Prime Video excels at adapting novels, and love will be in the air this spring as the streamer adapts Robinne Lee’s romantic and steamy novel, “The Idea of You.”
Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine will steal the show in this forbidden romance as a 40-year-old newly divorced mom who unexpectedly falls for the 24-year-old lead singer of her daughter’s favorite band. Cue the drama.
Here is everything we know about the upcoming film, including the cast, the spoilers, the release date, and the official trailer.
What is The Idea of You About?
The film was adapted from Robinne Lee’s novel of the same name. The Idea of You begins when 40-year-old Solène takes her teenage daughter to Coachella when her ex-husband bails.
She meets the lead singer of August Moon, Hayes Campbell, quite unexpectedly there, and the two begin to date. Initially, the two explore their worlds...
Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine will steal the show in this forbidden romance as a 40-year-old newly divorced mom who unexpectedly falls for the 24-year-old lead singer of her daughter’s favorite band. Cue the drama.
Here is everything we know about the upcoming film, including the cast, the spoilers, the release date, and the official trailer.
What is The Idea of You About?
The film was adapted from Robinne Lee’s novel of the same name. The Idea of You begins when 40-year-old Solène takes her teenage daughter to Coachella when her ex-husband bails.
She meets the lead singer of August Moon, Hayes Campbell, quite unexpectedly there, and the two begin to date. Initially, the two explore their worlds...
- 3/8/2024
- by Laura Nowak
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Jonathan Levine (Nine Perfect Strangers) has been tapped to direct the pilot and executive produce Hulu limited series Tell Me Lies, based on Carola Lovering’s novel. Additionally, Gabriella Pession (Station 19), Edmund Donovan (Gossip Girl) and Natalee Linez (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) have been cast in recurring roles opposite Grace Van Patten in the series executive produced by Emma Roberts.
Adapted by Meaghan Oppenheimer (Queen America), Tell Me Lies follows a tumultuous but intoxicating relationship as it unfolds over the course of 8 years. When Lucy Albright (Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco meet at college, they are at that formative age when seemingly mundane choices lead the way to irrevocable consequences. Although their relationship begins like any typical campus romance, they quickly fall into an addictive entanglement that will permanently alter not only their lives, but the lives of everyone around them.
Oppenheimer, who wrote the pilot script,...
Adapted by Meaghan Oppenheimer (Queen America), Tell Me Lies follows a tumultuous but intoxicating relationship as it unfolds over the course of 8 years. When Lucy Albright (Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco meet at college, they are at that formative age when seemingly mundane choices lead the way to irrevocable consequences. Although their relationship begins like any typical campus romance, they quickly fall into an addictive entanglement that will permanently alter not only their lives, but the lives of everyone around them.
Oppenheimer, who wrote the pilot script,...
- 4/14/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Catherine Zeta-Jones has been cast in the upcoming “National Treasure” series at Disney Plus, Variety has learned.
Zeta-Jones joins previously announced cast members Lisette Alexis, Zuri Reed, Jordan Rodrigues, Antonio Cipriano, and Jake Austin Walker, and Lyndon Smith in the series continuation of the film franchise of the same name. Production is set to begin this month in Baton Rouge, LA.
The series focuses on a young heroine, Jess (Alexis), a brilliant and resourceful DREAMer who embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to uncover the truth about her family’s mysterious past and save a lost Pan-American treasure.
Zeta-Jones will portray Billie, described as a badass billionaire, black-market antiquities expert, and treasure hunter who lives by her own code. She transformed herself from a penniless orphan to a shrewd, stylish businesswoman and adventurer. Billie’s used to getting what she wants—and she wants the Pan-American treasure. But not just for the money.
Zeta-Jones joins previously announced cast members Lisette Alexis, Zuri Reed, Jordan Rodrigues, Antonio Cipriano, and Jake Austin Walker, and Lyndon Smith in the series continuation of the film franchise of the same name. Production is set to begin this month in Baton Rouge, LA.
The series focuses on a young heroine, Jess (Alexis), a brilliant and resourceful DREAMer who embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to uncover the truth about her family’s mysterious past and save a lost Pan-American treasure.
Zeta-Jones will portray Billie, described as a badass billionaire, black-market antiquities expert, and treasure hunter who lives by her own code. She transformed herself from a penniless orphan to a shrewd, stylish businesswoman and adventurer. Billie’s used to getting what she wants—and she wants the Pan-American treasure. But not just for the money.
- 2/7/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Here’s some spooky-good casting: Catherine Zeta-Jones is adding Morticia Addams to her long list of iconic roles. The actress will portray the Addams Family matriarch in Netflix’s Tim Burton-directed Wednesday.
Previously announced cast members include Jenna Ortega (You) as the titular Addams daughter, and Luis Guzman (Code Black) as Gomez.
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- 8/9/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Catherine Zeta-Jones will play Morticia in the upcoming Wednesday Addams series at Netflix.
Zeta-Jones will appear in a guest starring role as the iconic Addams family matriarch in the series, titled “Wednesday.” She joins previously announced cast members Jenna Ortega and Luis Guzmán. Ortega will star as Wednesday while Guzmán will play Gomez Addams, Morticia’s husband.
“Wednesday,” which received an eight-episode order at Netflix in February, is described as a supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.
Zeta-Jones is the latest actress to offer a live-action rendition of Morticia. Carolyn Jones played the character first in the 1960s “Addams Family” TV series.
Zeta-Jones will appear in a guest starring role as the iconic Addams family matriarch in the series, titled “Wednesday.” She joins previously announced cast members Jenna Ortega and Luis Guzmán. Ortega will star as Wednesday while Guzmán will play Gomez Addams, Morticia’s husband.
“Wednesday,” which received an eight-episode order at Netflix in February, is described as a supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.
Zeta-Jones is the latest actress to offer a live-action rendition of Morticia. Carolyn Jones played the character first in the 1960s “Addams Family” TV series.
- 8/9/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Hulu has given a series greenlight to an adaptation of Carola Lovering’s 2018 novel “Tell Me Lies,” the streamer said Tuesday.
“Nine Perfect Strangers” star Grace Van Patten will lead the series, which follows a “tumultuous but intoxicating relationship as it unfolds over the course of eight years.” Van Patten will play Lucy Albright, a “sheltered but well-adjusted girl from an affluent Long Island town” who meets a boy at college and falls “into an addictive entanglement that will permanently alter not only their lives, but the lives of everyone around them.”
The project was first put into development at Hulu a year ago under the streamer’s first-look deal with “American Horror Story” star Emma Roberts. Roberts executive produces the series alongside Karah Preiss, co-founder of her Belletrist production company.
Meaghan Oppenheimer, creator of the Catherine Zeta-Jones-led Facebook Watch series “Queen America,” will executive produce and write the pilot,...
“Nine Perfect Strangers” star Grace Van Patten will lead the series, which follows a “tumultuous but intoxicating relationship as it unfolds over the course of eight years.” Van Patten will play Lucy Albright, a “sheltered but well-adjusted girl from an affluent Long Island town” who meets a boy at college and falls “into an addictive entanglement that will permanently alter not only their lives, but the lives of everyone around them.”
The project was first put into development at Hulu a year ago under the streamer’s first-look deal with “American Horror Story” star Emma Roberts. Roberts executive produces the series alongside Karah Preiss, co-founder of her Belletrist production company.
Meaghan Oppenheimer, creator of the Catherine Zeta-Jones-led Facebook Watch series “Queen America,” will executive produce and write the pilot,...
- 8/3/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Coming off her role in the upcoming Hulu limited series Nine Perfect Strangers, Grace Van Patten has been tapped as the lead of the streamer’s drama Tell Me Lies, which has received a straight-to-series order.
Tell Me Lies, based on Carola Lovering’s novel, was the first project Emma Roberts set up for development at Hulu last fall under a first-look deal for her Belletrist TV banner focused on adapting books for television. Roberts is executive producing the series.
Adapted by Meaghan Oppenheimer, who created Facebook Watch’s Catherine Zeta Jones series Queen America, Tell Me Lies follows a tumultuous but intoxicating relationship as it unfolds over the course of 8 years. When Lucy Albright (Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco meet at college, they are at that formative age when seemingly mundane choices lead the way to irrevocable consequences. Although their relationship begins like any typical campus romance, they quickly...
