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The Shrink Next Door Trailer Reunites Will Ferrell & Paul Rudd for Apple TV+

The Shrink Next Door Trailer Reunites Will Ferrell & Paul Rudd for Apple TV+
Apple TV+ brings us an unexpected, but very welcome, Anchorman reunion, as Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd star in the first trailer for upcoming dark comedy series The Shrink Next Door. The comedic duo will lead the miniseries, which finds Rudd as a psychiatrist who begins to implant himself into the life of one of his patients.

In The Shrink Next Door, "Everything looks fine... until you see the bigger picture. Take a first look at The Shrink Next Door, starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd. Inspired by the true story of Marty and the therapist who turned his life around...then took it over. When he first meets Dr. Ike, Marty just wants to get better at boundaries. Over 30 years, he'll learn all about them-and what happens when they get crossed."

We now live in a world where almost anything can be adapted for a movie: theme park rides,
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Will Ferrell & Paul Rudd in Teaser for 'The Shrink Next Door' Series

Will Ferrell & Paul Rudd in Teaser for 'The Shrink Next Door' Series
"Therapy works! It's empowering!" Apple TV+ has unveiled the first teaser trailer for a new series debuting later this fall titled The Shrink Next Door, based on a true story. Inspired by the true story of Marty and the therapist who turned his life around... then took it over. When he first meets Dr. Ike, Marty just wants to get better at boundaries. Over 30 years, he'll learn all about them—and what happens when they get crossed. The series, directed by Michael Showalter & Jesse Peretz, stars Will Ferrell as Marty, and Paul Rudd as Dr. Ike Herschkopf. The series also stars Kathryn Hahn as Phyllis, Marty's younger sister, and Casey Wilson as Bonnie, the wife of Dr. Herschkopf, plus Gable Swanlund, Sarayu Blue, and Kesia Brooke. This sounds a lot like the same concept in the comedy movie What About Bob? from 1991, about a guy who invades his psychiatrist's home
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Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd Have Bizarre Doctor-Patient Relationship in ‘The Shrink Next Door’ Trailer

Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd Have Bizarre Doctor-Patient Relationship in ‘The Shrink Next Door’ Trailer
Everything’s “fine” in the first trailer for The Shrink Next Door, Apple TV+’s dark comedy starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd about the bizarre relationship between a psychiatrist and his patient.

Based on a true story that was later turned into a 2019 Wonderly podcast, the limited series focuses on Ferrell’s stressed-out Martin “Marty” Markowitz and his seemingly good-natured shrink Dr. Isaac “Ike” Herschkopf, played by Rudd.

While the trailer focuses on the “breakthroughs” the two enjoy during their sessions, Apple+ hints at a darker side of the relationship in the series’ synopsis,
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The Shrink Next Door: First Look and Premiere Date for Paul Rudd & Will Ferrell's Dark Comedy

The Shrink Next Door: First Look and Premiere Date for Paul Rudd & Will Ferrell's Dark Comedy
Two of the funniest men in the entertainment industry have a TV show coming out!

Apple TV+ today unveiled a first look at the highly anticipated eight-episode limited series, The Shrink Next Door.

The new dark comedy, featuring a star-studded cast led by Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd, who also serve as executive producers, will make its global debut Friday, November 12, 2021, on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes.

New episodes will premiere weekly every Friday.

"Inspired by true events, The Shrink Next Door details the bizarre relationship between psychiatrist to the stars Dr. Isaac “Ike” Herschkopf (played by Rudd) and his longtime patient Martin “Marty” Markowitz (played by Ferrell," reads the logline.

"Over the course of their relationship, the all-too-charming Ike slowly inserts himself into Marty’s life, even moving into Marty’s Hamptons home and persuading Marty to name him president of the family business."

The series explores
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‘Shrink Next Door’ First Trailer: Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd Reunite in Apple’s Dark Therapy Comedy

‘Shrink Next Door’ First Trailer: Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd Reunite in Apple’s Dark Therapy Comedy
“Anchorman” comic talents Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd are reuniting for the dark existential therapy comedy series, “The Shrink Next Door.” The eight-episode series about the co-dependent relationship between a therapist (Rudd) and his patient (Ferrell) launches on Apple TV+ on November 12. Below, watch the first trailer for the series.

