming film will chronicle “the inner workings of the trial of a young Sikh student charged with murdering a classmate tormenter,” as well as “the lives of the jurors and what propelled them as they moved toward a verdict.”
Although Marc Forster was once set to direct a screenplay from Beau Willimon (The Ides of March...
- 4/25/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Tate Taylor, who last wrote and directed the Best Picture nominee The Help, is in talks with Fox 2000 to write and direct The Jury. The film is a movie transfer of the Granada-produced 2002 British miniseries that was written by Peter Morgan and directed by Pete Travis. The mini focuses on the inner workings of the trial of a young Sikh student charged with murdering a classmate tormenter. The mini dug into the lives of the jurors and what propelled them as they moved toward a verdict. Gerard Butler and Mark Strong were part of the ensemble. The project was acquired back in 2007 in a seven-figure deal and an attachment of Marc Forster as director and The Ides of March scribe Beau Willimon to write the script. It never got off the ground, but the subject matter certainly resonates in the current climate on a number of levels. Guymon Casady...
- 4/25/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Courtroom drama took second place to characterisation in The Jury, while the little guy had the last laugh in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's Life's Too Short
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It was a fine week for TV titles getting back to doing exactly what they say on the tin, rather than being confections accorded unfathomable linked triplings or actionable puns ("Quick, Thick and Cheap!"; "The Unbearable Blightness of Leering"; "Clams, Hams and Thank-You-Ma'ams", though I'm sure Gino D'Acampo would winningly step up). Rev was about a Rev. The Jury was about a jury. It was a week of the most refreshingly direct titles since the quiz show Pointless.
The Jury was, over five full nights, pretty damned good. I would have hesitated years ago to even cover this, given that some souls enjoy a meal or a friend mid-evening and,...
The Jury (ITV1) | ITV Player
Rev (BBC2) | iPlayer
Life's Too Short (BBC2) | iPlayer
It was a fine week for TV titles getting back to doing exactly what they say on the tin, rather than being confections accorded unfathomable linked triplings or actionable puns ("Quick, Thick and Cheap!"; "The Unbearable Blightness of Leering"; "Clams, Hams and Thank-You-Ma'ams", though I'm sure Gino D'Acampo would winningly step up). Rev was about a Rev. The Jury was about a jury. It was a week of the most refreshingly direct titles since the quiz show Pointless.
The Jury was, over five full nights, pretty damned good. I would have hesitated years ago to even cover this, given that some souls enjoy a meal or a friend mid-evening and,...
- 11/13/2011
- by Euan Ferguson
- The Guardian - Film News
ITV1's new drama The Jury premiered with more than 6m viewers on Monday evening, easily outperforming Young Apprentice on BBC One, according to overnight data. The Jury, a five-part drama series written by Peter Morgan following the lives of jurors on a high-profile legal case, launched with 6.22m (24.4%) from 9pm and 203k (1.1%) on +1. Meanwhile, BBC One's Young Apprentice pulled in 4m (15.7%) as Hannah Richards become the latest apprentice to be fired by Lord Alan Sugar after the flower selling task. Inside Out had 3.21m (13.4%) on BBC One from 7.30pm, and Panorama mustered 2.96m (11.5%) from 8.30pm. A Question of Sport fetched 2.56m (16.5%) from 10.45pm, while ITV1's Real Crime was seen by 1.8m (13.7%). Channel 4's Hippo: Nature's Wild Feast, featuring footage from live streaming (more)...
- 11/8/2011
- by By Andrew Laughlin
- Digital Spy
Back in 2002, a writer called Peter Morgan wrote an ITV drama called The Jury, which starred some actor called Gerard Butler. Well, nine years later, Peter's decided to do it all over again! Yes, after writing movies like The Queen and Frost/Nixon, Morgan's penned a new series of The Jury, which will air every day next week. There's no Gerard Butler this time - instead, Julie Walters is playing a QC alongside a whole host of other great acting talent. Over the five episodes, not only do we get to see a controversial court case unfold, but we get to learn about those jury members. At a recent BAFTA screening of the show, Julie and Peter joined producer Lee Morris and Michael Offer to answer questions about The Jury - read on to find out what they had to say! Julie, your character in The Jury (more)...