Tell Me Lies, based on Carola Lovering’s novel, was the first project Emma Roberts set up for development at Hulu last fall under a first-look deal for her Belletrist TV banner focused on adapting books for television. Roberts is executive producing the series.
Adapted by Meaghan Oppenheimer, who created Facebook Watch’s Catherine Zeta Jones series Queen America, Tell Me Lies follows a tumultuous but intoxicating relationship as it unfolds over the course of 8 years. When Lucy Albright (Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco meet at college, they are at that formative age when seemingly mundane choices lead the way to irrevocable consequences. Although their relationship begins like any typical campus romance, they quickly...
- 8/3/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Independent U.S. studio wiip has teamed up with Oscar-winning Italian producer Nicola Giuliano on a TV series inspired by real-life con artists around the world and their exploits.
Aptly titled “The Artists,” the multilingual show is being penned by Italian screenwriter Federica Pontremoli, who has co-written several films by Nanni Moretti, including the prominent auteur’s upcoming drama “Three Floors,” widely expected to launch from Cannes.
“The Artists” is being executive produced by Giuliano and wiip’s Paul Lee (“Dickinson”) and David Flynn, with Flynn overseeing the project for the studio. Adriano di Petrillo, who germinated the idea, and Pontremoli are also executive producing the catchy skein, which will feature stories about the art of the con that crisscross the globe, with the first season focusing on Italy and the United States.
“The first season is a brilliant story that takes place between a small town in the south...
Aptly titled “The Artists,” the multilingual show is being penned by Italian screenwriter Federica Pontremoli, who has co-written several films by Nanni Moretti, including the prominent auteur’s upcoming drama “Three Floors,” widely expected to launch from Cannes.
“The Artists” is being executive produced by Giuliano and wiip’s Paul Lee (“Dickinson”) and David Flynn, with Flynn overseeing the project for the studio. Adriano di Petrillo, who germinated the idea, and Pontremoli are also executive producing the catchy skein, which will feature stories about the art of the con that crisscross the globe, with the first season focusing on Italy and the United States.
“The first season is a brilliant story that takes place between a small town in the south...
- 1/28/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Independent studio Wiip (“Dickinson”) is adapting Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan’s play “1984,” based on George Orwell’s eponymous 1949 dystopian social science fiction novel, as a five-part series for television.
The play had successful runs at the U.K.’s Nottingham Playhouse and the West End, as well as on Broadway.
Executive producers on the series include Icke, Macmillan, and Wiip’s Paul Lee and David Flynn, with Flynn overseeing the project for the studio.
“As the world grapples with democracy and government in our divided age of surveillance, ‘fake news’ and truth decay, the urgency of Orwell’s masterpiece is undeniable,” said Icke and Macmillan. “The small screen feels like a natural home for his portrait of a society in which people trust their screens more than the world outside their windows. We couldn’t be more excited to work with Wiip to make a bold new version...
The play had successful runs at the U.K.’s Nottingham Playhouse and the West End, as well as on Broadway.
Executive producers on the series include Icke, Macmillan, and Wiip’s Paul Lee and David Flynn, with Flynn overseeing the project for the studio.
“As the world grapples with democracy and government in our divided age of surveillance, ‘fake news’ and truth decay, the urgency of Orwell’s masterpiece is undeniable,” said Icke and Macmillan. “The small screen feels like a natural home for his portrait of a society in which people trust their screens more than the world outside their windows. We couldn’t be more excited to work with Wiip to make a bold new version...
- 1/12/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Prodigal Son is returning with an Oscar winner in tow.
TVLine has learned that Catherine Zeta-Jones is joining the Fox drama’s upcoming second season as an on-screen foil for leading man and fellow Welsh actor Michael Sheen.
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The actress will appear in the latter half of the season in the series regular role of Dr. Vivian Capshaw, Claremont Psychiatrics’ resident MD.
TVLine has learned that Catherine Zeta-Jones is joining the Fox drama’s upcoming second season as an on-screen foil for leading man and fellow Welsh actor Michael Sheen.
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The actress will appear in the latter half of the season in the series regular role of Dr. Vivian Capshaw, Claremont Psychiatrics’ resident MD.
- 1/6/2021
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Isabella Amara has joined the Blumhouse thriller Vengeance, B.J. Novak’s directorial debut. Besides directing, Novak also penned the script and is starring in the pic. Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher and Boyd Holbrook are also on board.
Jason Blum is producing the pic via his Blumhouse banner, along with Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath of Divide/Conquer. Leigh Kilton-Smith, Chris Warner, and Novak are executive producers.
As usual with any Blumhouse pic, the logline is being kept underwraps. The film is currently filming in Santa Fe.
Best known for her work in the blockbusters, Avengers: Infinity War and Spider-Man: Homecoming, Amara’s other recent credits include, director Craig Johnson’s features: Alex Strangelove for Netflix, and the Wilson, for Fox Searchlight, starring Woody Harrelson and Laura Dern. Amara was also seen in The Boss with Melissa McCarthy and the Emmy Nominated feature, The Tale, alongside Laura Dern. She also...
Jason Blum is producing the pic via his Blumhouse banner, along with Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath of Divide/Conquer. Leigh Kilton-Smith, Chris Warner, and Novak are executive producers.
As usual with any Blumhouse pic, the logline is being kept underwraps. The film is currently filming in Santa Fe.
Best known for her work in the blockbusters, Avengers: Infinity War and Spider-Man: Homecoming, Amara’s other recent credits include, director Craig Johnson’s features: Alex Strangelove for Netflix, and the Wilson, for Fox Searchlight, starring Woody Harrelson and Laura Dern. Amara was also seen in The Boss with Melissa McCarthy and the Emmy Nominated feature, The Tale, alongside Laura Dern. She also...
- 1/6/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
William Dalrymple’s best-selling historical book on colonialism “The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company,” is being adapted into a series by independent studio Wiip and India’s Roy Kapur Films.
Set during 1599 to 1802, “The Anarchy” traces the ascent of The East India Company against the decline and fall of the Mughal Empire. It provides an account of how a provincial trading start-up, run by 30 people from an office in a nondescript London building, became rulers of an entire sub-continent. The novel was listed by former U.S. President Barack Obama as among his top 10 recommended books of 2019.
Roy Kapur Films acquired rights to the book in June. Executive producers on the project include Wiip’s Paul Lee (“Dickinson”) and Mark Roybal (“No Country for Old Men”), Roy Kapur Films’ Siddharth Roy Kapur (“Dangal”) and XPat Productions’ Naz Haider and Siva Natarajan.
The series will be set...
Set during 1599 to 1802, “The Anarchy” traces the ascent of The East India Company against the decline and fall of the Mughal Empire. It provides an account of how a provincial trading start-up, run by 30 people from an office in a nondescript London building, became rulers of an entire sub-continent. The novel was listed by former U.S. President Barack Obama as among his top 10 recommended books of 2019.
Roy Kapur Films acquired rights to the book in June. Executive producers on the project include Wiip’s Paul Lee (“Dickinson”) and Mark Roybal (“No Country for Old Men”), Roy Kapur Films’ Siddharth Roy Kapur (“Dangal”) and XPat Productions’ Naz Haider and Siva Natarajan.
The series will be set...
- 11/2/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: True Blood alum Stephen Moyer, Belle Shouse (Queen America) and Antonio Cipriano (Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill) lead the cast of Safehaven, a supernatural horror series from Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s Landmark Studio Group and Orwo Studios (Twilight).
Created by James Seale (30 Below) and directed by Brad Turner (Homeland), who also serve as showrunners, the ten-episode Safehaven is slated to begin production in January 2021 in Louisiana. Landmark will market the series, which will be distributed by Screen Media Ventures.
Safehaven follows Jenna Frost (Shouse), a fierce, complicated high school comic book artist who must fight to uncover hidden truths after horrifying visions from her drawings come to life threatening everyone around her. Moyer plays John Rayburn, the mysterious new school counselor determined to save her, even if it endangers both of their lives and unearths his own personal demons. Complicating matters is Will (Cipriano), a...
Created by James Seale (30 Below) and directed by Brad Turner (Homeland), who also serve as showrunners, the ten-episode Safehaven is slated to begin production in January 2021 in Louisiana. Landmark will market the series, which will be distributed by Screen Media Ventures.
