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Crunchyroll revealed packed plans for Anime Expo 2024 today, including a slate of license announcements and plans to bring the Bocchi The Rock! recap films to North American theaters. There's plenty more beyond that, though, including a lineup of over 20 panels and premieres over the July 4-7 weekend. Some of the highlights include the 90-minute premiere of Re:zero -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 —with voice actor Yusuke Kobayashi in attendance along with key series staff—as well as a sneak peek of the Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom anime film and the English dub premiere of the One Piece Egghead Island Arc. There's also the Crunchyroll Industry Panel to look forward to, and you can read more about that and everything in between below. Crunchyroll Anime Expo 2024 Schedule Thursday, July 4, 2024 Senpai Is An Otokonoko Early Premiere Thursday, July 4 | 10:00Am Pt Jw Marriott – Crunchyroll Stage Don't miss an exclusive early premiere...
- 6/5/2024
- by Crunchyroll Official
- Crunchyroll
The CW has canceled “All American: Homecoming,” which will begin airing its third (and now final) season on July 8.
“We want to thank the cast, crew, producers, Nk, Marqui and everybody at Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television for their hard work and dedication in telling these important stories for three incredible seasons,” The CW said in a statement. “The upcoming final season is the best yet and we cannot wait to share it with fans beginning on Monday, July 8.”
The series is a spinoff of “All American,” which was recently renewed for a seventh season at The CW.
“I...
“We want to thank the cast, crew, producers, Nk, Marqui and everybody at Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television for their hard work and dedication in telling these important stories for three incredible seasons,” The CW said in a statement. “The upcoming final season is the best yet and we cannot wait to share it with fans beginning on Monday, July 8.”
The series is a spinoff of “All American,” which was recently renewed for a seventh season at The CW.
“I...
- 6/5/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety - TV News
Tyler Perry will write and direct Netflix’s upcoming movie “Straw,” a tense drama starring Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd and Teyana Taylor.
The film follows a single mother who faces a series of unfortunate events that leads her down an unexpected path. According to the logline, “she becomes entangled in a situation she never imagined and finds herself at the center of suspicion in a world that seems indifferent to her existence.”
Glynn Turman, Sinbad, Rockmond Dunbar and Mike Merrill (“The Black Hamptons”) will round out the cast. Perry is also producing the movie with Angi Bones and Tony Strickland.
“Straw” is the latest project from Perry and Netflix’s film creative partnership that will have the filmmaker write, direct and produce features under a mult-year, first-look deal. The prolific director has several projects in the works at the streamer, such as “The Six Triple Eight,” starring Kerry Washington,...
The film follows a single mother who faces a series of unfortunate events that leads her down an unexpected path. According to the logline, “she becomes entangled in a situation she never imagined and finds herself at the center of suspicion in a world that seems indifferent to her existence.”
Glynn Turman, Sinbad, Rockmond Dunbar and Mike Merrill (“The Black Hamptons”) will round out the cast. Perry is also producing the movie with Angi Bones and Tony Strickland.
“Straw” is the latest project from Perry and Netflix’s film creative partnership that will have the filmmaker write, direct and produce features under a mult-year, first-look deal. The prolific director has several projects in the works at the streamer, such as “The Six Triple Eight,” starring Kerry Washington,...
- 6/5/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety - Film News
Universal is enrolling in Mattel’s Monster High, with the studio and the toy brand teaming up on a feature that will be produced by Akiva Goldsman.
The Monster High toy line debuted in 2010 and centered on the teenage children of monsters such as Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolfman as they grow up and deal with the trials and tribulations of high school. This is the latest in a flurry of deals between Mattel and Hollywood studios as it continues to exploit its IP following the $1.446 billion success of last year’s Barbie.
“Monster High helps fans discover the great beauty in being true to yourself and celebrates the unique sensibilities at the core of who we are as individuals. We’re proud to partner with Universal Pictures and the brilliant Akiva Goldsman to usher this important message to audiences worldwide,” said Mattell Films boss Robbie Brenner.
No director or...
The Monster High toy line debuted in 2010 and centered on the teenage children of monsters such as Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolfman as they grow up and deal with the trials and tribulations of high school. This is the latest in a flurry of deals between Mattel and Hollywood studios as it continues to exploit its IP following the $1.446 billion success of last year’s Barbie.
“Monster High helps fans discover the great beauty in being true to yourself and celebrates the unique sensibilities at the core of who we are as individuals. We’re proud to partner with Universal Pictures and the brilliant Akiva Goldsman to usher this important message to audiences worldwide,” said Mattell Films boss Robbie Brenner.
No director or...
- 6/5/2024
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Criminal Minds: Evolution” has been renewed for Season 3 at Paramount+. The third season will go into production later this year.
The news comes one day ahead of the Season 2 premiere of the series. Season 2 will debut with two episodes on June 6, with new episodes dropping weekly on Thursdays thereafter.
The official description of the new season states that it “picks up as the FBI’s elite team of profilers investigates the deadly mystery of Gold Star. As the conspiracy unfolds, the Behavioral Analysis Unit (Bau) is met with an unexpected complication when serial killer Elias Voit (Zach Gilford) negotiates a deal that transfers him to federal custody in the Bau’s own backyard. The team faces its biggest threat yet and cannot emerge unscathed from the mind-bending consequences.”
The series stars original “Criminal Minds” cast members Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Ryan-James Hatanaka with Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster.
The news comes one day ahead of the Season 2 premiere of the series. Season 2 will debut with two episodes on June 6, with new episodes dropping weekly on Thursdays thereafter.
The official description of the new season states that it “picks up as the FBI’s elite team of profilers investigates the deadly mystery of Gold Star. As the conspiracy unfolds, the Behavioral Analysis Unit (Bau) is met with an unexpected complication when serial killer Elias Voit (Zach Gilford) negotiates a deal that transfers him to federal custody in the Bau’s own backyard. The team faces its biggest threat yet and cannot emerge unscathed from the mind-bending consequences.”
The series stars original “Criminal Minds” cast members Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Ryan-James Hatanaka with Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster.
- 6/5/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
In a big show of confidence about the hopes for “Deadpool & Wolverine,” set to hit theaters in July and maybe save summer 2024 from the box-office doldrums, its director Shawn Levy (“Free Guy”) is apparently the first in line to be offered “Avengers 5,” formerly known as “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.” According to Deadline, Levy has emerged as the top choice for the director’s chair, and apparently ‘Avengers 5” screenwriter Michael Waldron (“Loki”) has given him the latest version of the script for his eyes only.
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- 6/4/2024
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Exclusive: It’s been a long time coming amid trickles of information that never were fully confirmed, but the Shelby family faithful can now wholly rejoice as the Peaky Blinders movie is officially moving forward. Netflix has greenlit a feature film that will star Oscar winner Cillian Murphy in a return to the iconic role of the Birmingham clan’s leader Tommy Shelby.
Tom Harper is directing the untitled film. Harper is no stranger to Peaky, having helmed the back half of Season 1.
Production is set to begin later this year from a script by Peaky creator Steven Knight. Producers are Caryn Mandabach, Knight, Murphy and Guy Heeley. Exec producers include Harper, David Kosse, Jamie Glazebrook, Andrew Warren and David Mason. The feature will be made in association with BBC Film.
Related: ‘Peaky Blinders’ Creator Steven Knight On Series Finale & How It...
Tom Harper is directing the untitled film. Harper is no stranger to Peaky, having helmed the back half of Season 1.
Production is set to begin later this year from a script by Peaky creator Steven Knight. Producers are Caryn Mandabach, Knight, Murphy and Guy Heeley. Exec producers include Harper, David Kosse, Jamie Glazebrook, Andrew Warren and David Mason. The feature will be made in association with BBC Film.
Related: ‘Peaky Blinders’ Creator Steven Knight On Series Finale & How It...
- 6/4/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Paul Giamatti has signed on to star in a television adaptation of Eli Roth’s horror franchise “Hostel.”
The project is in development at Fifth Season, the studio behind “Severance,” and does not yet have a distributor attached. Roth is set to direct and write with original franchise producer Chris Briggs. The two of them will also executive produce alongside “Hostel” alum Mike Fleiss.
“Hostel,” which premiered in theaters in 2005 and spawned two sequels, followed American tourists who are convinced by a stranger to travel from Barcelona to Slovakia, where they are then taken captive by an underground organization that...
