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Peter Dinklage’s Estuary Films Strikes First-Look TV Deal With eOne

Peter Dinklage’s Estuary Films Strikes First-Look TV Deal With eOne
Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage is ramping up the television side of his production company with a first-look deal with eOne.

Estuary Films, which Dinklage runs with David Ginsberg, has struck a multi-year deal with the Sharp Objects producer to develop TV series for broadcast, cable, and streaming.

Brad Saunders, Head of Television and a former HBO executive, will oversee the partnership for Estuary Films.

Dinklage and Ginsberg launched Estuary Films in 2016 and has produced My Dinner with Hervé, and I Think We’re Alone Now. The company is in post-production on feature film American Dreamer, starring Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Matt Dillon and Danny Glover and is in pre-production on their Legendary film Brothers, starring Dinklage, Josh Brolin and Glenn Close. It is also adapting Ryan Andrews’ graphic novel This Was Our Pact into an animated feature with screenwriter Will Collins.

They also just launched Netflix docuseries How To Become:
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Peter Dinklage, David Ginsberg’s Production Banner Signs First-Look TV Deal With Entertainment One

  • 14 July 2021
  • by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
  • Variety
Peter Dinklage, David Ginsberg’s Production Banner Signs First-Look TV Deal With Entertainment One
Peter Dinklage and David Ginsberg’s production banner Estuary Films has inked a new first-look TV deal with Entertainment One (eOne). Under the terms of the multi-year pact, the company will develop television series for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. Former HBO executive Brad Saunders, head of television, will oversee the partnership for Estuary Films.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to be working with Michael and his team at eOne, who are well known for collaborating with talent to develop innovative, premium television for a worldwide audience,” Dinklage, known best for his starring role of Tyrion Lannister on “Game of Thrones,” said in a statement. “We know this partnership is going to be an incredibly fruitful one.”

“I am delighted to be reunited with Peter and Brad as well as their partner David. The team at Estuary has both wonderful creative taste as well as outstanding relationships with the industry,
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Paul Huntley Dies: Premier Stage, Film & TV Wigmaker Who Provided Coifs For ‘Tootsie’, ‘Cats’ And Cruella De Vil Was 89

Paul Huntley Dies: Premier Stage, Film & TV Wigmaker Who Provided Coifs For ‘Tootsie’, ‘Cats’ And Cruella De Vil Was 89
Paul Huntley, the celebrated wigmaker for film, stage and television who provided Dustin Hoffman with the coif that transformed the actor into Tootsie and did the same decades later for when Santino Fontana originated the role in a Broadway musical, died this morning at his London home following a short illness. He was 89.

His death was announced in a post today on his Instagram page.

During his more than five-decade career, he helped give the felines of Cats their sheen, topped Patti LuPone’s Evita with the now famous blonde bun and styled the signature black and white job Glenn Close wore as Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmations.

Huntley, who moved back to his native London recently from his longtime Manhattan home, retired earlier this year when Broadway’s Covid pandemic shutdown halted his professional opportunities, and after becoming bedridden following a fall at his Upper West Side home. His
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Cruella (2021) review: Sympathy for the De Vil

Cruella (2021) review: Sympathy for the De Vil
Since Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland grabbed handfuls of eat me cake to become a ginormous box office smash, Disney have really started their live-action remake train rolling. It seems that with each passing year we have armfuls of new live-action remakes/reboots/prequels/sequels of their animated classics being primed for release. Thus far the results have been consistently enjoyable, if varying, with the finest probably being Jon Favreau’s incredible The Jungle Book in 2016. But, shockingly, their latest offering, Cruella, just might be the best since that point.

Much like Robert Stromberg’s Maleficent, you might say it was a somewhat challenging task to take one of Disney’s nastiest and most iconic villains and make a film about her origins. Naturally people will struggle to have sympathy for an attempted puppy killing fashion magnate, but Craig Gillespie’s very very pleasant surprise Cruella, does something a little different with the material.
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Emma Stone is "Cruella" - New Footage

Emma Stone is
Sneak Peek the first nine minutes of Disney's live-action "Cruella" feature film, starring Emma Stone ("The Amazing Spider-Man") as the villain from "101 Dalmations" (1961), directed by Craig Gillespie:

"...'Estella', aka 'Cruella De Vil' (Stone) lives on the streets of 1980's London with other hoodlums, where we learn the real origins behind her visceral hatred of black-spotted 'Dalmatian' dogs..." 

Glenn Close ("Fatal Attraction") played Cruella in Disney's live-action "101 Dalmatians (1996)...