Safehaven follows Jenna Frost (Shouse), a fierce, complicated high school comic book artist who must fight to uncover hidden truths after horrifying visions from her drawings come to life threatening everyone around her. Moyer plays John Rayburn, the mysterious new school counselor determined to save her, even if it endangers both of their lives and unearths his own personal demons. Complicating matters is Will (Cipriano), a...
- 10/28/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Actress and singer Victoria Justice and Midori Francis are set to star in “Afterlife of the Party” for Netflix, TheWrap has exclusively learned.
Also joining the cast is singer and songwriter Spencer Sutherland, who will co-star in and write original music for the film.
“Afterlife of the Party” centers on a social butterfly (Justice) who experiences the biggest party foul of all… dying during her birthday week. To her surprise, she’s given a second chance to right her wrongs on Earth by reconnecting with loved ones, and most importantly, prove that she’s worthy enough to get into the big VIP room in the sky.
Stephen Herek is set to direct the project. The screenplay is written by Carrie Freedle whose credits include “The Christmas Heist,” “Winter Love Story,” and “My Secret Valentine.” Robyn Snyder are Deborah Evans are producing the project.
Production is set to start later this...
Also joining the cast is singer and songwriter Spencer Sutherland, who will co-star in and write original music for the film.
“Afterlife of the Party” centers on a social butterfly (Justice) who experiences the biggest party foul of all… dying during her birthday week. To her surprise, she’s given a second chance to right her wrongs on Earth by reconnecting with loved ones, and most importantly, prove that she’s worthy enough to get into the big VIP room in the sky.
Stephen Herek is set to direct the project. The screenplay is written by Carrie Freedle whose credits include “The Christmas Heist,” “Winter Love Story,” and “My Secret Valentine.” Robyn Snyder are Deborah Evans are producing the project.
Production is set to start later this...
- 10/8/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Emma Roberts has signed a first-look deal at Hulu and will focus on adapting books for television.
The American Horror Story and Scream Queens star struck the deal with the streamer via her Belletrist TV production company, which has set an adaptation of Carola Lovering’s Tell Me Lies as her first project.
Tell Me Lies, which was published in 2018, tells the story of a young woman’s obsession with a man who’s good at being charming. When Lucy Albright arrives on the campus of her small college, away from her mother whom she’s never forgiven for an act of betrayal in her early teen years, Lucy embraces college life and all it has to offer. But everything changes when she meets Stephen DeMarco, who has a mysterious past of his own. Their addicting entanglement will have consequences they never could have imagined.
Meaghan Oppenheimer, who created Facebook...
The American Horror Story and Scream Queens star struck the deal with the streamer via her Belletrist TV production company, which has set an adaptation of Carola Lovering’s Tell Me Lies as her first project.
Tell Me Lies, which was published in 2018, tells the story of a young woman’s obsession with a man who’s good at being charming. When Lucy Albright arrives on the campus of her small college, away from her mother whom she’s never forgiven for an act of betrayal in her early teen years, Lucy embraces college life and all it has to offer. But everything changes when she meets Stephen DeMarco, who has a mysterious past of his own. Their addicting entanglement will have consequences they never could have imagined.
Meaghan Oppenheimer, who created Facebook...
- 9/1/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Emma Roberts and her Belletrist TV banner have signed a first-look TV deal with Hulu.
The deal will focus on literary adaptations, as Belletrist was originally founded by Roberts and Karah Preiss as a book club. Preiss will serve as an executive producer on all projects developed under the deal, while Belletrist’s director of development, Matt Matruski, will serve as producer as part of his employment with the company.
The first project to be developed will be “Tell Me Lies,” based on the book by Carola Lovering. In the book, Lucy Albright arrives on the campus of her small college, away from her mother whom she’s never forgiven for an act of betrayal in her early teen years. She embraces college life and all it has to offer. But everything changes when she meets Stephen DeMarco, who has a mysterious past of his own. Their addicting entanglement will...
The deal will focus on literary adaptations, as Belletrist was originally founded by Roberts and Karah Preiss as a book club. Preiss will serve as an executive producer on all projects developed under the deal, while Belletrist’s director of development, Matt Matruski, will serve as producer as part of his employment with the company.
The first project to be developed will be “Tell Me Lies,” based on the book by Carola Lovering. In the book, Lucy Albright arrives on the campus of her small college, away from her mother whom she’s never forgiven for an act of betrayal in her early teen years. She embraces college life and all it has to offer. But everything changes when she meets Stephen DeMarco, who has a mysterious past of his own. Their addicting entanglement will...
- 9/1/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Money will fuel mission to “empower artists and creators to realise their creative visions”.
Wiip, the independent Us television studio headed by former BBC executive and ABC network entertainment president Paul Lee, has secured an investment from private equity firm Atwater Capital.
The investment, for an undisclosed amount, will “further fuel the studio’s ongoing mission to empower artists and creators to realise their creative visions,” Wiip said in a statement.
Wiip – the name is an acronym for ‘word,’ ‘idea,’ ‘imagination’ and ‘production’ - is known for projects such as Apple TV+’s Dickinson series and Facebook Watch comedy Queen America.
Wiip, the independent Us television studio headed by former BBC executive and ABC network entertainment president Paul Lee, has secured an investment from private equity firm Atwater Capital.
The investment, for an undisclosed amount, will “further fuel the studio’s ongoing mission to empower artists and creators to realise their creative visions,” Wiip said in a statement.
Wiip – the name is an acronym for ‘word,’ ‘idea,’ ‘imagination’ and ‘production’ - is known for projects such as Apple TV+’s Dickinson series and Facebook Watch comedy Queen America.
- 3/26/2020
- by 31¦John Hazelton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Clockwise from top left: Alethea Jones, Jiao Chen, Zareh Nalbandian, Luke Davies.
Luke Davies, Alethea Jones, Animal Logic CEO Zareh Nalbandian and Columbia Pictures’ director of creative development Jiao Chen will be the mentors in this year’s Mentor La program.
Applications are now open for the development program for mid-level screen professionals. Applicants must be Australian residents currently living in Australia.
Australians in Film (AiF) and Screen Australia are encouraging applications from groups currently under-represented in the Australian screen industry including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, Lgbtqi and gender diverse people.
Established in 2017, Mentor La consists of four one-hour sessions. Three are held online and one is face-to-face in Los Angeles, starting in April.
The sessions are designed to provide mentees with personalized, first-hand knowledge of the challenges and knowledge these mentors have learnt from working in the Hollywood system.
Luke Davies, Alethea Jones, Animal Logic CEO Zareh Nalbandian and Columbia Pictures’ director of creative development Jiao Chen will be the mentors in this year’s Mentor La program.
Applications are now open for the development program for mid-level screen professionals. Applicants must be Australian residents currently living in Australia.
Australians in Film (AiF) and Screen Australia are encouraging applications from groups currently under-represented in the Australian screen industry including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, Lgbtqi and gender diverse people.
Established in 2017, Mentor La consists of four one-hour sessions. Three are held online and one is face-to-face in Los Angeles, starting in April.
The sessions are designed to provide mentees with personalized, first-hand knowledge of the challenges and knowledge these mentors have learnt from working in the Hollywood system.
- 3/9/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
More than four decades into her career, Judith Light is taking on more projects than ever.
“A lot of people have said to me, ‘Oh, my God, you’re working more now than you did when you were younger,’” says the actress, who is receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Sept. 12. “I have immense gratitude for what’s happening.”
Light’s roles in the past year are as eclectic as they are numerous: an evil nurse in the Lifetime TV movie “Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story”; a pageant coach on Facebook Watch’s “Queen America”; and parts in feature films “Before You Know It” and “Ms. White Light.”
On Sept. 27, she’ll reprise her role as Shelly Pfefferman in the “Transparent” musical series finale. On that same day, Netflix will release Ryan Murphy’s first series for the platform, “The Politician,” in which Light also has a part.
“A lot of people have said to me, ‘Oh, my God, you’re working more now than you did when you were younger,’” says the actress, who is receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Sept. 12. “I have immense gratitude for what’s happening.”
Light’s roles in the past year are as eclectic as they are numerous: an evil nurse in the Lifetime TV movie “Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story”; a pageant coach on Facebook Watch’s “Queen America”; and parts in feature films “Before You Know It” and “Ms. White Light.”
On Sept. 27, she’ll reprise her role as Shelly Pfefferman in the “Transparent” musical series finale. On that same day, Netflix will release Ryan Murphy’s first series for the platform, “The Politician,” in which Light also has a part.