The project is in development at Fifth Season, the studio behind “Severance,” and does not yet have a distributor attached. Roth is set to direct and write with original franchise producer Chris Briggs. The two of them will also executive produce alongside “Hostel” alum Mike Fleiss.
“Hostel,” which premiered in theaters in 2005 and spawned two sequels, followed American tourists who are convinced by a stranger to travel from Barcelona to Slovakia, where they are then taken captive by an underground organization that...
- 6/4/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety - TV News
According to IMDb data from the past week, the new Netflix series "Eric" was the most popular title on the site. The disturbing thriller—which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as a grieving father and puppeteer—has had sustained interest since its May 30th premiere, thanks to its polarizing effect on audiences, in addition to strong central performances by Cumberbatch and Gaby Hoffman (more on her later).
‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ was the top movie among IMDb users last week, despite the fact that it was outperformed at the box office by both ‘The Garfield Movie’ and John Krasinski’s ‘IF’ during these sluggish early days of the 2024 summer movie season.
Gaby Hoffman was the top name on the site last week, thanks to her performance as Cassie Anderson in the aforementioned “Eric.” Hoffman started as a child actress in films like ‘Field of Dreams’ and ‘Uncle Buck,’ but is more recently known for her role as Ali Pfefferman on Prime Video’s “Transparent,” a role that earned her two Emmy nominations. Other top names last week were Morena Baccarin, who celebrated a birthday and stars in the upcoming ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ Nicola Coughlan of “Bridgerton” fame, and Anya Taylor-Joy of ‘Furiosa.’
Kaiju fans are also stomping over to IMDb to learn more about ‘Godzilla Minus One,’ which just landed on Netflix. The Oscar-winning Japanese film was a surprise hit, and movie fans who missed the theatrical run have been patiently waiting for a streaming release. The movie premiered way back in October 2023, an eternity in the streaming age.
Finally, horror aficionados are keeping the conversation around ‘The First Omen’ alive now that the prequel has arrived on Hulu. The spike in interest is no surprise after the film’s successful theatrical run, good word of mouth from critics and audiences, and a strong central performance from Nell Tiger Free. Could ‘The Second First Omen’ be on the table? Fingers crossed.
‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ was the top movie among IMDb users last week, despite the fact that it was outperformed at the box office by both ‘The Garfield Movie’ and John Krasinski’s ‘IF’ during these sluggish early days of the 2024 summer movie season.
Gaby Hoffman was the top name on the site last week, thanks to her performance as Cassie Anderson in the aforementioned “Eric.” Hoffman started as a child actress in films like ‘Field of Dreams’ and ‘Uncle Buck,’ but is more recently known for her role as Ali Pfefferman on Prime Video’s “Transparent,” a role that earned her two Emmy nominations. Other top names last week were Morena Baccarin, who celebrated a birthday and stars in the upcoming ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ Nicola Coughlan of “Bridgerton” fame, and Anya Taylor-Joy of ‘Furiosa.’
Kaiju fans are also stomping over to IMDb to learn more about ‘Godzilla Minus One,’ which just landed on Netflix. The Oscar-winning Japanese film was a surprise hit, and movie fans who missed the theatrical run have been patiently waiting for a streaming release. The movie premiered way back in October 2023, an eternity in the streaming age.
Finally, horror aficionados are keeping the conversation around ‘The First Omen’ alive now that the prequel has arrived on Hulu. The spike in interest is no surprise after the film’s successful theatrical run, good word of mouth from critics and audiences, and a strong central performance from Nell Tiger Free. Could ‘The Second First Omen’ be on the table? Fingers crossed.
- 6/4/2024
- IMDb News
Family fare was evidently the preferred choice during the U.K. and Ireland school half-term holidays as Paramount’s “If” bounced up the charts to the top spot.
In its third weekend, “If” collected £1.5 million ($2 million) for a total of £9.5 million ($12.2 million). In its second weekend, in second place, Sony’s “The Garfield Movie” clawed another £1.3 million and now has a total of £6.2 million.
In third place, in its fourth weekend, Disney’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” chest thumped to a further £1 million for a total of £13.2 million.
Warner Bros.’ “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” which was neck-and-neck with “Garfield” in its opening weekend, earned £963,976 in its second weekend in fourth place and now has a total of £4.5 million.
Rounding off the top five was Universal’s “The Fall Guy” that took in £524,320 in its fifth weekend for a total of £11.1 million.
There were three new entries in the Top 10. Warner Bros.
In its third weekend, “If” collected £1.5 million ($2 million) for a total of £9.5 million ($12.2 million). In its second weekend, in second place, Sony’s “The Garfield Movie” clawed another £1.3 million and now has a total of £6.2 million.
In third place, in its fourth weekend, Disney’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” chest thumped to a further £1 million for a total of £13.2 million.
Warner Bros.’ “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” which was neck-and-neck with “Garfield” in its opening weekend, earned £963,976 in its second weekend in fourth place and now has a total of £4.5 million.
Rounding off the top five was Universal’s “The Fall Guy” that took in £524,320 in its fifth weekend for a total of £11.1 million.
There were three new entries in the Top 10. Warner Bros.
- 6/4/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety - Film News
Streaming giant Prime Video will release “Like a Dragon,” a live-action series adaptation of the Sega game franchise “Yakuza Like a Dragon.”
The six-part crime-suspense-action series is directed by Take Masaharu (“100 Yen Love”) and Takimoto Kengo (“Kamen Teacher”) and stars Takeuchi Ryoma (multiple “Kamen Rider” titles) as the lead character, Kiryu Kazuma.
It will upload to Prime Video in two batches of three episodes on Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, with subtitled and dubbed versions in 30 languages.
The series’ story is set in two time periods, 1995 and 2005, and follows the life, childhood friends and the repercussions of the decisions of a...
The six-part crime-suspense-action series is directed by Take Masaharu (“100 Yen Love”) and Takimoto Kengo (“Kamen Teacher”) and stars Takeuchi Ryoma (multiple “Kamen Rider” titles) as the lead character, Kiryu Kazuma.
It will upload to Prime Video in two batches of three episodes on Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, with subtitled and dubbed versions in 30 languages.
The series’ story is set in two time periods, 1995 and 2005, and follows the life, childhood friends and the repercussions of the decisions of a...
- 6/4/2024
- by Patrick Frater and Naman Ramachandran
- Variety - TV News
“Memoir of a Snail,” directed by locally-born, Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot, has been set as the opening title of the Melbourne International Film Festival.
The festival runs Aug. 8-25 and is expected to comprise more than 250 titles. An early sneak peek, revealed Thursday, confirmed a high quality international and local selection.
These include Cannes Critics’ Week award winner “Blue Sun Palace”; double Sundance-winning semi biographical directorial debut “Didi,” by Sean Wang; Aaron Schimberg’s “A Different Man,” which earned Sebastian Stan the acting prize in Berlin; Australian-produced Imax presentation “Fungi: Web of Life”; Rooney Mara-starring “La Cocina”; Frederick Wiseman’s restaurant documentary “Menus Plaisirs – Les Troisgros”; Berlin prize-winner “My Favourite Cake”; Steve McQueen’s “Occupied City”; and Jodi Wille’s “Welcome Space Brothers.”
The lineup also includes “We Were Dangerous,” a feminist and comic directorial debut from Maori filmmaker Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu, that is executive produced by Taika Waititi.
The festival runs Aug. 8-25 and is expected to comprise more than 250 titles. An early sneak peek, revealed Thursday, confirmed a high quality international and local selection.
These include Cannes Critics’ Week award winner “Blue Sun Palace”; double Sundance-winning semi biographical directorial debut “Didi,” by Sean Wang; Aaron Schimberg’s “A Different Man,” which earned Sebastian Stan the acting prize in Berlin; Australian-produced Imax presentation “Fungi: Web of Life”; Rooney Mara-starring “La Cocina”; Frederick Wiseman’s restaurant documentary “Menus Plaisirs – Les Troisgros”; Berlin prize-winner “My Favourite Cake”; Steve McQueen’s “Occupied City”; and Jodi Wille’s “Welcome Space Brothers.”
The lineup also includes “We Were Dangerous,” a feminist and comic directorial debut from Maori filmmaker Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu, that is executive produced by Taika Waititi.
