Casting director Ellen Lewis and head of Indigenous casting Rene Haynes came to Killers of the Flower Moon from very different backgrounds. The former had worked with Martin Scorsese for many years, beginning with Goodfellas. The latter had been at the forefront of casting Indigenous actors in everything from the Twilight series to the HBO film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, which earned her an Emmy nom. When Killers came around, says Lewis, “I contacted Rene immediately because I had met her on [the Netflix series] Godless and knew that I was going to want her with me on this journey.”
Haynes was first hired to cast extras for War Party (1988). Production brought her to the Seven Reservations of Montana, where she says she “developed this strong attachment to [the Indigenous] community.” Soon thereafter was Dances With Wolves (1990), which she says “heralded a realization that Native characters should be played by Native actors.
Haynes was first hired to cast extras for War Party (1988). Production brought her to the Seven Reservations of Montana, where she says she “developed this strong attachment to [the Indigenous] community.” Soon thereafter was Dances With Wolves (1990), which she says “heralded a realization that Native characters should be played by Native actors.
- 12/28/2023
- by Hilton Dresden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
While there have been plenty of celebrated moments in which actors and other celebrities have stepped forward as openly gay, the move toward better representation of LGBTQ+ individuals in Hollywood is no excuse for poor manners. One A-list actor has clarified that media questions about his sexuality are unacceptable.
Here’s what Tom Hardy had to say.
Tom Hardy has faced ‘inelegant’ questions about his identity
Tom Hardy has been fairly open about his personal life — including the struggles. Now an Oscar nominee with serious acting credits to his name, he spent the early years of his career struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. According to the star, acting serves as an outlet for some of his most destructive impulses: “Acting is really a mixture of bulls**tting and manipulation and the study of action-reaction. And camouflage – hiding yourself in other languages, bodies, and shapes.”
Perhaps it’s his ability...
Here’s what Tom Hardy had to say.
Tom Hardy has faced ‘inelegant’ questions about his identity
Tom Hardy has been fairly open about his personal life — including the struggles. Now an Oscar nominee with serious acting credits to his name, he spent the early years of his career struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. According to the star, acting serves as an outlet for some of his most destructive impulses: “Acting is really a mixture of bulls**tting and manipulation and the study of action-reaction. And camouflage – hiding yourself in other languages, bodies, and shapes.”
Perhaps it’s his ability...
- 8/20/2023
- by Suse Forrest
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Chris Chesser, the producer known for his work on the sports comedy “Major League,” has died. He was 74.
Chesser died suddenly Feb. 2 while at his Los Angeles home, brothers Alan and Steve Chesser announced Tuesday. The cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
In 1974, the producer took his first steps into the entertainment industry as an executive in international sales at Columbia Pictures. Two years later, Chesser became general manager of the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. Between 1980 and 1983, Chesser helmed two production companies: he served as vice president of production at Marble Arch Productions and functioned as head of production for Filmways, until the company was acquired by Orion Pictures.
Films Chesser supervised as a production executive include “Sharkey’s Machine,” “The Great Santini,” “Caddyshack,” “Wolfen,” “Arthur,” “Excalibur” and “On Golden Pond.” He also assisted in developing the features “Spinal Tap” and “Absence of Malice.”
The late filmmaker...
Chesser died suddenly Feb. 2 while at his Los Angeles home, brothers Alan and Steve Chesser announced Tuesday. The cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
In 1974, the producer took his first steps into the entertainment industry as an executive in international sales at Columbia Pictures. Two years later, Chesser became general manager of the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. Between 1980 and 1983, Chesser helmed two production companies: he served as vice president of production at Marble Arch Productions and functioned as head of production for Filmways, until the company was acquired by Orion Pictures.
Films Chesser supervised as a production executive include “Sharkey’s Machine,” “The Great Santini,” “Caddyshack,” “Wolfen,” “Arthur,” “Excalibur” and “On Golden Pond.” He also assisted in developing the features “Spinal Tap” and “Absence of Malice.”