- 9/12/2019
- by Marisa Roffman
- Variety Film + TV
Andre Benjamin, aka Andre 3000 from OutKast, has joined “Dispatches From Elsewhere,” Jason Segel’s upcoming anthology series for AMC.
“Dispatches From Elsewhere” is about a group of ordinary people who stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life. They will come to find that the mystery winds far deeper than they ever imagined. The series was created by Segel, who will also star and direct the pilot.
Additionally, Alethea Jones has signed on to executive produce and direct several episodes of the series, which begins production this week in Philadelphia. Jones directed the Facebook Watch series “Queen America” that stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, as well as episodes of the upcoming second season of the AMC’s dramedy “Lodge 49.”
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Segel will executive produce with Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Garrett Basch and Mark Friedman,...
“Dispatches From Elsewhere” is about a group of ordinary people who stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life. They will come to find that the mystery winds far deeper than they ever imagined. The series was created by Segel, who will also star and direct the pilot.
Additionally, Alethea Jones has signed on to executive produce and direct several episodes of the series, which begins production this week in Philadelphia. Jones directed the Facebook Watch series “Queen America” that stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, as well as episodes of the upcoming second season of the AMC’s dramedy “Lodge 49.”
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Segel will executive produce with Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Garrett Basch and Mark Friedman,...
- 7/17/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Entertainment 360 has made its first overall producer deal, setting longtime executive and producer Carla Hacken and her Paper Pictures shingle to a first look deal.
After serving as Fox 2000 exec veep for 15 years and supervising films including The Devil Wears Prada, Walk The Line and Unfaithful, Hacken moved to Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and was producer or exec producer of films including Hell or High Water, The Book of Henry, Demolition and Brad’s Status. She recently transitioned to producer under her Paper Pictures banner and has developed films including Seuss, based on the life of Theodor Geisel, a film that will be directed by Wonder helmer Stephen Chbosky and financed by Endeavor Content and Sierra Affinity.
Entertainment 360 is a TV studio formed by Management 360 and Mrc. Current series on its roster include Game of Thrones, AMC’s The Terror, the Kiefer Sutherland-starrer Designated Survivor and the...
After serving as Fox 2000 exec veep for 15 years and supervising films including The Devil Wears Prada, Walk The Line and Unfaithful, Hacken moved to Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and was producer or exec producer of films including Hell or High Water, The Book of Henry, Demolition and Brad’s Status. She recently transitioned to producer under her Paper Pictures banner and has developed films including Seuss, based on the life of Theodor Geisel, a film that will be directed by Wonder helmer Stephen Chbosky and financed by Endeavor Content and Sierra Affinity.
Entertainment 360 is a TV studio formed by Management 360 and Mrc. Current series on its roster include Game of Thrones, AMC’s The Terror, the Kiefer Sutherland-starrer Designated Survivor and the...
- 2/22/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Emmy-nominated producer Janice Williams has signed her Well Red banner to a first look deal with Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories. This follows their successful collaboration on the Facebook Watch series Queen America. They worked together on the Andrew Jarecki-directed All Good Things and the Gus Van Sant-directed Oscar winner Milk.
Made Up Stories is coming off a strong Sundance, produced the Abe Forsythe-directed Lupita Nyong’o dark zombie comedy Little Monsters that was bought by Neon and Hulu and Jennifer Kent’s Nightingale which landed at IFC. On the TV side, the company is currently in pre-production on the David E. Kelley-scripted Susanne Bier-directed HBO limited series The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant, and in post-production on the TNT series Tell Me Your Secrets, written by Harriet Warner and directed by Houda Benyamina.
Williams hatched her company in early 2018 after an...
Made Up Stories is coming off a strong Sundance, produced the Abe Forsythe-directed Lupita Nyong’o dark zombie comedy Little Monsters that was bought by Neon and Hulu and Jennifer Kent’s Nightingale which landed at IFC. On the TV side, the company is currently in pre-production on the David E. Kelley-scripted Susanne Bier-directed HBO limited series The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant, and in post-production on the TNT series Tell Me Your Secrets, written by Harriet Warner and directed by Houda Benyamina.
Williams hatched her company in early 2018 after an...
- 2/19/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Star of stage and screen Catherine Zeta-Jones has signed with UTA in all areas. Zeta-Jones won an Academy Award or her role as vaudevillian murderess Velma Kelly in Rob Marshall’s adaptation of Chicago and earned a Tony Award for Lead Actress In A Musical for her role as Desirée Armfeldt in Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music. She currently stars in the Facebook Watch series Queen America.
Zeta-Jones broke out in her role in The Mask of Zorro opposite Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins. She has since established herself as a leading actress in globally renowned features and cult classics across genres. She has worked with some of Hollywood’s most renowned filmmakers. She appeared in Steven Soderbergh’s Traffic, Ocean’s 12 and Side Effects as well as Steven Spielberg’s The Terminal and the Coen Brothers’ Intolerable Cruelty.
On the TV side, she recently starred in...
Zeta-Jones broke out in her role in The Mask of Zorro opposite Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins. She has since established herself as a leading actress in globally renowned features and cult classics across genres. She has worked with some of Hollywood’s most renowned filmmakers. She appeared in Steven Soderbergh’s Traffic, Ocean’s 12 and Side Effects as well as Steven Spielberg’s The Terminal and the Coen Brothers’ Intolerable Cruelty.
On the TV side, she recently starred in...
- 2/7/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
British star to play troubled small-town Pennsylvania detective.
HBO and Paul Lee’s Wiip are to co-produce limited series Mare Of Easttown, with Kate Winslet starring and serving as an executive producer.
In her first TV role since HBO’s Emmy-nominated 2011 mini-series Mildred Pierce, Winslet will play a small-town Pennsylvania detective whose life is crumbling around her as she investigates a local murder.
Brad Ingelsby, writer of Liam Neeson feature Run All Night, is creator of the limited series and will write all the episodes and serve as showrunner and executive producer.
Gavin O’Connor, director of Ben Affleck action feature The Accountant,...
HBO and Paul Lee’s Wiip are to co-produce limited series Mare Of Easttown, with Kate Winslet starring and serving as an executive producer.
In her first TV role since HBO’s Emmy-nominated 2011 mini-series Mildred Pierce, Winslet will play a small-town Pennsylvania detective whose life is crumbling around her as she investigates a local murder.
Brad Ingelsby, writer of Liam Neeson feature Run All Night, is creator of the limited series and will write all the episodes and serve as showrunner and executive producer.
Gavin O’Connor, director of Ben Affleck action feature The Accountant,...
- 1/23/2019
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Catherine Zeta-Jones has something to say about the perception of perfection. While promoting the new series Queen America, Zeta-Jones sat down with E! News to discuss her perspective of body image and body issues. The actress points out that there are many different spheres where we see these concerns and tendencies come about. "It's not just the pageant world. It's the fashion industry. It's the music stars. It's me—the actress world. It's the Instagram world. Facebook world. Snapchat world. It's the constant barrage of images that are usually fake perfection because if it's not perfect you can always get an app to fix that," she explained. Queen America is a dark comedic...
- 11/30/2018
- E! Online
Facebook Watch’s newest series “Queen America” takes place in the often controversial world of pageantry, and star Catherine Zeta-Jones is clearly aware of its potential ups and downs.
“Yes, there is a preconceived idea of what the pageant world is,” said Zeta-Jones said at the Variety sponsored world premiere of “Queen America.”
“I started as a tap dancer, so I understand the idea of what it means to better yourself and further yourself and what it takes for women who come from one place to get to somewhere else,” Zeta-Jones added.
Set in Tulsa, Okla., the series follows Zeta-Jones’ character Vicki Ellis — a famously tough pageant coach whose mission in life is to shape young women into winning pageant queens — and her young protégé Samantha. The 10-episode series seeks to point out not only the flaws and humor of the pageant world, but also the ways in which it...
“Yes, there is a preconceived idea of what the pageant world is,” said Zeta-Jones said at the Variety sponsored world premiere of “Queen America.”
“I started as a tap dancer, so I understand the idea of what it means to better yourself and further yourself and what it takes for women who come from one place to get to somewhere else,” Zeta-Jones added.