- 6/6/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety - Film News
Host With The Most
After playing the host of “Kaun Banega Crorepati,” the Indian version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” in “Slumdog Millionaire,” Indian star Anil Kapoor will be the new host of “Bigg Boss Ott,” a Hindi-language adaptation of the “Big Brother” format. The third digital edition of the reality show will commence June 21 on billionaire Mukesh Ambani‘s JioCinema Premium streamer. The first season was hosted by Indian media personality Karan Johar and the second by Bollywood star Salman Khan.
“‘Bigg Boss Ott’ and I are a dream team. We’re both young at heart; people...
After playing the host of “Kaun Banega Crorepati,” the Indian version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” in “Slumdog Millionaire,” Indian star Anil Kapoor will be the new host of “Bigg Boss Ott,” a Hindi-language adaptation of the “Big Brother” format. The third digital edition of the reality show will commence June 21 on billionaire Mukesh Ambani‘s JioCinema Premium streamer. The first season was hosted by Indian media personality Karan Johar and the second by Bollywood star Salman Khan.
“‘Bigg Boss Ott’ and I are a dream team. We’re both young at heart; people...
- 6/6/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety - TV News
Nicola Coughlan, Jessica Gunning Join Star-Studded Cast for ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ Film Adaptation
Baby Reindeer breakout star Jessica Gunning and Bridgerton frontwoman Nicola Coughlan are the latest additions to the upcoming film adaptation of Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree.
Neal Street Productions, Elysian Film Group, and Ashland Hill Media Finance announced the news on Thursday following the casting of Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy.
Based on The Faraway Tree series of novels for children, The Magic Faraway Tree follows Polly (Foy) and Tim Thompson (Garfield) and their children, Beth, Joe and Fran, who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. “There, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric occupants,” a plot synopsis reads.
The inhabitants of the tree, capable of transporting visitors to fantastical far-off lands, will be played by Coughlan, who has been cast as woodland fairy Silky, and Nonso Anozie (Sweet Tooth, Ted Lasso) as group leader Moonface. Gunning will star as...
Neal Street Productions, Elysian Film Group, and Ashland Hill Media Finance announced the news on Thursday following the casting of Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy.
Based on The Faraway Tree series of novels for children, The Magic Faraway Tree follows Polly (Foy) and Tim Thompson (Garfield) and their children, Beth, Joe and Fran, who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. “There, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric occupants,” a plot synopsis reads.
The inhabitants of the tree, capable of transporting visitors to fantastical far-off lands, will be played by Coughlan, who has been cast as woodland fairy Silky, and Nonso Anozie (Sweet Tooth, Ted Lasso) as group leader Moonface. Gunning will star as...
- 6/6/2024
- by Lily Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Brazil’s O2 Play Re-Releasing Classic ’80s Talking Heads Concert Doc ‘Stop Making Sense’ (Exclusive)
As part of a strategy to build a new cinephile audience and revive the filmgoing experience in Brazil, São Paulo-based distributor O2 Play is theatrically releasing a selection of classic films, starting with A24’s 4K restored version of the seminal ‘80s Talking Heads concert docu, “Stop Making Sense” by Jonathan Demme.
The company has also launched an app called “carteirinha de cinéfilo” (cinephile card), to offer moviegoers special discounts, collectibles and foster the theatrical experience.
“Available at the App Store and Google store, we decided to launch it to help engage our audience and bring them back to theaters,...
The company has also launched an app called “carteirinha de cinéfilo” (cinephile card), to offer moviegoers special discounts, collectibles and foster the theatrical experience.
“Available at the App Store and Google store, we decided to launch it to help engage our audience and bring them back to theaters,...
- 6/6/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety - TV News
Spain will be the Country of Honor at 2024’s Mipcom, the biggest TV content market in the world.
Celebrating Spanish creativity, the Country of Honor program will mix events will feature panels and screenings of first-look new content, focusing on opportunities for co-production and relocation to Spain, Lucy Smith, director of Mipcom, announced Thursday at a press conference in Madrid.
The honor recognises “the country’s increased prominence in recent years on the global stage” which is “inescapable and is incredibly impressive,” Smith added. “It really could not be more timely for Spain to take center stage this year at...
Celebrating Spanish creativity, the Country of Honor program will mix events will feature panels and screenings of first-look new content, focusing on opportunities for co-production and relocation to Spain, Lucy Smith, director of Mipcom, announced Thursday at a press conference in Madrid.
The honor recognises “the country’s increased prominence in recent years on the global stage” which is “inescapable and is incredibly impressive,” Smith added. “It really could not be more timely for Spain to take center stage this year at...
- 6/6/2024
- by John Hopewell
- Variety - TV News
The Eternal City’s glitterati celebrated Sofia Coppola on Wednesday at an American Academy in Rome gala in the 17th century Villa Aurelia on Janiculum Hill.
The Oscar-winning director of “Lost in Translation,” “Marie Antoinette,” “Bling Ring” and, most recently, “Priscilla” was honored with a McKim Medal that “marks the profound relationship between Italy and the United States and recognizes the works of individuals who have contributed to the intense artistic and humanistic dialogue between the two nations,” as a statement put it.
Coppola’s ties to Rome comprise directing a 2016 production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata at the Italian capital’s Teatro dell’Opera featuring costumes by Valentino and the fact that “Priscilla” — which got a seven-minute standing ovation at its 2023 Venice Film Festival premiere — is produced by Rome-based producer Lorenzo Mieli.
Mieli was in attendance along with a mix of prominent film, fashion, arts, academia and business...
The Oscar-winning director of “Lost in Translation,” “Marie Antoinette,” “Bling Ring” and, most recently, “Priscilla” was honored with a McKim Medal that “marks the profound relationship between Italy and the United States and recognizes the works of individuals who have contributed to the intense artistic and humanistic dialogue between the two nations,” as a statement put it.
Coppola’s ties to Rome comprise directing a 2016 production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata at the Italian capital’s Teatro dell’Opera featuring costumes by Valentino and the fact that “Priscilla” — which got a seven-minute standing ovation at its 2023 Venice Film Festival premiere — is produced by Rome-based producer Lorenzo Mieli.
Mieli was in attendance along with a mix of prominent film, fashion, arts, academia and business...
- 6/6/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety - Film News
100 years after the death of Franz Kafka, a new mini-series aims to dive beneath the surface of an author who remains enigmatic even as his influence on the culture continues to grow.
Kafka, an ambitious German-language meta-drama written by Austrian writer/director David Schalko (Braunschlag) and best-selling author David Kehlmann (Measuring the World), is based on Reiner Stach’s exhaustive three-volume biography of Kafka and weaves together the writer’s life and work, finding the connections and gaps between the two.
Schalko, who spent more than a decade developing the series, and directs all six episodes, says he was well aware of the perils of trying to capture Kafka on screen. “Everything we think we know about Kafka has become a cliche,” says Schalko.
Kafka
There is a temptation to depict Franz Kafka, the writer, as a “Kafkaesque” character, and his work as simply a heightened reflection of his life.
Kafka, an ambitious German-language meta-drama written by Austrian writer/director David Schalko (Braunschlag) and best-selling author David Kehlmann (Measuring the World), is based on Reiner Stach’s exhaustive three-volume biography of Kafka and weaves together the writer’s life and work, finding the connections and gaps between the two.
Schalko, who spent more than a decade developing the series, and directs all six episodes, says he was well aware of the perils of trying to capture Kafka on screen. “Everything we think we know about Kafka has become a cliche,” says Schalko.
Kafka
There is a temptation to depict Franz Kafka, the writer, as a “Kafkaesque” character, and his work as simply a heightened reflection of his life.
- 6/6/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s not just Netflix which is cashing in on the K phenomenon. Federation Kids & Family has clinched a brace of first-wave deals with major international broadcasters on “Gangnam Project,” its new K-pop-inspired tween live-action series.
A coming-of-age dramedy, “Gangnam Project” has sold to powerful public broadcasters – just the kind of established clients the market is looking for these days – in France, the Nordics and Australia.
France Televisions, one of Europe’s biggest TV networks, has bought for France, Yle for Finland and ABC for Australia.
Sales have been closed since the show’s recent launch on CBC Gem...
A coming-of-age dramedy, “Gangnam Project” has sold to powerful public broadcasters – just the kind of established clients the market is looking for these days – in France, the Nordics and Australia.