Inspired by true events and based on the 2019 podcast of the same name, “The Shrink Next Door” centers on the bizarre relationship between a psychiatrist to the stars, Dr. Isaac “Ike” Herschkopf, and his longterm patient, Martin “Marty” Markowitz. What starts as a normal doctor-patient dynamic slowly turns into the all-too-charming Ike (Rudd) taking over patient Marty’s (Ferrell) life, from moving into Marty’s home to taking over his family business. The show is written by Georgia Pritchett and directed by Michael Showalter (“The Big Sick”). Showalter and Rudd previously worked together on the cult classic “Wet Hot American Summer.
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Paul Rudd & Will Ferrell star in first look trailer for AppleTV+ limited series ‘The Shrink Next Door’

Paul Rudd & Will Ferrell star in first look trailer for AppleTV+ limited series ‘The Shrink Next Door’
AppleTV has unveiled a first look trailer for the 8-episode series ‘The Shrink Next Door’ starring Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell.

Inspired by true events, and based on the podcast, the limited series details the bizarre relationship between psychiatrist to the stars Dr. Isaac “Ike” Herschkopf (played by Rudd) and his longtime patient Martin “Marty” Markowitz (played by Ferrell). Over the course of their relationship, the all-too-charming Ike slowly inserts himself into Marty’s life, even moving into Marty’s Hamptons home and persuading Marty to name him president of the family business. The series explores how a seemingly normal doctor-patient dynamic morphs into an exploitative relationship filled with manipulation, power grabs, and dysfunction at its finest.

Directed by Michael Showalter and Jesse Peretz, and based on the script by Emmy, Golden Globe, BAFTA, WGA Award winner Georgia Pritchett, the series also stars Kathryn Hahn as ‘Phyllis,’ Marty’s younger sister,
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Paul Rudd Therapizes Will Ferrell in ‘The Shrink Next Door’ Teaser

Paul Rudd Therapizes Will Ferrell in ‘The Shrink Next Door’ Teaser
Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell are joining comedic forces once again, this time as an unlikely therapist-patient duo in Apple TV Plus’ upcoming limited series, “The Shrink Next Door,” which premieres on Nov. 12.

In the first teaser for the dark comedy, psychiatrist to the stars Dr. Isaac “Ike” Herschkopf (Rudd) asks his longtime patient Martin “Marty” Markowitz (Ferrell) to stop using “the f-word” — but it’s not what you think. Ike wants Marty to stop saying he’s “fine,” because as the teaser shows, he clearly isn’t. The clip features Marty breaking down in various ways, until one day, he has a breakthrough. As Billy Joel’s “My Life” plays, Ike and Marty form a boundary-crossing friendship, one that eventually involves Marty burying what appears to be a dead body.

Inspired by true events, “The Shrink Next Door” details the strange relationship of Ike and Marty as Ike slowly
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The Shrink Next Door: Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd Cross Lots of Boundaries in Teaser for Apple TV+ Dark Comedy

The Shrink Next Door: Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd Cross Lots of Boundaries in Teaser for Apple TV+ Dark Comedy
Paul Rudd as a therapist and Will Ferrell as his patient sounds like a recipe for a laugh riot — but Apple TV+’s The Shrink Next Door looks more creepy than silly, if a new teaser is to be believed.

We’ve got the first footage from the upcoming limited series, debuting Friday, Nov. 12 on the streamer — which you can watch above — and in it, Rudd plays psychiatrist to the stars Dr. Isaac “Ike” Herschkopf, who takes on a new patient named Marty (played by Ferrell) who keeps insisting everything is “fine.” “You know what word I’m getting a
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Paul Rudd Is Will Ferrell’s Manipulative Therapist in First ‘The Shrink Next Door’ Teaser (Video)

Paul Rudd Is Will Ferrell’s Manipulative Therapist in First ‘The Shrink Next Door’ Teaser (Video)
Apple TV+ released the first teaser for its upcoming series “The Shrink Next Door,” adapted from the hit Wondery podcast of the same name.

Described as a dark comedy inspired by true events, “The Shrink Next Door” stars Paul Rudd as psychiatrist to the stars Dr. Isaac “Ike” Herschkopf and Will Ferrell as his longtime patient Martin “Marty” Markowitz. The series charts the course of their relationship, as “the all-too-charming Ike slowly inserts himself into Marty’s life, even moving into Marty’s Hamptons home and persuading Marty to name him president of the family business,” according to Apple.

The series will debut on Friday, Nov. 12 with three episodes, followed by weekly releases thereafter.

The “Shrink Next Door” podcast, written and hosted by Joe Nocera, premiered in March 2019. Produced by Wondery and Bloomberg Media, the true-crime podcast was an instant hit and went on to win a Webby Award for
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Will Ferrell’s Gloria Sanchez Productions Signs First-Look Deal With 20th Century Studios

Will Ferrell’s Gloria Sanchez Productions Signs First-Look Deal With 20th Century Studios
Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum’s Gloria Sanchez Productions has signed a three-year first-look deal with 20th Century Studios for feature-length films for consideration in theatrical and streaming, the studio announced Wednesday.