Set in Tulsa, Okla., the series follows Zeta-Jones’ character Vicki Ellis — a famously tough pageant coach whose mission in life is to shape young women into winning pageant queens — and her young protégé Samantha. The 10-episode series seeks to point out not only the flaws and humor of the pageant world, but also the ways in which it...
- 11/28/2018
- by Margeaux Sippell
- Variety Film + TV
Multi-hyphenate indie star Jennifer Westfeldt has signed with Verve Talent and Literary Agency.
The firm — which counts clients like “Jurassic World” director Colin Trevorrow, up-and-comer Madelyn Deutch and “Hidden Figures” screenwriter Allison Schroeder — has signed Westfeldt as a writer, director, and producer. She’ll remain with Innovative Artists for representation as an actress.
Westfeldt is eyeing significant feature projects where she can flex in numerous categories at the same time — like 2011’s “Friends With Kids” (her directorial debut), which she wrote, produced and starred in alongside Maya Rudolph, Chris O’Dowd and Jon Hamm. Prior to that, she wrote and starred in the acclaimed drama “Ira & Abby” with Chris Messina.
Westfeldt’s breakout role came in the 2001 film “Kissing Jessica Stein,” in the indie canon thanks to its landmark representation of gay female sexuality. Adapted from a sketch by Westfeldt and Heather Juergensen, both women were nominated for an...
The firm — which counts clients like “Jurassic World” director Colin Trevorrow, up-and-comer Madelyn Deutch and “Hidden Figures” screenwriter Allison Schroeder — has signed Westfeldt as a writer, director, and producer. She’ll remain with Innovative Artists for representation as an actress.
Westfeldt is eyeing significant feature projects where she can flex in numerous categories at the same time — like 2011’s “Friends With Kids” (her directorial debut), which she wrote, produced and starred in alongside Maya Rudolph, Chris O’Dowd and Jon Hamm. Prior to that, she wrote and starred in the acclaimed drama “Ira & Abby” with Chris Messina.
Westfeldt’s breakout role came in the 2001 film “Kissing Jessica Stein,” in the indie canon thanks to its landmark representation of gay female sexuality. Adapted from a sketch by Westfeldt and Heather Juergensen, both women were nominated for an...
- 11/26/2018
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
"Queen America" is a new 'dark comedy' series, created by Meaghan Oppenheimer, that premiered November 18, 2018, on "Facebook Watch", starring Catherine Zeta Jones, Belle Shouse, Teagle F. Bougere, Rana Roy, Molly Price, Isabella Amara, and Megan West:
"...set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the series follows 'Vicki Ellis', the most ruthless pageant coach in the state and the hapless 'Samantha Cole' who hopes Vicki can mold her into worthwhile contender for the title of 'Miss America'.
"Vicki is desperately sought after by young women competing to be Miss America for one reason. She can turn any girl into a winner. But when she gets paired with the beautiful but unpolished Samantha, Vicki’s entire reputation might is at stake..."
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"...set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the series follows 'Vicki Ellis', the most ruthless pageant coach in the state and the hapless 'Samantha Cole' who hopes Vicki can mold her into worthwhile contender for the title of 'Miss America'.
"Vicki is desperately sought after by young women competing to be Miss America for one reason. She can turn any girl into a winner. But when she gets paired with the beautiful but unpolished Samantha, Vicki’s entire reputation might is at stake..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Queen America"...
- 11/23/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Here’s a quick question that should serve as a surreal gut-check for modern entertainment: How many episodes of “Queen America,” the latest serialized offering for Facebook’s 2 billion-plus users, are available now?
Figure it out? Did you have to quickly Google “Queen America Facebook” or scan Catherine Zeta-Jones’ IMDb page first? Odds are high outside research was required, given that three episodes of “Queen America” quietly dropped Monday on Facebook Watch, marking the latest attempt by the streaming giant to stand out in the market for streaming options.
Created by Meaghan Oppenheimer (co-writer on the under-appreciated 2015 Zac Efron DJ picture “We Are Your Friends”), “Queen America” is one of those half-hour shows billed as a “black comedy” but that’s really just a drama with a few caustic jokes. In the pilot, Zeta-Jones’ popular beauty pageant coach tears up an Australian contest judge, dropping belittling joke after belittling joke...
Figure it out? Did you have to quickly Google “Queen America Facebook” or scan Catherine Zeta-Jones’ IMDb page first? Odds are high outside research was required, given that three episodes of “Queen America” quietly dropped Monday on Facebook Watch, marking the latest attempt by the streaming giant to stand out in the market for streaming options.
Created by Meaghan Oppenheimer (co-writer on the under-appreciated 2015 Zac Efron DJ picture “We Are Your Friends”), “Queen America” is one of those half-hour shows billed as a “black comedy” but that’s really just a drama with a few caustic jokes. In the pilot, Zeta-Jones’ popular beauty pageant coach tears up an Australian contest judge, dropping belittling joke after belittling joke...
- 11/21/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The migration of movie stars to television has resulted in some series that seem divinely ordained — from Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon in “Big Little Lies” to Billy Bob Thornton and Kirsten Dunst on “Fargo” — and others that feel significantly more random. “Queen America,” which forces an Oscar winner to tamp down all that’s best about her persona, is one of the latter cases. Catherine Zeta-Jones is a gifted star whose aura of outsizedness already feels difficult to contain on television — or, for that matter, on Facebook Watch, the finding-its-feet platform on which she appears on “Queen America.” In the series, a black comedy (or is it a drama with occasional jokes?) about the desperate hangers-on in the beauty pageant scene, Zeta-Jones feels constrained by the show’s sensibility and its sour lack of ambition. That she fights as hard as she can to avoid being sucked into the...
- 11/15/2018
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix Cancels Sandra Bullock’s ‘Bird Box’ AFI Fest Red Carpet as California Fires Continue to Rage
As the Woolsey fire continues to rage, Netflix has canceled another red carpet out of respect for the victims and first responders of the deadly inferno.
The streaming giant announced that the carpet for Monday’s AFI Fest gala screening of Sandra Bullock’s latest film “Bird Box” has been called off.
“Our hearts are with the victims, families and brave first responders for both the Borderline shooting and California Wildfires,” Netflix said in a statement. “In light of these tragedies, we will be cancelling tonight’s AFI Fest red carpet coverage for ‘Bird Box.’ The screening will continue as planned. We thank you in advance for understanding and encourage you to support one of the many organizations who are helping those impacted.” Netflix has urged movie goers to donate to the Red Cross and the Humane Society.
Netflix also called off the carpet for AFI’s Sunday screening of...
The streaming giant announced that the carpet for Monday’s AFI Fest gala screening of Sandra Bullock’s latest film “Bird Box” has been called off.
“Our hearts are with the victims, families and brave first responders for both the Borderline shooting and California Wildfires,” Netflix said in a statement. “In light of these tragedies, we will be cancelling tonight’s AFI Fest red carpet coverage for ‘Bird Box.’ The screening will continue as planned. We thank you in advance for understanding and encourage you to support one of the many organizations who are helping those impacted.” Netflix has urged movie goers to donate to the Red Cross and the Humane Society.
Netflix also called off the carpet for AFI’s Sunday screening of...
- 11/12/2018
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
There’s a new man in Helen’s life on The Affair: Danish actor Claes Bang (The Bridge) will recur during the fifth and final season of the Showtime series as Helen’s love interest, our sister site Variety reports.
Bang’s character Sasha Mann is a charismatic, A-list movie star who “will influence how [Helen] lives her own life in the wake of a personal loss,” per the report.
Helen’s longtime boyfriend Vik (Omar Metwally) — who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer — ended Season 4 in a hospital bed, with only months to live and the revelation that he got girl-next-door Sierra (Emily Browning) pregnant.
Bang’s character Sasha Mann is a charismatic, A-list movie star who “will influence how [Helen] lives her own life in the wake of a personal loss,” per the report.
Helen’s longtime boyfriend Vik (Omar Metwally) — who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer — ended Season 4 in a hospital bed, with only months to live and the revelation that he got girl-next-door Sierra (Emily Browning) pregnant.
- 11/8/2018
- TVLine.com
It’s been a rough year for beauty pageant stories. “Queen America,” the latest entry in the growing Facebook Watch original programming library, at least has Catherine Zeta-Jones to help guide it through.
The latest trailer for the series shows Zeta-Jones playing Oklahoma pageant whisperer Vicki Jones, who’s tasked with helping shape an unpredictable aspiring contestant Samantha (Belle Shouse) into a winner. Putting her reputation on the line, it seems like Vicki will learn plenty of lessons about image, self-worth, and good heartland values along the way.