The late filmmaker...
- 2/21/2023
- by Katie Reul
- Variety Film + TV
There’s a chance Tom Hardy and Zazie Beetz will team up to star in Lazarus, a serial killer drama series in early development at Apple TV+. I said, “there’s a chance” because the project is, technically, “nearing development,” according to Deadline. In other words, the ink still needs to be dry, and deals are still in the works. Lazarus is a co-production between A+E Studios and Range Studios, with plans to sell the package to Apple.
Based on the Joona Linna book series by Lars Kepler (pseudonym for Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril), Lazarus gives off The Silence of the Lambs vibes while telling a dark tale about murder and a search for the truth.
Here’s a description of Lars Kepler’s Lazarus via Deadline‘s exclusive report:
In the series, an emaciated young man is found wandering along a train track. Thirteen years earlier, he and his sister went missing,...
Based on the Joona Linna book series by Lars Kepler (pseudonym for Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril), Lazarus gives off The Silence of the Lambs vibes while telling a dark tale about murder and a search for the truth.
Here’s a description of Lars Kepler’s Lazarus via Deadline‘s exclusive report:
In the series, an emaciated young man is found wandering along a train track. Thirteen years earlier, he and his sister went missing,...
- 2/2/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: We are hearing that in a competitive situation, Paramount Pictures has swooped in with a high six-figure deal to acquire the film rights to Matt and Harrison Query’s upcoming book, Wilderness Reform.
Wilderness Reform is the follow up book to the Query Brothers’ first novel, Old Country, which was published this July by Grand Central Publishing.
Wildernesses Reform tells the story of a group of teenagers who are shipped off to a juvenile reform camp only to discover the program has a far more sinister agenda than ever imagined. A highly coveted part in the project is that of Reid, the charismatic head counselor of the camp. The publishing rights to Wilderness Reform were auctioned off to publishers in a multi-bid bake off earlier this month with Emily Bestler/ Simon & Schuster winning out.
Harrison Query, who wrote War Party, which Andrew Dominik is attached to direct and Tom Hardy headline,...
Wilderness Reform is the follow up book to the Query Brothers’ first novel, Old Country, which was published this July by Grand Central Publishing.
Wildernesses Reform tells the story of a group of teenagers who are shipped off to a juvenile reform camp only to discover the program has a far more sinister agenda than ever imagined. A highly coveted part in the project is that of Reid, the charismatic head counselor of the camp. The publishing rights to Wilderness Reform were auctioned off to publishers in a multi-bid bake off earlier this month with Emily Bestler/ Simon & Schuster winning out.
Harrison Query, who wrote War Party, which Andrew Dominik is attached to direct and Tom Hardy headline,...
- 9/15/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Saginaw Grant, the Native American actor known for his performance as Chief Big Bear in “The Lone Ranger” and for featured roles in “Breaking Bad” and other popular series and films, died Wednesday in Hollywood, according to the Associated Press. He was 85.
Grant’s publicist, Lani Carmichael, confirmed to the AP that he died peacefully of natural causes at a private care facility. “He loved both Oklahoma and L.A.,” Carmichael said about Grant, who was also the hereditary chief of the Sac and Fox Nation. “He made his home here as an actor, but he never forgot his roots in Oklahoma. He remained a fan of the Sooner Nation.”
Grant was born in Pawnee, Okla. in 1936 and later served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. His acting career began after being approached to appear in a Chrysler commercial, and in the late 1980s he began acting in character roles,...
Grant’s publicist, Lani Carmichael, confirmed to the AP that he died peacefully of natural causes at a private care facility. “He loved both Oklahoma and L.A.,” Carmichael said about Grant, who was also the hereditary chief of the Sac and Fox Nation. “He made his home here as an actor, but he never forgot his roots in Oklahoma. He remained a fan of the Sooner Nation.”