“We are thrilled to be working with Jessica, Will, and the rest of the team at Gloria Sanchez,” Steve Asbell, president of 20th Century Studios, said in a statement. “They bring an incredible depth of experience making smart, hilarious films and their passion for fresh filmmaking voices aligns perfectly with our vision here at 20th.”

“We’re beyond excited to have found a home in 20th Century Studios and to be working with an incredible team who fundamentally believes in what we’re doing at Gloria Sanchez,” Ferrell and Elbaum added. “They share our creative vision and we can’t wait to work together to bring fresh stories to screens big and small. We’re already planning a
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Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell’s Gloria Sanchez Signs First-Look Film Deal at 20th Century Studios

Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell’s Gloria Sanchez Signs First-Look Film Deal at 20th Century Studios
Gloria Sanchez Productions, the prolific film unit from producers Jessica Elbaum and Will Ferrell, has signed a first-look film deal with 20th Century Studios.

The creative team behind “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” “Booksmart,” and “Hustlers” will offer the iconic Walt Disney label first right of refusal on projects meant for both theatrical release and streaming debuts.

“We are thrilled to be working with Jessica, Will, and the rest of the team at Gloria Sanchez. They bring an incredible depth of experience making smart, hilarious films and their passion for fresh filmmaking voices aligns perfectly with our vision here at 20th,” said 20th Century Studios president Steve Asbell.

Gloria Sanchez, represented by UTA, Mosaic and attorneys Jackoway Austen, was founded in 2014.

“We’re beyond excited to have found a home in 20th Century Studios and to be working with an incredible team who fundamentally believes in what
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Will Ferrell & Jessica Elbaum’s Gloria Sanchez Productions Inks First-Look Feature Deal With 20th Century Studios

Will Ferrell & Jessica Elbaum’s Gloria Sanchez Productions Inks First-Look Feature Deal With 20th Century Studios
20th Century Studios has signed a three-year first-look deal with Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum’s Gloria Sanchez Productions for feature-length movies in the theatrical and streaming space.

“We are thrilled to be working with Jessica, Will, and the rest of the team at Gloria Sanchez. They bring an incredible depth of experience making smart, hilarious films and their passion for fresh filmmaking voices aligns perfectly with our vision here at 20th,” 20th Century Studios president Steve Asbell said Wednesday.

Said Elbaum and Ferrell: “We’re beyond excited to have found a home in 20th Century Studios and to be working with an incredible team who fundamentally believes in what we’re doing at Gloria Sanchez. They share our creative vision and we can’t wait to work together to bring fresh stories to screens big and small. We’re already planning a six-month company retreat in the Cayman Islands.
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Rushes: Mubi Podcast—Encuentros, Juneteenth Free Stream, Lizzie Borden's "Working Girls"

Rushes: Mubi Podcast—Encuentros, Juneteenth Free Stream, Lizzie Borden's
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSFollowing the launch of the English-language podcast earlier this month, yesterday we revealed our upcoming original Spanish-language podcast! In the first season of the Mubi Podcast: Encuentros, co-produced by Mubi and La Corriente del Golfo Podcast, leading voices in Latin American film and culture come together to think about their own methods and processes for approaching the craft, talk about personal experiences, and reflect on films and filmmakers that have inspired their work. We begin with Gael García Bernal (Mexico) and Carolina Sanín (Colombia) as the guests of the first episode, entitled The Ritual of the Masks. The first season of Encuentros consists of in-depth conversations among colleagues, an encounter between two people who share their love for cinema. Check out the trailer above and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts here.Andrea Arnold
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‘The Dropout’: William H. Macy, Laurie Metcalf, Elizabeth Marvel, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kate Burton Among 10 Cast In Hulu Limited Series

‘The Dropout’: William H. Macy, Laurie Metcalf, Elizabeth Marvel, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kate Burton Among 10 Cast In Hulu Limited Series
Hulu has set a stellar recurring cast for The Dropout, its upcoming limited series about the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos. William H. Macy, Laurie Metcalf, Elizabeth Marvel, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kate Burton, Stephen Fry, Michel Gill, Michael Ironside, Bill Irwin and Josh Pais join Amanda Seyfried in the series from Liz Meriwether, Seachlight Television and Disney Television Studios’ 20th Television. Production is scheduled to begin this summer.