Samantha is Vicki’s main project, but plenty of other people will enter her orbit over the course of the 10-episode season, set to premiere later this month on Facebook Watch. This trailer is a little vague who’ll be watching from the sidelines, and who’s exactly enthusiastic about having Vicki around in the first place, but there’s also the...
The latest trailer for the series shows Zeta-Jones playing Oklahoma pageant whisperer Vicki Jones, who’s tasked with helping shape an unpredictable aspiring contestant Samantha (Belle Shouse) into a winner. Putting her reputation on the line, it seems like Vicki will learn plenty of lessons about image, self-worth, and good heartland values along the way.
Samantha is Vicki’s main project, but plenty of other people will enter her orbit over the course of the 10-episode season, set to premiere later this month on Facebook Watch. This trailer is a little vague who’ll be watching from the sidelines, and who’s exactly enthusiastic about having Vicki around in the first place, but there’s also the...
- 11/7/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
In Today’s TV roundup, a new teaser dropped for an upcoming flashback episode of “Riverdale” and Megan Fox is starring in a new Travel Channel series.
Dates
The Travel Channel‘s new ancient mystery series “Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox” is set to premiere Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt. During each of the four hour-long episodes, Fox will meet with experts and archaeologists in an attempt to answer unsolved questions about some of the world’s most perplexing mysteries. Upcoming episodes will focus on the Trojan War, Stonehenge and female viking warriors.
First Look
“Riverdale” has released a new musical teaser for its upcoming flashback episode titled “Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Midnight Club.” After Betty (Lili Reinhart) confronts Alice (Mädchen Amick) about the Gryphons and Gargoyles mystery, Alice revisits her past via a flashback in which all of the adults are played by their on-screen children. Cole Sprouse will play Fp Jones,...
Dates
The Travel Channel‘s new ancient mystery series “Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox” is set to premiere Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt. During each of the four hour-long episodes, Fox will meet with experts and archaeologists in an attempt to answer unsolved questions about some of the world’s most perplexing mysteries. Upcoming episodes will focus on the Trojan War, Stonehenge and female viking warriors.
First Look
“Riverdale” has released a new musical teaser for its upcoming flashback episode titled “Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Midnight Club.” After Betty (Lili Reinhart) confronts Alice (Mädchen Amick) about the Gryphons and Gargoyles mystery, Alice revisits her past via a flashback in which all of the adults are played by their on-screen children. Cole Sprouse will play Fp Jones,...
- 11/7/2018
- by Nate Nickolai
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, an exclusive first look at the upcoming Netflix children’s series “Motown Magic” and Anjelika Washington joins “Stargirl.”
First Looks
Variety has obtained an exclusive first look at upcoming Netflix children’s series “Motown Magic,” premiering worldwide on Tuesday, Nov. 20. Each episode’s plot is inspired by the themes and characters of classic Motown songs, featuring newly recorded covers by Ne-Yo, Becky G, Bj the Chicago Kid, Skylar Grey, Calum Scott, and Trombone Shorty. Smokey Robinson serves as executive music producer.
Dates
Season 2 of truTV’s comedy series “I’m Sorry” premieres Jan. 9 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt. This season, Andrea (played by creator Andrea Savage) lands herself in new cringeworthy scenarios, joined by new guest stars Adam Scott (“Parks and Recreation”), Lennon Parham (“Playing House“), June Diane Raphael (“Grace and Frankie”), Scott Aukerman (“Comedy Bang! Bang!”), Rob Huebel (“Transparent”), Anne Ramsay (“Mad About You...
First Looks
Variety has obtained an exclusive first look at upcoming Netflix children’s series “Motown Magic,” premiering worldwide on Tuesday, Nov. 20. Each episode’s plot is inspired by the themes and characters of classic Motown songs, featuring newly recorded covers by Ne-Yo, Becky G, Bj the Chicago Kid, Skylar Grey, Calum Scott, and Trombone Shorty. Smokey Robinson serves as executive music producer.
Dates
Season 2 of truTV’s comedy series “I’m Sorry” premieres Jan. 9 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt. This season, Andrea (played by creator Andrea Savage) lands herself in new cringeworthy scenarios, joined by new guest stars Adam Scott (“Parks and Recreation”), Lennon Parham (“Playing House“), June Diane Raphael (“Grace and Frankie”), Scott Aukerman (“Comedy Bang! Bang!”), Rob Huebel (“Transparent”), Anne Ramsay (“Mad About You...
- 11/2/2018
- by Margeaux Sippell
- Variety Film + TV
Ana Navarro is becoming a semi-permanent fixture on The View: The Republican strategist will serve as a weekly guest co-host on Fridays, our sister site Variety reports.
Navarro will join hosts Joy Behar, Meghan McCain, Sunny Hostin and Abby Huntsman at the Hot Topics table. (Moderator Whoopi Goldberg takes Fridays off, hence the need for a guest co-host.)
In addition to her View gig, Navarro will continue to be a contributor on CNN.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* All American has tapped Demetrius Shipp Jr. — who played hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur in the film All Eyez on Me...
Navarro will join hosts Joy Behar, Meghan McCain, Sunny Hostin and Abby Huntsman at the Hot Topics table. (Moderator Whoopi Goldberg takes Fridays off, hence the need for a guest co-host.)
In addition to her View gig, Navarro will continue to be a contributor on CNN.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* All American has tapped Demetrius Shipp Jr. — who played hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur in the film All Eyez on Me...
- 11/2/2018
- TVLine.com
Television is hitting its annual homestretch. As the film world gears up for another contentious awards season, the TV realm continues ever onward, filling up the pre-holiday calendar with plenty of new offerings on streaming and cable.
Perhaps subconsciously matching the Academy-chasing stories on the feature side, plenty of this month’s brand new TV options are adaptations of acclaimed existing stories: November promises an on-screen look at a beloved novel of young friendship and not one but two TV series based on podcasts.
So which of the new offerings for the month are worth checking out? Our overviews of potential new favorites are all gathered below.
(We do this roundup of new shows pretty much every month — if you missed any of those previous picks, here are some notable TV premieres from February, March, April, May, June, July, August, October, and our giant fall preview.)
“Homecoming”
Answers aren’t...
Perhaps subconsciously matching the Academy-chasing stories on the feature side, plenty of this month’s brand new TV options are adaptations of acclaimed existing stories: November promises an on-screen look at a beloved novel of young friendship and not one but two TV series based on podcasts.
So which of the new offerings for the month are worth checking out? Our overviews of potential new favorites are all gathered below.
(We do this roundup of new shows pretty much every month — if you missed any of those previous picks, here are some notable TV premieres from February, March, April, May, June, July, August, October, and our giant fall preview.)
“Homecoming”
Answers aren’t...
- 11/1/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
In today’s roundup, Facebook Watch’s “Queen America” drops a teaser and Netflix’s “F Is for Family” announces the Season 3 premiere date.
First Looks
Facebook Watch’s “Queen America” has released a teaser clip ahead of its Nov. 21 premiere. The weekly 10-episode series stars Catherine Zeta-Jones as a renowned and ruthless pageant coach whose reputation is put in jeopardy when she takes on an unpolished client (Belle Shouse). Watch the clip below:
Casting
Netflix has rounded out the cast for the upcoming dramedy series “Daybreak.” Colin Ford, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Sophie Simnett, Austin Crute, Gregory Kasyan, Krysta Rodriguez, Cody Kearsley, Jeanté Godlock will all join the series based on the graphic novel of the same name by Brian Ralph.
Dates
Netflix’s “F Is for Family” returns for Season 3 on Nov. 30. Created by comedian Bill Burr and Michael Price, the animated series follows the Murphy family during the 1970s,...
First Looks
Facebook Watch’s “Queen America” has released a teaser clip ahead of its Nov. 21 premiere. The weekly 10-episode series stars Catherine Zeta-Jones as a renowned and ruthless pageant coach whose reputation is put in jeopardy when she takes on an unpolished client (Belle Shouse). Watch the clip below:
Casting
Netflix has rounded out the cast for the upcoming dramedy series “Daybreak.” Colin Ford, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Sophie Simnett, Austin Crute, Gregory Kasyan, Krysta Rodriguez, Cody Kearsley, Jeanté Godlock will all join the series based on the graphic novel of the same name by Brian Ralph.