- 11/5/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Back in 2002, a writer called Peter Morgan wrote an ITV drama called The Jury, which starred some actor called Gerard Butler. Well, nine years later, Peter's decided to do it all over again! Yes, after writing movies like The Queen and Frost/Nixon, Morgan's penned a new series of The Jury, which will air every day next week. There's no Gerard Butler this time - instead, Julie Walters is playing a QC alongside a whole host of other great acting talent. Over the five episodes, not only do we get to see a controversial court case unfold, but we get to learn about those jury members. At a recent BAFTA screening of the show, Julie and Peter joined producer Lee Morris and Michael Offer to answer questions about The Jury - read on to find out what they had to say! Julie, your character in The Jury (more)...
- 11/5/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
The nominations for this year’s British Independent Film Awards, due to take place on December 4 in London, were announced this afternoon at St Martin's Lane Hotel.
Shame, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Tyrannosaur currently lead the awards with an impressive 7 nominations each.
Following closely behind are We Need To Talk About Kevin and Kill List that received 6 nominations respectively while Submarine gained 5.
The leading men contending for Best Actor include Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor), Michael Fassbender (Shame) and Brendan Gleeson (The Guard).
In the running for Best Actress is Rebecca Hall (The Awakening), Mia Wasikowska (Jane Eyre), MyAnna Buring (Kill List), Olivia Colman (Tyrannosaur) and Tilda Swinton (We Need To Talk About Kevin).
The Jury for this year’s awards is composed of actor David Thewlis, producer Charles Steel (The Last King of Scotland) and director Josh Appignanesi (The Infidel).
Films that missed out on nods include London Film Festival closing film,...
Shame, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Tyrannosaur currently lead the awards with an impressive 7 nominations each.
Following closely behind are We Need To Talk About Kevin and Kill List that received 6 nominations respectively while Submarine gained 5.
The leading men contending for Best Actor include Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor), Michael Fassbender (Shame) and Brendan Gleeson (The Guard).
In the running for Best Actress is Rebecca Hall (The Awakening), Mia Wasikowska (Jane Eyre), MyAnna Buring (Kill List), Olivia Colman (Tyrannosaur) and Tilda Swinton (We Need To Talk About Kevin).
The Jury for this year’s awards is composed of actor David Thewlis, producer Charles Steel (The Last King of Scotland) and director Josh Appignanesi (The Infidel).
Films that missed out on nods include London Film Festival closing film,...
- 10/31/2011
- by zayyaf.saleem@lovefilm.com (Zayyaf Saleem)
- LOVEFiLM
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Educating Rita and Harry Potter star Julie Walters is returning to British TV in ITV’s new five part drama The Jury. The show is set to air Monday through Friday beginning on 7 November at 9 p.m. BAFTA winner Walters plays a defence lawyer named Emma Watts who is representing a convicted killer who slew three women that he met via the internet. The Jury features and all-star cast that includes Roger Allam, Steven Mackintosh, Jodhi May, Natalie Press and Ronald Pickup. It is written by Peter Morgan who wrote a different show with the same title back in 2002.
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Educating Rita and Harry Potter star Julie Walters is returning to British TV in ITV’s new five part drama The Jury. The show is set to air Monday through Friday beginning on 7 November at 9 p.m. BAFTA winner Walters plays a defence lawyer named Emma Watts who is representing a convicted killer who slew three women that he met via the internet. The Jury features and all-star cast that includes Roger Allam, Steven Mackintosh, Jodhi May, Natalie Press and Ronald Pickup. It is written by Peter Morgan who wrote a different show with the same title back in 2002.