Grant was born in Pawnee, Okla. in 1936 and later served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. His acting career began after being approached to appear in a Chrysler commercial, and in the late 1980s he began acting in character roles,...
- 7/31/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Saginaw Grant, the esteemed Native American character actor known for turns in The Lone Ranger, The World’s Fastest Indian and more, died on Wednesday at a private care facility in Hollywood, California. He was 85.
Grant’s publicist and longtime friend, Lani Carmichael, confirmed his death to the Associated Press, saying that he died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes.
The actor was born July 20, 1936, in Pawnee, Oklahoma, amassing nearly 60 credits in film and TV, starting in the late 1980s. The first film he appeared in was Franc Roddam’s 1988 action drama War Party, which starred Billy Wirth, Kevin Dillon and more.
Grant was perhaps best known on the film side for turns in Roger Donaldson’s The World’s Fastest Indian and Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger. He appeared in the former opposite Anthony Hopkins; in the latter, he shared the screen with Johnny Depp.
Grant’s early TV...
Grant’s publicist and longtime friend, Lani Carmichael, confirmed his death to the Associated Press, saying that he died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes.
The actor was born July 20, 1936, in Pawnee, Oklahoma, amassing nearly 60 credits in film and TV, starting in the late 1980s. The first film he appeared in was Franc Roddam’s 1988 action drama War Party, which starred Billy Wirth, Kevin Dillon and more.
Grant was perhaps best known on the film side for turns in Roger Donaldson’s The World’s Fastest Indian and Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger. He appeared in the former opposite Anthony Hopkins; in the latter, he shared the screen with Johnny Depp.
Grant’s early TV...
- 7/31/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden joined the cast of Netflix’s remake of the French thriller “Point Blank,” starring Frank Grillo and Anthony Mackie.
Teyonah Parris, Boris McGiver, and Markice Moore have also joined the cast.
Joe Lynch is directing the movie from a script by Adam G. Simon. Joe Carnahan and Grillo are producing via their War Party banner, while Johanna Byer is producing for Gaumont. The film is a reboot of Fred Cavaye’s 2010 crime drama of the same title.
Gaumont’s Sidonie Dumas, Christophe Riandee and Gene Stein are exec producing.
Production is set to start next month.
The pic tells the story of the unlikely pairing of Paul (Mackie), an emergency room nurse, and Abe (Grillo), a wanted murder suspect, as they go toe to toe with rival gangsters and corrupt cops in a deadly race to save the lives of Paul’s kidnapped wife and unborn son.
Teyonah Parris, Boris McGiver, and Markice Moore have also joined the cast.
Joe Lynch is directing the movie from a script by Adam G. Simon. Joe Carnahan and Grillo are producing via their War Party banner, while Johanna Byer is producing for Gaumont. The film is a reboot of Fred Cavaye’s 2010 crime drama of the same title.
Gaumont’s Sidonie Dumas, Christophe Riandee and Gene Stein are exec producing.
Production is set to start next month.
The pic tells the story of the unlikely pairing of Paul (Mackie), an emergency room nurse, and Abe (Grillo), a wanted murder suspect, as they go toe to toe with rival gangsters and corrupt cops in a deadly race to save the lives of Paul’s kidnapped wife and unborn son.
- 7/26/2018
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Tom Hardy and director Pablo Larraín – both of whom are on hot streaks right now – will be teaming up to bring us an adaptation of The True American, based on Anand Giridharadas’ non-fiction novel of the same name.
The story is set in Texas just days after 9/11 and follows a Muslim man named Rais Bhuiyan, “who narrowly survived a killing spree that took the lives of two other immigrants. Employed at a Dallas-area convenience store as he established himself in America, Bhuiyan worked to have his attacker, self-styled “Arab-slayer” Mark Stroman, spared from execution.” On board to produce are Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, alongside Matthew Budman and Juan de Dios Larraín, with Annapurna Pictures set to distribute.