...and "102 Dalmatians" (2000).

Click the images to enlarge... 
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‘The Wife’ Helmer Björn Runge to Direct ‘Burn All My Letters’ Starring Bill Skarsgård (Exclusive)

‘The Wife’ Helmer Björn Runge to Direct ‘Burn All My Letters’ Starring Bill Skarsgård (Exclusive)
Björn Runge, the Swedish director of the Glen Close starrer “The Wife,” is set to direct “Burn All My Letters,” a fiery love drama spanning decades starring Bill Skarsgård (“Deadpool”).

The film will also star Asta Kamma August (“The Pact”) and Gustav Lindh (“Queen of Hearts”). “Burn All My Letters” is produced by Sf Studios which will also distribute in the Nordics. REinvent will handle international sales.

The film’s story is based on Swedish author Alex Schulman’s successful novel of the same name, and is inspired by true events. It revolves around Karin Stolpe’s complex relationship with her husband Sven Stolpe and her passionate love affair with Olof Lagercrantz which starts in the 1930s. The film shows the impact of passion, jealousy and anger across 70 years, involving different generations.

“Burn All My Letters” starts shooting in Sweden in August and is expected to premiere in theaters next fall.
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Apple’s New Store at L.A.’s Historic Tower Theatre Is Brimming With Hollywood History

Apple’s New Store at L.A.’s Historic Tower Theatre Is Brimming With Hollywood History
With its Apple Plus service, its moviemaking deal with A24 and a slew of originals nabbing high-wattage stars like Glenn Close, Apple is a major player in Hollywood. Now, the Cupertino-based company is furthering its relationship with its first Downtown Los Angeles store, which is housed in L.A.’s first talkie theatee.

Starting today, Apple aficionados and Hollywood history buffs are in for a treat when they step into Apple Tower Theatre, which was “lovingly” restored and transformed into the company’s newest store in collaboration with the U.K. firm Foster + Partners, says retail design team spokesperson Doo Ho Lee.

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TVLine Items: Amy Schumer's New Series, Jellystone! Trailer and More

TVLine Items: Amy Schumer's New Series, Jellystone! Trailer and More
Amy Schumer is picking up several new skill sets: The comedienne will star in the unscripted series Amy Learns To…, which has received an eight-episode order at HBO Max.

In each half-hour episode, Schumer steps out of her comfort zone to learn “a new skill, craft, or trade from a local expert in her husband’s hometown on Martha’s Vineyard,” per the official synopsis. “Whether she’s learning to dive for clams, sell real estate, perform a magic trick, or (sort of) repair a roof, she’ll meet each challenge with her signature wit, vulnerability and willingness to try anything.
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Oscars: Academy To Honor Danny Glover, Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May & Liv Ullmann At 2022 Governors Awards

Oscars: Academy To Honor Danny Glover, Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May & Liv Ullmann At 2022 Governors Awards
The Oscars was only two months ago, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences already was working on the next recipients of the most desired award in the motion picture industry. At Tuesday night’s Board meeting, Danny Glover, Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May and Liv Ullmann became the latest chosen to receive Honorary Oscars, which will be presented at the long-delayed 12th annual Governors Awards now set for Saturday, January 15, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood.

Glover will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

“We are thrilled to present this year’s Governors Awards to four honorees who have had a profound impact on both film and society,” said Academy President David Rubin. “Sam Jackson is a cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide, while Elaine May’s bold, uncompromising approach to filmmaking, as a writer, director and actress,
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Alexander Skarsgård signs up for Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Infinity Pool’

Alexander Skarsgård signs up for Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Infinity Pool’
Alexander Skarsgård is to join the cast for the latest Sci-Fi thriller from Brandon Cronenberg, ‘Infinity Pool’.

The story is set to follow James and Em, a young, rich and in love couple, on vacation. Their all-inclusive resort boasts island tours and gleaming beaches. But outside of the hotel gates waits something much more dangerous and seductive, beyond the edge of paradise.

Neon, the studio behind ‘Parasite,’ will co-finance and executive produce the film alongside Topic Studios.

Also in news – Glenn Close joins cast on season 2 of ‘Tehran’

Neon’s upcoming films include ‘Spencer,’ which stars Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana, and ‘Crimes of the Future,’ which will be directed by David Cronenberg.

Brandon Cronenberg wowed audiences with his eye-watering horror film, ‘Possessor,’ which again Neon released.