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- 10/25/2011
- by admin
Julie Walters has been cast in Peter Morgan's new ITV1 drama series The Jury. Walters will play Emma Watts, a defence barrister who is fighting for Alan Lane (John Lynch), a man convicted of murdering three women he met on the internet. The Thick of It star Roger Allam will play the prosecution barrister John Mallory. The show's focus is on the everyday people in the jury, who are caught up in a high profile trial which forces them to face up to the problems in their own lives. Aqib Khan, Natalie Press, Steven Mackintosh, Jodhi May and Ronald Pickup will appear as the jurors. ITV's Drama's Laura Mackie said: "Peter Morgan's (more)...
- 3/16/2011
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Sam Worthington, star of Terminator Salvation and James Cameron’s upcoming sci-fi epic Avatar, has signed on to star in The Candidate. Beau Willimon is writing the screenplay and the film is based on the recent Danish thriller Kandidaten. In film, an aspiring lawyer wakes up in a hotel room with scant memories of the woman he met the night before, only to discover she's dead in the bathroom -- and he's about to be blackmailed for her murder. As he fights to clear his name, he uncovers a conspiracy that leads back to his own father's mysterious death. Written by Stefan Jaworski, the original played in theaters in Denmark last year, but has no American distributor at the moment. The original film's producers, Peter Bose and Jonas Allen of Miso Film, will executive produce the remake. Scribe Willimon previously wrote the political play Farragut North, which at one time Warner Bros.
- 7/22/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
Sam Worthington is attached to star in a remake of the recent Danish thriller "The Candidate." Beau Willimon has been hired to write the project, and Summit has picked up the remake rights.
Industry Entertainment, which reps the original film's director, Kasper Barfoed, and star, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, as well as Worthington, packaged the project. Several bidders got involved until Summit's Erik Feig nabbed it.
Temple Hill Entertainment's Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey are producing. Worthington might also produce.
The original film's producers, Peter Bose and Jonas Allen of Miso Film, will executive produce the remake.
In "The Candidate," a defense attorney goes on the hunt for a group of blackmailers when he is suddenly accused of murder. In a nothing-is-what-it-seems fantasia reminiscent of David Fincher's "The Game," the mystery ends up tying back into the suspicious death of the lawyer's father.
Written by Stefan Jaworski, "The Candidate...
Industry Entertainment, which reps the original film's director, Kasper Barfoed, and star, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, as well as Worthington, packaged the project. Several bidders got involved until Summit's Erik Feig nabbed it.
Temple Hill Entertainment's Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey are producing. Worthington might also produce.
The original film's producers, Peter Bose and Jonas Allen of Miso Film, will executive produce the remake.
In "The Candidate," a defense attorney goes on the hunt for a group of blackmailers when he is suddenly accused of murder. In a nothing-is-what-it-seems fantasia reminiscent of David Fincher's "The Game," the mystery ends up tying back into the suspicious death of the lawyer's father.
Written by Stefan Jaworski, "The Candidate...
- 7/21/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Peter Morgan has signed for representation with UTA. The Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe-winning scribe of The Queen was repped by ICM.
Morgan, who also won a BAFTA for The Last King of Scotland, is writing a sequel to The Queen, while the adaptation of his play Frost/Nixon is being directed by Ron Howard for Imagine/Working Title and Universal.
The writer also just concluded work on State of Play for Universal and Working Title and penned The Other Boleyn Girl, an upcoming release from Sony. Fox 2000 is in negotiations to turn his TV series The Jury into a film to be written by Beau Willimon and directed by Marc Forster. Morgan also is repped by U.K. agent Greg Hunt and attorney Alan Hergott.
Morgan, who also won a BAFTA for The Last King of Scotland, is writing a sequel to The Queen, while the adaptation of his play Frost/Nixon is being directed by Ron Howard for Imagine/Working Title and Universal.
The writer also just concluded work on State of Play for Universal and Working Title and penned The Other Boleyn Girl, an upcoming release from Sony. Fox 2000 is in negotiations to turn his TV series The Jury into a film to be written by Beau Willimon and directed by Marc Forster. Morgan also is repped by U.K. agent Greg Hunt and attorney Alan Hergott.
- 10/4/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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