This sounds like a hugely exciting project and one which will no doubt provide Hardy with another meaty role. We’re not sure yet when it’ll go in front of cameras,...
The story is set in Texas just days after 9/11 and follows a Muslim man named Rais Bhuiyan, “who narrowly survived a killing spree that took the lives of two other immigrants. Employed at a Dallas-area convenience store as he established himself in America, Bhuiyan worked to have his attacker, self-styled “Arab-slayer” Mark Stroman, spared from execution.” On board to produce are Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, alongside Matthew Budman and Juan de Dios Larraín, with Annapurna Pictures set to distribute.
This sounds like a hugely exciting project and one which will no doubt provide Hardy with another meaty role. We’re not sure yet when it’ll go in front of cameras,...
- 4/4/2017
- by Josh Wilding
- We Got This Covered
As “The Dark Knight Rises” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” have taught us, Tom Hardy isn’t necessarily the easiest guy to understand.
Read More: A Chat With Tom Hardy: Is His ‘Taboo’ Killer a True Shaman or ‘Just F***ing Mad’?
So while you might think Hardy wouldn’t be the ideal choice to be a commercial spokesperson, he actually turns in his most audible work to date in a new series of Sky Mobile commercials. If the British telecommunication company is hoping Hardy’s handsome looks will inspire people to buy a cell phone or two, consider their mission accomplished. We’d buy a dozen if were in the U.K.
Hardy recently wrapped the debut season of “Taboo” on FX, which will be back for Season 2 most likely in 2018. News recently broke he’d be leading the upcoming Navy Seal war drama “War Party,” directed by...
Read More: A Chat With Tom Hardy: Is His ‘Taboo’ Killer a True Shaman or ‘Just F***ing Mad’?
So while you might think Hardy wouldn’t be the ideal choice to be a commercial spokesperson, he actually turns in his most audible work to date in a new series of Sky Mobile commercials. If the British telecommunication company is hoping Hardy’s handsome looks will inspire people to buy a cell phone or two, consider their mission accomplished. We’d buy a dozen if were in the U.K.
Hardy recently wrapped the debut season of “Taboo” on FX, which will be back for Season 2 most likely in 2018. News recently broke he’d be leading the upcoming Navy Seal war drama “War Party,” directed by...
- 4/3/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
What will the impact of the new metric be on film culture?
Netflix’s CEO of Product Innovation, Todd Yellin, announced this week that the streaming service will be phasing out its five-star rating system in favor of a simple thumbs-up/thumbs down metric. Editorials will surely abound calling this yet another symptom of the decline of criticism/cinema/western civilization, but the reasons for the switch are, according to Yellin, strictly pragmatic: after a/b testing the thumbs rating system, Netflix found a 200% increase in the number of ratings users volunteered. The more data being fed to the algorithm, the more accurately it can provide recommendations. Yellin also noted that the star rating system failed to capture users’ actual viewing habits: a prestigious documentary may garner more five-star ratings, but an Adam Sandler film would receive far more views.
The debate over how to properly evaluate a film has raged for as long as the medium...
Netflix’s CEO of Product Innovation, Todd Yellin, announced this week that the streaming service will be phasing out its five-star rating system in favor of a simple thumbs-up/thumbs down metric. Editorials will surely abound calling this yet another symptom of the decline of criticism/cinema/western civilization, but the reasons for the switch are, according to Yellin, strictly pragmatic: after a/b testing the thumbs rating system, Netflix found a 200% increase in the number of ratings users volunteered. The more data being fed to the algorithm, the more accurately it can provide recommendations. Yellin also noted that the star rating system failed to capture users’ actual viewing habits: a prestigious documentary may garner more five-star ratings, but an Adam Sandler film would receive far more views.
The debate over how to properly evaluate a film has raged for as long as the medium...
- 3/20/2017
- by Jake Orthwein
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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