France Televisions, one of Europe’s biggest TV networks, has bought for France, Yle for Finland and ABC for Australia.
Sales have been closed since the show’s recent launch on CBC Gem...
- 6/6/2024
- by John Hopewell
- Variety - TV News
Michael B. Jordan is ready for filming of his I Am Legend sequel with Will Smith to get underway.
The Black Panther star shared an update on the movie’s status while recently speaking with People magazine about his partnership with Propel Fitness Water on the “Propel Your City Project.” He noted that I Am Legend 2 is “something that is in the works.”
“We’re still working on the script and getting that up to par,” he continued. “It doesn’t have a release date or anything like that. I’m not sure exactly where we’re going to be filming that one, but I’m really excited to get in front of the camera with him [Smith].”
The actor said the Oscar winner is “somebody that I’ve looked up to for a really long time, [so] to be able to work with Will is something I’m really looking forward to.
The Black Panther star shared an update on the movie’s status while recently speaking with People magazine about his partnership with Propel Fitness Water on the “Propel Your City Project.” He noted that I Am Legend 2 is “something that is in the works.”
“We’re still working on the script and getting that up to par,” he continued. “It doesn’t have a release date or anything like that. I’m not sure exactly where we’re going to be filming that one, but I’m really excited to get in front of the camera with him [Smith].”
The actor said the Oscar winner is “somebody that I’ve looked up to for a really long time, [so] to be able to work with Will is something I’m really looking forward to.
- 6/6/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Following two days of star-studded conversations about climate change, Hillary Clinton closed out the Environmental Media Association Impact Summit on Wednesday with a chat about kids and the planet — and a dig at Donald Trump’s recent guilty verdicts.
Clinton joined showrunner Gloria Calderón Kellett and Good Energy founder Anna Jane Joyner at the Pendry West Hollywood for a panel on how climate change is affecting children’s development. The Clinton Foundation is putting a particular focus on the issue via its Too Small to Fail program, and is pushing for it to be highlighted in Hollywood projects to increase awareness.
“There’s been a lot of really, really great efforts to convince people about climate change and a lot of really dramatic information and even dramatic movies about the consequences that we are facing,” Clinton told the crowd. “And so we know that part of the message of kind...
Clinton joined showrunner Gloria Calderón Kellett and Good Energy founder Anna Jane Joyner at the Pendry West Hollywood for a panel on how climate change is affecting children’s development. The Clinton Foundation is putting a particular focus on the issue via its Too Small to Fail program, and is pushing for it to be highlighted in Hollywood projects to increase awareness.
“There’s been a lot of really, really great efforts to convince people about climate change and a lot of really dramatic information and even dramatic movies about the consequences that we are facing,” Clinton told the crowd. “And so we know that part of the message of kind...
- 6/6/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The many nuances of adulthood aren’t on display in movies anymore, “Hit Man” director Richard Linklater told the BBC on Thursday. “Traditional” studios turned the movie, which debuted on Netflix in May, in part because “there isn’t ‘adult’ in movies anymore,” he added.
When he and the movie’s co-director, co-writer, and star Glen Powell got together to discuss the project, Linklater told told him “it’s gonna have sex, it’ll be passionate, it’ll be carnal, the desire that drives everything.”
“Glen’s character starts off very dispassionate, but by the end of the movie he’s a different guy, he’s discovered passion, and the movie has this strong chemistry and sexuality,” Linklater told the outlet. “I think what’s out of fashion, people say there’s no sex in movies anymore, but there isn’t ‘adult’ in movies anymore, as sexuality in movies equals adult.
When he and the movie’s co-director, co-writer, and star Glen Powell got together to discuss the project, Linklater told told him “it’s gonna have sex, it’ll be passionate, it’ll be carnal, the desire that drives everything.”
“Glen’s character starts off very dispassionate, but by the end of the movie he’s a different guy, he’s discovered passion, and the movie has this strong chemistry and sexuality,” Linklater told the outlet. “I think what’s out of fashion, people say there’s no sex in movies anymore, but there isn’t ‘adult’ in movies anymore, as sexuality in movies equals adult.
- 6/6/2024
- by Stephanie Kaloi
- The Wrap
Natasha Bedingfield is opening up about her rise to fame in the early 2000s and the struggles she faced with extra media attention.
The singer, whose hit song “Unwritten,” released in 2004, scored a new jolt in popularity after being featured in the Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell-led rom-com Anyone but You, recently got candid with The Telegraph about the impacts of stardom.
“The paparazzi were always kind to me but they were very mean about my brother, just because they couldn’t have two siblings doing well at the same time,” Bedingfield explained. Her brother Daniel Bedingfield, best known for his song “If You’re Not the One,” also found success with music.
“It’s interesting what that does to a culture because even if they’re not mean to you, there’s a threat that they could be and you end up living in that fear,” she continued.
The singer, whose hit song “Unwritten,” released in 2004, scored a new jolt in popularity after being featured in the Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell-led rom-com Anyone but You, recently got candid with The Telegraph about the impacts of stardom.
“The paparazzi were always kind to me but they were very mean about my brother, just because they couldn’t have two siblings doing well at the same time,” Bedingfield explained. Her brother Daniel Bedingfield, best known for his song “If You’re Not the One,” also found success with music.
“It’s interesting what that does to a culture because even if they’re not mean to you, there’s a threat that they could be and you end up living in that fear,” she continued.
- 6/6/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
John Mulaney isn’t saying no to anything. The comedian said this week he was open to the idea of more talk shows, and the much-discussed Oscars hosting gig.
“I used to have strong opinions: ‘I’ll only do this’ or ‘I’ll never do this.’ And ‘I don’t want to get pigeonholed like this.’ And I think both I and the entire entertainment business has changed so much,” the comedian told IndieWire. “I mean, there are people who one hundred percent host a game show every week and we have no idea — except for the millions of people watching them.”
Last month, John Mulaney hosted six nights of live shows on Netflix for John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In LA, a kooky Los Angeles talk show he created in partnership with the Netflix is a Joke Fest.
“I’m very now into instinct and what’s happening in the moment,...
“I used to have strong opinions: ‘I’ll only do this’ or ‘I’ll never do this.’ And ‘I don’t want to get pigeonholed like this.’ And I think both I and the entire entertainment business has changed so much,” the comedian told IndieWire. “I mean, there are people who one hundred percent host a game show every week and we have no idea — except for the millions of people watching them.”
Last month, John Mulaney hosted six nights of live shows on Netflix for John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In LA, a kooky Los Angeles talk show he created in partnership with the Netflix is a Joke Fest.
“I’m very now into instinct and what’s happening in the moment,...
- 6/6/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dakota Fanning went viral in April for revealing that not only did Tom Cruise gift her a cell phone when she celebrated her 11th birthday on the set of their 2005 movie “War of the Worlds” but that he’s also proceeded to send her a birthday gift every year since. That’s nearly two decades worth of birthday presents, all of which have apparently been shoes. Fanning revealed the specifics of Cruise’s gifting habits during a new interview on Kelly Clarkson’s daytime talk show (via Entertainment Weekly).
“I turned 11 on ‘War of the Worlds,’ when we worked together and he gave me my first cell phone for that birthday,” Fanning said. “It was a Motorola Razr…I didn’t have anyone to call, but I wanted a Razr so bad. I must have been talking about it a lot because that’s what he got me. It’s such a great memory.
“I turned 11 on ‘War of the Worlds,’ when we worked together and he gave me my first cell phone for that birthday,” Fanning said. “It was a Motorola Razr…I didn’t have anyone to call, but I wanted a Razr so bad. I must have been talking about it a lot because that’s what he got me. It’s such a great memory.
- 6/6/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety - Film News
Nina Dobrev is updating fans on her recovery post-surgery following a serious e-bike accident last month.
The Vampire Diaries alum took to Instagram on Wednesday to share that “surgery was a success.”
“Thank you to everyone who has been sending kind messages, thoughts, prayers, and good vibes,” she continued in her post. “I have been feeling the support and positive energy. It means more than you will ever know.”
Dobrev also recalled her thoughts heading into the operation on her Instagram Story: “Anyone else get scared before surgery? I’m such a baby when it comes to needles, blood or procedures of any kind.”