Created and executive produced by Meriwether, who also serves as showrunner, The Dropout is based on the ABC News/ABC Radio podcast. Holmes (Seyfried), the enigmatic Stanford dropout who founded medical testing start-up Theranos, was lauded as a Steve Jobs for the next tech generation. Once worth billions of dollars, the myth crumbled when it was revealed that none of the tech actually worked, putting thousands of people’s health in grave danger. Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. The
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‘Made for Love’ Boss Makes the Most of Music and Minimalism in Home Office

‘Made for Love’ Boss Makes the Most of Music and Minimalism in Home Office
“Made for Love” showrunner Christina Lee usually prefers to write at coffee shops in her Los Angeles neighborhood because at home “there’s always some laundry to fold or toys to put away or a bed to lie down on,” she says with a laugh. So, adjusting to working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic meant making big changes to her space to help her focus.

“I Marie Kondo-ed my office,” she says. “I’m someone who doesn’t like a lot of clutter to begin with, but when you have a husband, a kid, cats, that’s not always up to you. So, I made my office my sanctuary, and I got rid of anything that wasn’t 100% necessary and didn’t, as she would say, spark joy. Usually I only need my laptop or some Post-Its, so what’s in here is [here] to put me in a good headspace.
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Yes No Maybe So: The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Yes No Maybe So: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
by Nathaniel R

The Eyes of Tammy Faye was once the title of a popular 2000 documentary and now it's the title of a biopic about the rise and fall of televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, with the emphasis being on the more sympathetic Tammy. For you youngsters out there they were Very famous in the 1980s with their scandal and downfall happening in 1989. The movie is directed by Michael Showalter and gives plum roles to Oscar nominees Andrew Garfield and Jessica Chastain as the famous fallen couple. Will it be great, terrible, a mix of both simultaneously or (most dangerously) blandly mediocre? Will it be up for all the Oscars or none of them? Let's give this the full Yes No Maybe So™ treatment after the jump...
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Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield star in trailer for The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield star in trailer for The Eyes of Tammy Faye
The first trailer has debuted for the biographical drama The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Directed by Michael Showalter (The Big Sick), the film is an intimate look at the rise and fall of the televangelist across the 1970-80s and stars Jessica Chastain in the title role, alongside Andrew Garfield as her husband Jim Bakker; watch […]

The post Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield star in trailer for The Eyes of Tammy Faye appeared first on Flickering Myth.
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye Trailer Transforms Jessica Chastain Into the Infamous Televangelist

The Eyes of Tammy Faye Trailer Transforms Jessica Chastain Into the Infamous Televangelist
Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield are transformed in the first trailer for Searchlight's The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Chastain in particular looks like nothing we've ever seen from her before as the titular Tammy Faye Bakker, the American Christian singer, author and televangelist who, alongside her husband Jim Bakker, created The Ptl Club.

Directed by Michael Showalter, and based on the documentary of the same name by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, The Eyes of Tammy Faye is an intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.

In the 1970s and 80s, Tammy Faye Bakker and her husband, Jim Bakker, rose from humble beginnings to create the world's largest religious broadcasting network and theme park, and were revered for their message of love, acceptance and prosperity. Tammy Faye was legendary for her indelible eyelashes, her idiosyncratic singing, and her eagerness to embrace people from all walks of life.
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‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye': Watch Jessica Chastain Transform Into Tammy Faye Bakker in Biopic Trailer (Video)

  • 09 June 2021
  • by Andi Ortiz and Beatrice Verhoeven
  • The Wrap
‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye': Watch Jessica Chastain Transform Into Tammy Faye Bakker in Biopic Trailer (Video)
The first trailer for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” has arrived, and no, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. That’s really Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield, looking entirely transformed into Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker, respectively.

The biopic, inspired by the documentary of the same name, will tell the story of the infamous couple that hosted the television program “The Ptl Club” and developed Heritage USA, a now-defunct Christian theme park in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Jim Bakker later was indicted, convicted and imprisoned on numerous counts of fraud and conspiracy. The couple divorced, and Tammy Faye married Roe Messner. She was then diagnosed with colon cancer in 1996 and died of the disease in 2007.

The trailer starts like any good story does — at the beginning. Here, Chastain still looks like herself, albeit with jet black hair. She arrives at her mother’s door to introduce her new husband, Jim Bakker,
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye trailer: Chastain unrecognizable as TV evangelical

  • 09 June 2021
  • by Gaius Bolling
  • JoBlo
The Eyes of Tammy Faye trailer: Chastain unrecognizable as TV evangelical
The first trailer for The Eyes of Tammy Faye has been released and it features a nearly unrecognizable Jessica Chastain channeling the late televangelist. The film, directed by Michael Showalter, is based on the documentary of the same name by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato that chronicled the life of Tammy Faye and her husband Jim Bakker. Jessica Chastain also produces the film and the cast includes Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones, and Vincent D'Onofrio. Tammy Faye Messner, formerly…
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