Skarsgård, who was last seen in Godzilla Vs. Kong will next be seen in Robert Eggers’ ‘The Northman’ opposite Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy and Willem Dafoe,
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TVLine Items: The Boys Taps Revenge Alum, Lucifer Vet Gets Woke and More

TVLine Items: The Boys Taps Revenge Alum, Lucifer Vet Gets Woke and More
Revenge vet Nick Wechsler is suiting up for The Boys Season 3 as the supe Blue Hawk, EW.com reports.

Additionally, Miles Gaston Villanueva (Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders) will play Supersonic, while Sean Patrick Flannery (Dexter) will portray Gunpowder. All three characters are original to the Amazon Prime series and are not part of the Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comics on which the show is based.

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Glenn Close joins cast on season 2 of ‘Tehran’

Glenn Close joins cast on season 2 of ‘Tehran’
Glenn Close has joined the cast for Apple TV+’s espionage thriller series ‘Tehran’.

Close will play the role of ‘Marjan Montazeri,’ a British woman, living in Tehran. Close joins an ensemble cast that includes stars Niv Sultan, Shaun Toub and Shervin Alenabi.

The eight-episode first series tells the thrilling story of a Mossad agent who goes deep undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places her and everyone around her in dire jeopardy.

Also in news – Colin Farrell, Stephen Graham & Jack O’Connell feature in first look image from BBC series ‘The North Water’

Since its debut on Israeli network Kan 11 and globally on Apple TV+ on September 25 2020, “Tehran” was quickly renewed for a second season, and has captivated viewers worldwide, being hailed by critics as “gripping,” “heart-stopping”, and a “captivating spy thriller.” The complete first season of “Tehran” is now streaming globally on Apple TV+

Created by Moshe Zonder,
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TVLine Items: Good Fight Adds Sykes, Glenn Close Joins Tehran and More

TVLine Items: Good Fight Adds Sykes, Glenn Close Joins Tehran and More
Wanda Sykes is lawyering up for a recurring role on The Good Fight: The actress/comedian will appear in Season 5 of the Paramount+ series as Allegra Durado, “a brilliant, strategic attorney who’s been away from the law for 10 years while trying to finish her white whale of a book,” our sister site Deadline reports.

“Our holy grail of casting is always to find dramatic actors who can also deliver the comedy, and that pretty much defines Wanda,” creators Robert and Michelle King told the site. “We couldn’t feel more fortunate to be working with her.”

More from
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Glenn Close To Star In Season 2 Of ‘Tehran’ Apple Series

Glenn Close To Star In Season 2 Of ‘Tehran’ Apple Series
Coming off her Oscar-nominated role in Hillbilly Elegy, Glenn Close has joined Tehran as a lead in Season 2 of Apple TV+’s international espionage thriller series.

Close will play the new series role of Marjan Montazeri, a British woman, living in Tehran.

I hear Close is a big fan of the series, from Moshe Zonder and Omri Shenhar, and expressed interest in reading the new role which was created for her.

She previously joined another drama series, FX’s The Shield, for a season-long series regular stint, which earned her an Emmy nomination and led to her own series, FX’s Damages, which landed her two Emmy Awards. Tehran marks only the third series regular role.

Tehran tells the story of Mossad agent Tamar Rabinyan (Niv Sultan), who goes deep undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places her and everyone around her in dire jeopardy.

Close joins an
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Glenn Close Joins Apple TV Plus Thriller ‘Tehran’ as Series Regular

Glenn Close Joins Apple TV Plus Thriller ‘Tehran’ as Series Regular
Glenn Close is joining hit Israeli thriller “Tehran.”

Close, who has been nominated for multiple Academy Awards, will be a series regular in the upcoming second season of the show, which aired on Apple TV Plus last summer and has become a global hit for the platform. The show originally premiered on Israel’s Kan public broadcaster last June. Variety understands that Apple TV Plus picked up the title from distributor Cineflix Rights as an acquisition, but following its success for the streamer, boarded the show as a co-producer.

Close is slated to play the role of Marjan Montazeri, a British woman living in Tehran, according to Apple. The first season of the series told the story of Tamar Rabinyan (Niv Sultan), a young Mossad agent undercover on a top secret mission in the heart of Tehran.

The series also stars Shaun Toub as Faraz, the head of internal investigations
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Glenn Close Joins Apple TV+ ‘Tehran’ Thriller

Glenn Close Joins Apple TV+ ‘Tehran’ Thriller
Glenn Close is set to star in the second season of Apple TV+’s original series Tehran.