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While Dobrev hasn’t revealed many details surrounding the accident, she first shared on May 20 that she had been hospitalized due to an incident on an e-bike. At the time, she posted a photo...
The Vampire Diaries alum took to Instagram on Wednesday to share that “surgery was a success.”
“Thank you to everyone who has been sending kind messages, thoughts, prayers, and good vibes,” she continued in her post. “I have been feeling the support and positive energy. It means more than you will ever know.”
Dobrev also recalled her thoughts heading into the operation on her Instagram Story: “Anyone else get scared before surgery? I’m such a baby when it comes to needles, blood or procedures of any kind.”
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While Dobrev hasn’t revealed many details surrounding the accident, she first shared on May 20 that she had been hospitalized due to an incident on an e-bike. At the time, she posted a photo...
- 6/6/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The engaging Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge begins with a clip from David Letterman’s late-night show, where he introduces the designer with, “Welcome the woman who reinvented the dress.” He laughs and says, “Really? Reinvented the dress?” But that big claim isn’t entirely wrong. In the 1970s, von Furstenberg’s wrap dress was more than a trendsetter. Like the person who emerges in this largely first-person documentary, the dress became emblematic of a professional but sexy independent woman.
That much is history, retold by von Furstenberg in the film with wit and flair. The documentary’s strength, though, is its intimate look at her entire whirlwind life. The child of a Holocaust survivor, she became a jet-setter, a business tycoon and a philanthropist. She married a prince and then a mogul without ever losing her own identity.
Much of what von Furstenberg says here she has said before,...
That much is history, retold by von Furstenberg in the film with wit and flair. The documentary’s strength, though, is its intimate look at her entire whirlwind life. The child of a Holocaust survivor, she became a jet-setter, a business tycoon and a philanthropist. She married a prince and then a mogul without ever losing her own identity.
Much of what von Furstenberg says here she has said before,...
- 6/6/2024
- by Caryn James
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“It’s all about high and low,” exclaimed Michael Kors. “It always has been. Isn’t that what fashion’s all about?”
Tucked into a leather-lined booth in an elegant dining room replete with ivory flowers, passed trays of rosé champagne, spicy tuna cones and caviar handed out by handsome tux-ed waiters, he peered out into the softly lit, glorious sea of ladies during cocktail hour — many boldface names — decked out in his classic slinky black and gold jersey numbers — and chuckled: “Nobody would believe we’re in Canters!”
That’s right: Canter’s Deli on Fairfax, the old school almost hundred-year-old hangout for neighborhood regulars by day, and late-night post-club hipsters by night. Known for bagels, pastrami sandwiches, fat fries and Dr. Brown’s soda, not for being a celebrity hotspot.
Excuse me?
“Spago and Canters! That’s all you need to know!” laughed Kors. “I started a trend! But...
Tucked into a leather-lined booth in an elegant dining room replete with ivory flowers, passed trays of rosé champagne, spicy tuna cones and caviar handed out by handsome tux-ed waiters, he peered out into the softly lit, glorious sea of ladies during cocktail hour — many boldface names — decked out in his classic slinky black and gold jersey numbers — and chuckled: “Nobody would believe we’re in Canters!”
That’s right: Canter’s Deli on Fairfax, the old school almost hundred-year-old hangout for neighborhood regulars by day, and late-night post-club hipsters by night. Known for bagels, pastrami sandwiches, fat fries and Dr. Brown’s soda, not for being a celebrity hotspot.
Excuse me?
“Spago and Canters! That’s all you need to know!” laughed Kors. “I started a trend! But...
- 6/6/2024
- by Merle Ginsberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Virginie Viard is departing Chanel after 30 years with the fashion house, including five years as creative director.
The French luxury fashion brand confirmed her exit in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday: “Chanel confirms the departure of Virginie Viard after a rich collaboration of five years as artistic director of fashion collections, during which she was able to renew the codes of the house while respecting the creative heritage of Chanel, and almost 30 years within the house.”
“A new creative organization will be announced in due course,” the statement continued. “Chanel would like to thank Virginie Viard for her remarkable contribution to Chanel’s fashion, creativity and vitality.”
Chanel has yet to announce who will be taking over the role.
Viard first joined the fashion house in 1987 and worked alongside her predecessor, Karl Lagerfeld, for several years. Following the designer’s death in 2019, Viard was appointed creative director.
The French luxury fashion brand confirmed her exit in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday: “Chanel confirms the departure of Virginie Viard after a rich collaboration of five years as artistic director of fashion collections, during which she was able to renew the codes of the house while respecting the creative heritage of Chanel, and almost 30 years within the house.”
“A new creative organization will be announced in due course,” the statement continued. “Chanel would like to thank Virginie Viard for her remarkable contribution to Chanel’s fashion, creativity and vitality.”
Chanel has yet to announce who will be taking over the role.
Viard first joined the fashion house in 1987 and worked alongside her predecessor, Karl Lagerfeld, for several years. Following the designer’s death in 2019, Viard was appointed creative director.
- 6/5/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kcon, a global K-Pop festival featuring performances and panels, is returning to Los Angeles in July.
The three-day event, taking place at the Crypto.com Arena, L.A. Convention Center and Gilbert Lindsay Plaza in Dtla, will once again give local K-pop fans the chance to see a slew of popular groups under the same roof.
The festival, put on by Cj Enm, officially announced its lineup today (June 5) after having previously released a partial lineup earlier in the week. Acts such as Enhypen, SHINee’s Taemin, Nmixx and P1Harmony are among the groups set to participate.
“Last year’s Kcon L.A. marked a turning point and focused on expanding both the size and scope of Kcon, such as having a major media partner for the first time and we are excited to build on this momentum,” Cj Enm’s head of music entertainment Harry H.K. Shin said in a release,...
The three-day event, taking place at the Crypto.com Arena, L.A. Convention Center and Gilbert Lindsay Plaza in Dtla, will once again give local K-pop fans the chance to see a slew of popular groups under the same roof.
The festival, put on by Cj Enm, officially announced its lineup today (June 5) after having previously released a partial lineup earlier in the week. Acts such as Enhypen, SHINee’s Taemin, Nmixx and P1Harmony are among the groups set to participate.
“Last year’s Kcon L.A. marked a turning point and focused on expanding both the size and scope of Kcon, such as having a major media partner for the first time and we are excited to build on this momentum,” Cj Enm’s head of music entertainment Harry H.K. Shin said in a release,...
- 6/5/2024
- by Nicole Fell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael B. Jordan recently told People that the script for “I Am Legend 2” is still being written and he’s currently not privy to any filming start date at this time. A sequel to Will Smith’s 2007 blockbuster was first announced in March 2022, with Smith set to return opposite new cast member Jordan. Akiva Goldsman, who co-wrote “I Am Legend” with Mark Protosevich, was back to pen the sequel’s script.
“We’re still working on the script and getting that up to par,” Jordan told People. “It doesn’t have a release date or anything like that. I’m not sure exactly where we’re going to be filming that one, but I’m really excited to get in front of the camera with him. Being somebody that I’ve looked up to for a really long time, to be able to work with Will is something I’m really looking forward to.
“We’re still working on the script and getting that up to par,” Jordan told People. “It doesn’t have a release date or anything like that. I’m not sure exactly where we’re going to be filming that one, but I’m really excited to get in front of the camera with him. Being somebody that I’ve looked up to for a really long time, to be able to work with Will is something I’m really looking forward to.
- 6/5/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety - Film News
After the worst May the box office has seen in 26 years, theaters are hoping that Sony/Columbia’s “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” can restart Hollywood’s momentum in June with a solid opening weekend. But not everyone is optimistic that will be the case.
Produced on a reported $100 million budget, “Bad Boys 4” is relatively less expensive than many of its peers in the summer action film space. That makes the current projections of a $45-50 million opening weekend — which was below the $62 million three-day opening of “Bad Boys For Life” on MLK weekend in 2020 — a decent start that could allow Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s latest wild ride to turn a profit if it continues to play among male moviegoers over the age of 35.
But “Bad Boys 4” is heading into theaters with as little momentum as any summer title, especially an R-rated one, has had in recent memory.
Produced on a reported $100 million budget, “Bad Boys 4” is relatively less expensive than many of its peers in the summer action film space. That makes the current projections of a $45-50 million opening weekend — which was below the $62 million three-day opening of “Bad Boys For Life” on MLK weekend in 2020 — a decent start that could allow Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s latest wild ride to turn a profit if it continues to play among male moviegoers over the age of 35.