Dates
Netflix’s “F Is for Family” returns for Season 3 on Nov. 30. Created by comedian Bill Burr and Michael Price, the animated series follows the Murphy family during the 1970s,...
- 10/25/2018
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
“No one likes a pretty girl who expects big things to happen to her,” says Vicki Ellis a renowned and ruthless pageant coach played by Catherine Zeta-Jones in the new trailer for the dark comedy Queen America which debuts on Facebook Watch on November 21.
In the new 30-second trailer, Zeta-Jones tries to whip Samantha (Belle Shouse) into shape so that she can go from an unpolished young woman to a winning pageant queen. Zeta-Jones gives some sharp-tongue commentary and it is clear that Vicki will do anything to win in the landscape of brutal pageant competition.
Additional cast includes Judith Light, Jennifer Westfeldt, Victoria Justice, Teagle Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price and Megan West.
Queen America was created, written and executive produced by Meaghan Oppenheimer (Fear The Walking Dead), and hails from wiip, the new independent studio launched and led by Paul Lee and Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories,...
In the new 30-second trailer, Zeta-Jones tries to whip Samantha (Belle Shouse) into shape so that she can go from an unpolished young woman to a winning pageant queen. Zeta-Jones gives some sharp-tongue commentary and it is clear that Vicki will do anything to win in the landscape of brutal pageant competition.
Additional cast includes Judith Light, Jennifer Westfeldt, Victoria Justice, Teagle Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price and Megan West.
Queen America was created, written and executive produced by Meaghan Oppenheimer (Fear The Walking Dead), and hails from wiip, the new independent studio launched and led by Paul Lee and Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories,...
- 10/25/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Facebook Watch has greenlit the drama series “Limetown” with Jessica Biel set to star and executive produce.
Based on the podcast of the same name produced by Two Up, “Limetown” follows Lia Haddock (Biel), a journalist for American Public Radio, as she unravels the mystery behind the disappearance of over 300 people at a neuroscience research facility in Tennessee. Facebook has ordered a 10 episode first season.
Biel willexecutive produce via her Iron Ocean Productions banner alongside Michelle Purple. Endeavor Content will serve as the studio. Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie, creators of the “Limetown” podcast, will write and also executive produce. Midnight Radio’s Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg will executive produce and showrun, with Adrienne Erickson producing.
In addition, Endeavor Audio is releasing the second season of the “Limetown” podcast on October 31. It begins where the first season ends, diving into the minds of the individuals responsible for Limetown,...
Based on the podcast of the same name produced by Two Up, “Limetown” follows Lia Haddock (Biel), a journalist for American Public Radio, as she unravels the mystery behind the disappearance of over 300 people at a neuroscience research facility in Tennessee. Facebook has ordered a 10 episode first season.
Biel willexecutive produce via her Iron Ocean Productions banner alongside Michelle Purple. Endeavor Content will serve as the studio. Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie, creators of the “Limetown” podcast, will write and also executive produce. Midnight Radio’s Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg will executive produce and showrun, with Adrienne Erickson producing.
In addition, Endeavor Audio is releasing the second season of the “Limetown” podcast on October 31. It begins where the first season ends, diving into the minds of the individuals responsible for Limetown,...
- 10/8/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV roundup, ABC released new footage for the upcoming season of “Grey’s Anatomy” and Starz announced a new trailer for the fourth season of “Outlanders.”
Dates
Facebook Watch’s “Queen America,” starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, is set to premiere Nov. 21. The 10 episode series follows Vicki Ellis (Zeta-Jones), one of the most renowned pageant coaches in Oklahoma, as she tries to help an unpolished young woman (Belle Shouse) win a pageant show. Watch a clip from the show below.
Programming
NBC announced a new companion series to “The Voice” called “Comeback Stage.” During the ten-part series, country singer Kelsea Ballerini will serve as a fifth judge and mentor six singers that do not get chosen for a team during the blind auditions. Then, after battling among themselves for a spot on “The Voice,” two finalists will perform live for America’s vote and the chance to return. The...
Dates
Facebook Watch’s “Queen America,” starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, is set to premiere Nov. 21. The 10 episode series follows Vicki Ellis (Zeta-Jones), one of the most renowned pageant coaches in Oklahoma, as she tries to help an unpolished young woman (Belle Shouse) win a pageant show. Watch a clip from the show below.
Programming
NBC announced a new companion series to “The Voice” called “Comeback Stage.” During the ten-part series, country singer Kelsea Ballerini will serve as a fifth judge and mentor six singers that do not get chosen for a team during the blind auditions. Then, after battling among themselves for a spot on “The Voice,” two finalists will perform live for America’s vote and the chance to return. The...
- 9/10/2018
- by Nate Nickolai
- Variety Film + TV
Catherine Zeta-Jones’ new Facebook Watch series Queen America will premiere Wednesday, November 21, the video platform announced today.
The 10-episode scripted series stars Zeta-Jones as Vicki Ellis, a renowned and ruthless pageant coach in Oklahoma. Her reputation is at stake when she is paired to make an unpolished young woman named Samantha to make her the winning pageant queen.
Additional cast includes Judith Light, Jennifer Westfeldt, Victoria Justice, Teagle Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price and Megan West.
Queen America was created, written and executive produced by Meaghan Oppenheimer (Fear The Walking Dead), and hails from wiip, the new independent studio launched and led by Paul Lee and Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, which will serve as co-studio partner. Lee serves as an executive producer on the project, alongside Bruna Papandrea and Casey Haver of Made Up Stories, Guymon Casady...
The 10-episode scripted series stars Zeta-Jones as Vicki Ellis, a renowned and ruthless pageant coach in Oklahoma. Her reputation is at stake when she is paired to make an unpolished young woman named Samantha to make her the winning pageant queen.
Additional cast includes Judith Light, Jennifer Westfeldt, Victoria Justice, Teagle Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price and Megan West.
Queen America was created, written and executive produced by Meaghan Oppenheimer (Fear The Walking Dead), and hails from wiip, the new independent studio launched and led by Paul Lee and Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, which will serve as co-studio partner. Lee serves as an executive producer on the project, alongside Bruna Papandrea and Casey Haver of Made Up Stories, Guymon Casady...
- 9/10/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Media Rights Capital has joined forces with Management 360’s TV production arm to create a new production entity.
The venture between Entertainment 360 and Mrc will be able to finance and produce a range of content for various TV and digital platforms. The partners are developing a series project set up at Amazon with Management 360 client Margot Robbie producing and Catherine Hardwicke set to direct. It’s an adaptation of the young adult novel “Nowhere Girls” by Amy Reed.
“Joining forces with Mrc on Entertainment 360 is the next evolution of our mission to create extraordinary opportunities for artists,” the Management 360 partners said in a statement. “Mrc’s impeccable taste, depth of infrastructure, and resources to expand our production capabilities make them the ideal partner for a new evolution of a studio purpose-built for the current media landscape.”
Entertainment 360’s recent film and TV projects include “Lady Bird,” AMC’s “The Terror,...
The venture between Entertainment 360 and Mrc will be able to finance and produce a range of content for various TV and digital platforms. The partners are developing a series project set up at Amazon with Management 360 client Margot Robbie producing and Catherine Hardwicke set to direct. It’s an adaptation of the young adult novel “Nowhere Girls” by Amy Reed.
“Joining forces with Mrc on Entertainment 360 is the next evolution of our mission to create extraordinary opportunities for artists,” the Management 360 partners said in a statement. “Mrc’s impeccable taste, depth of infrastructure, and resources to expand our production capabilities make them the ideal partner for a new evolution of a studio purpose-built for the current media landscape.”
Entertainment 360’s recent film and TV projects include “Lady Bird,” AMC’s “The Terror,...
- 8/8/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Two-time Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress Judith Light has been tapped to recur in Queen America, Facebook Watch’s upcoming dark comedy series starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, created, written, and executive produced by Meaghan Oppenheimer (Fear The Walking Dead).
Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Queen America revolves around Vicki Ellis (Zeta-Jones), the most renowned (and ruthless) pageant coach in the state, and the beautiful and kind, but clumsy, ignorant and insecure Samantha ( Belle Shouse) who hopes Vicki can mold her into a worthwhile contender. Vicki is desperately sought after by young women competing to be pageant queen royalty for one reason; she can turn any girl into a winner. But when she’s paired with the beautiful but unpolished Samantha, Vicki’s entire reputation is at stake.