Close will play Marjan Montazeri, a British woman living in Tehran in the espionage thriller from Netflix’s Fauda writer Moshe Zonder and Omri Shenhar. Tehran tells the story of Mossad agent Tamar Rabinyan as she goes deep undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran.

Close joins an ensemble cast that includes stars Niv Sultan, Shaun Toub and Shervin Alenabi. After debuting on Israeli network Kan 11 and globally on Apple TV+, Tehran received a second season renewal.

The Israeli series is also created by Dana Eden and Maor Kohn,...
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‘Hacks’ star Hannah Einbinder leaps to the lucky No. 7 spot in Emmy odds

‘Hacks’ star Hannah Einbinder leaps to the lucky No. 7 spot in Emmy odds
The Deborah and Ava Comedy Hour may just continue at the Emmys. While Jean Smart has been ensconced in the predicted Best Comedy Actress lineup for a month, her “Hacks” other half, Hannah Einbinder, had been on the outside looking in in the supporting actress race. Until now. Since ballots were released Thursday, Einbinder has risen two spots to seventh place in the odds.

The surge is doubly noteworthy because the comedy supporting actress category will have one fewer spot than last year — seven instead of eight — due to the proportional rule. The newcomer had slowly been climbing up the ranks as “Hacks” was airing over the past month, circling around the 10th spot. Since last Sunday, Einbinder has climbed four spots, jumping over over Kathleen Turner (“The Kominsky Method”) and Naomi Ackie (“Master of None”) before passing Paula Pell (“Girls5eva”) and Aidy Bryant (“Saturday Night Live”) after Thursday. She
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TVLine Items: Hodor Joins Pirate Comedy, Mrs. Maisel Casting and More

TVLine Items: Hodor Joins Pirate Comedy, Mrs. Maisel Casting and More
Kristian Nairn (aka Game of Thrones‘ Hodor) has come aboard HBO Max’s pirate/comedy series Our Flag Means Death.

Loosely based on the true adventures of Stede Bonnet (to be played by Rhys Darby), a pampered aristocrat who abandoned his life of privilege to become a pirate, the series also stars Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows) as Blackbeard, history’s most feared and revered pirate. (Waititi also is directing the pilot.)

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‘Pose’ Creator Steven Canals on Life After His Groundbreaking Show: ‘I’m Greedy and I Want More’

‘Pose’ Creator Steven Canals on Life After His Groundbreaking Show: ‘I’m Greedy and I Want More’
This story about “Pose” and Steven Canals first appeared in the Comedy & Drama Series issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.

The first time TheWrap spoke to Steven Canals, he was starting work on the television series “Pose,” a drama set in the world of the transgender and queer ballroom scene in New York City in the 1980s. Canals had come up with the idea as an education student at New York’s Binghamton University and developed it in UCLA’s screenwriting program. Once Ryan Murphy got the show off the ground and onto FX in 2018, the drama has followed a group of Black and Latino characters through the worst years of the AIDS crisis.

The cast includes Emmy winner Billy Porter as the motormouthed ball emcee Pray Tell and Mj Rodriguez as Blanca Rodriguez-Evangelista, who in the first episode builds an upstart “house” in the ball scene, the House of Evangelista.
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‘Dangerous Liaisons’: Lesley Manville, Carice Van Houten, Paloma Faith, Michael McElhatton, Kosar Ali, 9 More Cast In Starz Prequel Series

‘Dangerous Liaisons’: Lesley Manville, Carice Van Houten, Paloma Faith, Michael McElhatton, Kosar Ali, 9 More Cast In Starz Prequel Series
Oscar nominee Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread), Emmy nominee Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones), Paloma Faith (Youth) and Michael McElhatton (Game of Thrones) and BAFTA nominee Kosar Ali (Rocks) are among 14 cast in Starz’s original series Dangerous Liaisons, a reimagining of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ classic 18th century novel. Also joining leads Alice Englert and Nicholas Denton in the prequel series are Nathanael Saleh (Mary Poppins Returns), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Godzilla vs. Kong), Hilton Pelser (Moffie), Mia Threapleton (A Little Chaos), Colette Dalal Tchantcho (The Witcher), Lucy Cohu (The Queen’s Sister), Fisayo Akinade (The Personal History of David Copperfield), Maria Friedman (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) and Clare Higgins (Ready Player One). The series hails from Lionsgate TV, Colin Callender’s Playground Entertainment and Tony Krantz’ Flame Ventures.

Dangerous Liaisons tells the origin story of how the Marquise de Merteuil (Englert) and the Vicomte de Valmont (Denton) meet
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