But “Bad Boys 4” is heading into theaters with as little momentum as any summer title, especially an R-rated one, has had in recent memory.
- 6/5/2024
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Hallmark star Mamie Laverock is “fighting hard every day” after she fell from a five-story balcony last month and underwent multiple surgeries.
The 19-year-old When Calls the Heart star’s family wrote on their GoFundMe page that the actress remains in “tremendous pain” but “continues to not give up.”
“Her body has been shattered,” Laverock’s parents, Rob and Nicole, wrote. “She has undergone two 11-hour surgeries with two doctors working on her, a three-hour surgery and another surgery today. We have nothing but gratitude for the doctors and nurses who have been exemplary in her care since May 26.”
Last week, the family wrote that Laverock was “doing well,” but they clarified this statement Wednesday by adding, “Mamie is ‘doing well’ comparatively to when she arrived. Doing well because she has survived these extensive surgeries.”
They concluded, “We can only hold onto the miracles of each day and continue to...
The 19-year-old When Calls the Heart star’s family wrote on their GoFundMe page that the actress remains in “tremendous pain” but “continues to not give up.”
“Her body has been shattered,” Laverock’s parents, Rob and Nicole, wrote. “She has undergone two 11-hour surgeries with two doctors working on her, a three-hour surgery and another surgery today. We have nothing but gratitude for the doctors and nurses who have been exemplary in her care since May 26.”
Last week, the family wrote that Laverock was “doing well,” but they clarified this statement Wednesday by adding, “Mamie is ‘doing well’ comparatively to when she arrived. Doing well because she has survived these extensive surgeries.”
They concluded, “We can only hold onto the miracles of each day and continue to...
- 6/5/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nicole Kidman and her “Big Little Lies” co-star Reese Witherspoon reunited for a recent Vanity Fair video interview and briefly touched upon a potential third season of their Emmy-winning HBO series. Kidman has spoken publicly on numerous occasions about “Big Little Lies” Season 3 moving forward, to which Witherspoon now said: “This one has already said too much.”
“I got excited,” Kidman admitted about letting some “Big Little Lies” Season 3 news slip out prematurely. “We need to shut up. There’s a whole thing about how you should never talk about something until you’ve done it because if you talk...
“I got excited,” Kidman admitted about letting some “Big Little Lies” Season 3 news slip out prematurely. “We need to shut up. There’s a whole thing about how you should never talk about something until you’ve done it because if you talk...
- 6/5/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety - TV News
What are the entertainment offerings that consumers are most excited about? It’s a question that marketers, distributors, advertisers and media publications are always asking.
ScreenShare, a data partnership between Screen Engine/Asi and TheWrap, tracks the Top 10 most-mentioned entertainment options every week and whether each has gained or lost momentum compared to the prior week. The chart lives on the Data & Analysis page of the WrapPRO Members Hub.
“Deadpool & Wolverine” is No. 1 once again, nearly two months before its theatrical release, while Netflix’s “Bridgerton” stands strong at No. 2 for the third week in a row. Emotions run high as Disney/Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” rises to No. 3 just ahead of its June 14 release.
“Dune: Part Two” and “If” hold on for another week, landing at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. One week after its theatrical premiere, “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” enters the Top 10 at No. 6, while...
ScreenShare, a data partnership between Screen Engine/Asi and TheWrap, tracks the Top 10 most-mentioned entertainment options every week and whether each has gained or lost momentum compared to the prior week. The chart lives on the Data & Analysis page of the WrapPRO Members Hub.
“Deadpool & Wolverine” is No. 1 once again, nearly two months before its theatrical release, while Netflix’s “Bridgerton” stands strong at No. 2 for the third week in a row. Emotions run high as Disney/Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” rises to No. 3 just ahead of its June 14 release.
“Dune: Part Two” and “If” hold on for another week, landing at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. One week after its theatrical premiere, “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” enters the Top 10 at No. 6, while...
- 6/5/2024
- by ScreenShare
- The Wrap
Rachel Sennott’s upcoming HBO comedy pilot has added four cast members, Variety has learned.
Odessa A’zion, Jordan Firstman, Miles Robbins, and True Whitaker (“Godfather of Harlem”) are all set to star in project, which was picked up to pilot at HBO in March. Sennot will also star in the series.
The official logline states, “A codependent friend group reunites, navigating how the time apart, ambition, and new relationships have changed them.”
A’zion has also appeared in multiple episodes of the CBS comedy “Ghosts” as well as shows like “Fam” and features such as 2022’s “Hellraiser.” Firstman recently appeared...
Odessa A’zion, Jordan Firstman, Miles Robbins, and True Whitaker (“Godfather of Harlem”) are all set to star in project, which was picked up to pilot at HBO in March. Sennot will also star in the series.
The official logline states, “A codependent friend group reunites, navigating how the time apart, ambition, and new relationships have changed them.”
A’zion has also appeared in multiple episodes of the CBS comedy “Ghosts” as well as shows like “Fam” and features such as 2022’s “Hellraiser.” Firstman recently appeared...
- 6/5/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety - TV News
The new “Beavis and Butt-Head” series has been renewed for Season 3, but at a new network.
While the first two seasons of the revived series are available on Paramount+, the second season will debut on Comedy Central on July 10. The third season will also air first on Comedy Central. Production is already underway on the third season, which is slated for a 2025 debut.
In addition, the revival film “Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe” will air on Comedy Central on July 3 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt.
Interestingly, when the new series was first announced in 2020, it was reported that it...
While the first two seasons of the revived series are available on Paramount+, the second season will debut on Comedy Central on July 10. The third season will also air first on Comedy Central. Production is already underway on the third season, which is slated for a 2025 debut.
In addition, the revival film “Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe” will air on Comedy Central on July 3 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt.
Interestingly, when the new series was first announced in 2020, it was reported that it...
- 6/5/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety - TV News
[The following story contains spoilers from Bad Boys: Ride or Die.]
Will Smith can’t escape the reminders of his infamous Oscars slap, even in Bad Boys: Ride or Die.
The fourth film in the Bad Boys franchise features a moment reminiscent of the actor’s onstage altercation with Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards, but this time Smith is the one being slapped.
In the scene, Smith’s character, Mike, is having a panic attack. His detective partner Marcus (Martin Lawrence) helps him snap out of it by slapping him repeatedly in a moment played for comedic value.
During the 2022 Oscars, Smith shockingly stood up from his seat and walked onstage to smack Rock across the face after the comedian made a joke about the actor’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair. After hitting Rock, Smith repeatedly shouted, “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!”
He has since apologized numerous times...
Will Smith can’t escape the reminders of his infamous Oscars slap, even in Bad Boys: Ride or Die.
The fourth film in the Bad Boys franchise features a moment reminiscent of the actor’s onstage altercation with Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards, but this time Smith is the one being slapped.
In the scene, Smith’s character, Mike, is having a panic attack. His detective partner Marcus (Martin Lawrence) helps him snap out of it by slapping him repeatedly in a moment played for comedic value.
During the 2022 Oscars, Smith shockingly stood up from his seat and walked onstage to smack Rock across the face after the comedian made a joke about the actor’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair. After hitting Rock, Smith repeatedly shouted, “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!”
He has since apologized numerous times...
- 6/5/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The “Bad Boys” set mottos have changed quite a bit between the first film and “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” according to Will Smith.
When asked about training for the action scenes, Smith told Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” that the motto now is “safety first,” but that wasn’t the case for the original.
“That’s probably the biggest difference between ‘Bad Boys’ One and Two and ‘Bad Boys’ Four,” Smith said. “We’re very careful. Safety first. It used to be safety third. Safety third was our motto on the set for ‘Bad Boys’ one.”
Fallon followed up asking the craziest thing Smith and co-star Martin Lawrence did across the entire “Bad Boys” franchise. Lawrence reminds Smith of a specific car stunt he had to do in “Bad Boys 2.”
“We were doing this scene on the causeway in ‘Bad Boys 2’ where they’re throwing the cars off the thing,...
When asked about training for the action scenes, Smith told Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” that the motto now is “safety first,” but that wasn’t the case for the original.