Light will play Regina, Vicki’s (Zeta-Jones) former pageant coach, who transformed Vicki from a trailer park girl. Bred from “old money,” Regina represents much of what Vicki aspires to,...
Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Queen America revolves around Vicki Ellis (Zeta-Jones), the most renowned (and ruthless) pageant coach in the state, and the beautiful and kind, but clumsy, ignorant and insecure Samantha ( Belle Shouse) who hopes Vicki can mold her into a worthwhile contender. Vicki is desperately sought after by young women competing to be pageant queen royalty for one reason; she can turn any girl into a winner. But when she’s paired with the beautiful but unpolished Samantha, Vicki’s entire reputation is at stake.
Light will play Regina, Vicki’s (Zeta-Jones) former pageant coach, who transformed Vicki from a trailer park girl. Bred from “old money,” Regina represents much of what Vicki aspires to,...
- 7/26/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Judith Light has been cast in the upcoming Facebook Watch series “Queen America” in a guest starring role.
Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, “Queen America” is the story of Vicki Ellis (Catherine Zeta-Jones), the most renowned and ruthless pageant coach in the state, and the hapless Samantha who hopes Vicki can mold her into a worthwhile contender.
Light will play Regina, Vicki’s former pageant coach, who transformed Vicki from a trailer park girl. Bred from “old money,” Regina represents much of what Vicki aspires to, fueling the duo’s toxic and complex relationship.
Light currently stars in the Amazon series “Transparent,” for which she’s received two Emmy nominations, a Golden Globe nomination and three Critics’ Choice nominations. She also recently received an Emmy nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a limited series for her work in “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” marking her fourth Primetime Emmy nod.
Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, “Queen America” is the story of Vicki Ellis (Catherine Zeta-Jones), the most renowned and ruthless pageant coach in the state, and the hapless Samantha who hopes Vicki can mold her into a worthwhile contender.
Light will play Regina, Vicki’s former pageant coach, who transformed Vicki from a trailer park girl. Bred from “old money,” Regina represents much of what Vicki aspires to, fueling the duo’s toxic and complex relationship.
Light currently stars in the Amazon series “Transparent,” for which she’s received two Emmy nominations, a Golden Globe nomination and three Critics’ Choice nominations. She also recently received an Emmy nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a limited series for her work in “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” marking her fourth Primetime Emmy nod.
- 7/26/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Judith Light is delving into the dark world of pageant politics for her next role.
The Transparent actress is joining the cast of Facebook's Queen America. She will play Regina, the former pageant coach of Catherine Zeta-Jones' Vicki who transformed her from a trailer-park girl. Regina represents much of what Vicki aspires to be, fueling the duo's toxic and complex relationship.
Hailing from Paul Lee's wiip and Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories, Queen America was created and written by Meaghan Oppenheimer. Starring alongside Zeta-Jones are Jennifer Westfeldt, Victoria Justice and a group of newcomers.
Oppenheimer is ...
The Transparent actress is joining the cast of Facebook's Queen America. She will play Regina, the former pageant coach of Catherine Zeta-Jones' Vicki who transformed her from a trailer-park girl. Regina represents much of what Vicki aspires to be, fueling the duo's toxic and complex relationship.
Hailing from Paul Lee's wiip and Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories, Queen America was created and written by Meaghan Oppenheimer. Starring alongside Zeta-Jones are Jennifer Westfeldt, Victoria Justice and a group of newcomers.
Oppenheimer is ...
- 7/26/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
CSI vet Elisabeth Shue will tackle something even more complicated than forensics in her next role: the world of cosmetics.
TNT on Monday handed a pilot order to Constance, a “darkly humorous, veneer-stripping” drama starring Shue as a woman refusing to fade into obscurity.
The actress will play Constance Young, a former beauty queen-turned-small town bureaucrat whose life is thrown into turmoil after her husband’s mysterious death. Realizing she and her family are on the verge of financial ruin, Constance turns to cooking the books at City Hall, while simultaneously trying to reinvent herself through the hyper-competitive world of direct-sales cosmetics.
TNT on Monday handed a pilot order to Constance, a “darkly humorous, veneer-stripping” drama starring Shue as a woman refusing to fade into obscurity.
The actress will play Constance Young, a former beauty queen-turned-small town bureaucrat whose life is thrown into turmoil after her husband’s mysterious death. Realizing she and her family are on the verge of financial ruin, Constance turns to cooking the books at City Hall, while simultaneously trying to reinvent herself through the hyper-competitive world of direct-sales cosmetics.
- 7/23/2018
- TVLine.com
Jennifer Westfeldt (Younger) and Victoria Justice (Victorious) have been cast opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones in the upcoming Facebook Watch series Queen America.
Created, written, and executive produced by Meaghan Oppenheimer and directed by Alethea Jones, the dark comedy is set in Tulsa, Ok. It revolves around Vicki Ellis (Zeta-Jones), the most renowned (and ruthless) pageant coach in the state, and the hapless Samantha Stone, who hopes Vicki can mold her into a worthwhile contender. Vicki is desperately sought after by young women competing to be pageant queen royalty for one reason: She can turn any girl into a winner. But when she gets paired with the beautiful but unpolished Samantha, Vicki’s entire reputation might be at stake.
Westfeldt will play Mandy Green, the reigning pageant coach from Texas and Vicki’s lifelong nemesis. Justice plays 21-year-old Hayley, Vicki’s beautiful yet spoiled protégé, who has been primed since age 12 to be a beauty queen.
Created, written, and executive produced by Meaghan Oppenheimer and directed by Alethea Jones, the dark comedy is set in Tulsa, Ok. It revolves around Vicki Ellis (Zeta-Jones), the most renowned (and ruthless) pageant coach in the state, and the hapless Samantha Stone, who hopes Vicki can mold her into a worthwhile contender. Vicki is desperately sought after by young women competing to be pageant queen royalty for one reason: She can turn any girl into a winner. But when she gets paired with the beautiful but unpolished Samantha, Vicki’s entire reputation might be at stake.
Westfeldt will play Mandy Green, the reigning pageant coach from Texas and Vicki’s lifelong nemesis. Justice plays 21-year-old Hayley, Vicki’s beautiful yet spoiled protégé, who has been primed since age 12 to be a beauty queen.
- 7/19/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s roundup, join the upcoming Facebook series “Queen America,” starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, which is currently seeking a guitarist to play in the production. Plus, blow smoke on the upcoming TV pilot “Awkwafina,” play Dr. Jekyll (and Mr. Hyde) in Connecticut, or audition in Los Angeles to be a member of the Blue Man Group. “Queen America” Casting continues for the upcoming Facebook series “Queen America,” starring Catherine Zeta-Jones as a renowned (and ruthless) pageant coach and the hapless contender she hopes she can mold into a worthwhile participant. A young-looking intermediate or advanced guitarist, aged 18–29, is wanted to play a song in the production. Talent must have their own guitar. Shooting will take place on Aug. 3 and 6 in Atlanta, Georgia. Some pay will be provided. Apply here! “Awkwafina” PILOTJoin the cast of “Awkwafina,” a TV pilot. Talent, aged 18–50, is wanted to portray vape store customers. The actors must...
- 7/19/2018
- backstage.com
Facebook is building out the cast for dark comedy Queen America.
Jennifer Westfeldt (Younger) and Victoria Justice (Victorious) are joining the cast of the pageant world-set show starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. Facebook previously announced that a crop of newcomers — Belle Shouse, Teagle F. Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price and Megan West — had also signed onto the project.
Queen America is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and tells the story of Vicki Ellis (Zeta-Jones), a renowned and ruthless pageant coach who plans to turn the hapless Samantha (Belle Shouse) into a contender. Westfeldt will play Mandy Green, the reigning pageant ...
Jennifer Westfeldt (Younger) and Victoria Justice (Victorious) are joining the cast of the pageant world-set show starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. Facebook previously announced that a crop of newcomers — Belle Shouse, Teagle F. Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price and Megan West — had also signed onto the project.
Queen America is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and tells the story of Vicki Ellis (Zeta-Jones), a renowned and ruthless pageant coach who plans to turn the hapless Samantha (Belle Shouse) into a contender. Westfeldt will play Mandy Green, the reigning pageant ...
- 7/19/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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