“That’s probably the biggest difference between ‘Bad Boys’ One and Two and ‘Bad Boys’ Four,” Smith said. “We’re very careful. Safety first. It used to be safety third. Safety third was our motto on the set for ‘Bad Boys’ one.”
Fallon followed up asking the craziest thing Smith and co-star Martin Lawrence did across the entire “Bad Boys” franchise. Lawrence reminds Smith of a specific car stunt he had to do in “Bad Boys 2.”
“We were doing this scene on the causeway in ‘Bad Boys 2’ where they’re throwing the cars off the thing,...
- 6/5/2024
- by Jacob Bryant
- The Wrap
It’s not always easy to find out which movies hit theaters each week, especially after the Hollywood strikes led to so many release date changes. With the WGA and actors strikes resolved and summer blockbusters starting to roll in, June is filled with both big budget flicks and new indie releases.
Premiering June 7 is the fourth installment in the “Bad Boys” franchise “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” which follows buddy cops Mike and Miles as they attempt to clear the name of their former captain who is pinned for corruption starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens and Alexander Ludwig. Also hitting theaters is “The Watchers,” a horror mystery about a young artist stalked by a mysterious creature in a fantastical western Ireland forest starring Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré and Oliver Finnegan. Two films getting limited releases this week are A24’s “Tuesday,” a fantasy drama about...
Premiering June 7 is the fourth installment in the “Bad Boys” franchise “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” which follows buddy cops Mike and Miles as they attempt to clear the name of their former captain who is pinned for corruption starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens and Alexander Ludwig. Also hitting theaters is “The Watchers,” a horror mystery about a young artist stalked by a mysterious creature in a fantastical western Ireland forest starring Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré and Oliver Finnegan. Two films getting limited releases this week are A24’s “Tuesday,” a fantasy drama about...
- 6/5/2024
- by Pat Saperstein and Jack Dunn
- Variety - Film News
Hard-pressed as one would be these days to think of a situation in which a bungling dictator turns a nation inside out, HBO’s savage satirical comedy “The Regime” takes this idea to the mat.
Kate Winslet assumes the role of an ill-spoken, environmentally paranoid but impeccably appointed chancellor who runs an unnamed nation in a compound-like palace with the help of a rough-and-tumble soldier (Matthias Schoenaerts) whom she tasks with everything from odd jobs to sexual gratification.
Production designer Kave Quinn used massive interiors to create a seemingly never-ending labyrinth of rooms and catacombs. “The project involved a lot of research and the observation of the ridiculousness of, for instance, a picture of Vladimir Putin addressing some of his colleagues, and how far away they have to be,” Quinn said. “I’ve seen interviews with him belittling people, so I think the use of space is quite critical.”
Kate Winslet in “The Regime.
Kate Winslet assumes the role of an ill-spoken, environmentally paranoid but impeccably appointed chancellor who runs an unnamed nation in a compound-like palace with the help of a rough-and-tumble soldier (Matthias Schoenaerts) whom she tasks with everything from odd jobs to sexual gratification.
Production designer Kave Quinn used massive interiors to create a seemingly never-ending labyrinth of rooms and catacombs. “The project involved a lot of research and the observation of the ridiculousness of, for instance, a picture of Vladimir Putin addressing some of his colleagues, and how far away they have to be,” Quinn said. “I’ve seen interviews with him belittling people, so I think the use of space is quite critical.”
Kate Winslet in “The Regime.
- 6/5/2024
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
Kerry Washington, Olivia Wilde, Gabrielle Union, Mindy Kaling, Kaitlyn Dever, Alexandra Schipp, Marisa Tomei and Zoey Deutch gathered at Canter’s Deli in Los Angeles on Tuesday night to help Michael Kors celebrate his new store on Rodeo Drive.
Guests were greeted at the door by tuxedoed waitstaff offering glasses of champagne. Hors d’oeuvres featured caviar while dinner began with a butter lettuce salad followed by a choice of Alaskan halibut, pan-roasted Jidori chicken or Westholme Australian wagyu. Dessert, including cheesecake and black-and-white cookies, was offered buffet-style in the Kibitz Room.
While the menu was designed by Wolfgang Puck’s Spago, the well-heeled attendees insisted on having some of Canter’s specialties. Union asked for pickles as did architectural designer Dax Miller, who also ordered a pastrami sandwich for restaurateur and former “Ladies of London” reality TV star Marissa Hermer. Before anyone could utter an “oy,” Kathy Hilton took...
Guests were greeted at the door by tuxedoed waitstaff offering glasses of champagne. Hors d’oeuvres featured caviar while dinner began with a butter lettuce salad followed by a choice of Alaskan halibut, pan-roasted Jidori chicken or Westholme Australian wagyu. Dessert, including cheesecake and black-and-white cookies, was offered buffet-style in the Kibitz Room.
While the menu was designed by Wolfgang Puck’s Spago, the well-heeled attendees insisted on having some of Canter’s specialties. Union asked for pickles as did architectural designer Dax Miller, who also ordered a pastrami sandwich for restaurateur and former “Ladies of London” reality TV star Marissa Hermer. Before anyone could utter an “oy,” Kathy Hilton took...
- 6/5/2024
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety - Film News
Toni Collette has joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix limited series “Wayward,” Variety has learned.
Collette will appear in the series alongside Mae Martin as well as Sarah Gadon, Brandon Jay McLaren, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Patrick J. Adams, Patrick Gallagher and Josh Close. The series is described as a thriller “set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the ‘troubled teen industry’ and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next,” per the official description.
Exact character details are being kept under wraps, but Collette will play the character Leanne in “Wayward.
Collette will appear in the series alongside Mae Martin as well as Sarah Gadon, Brandon Jay McLaren, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Patrick J. Adams, Patrick Gallagher and Josh Close. The series is described as a thriller “set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the ‘troubled teen industry’ and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next,” per the official description.
Exact character details are being kept under wraps, but Collette will play the character Leanne in “Wayward.
- 6/5/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety - TV News
Beavis and Butt-Head are set for more wild adventures. Comedy Central has renewed “Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head” for Season 3, which will air on the network in 2025, TheWrap has learned.
Additionally, the second season of the series — which streamed on Paramount+ — will make its broadcast premiere on Comedy Central on July 10 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt. The broadcast premiere of the 2022 Paramount+ film “Beavis and Butt-Head Do The Universe” will take place on July 3 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt.
The Beavis and Butt-Head duo, who are voiced by Judge, first appeared in his 1992 short film “Frog Baseball,” which was broadcast by MTV’s animation showcase “Liquid Television.”
After MTV commissioned a full series around the characters, “Beavis and Butt-Head” ran for seven seasons, from March 8, 1993 to Nov. 28, 1997. The series was revived in 2011 with an eighth season airing on MTV, and then revived again in 2022 with the Paramount+ series “Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head.
Additionally, the second season of the series — which streamed on Paramount+ — will make its broadcast premiere on Comedy Central on July 10 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt. The broadcast premiere of the 2022 Paramount+ film “Beavis and Butt-Head Do The Universe” will take place on July 3 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt.
The Beavis and Butt-Head duo, who are voiced by Judge, first appeared in his 1992 short film “Frog Baseball,” which was broadcast by MTV’s animation showcase “Liquid Television.”
After MTV commissioned a full series around the characters, “Beavis and Butt-Head” ran for seven seasons, from March 8, 1993 to Nov. 28, 1997. The series was revived in 2011 with an eighth season airing on MTV, and then revived again in 2022 with the Paramount+ series “Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head.
- 6/5/2024
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
“Try not to die!”
When Dakota Fanning’s Mina prepares for a night out with a bird on loan from the pet shop, she gives him that warning in jest before bolting out the door. Little does she know, the sunny yellow bird will soon parrot that phrase back to her as she faces unimaginable horrors deep in the woods of Ireland.
Thankfully, the real bird had a more calming presence on set. “Her real name was Sunshine. She was great! Easygoing. No problems. Got a lot of attention. Everyone really loved her and took really good care of her. She was munching on blueberries most of the time in her little cage,” Fanning says of her feathered co-star.
“The Watchers,” in theaters Friday from Warner Bros., follows Mina as she finds herself trapped in the forest with three strangers, forced to abide by the rules of mysterious malevolent creatures each night.
When Dakota Fanning’s Mina prepares for a night out with a bird on loan from the pet shop, she gives him that warning in jest before bolting out the door. Little does she know, the sunny yellow bird will soon parrot that phrase back to her as she faces unimaginable horrors deep in the woods of Ireland.
Thankfully, the real bird had a more calming presence on set. “Her real name was Sunshine. She was great! Easygoing. No problems. Got a lot of attention. Everyone really loved her and took really good care of her. She was munching on blueberries most of the time in her little cage,” Fanning says of her feathered co-star.
“The Watchers,” in theaters Friday from Warner Bros., follows Mina as she finds herself trapped in the forest with three strangers, forced to abide by the rules of mysterious malevolent creatures each night.
- 6/5/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety - Film News
In a pre-recorded video played at Variety‘s inaugural Indigenous Storytelling in Entertainment Breakfast, James Cameron said he tries to celebrate indigenous peoples through his films.
“I try to celebrate Indigenous peoples as guardians of our fragile living world and show their fight against the destruction of land and culture due to everything: extractive industries, deforestation… and I celebrate their fight against the plundering of the ocean and its wildlife,” Cameron said.
Cameron went on to explain the importance of centering Indigenous voices in the entertainment industry.
“But, it’s your stories we want to hear,” he said, “in your voice and in the way you want to tell them. And whatever you learn today, know that you already have so much to teach. So I greet you and I celebrate you speaking as a student and with humility.”
Cameron’s flagship “Avatar” franchise draws inspiration from Indigenous tribes, as...
“I try to celebrate Indigenous peoples as guardians of our fragile living world and show their fight against the destruction of land and culture due to everything: extractive industries, deforestation… and I celebrate their fight against the plundering of the ocean and its wildlife,” Cameron said.
Cameron went on to explain the importance of centering Indigenous voices in the entertainment industry.
“But, it’s your stories we want to hear,” he said, “in your voice and in the way you want to tell them. And whatever you learn today, know that you already have so much to teach. So I greet you and I celebrate you speaking as a student and with humility.”
Cameron’s flagship “Avatar” franchise draws inspiration from Indigenous tribes, as...
- 6/5/2024
- by Selena Kuznikov
- Variety - Film News
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival has slated two world premieres and one international premiere for its 2024 edition, which runs July 18-Aug. 4. This year’s full lineup, which will be announced June 18, will highlight the diversity of Jewish experience across the globe.
One of the films getting its world premiere at this year’s Sf Jewish Film Festival is “www.rachelormont.com” from writer-director Peter Vack. Starring Betsey Brown, Jane Brown, Ron Brown, Chloe Cherry and Dasha Nekrasova, the film follows Rachel, a woman who doesn’t realize she has grown up in captivity working for an advertising agency where her job is to assess Mommy 6.0 – her favorite pop star. The film will screen as part of the Sfjff Next Wave program at the Roxie Theater.
“Torah Tropical” will also receive its world premiere at Sfjff. Directed by Jimmy Ferguson, Ezra Axelrod and Gloria Nancy Monsalve, the documentary follows a...
One of the films getting its world premiere at this year’s Sf Jewish Film Festival is “www.rachelormont.com” from writer-director Peter Vack. Starring Betsey Brown, Jane Brown, Ron Brown, Chloe Cherry and Dasha Nekrasova, the film follows Rachel, a woman who doesn’t realize she has grown up in captivity working for an advertising agency where her job is to assess Mommy 6.0 – her favorite pop star. The film will screen as part of the Sfjff Next Wave program at the Roxie Theater.
“Torah Tropical” will also receive its world premiere at Sfjff. Directed by Jimmy Ferguson, Ezra Axelrod and Gloria Nancy Monsalve, the documentary follows a...
- 6/5/2024
- by Jack Dunn
- Variety - Film News
Shane Smith is trading in the boardroom for the newsroom at Vice Media.
The brash co-founder of Vice Media will become a correspondent for Vice News, returning to a role creating content for the media brand, which filed for bankruptcy protection a year ago, and laid off much of its staff earlier this year in a major restructuring.
Smith will also host a podcast for Bill Maher’s Club Random Studios Network called Vice News: The Truth. The video podcast, which will occasionally feature Maher, will debut this summer and also run on Vice’s TV channel.
Maher was a producer on Vice’s HBO series, which frequently featured Smith.
Vice says that Smith will also appear on other news networks commentating on the 2024 election, and will produce content for Vice News’ social channels.
Smith had been executive chairman of Vice, and he led a quixotic attempt to salvage the...
The brash co-founder of Vice Media will become a correspondent for Vice News, returning to a role creating content for the media brand, which filed for bankruptcy protection a year ago, and laid off much of its staff earlier this year in a major restructuring.
Smith will also host a podcast for Bill Maher’s Club Random Studios Network called Vice News: The Truth. The video podcast, which will occasionally feature Maher, will debut this summer and also run on Vice’s TV channel.
Maher was a producer on Vice’s HBO series, which frequently featured Smith.
Vice says that Smith will also appear on other news networks commentating on the 2024 election, and will produce content for Vice News’ social channels.
Smith had been executive chairman of Vice, and he led a quixotic attempt to salvage the...
- 6/5/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The View celebrated Sister Act 2 turning 30 with a big reunion.
Whoopi Goldberg sat down with her former co-stars Kathy Najimy, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Wendy Makkena, as well as music supervisor Marc Shaiman and music producer Mervyn Warren to look back at the making of the hit musical.
Among the highlights, Ralph, who played the mother of Lauryn Hill’s character, reacted to her memorable quote from the film becoming a meme. In the movie, Ralph sternly tells Hill that “singing does not put food on the table” and “does not pay the bills.” A viral video features clips from the scene, combined with footage of Ralph’s various musical performances throughout her career.
When shown the video on The View, the current Abbott Elementary star howled laughing while watching the clip.
“In my mind, I was challenging my Jamaican mother,” she recalled about the inspiration for the scene. “When...
Whoopi Goldberg sat down with her former co-stars Kathy Najimy, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Wendy Makkena, as well as music supervisor Marc Shaiman and music producer Mervyn Warren to look back at the making of the hit musical.
Among the highlights, Ralph, who played the mother of Lauryn Hill’s character, reacted to her memorable quote from the film becoming a meme. In the movie, Ralph sternly tells Hill that “singing does not put food on the table” and “does not pay the bills.” A viral video features clips from the scene, combined with footage of Ralph’s various musical performances throughout her career.
When shown the video on The View, the current Abbott Elementary star howled laughing while watching the clip.
“In my mind, I was challenging my Jamaican mother,” she recalled about the inspiration for the scene. “When...
- 6/5/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Saturday Night Live veteran Beck Bennett has joined the cast of James Gunn’s inaugural DC Studios movie, Superman.
The feature is currently in production in Atlanta with David Corenswet starring as Clark Kent/Superman, and Rachel Brosnahan playing Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane. The cast also includes Nicholas Hoult as villain Lex Luthor.
The movie will feature classic members of Superman’s supporting characters, such as Jimmy Olsen being played by Skyler Gisondo, Eve Teschmacher (Sara Sampaio) and Daily Planet editor in chief Perry White (Wendell Pierce).
It will also feature a variety of DC heroes. Edi Gathegi is playing Mister Terrific, Anthony Carrigan is Metamorpho, Isabela Merced is Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion is Guy Gardner and María Gabriela de Faría is playing The Engineer.
Sources say that Bennett will play one of the notable reporters at the Daily Planet. DC Studios had no comment.
Bennett spent eight seasons on SNL,...
The feature is currently in production in Atlanta with David Corenswet starring as Clark Kent/Superman, and Rachel Brosnahan playing Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane. The cast also includes Nicholas Hoult as villain Lex Luthor.
The movie will feature classic members of Superman’s supporting characters, such as Jimmy Olsen being played by Skyler Gisondo, Eve Teschmacher (Sara Sampaio) and Daily Planet editor in chief Perry White (Wendell Pierce).
It will also feature a variety of DC heroes. Edi Gathegi is playing Mister Terrific, Anthony Carrigan is Metamorpho, Isabela Merced is Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion is Guy Gardner and María Gabriela de Faría is playing The Engineer.
Sources say that Bennett will play one of the notable reporters at the Daily Planet. DC Studios had no comment.
Bennett spent eight seasons on SNL,...
- 6/5/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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