Pass the Courvoisie (and maybe some cough syrup?) because Loot just served up one boozy SNL reunion with special guest star Ana Gasteyer.
Gasteyer plays Grace in Episode 8, a fellow billionaire Molly used to hang with pre-divorce. Looking to expand Space for Everyone nationwide, Molly and her crew are on the hunt for more funding from other donors who are as “generous, relatable and hot-but-they-don’t-know-it” as Molly. Grace is now divorced herself, but has since gone dark from the public eye. But when Molly and Sofia drop in on her, she’s in the midst of a downward spiral...
Gasteyer plays Grace in Episode 8, a fellow billionaire Molly used to hang with pre-divorce. Looking to expand Space for Everyone nationwide, Molly and her crew are on the hunt for more funding from other donors who are as “generous, relatable and hot-but-they-don’t-know-it” as Molly. Grace is now divorced herself, but has since gone dark from the public eye. But when Molly and Sofia drop in on her, she’s in the midst of a downward spiral...
- 5/15/2024
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Amy Poehler is 5 feet 2 inches (157.5 centimeters) tall, slightly below the average American woman’s height of 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 centimeters).
Despite her shorter stature, the comedian is a well-known American actress renowned for portraying Leslie Knope in the popular TV series “Parks & Recreation.” In April 2024, she received the Vanguard Award at the 2024 CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards.
Amy Poehler was recognized with the CinemaCon Vanguard Award at the 2024 CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards (Credit: DeeCee Carter / Media Punch / INSTARimages)
Height Comparison With Aubrey Plaza
Aubrey Plaza, who is 5 feet 4 ¾ inches (164.5 cm) tall, is 2.25 inches (5.7 centimeters) taller than Amy Poehler, who is 5 feet 2 inches (157.5 cm) tall. They starred together in the TV series Parks and Recreation.
Amy Poehler, standing at 5 feet 2 inches (157.5 cm), and Aubrey Plaza, who is 5 feet 4 ¾ inches (164.5 cm) tall, both attended the 2023 TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 26, 2023, in New York City (Credit: Jennifer Graylock...
Despite her shorter stature, the comedian is a well-known American actress renowned for portraying Leslie Knope in the popular TV series “Parks & Recreation.” In April 2024, she received the Vanguard Award at the 2024 CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards.
Amy Poehler was recognized with the CinemaCon Vanguard Award at the 2024 CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards (Credit: DeeCee Carter / Media Punch / INSTARimages)
Height Comparison With Aubrey Plaza
Aubrey Plaza, who is 5 feet 4 ¾ inches (164.5 cm) tall, is 2.25 inches (5.7 centimeters) taller than Amy Poehler, who is 5 feet 2 inches (157.5 cm) tall. They starred together in the TV series Parks and Recreation.
Amy Poehler, standing at 5 feet 2 inches (157.5 cm), and Aubrey Plaza, who is 5 feet 4 ¾ inches (164.5 cm) tall, both attended the 2023 TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 26, 2023, in New York City (Credit: Jennifer Graylock...
- 5/14/2024
- by Jan Stromsodd
- Your Next Shoes
For seventeen years, patrons of 30 Rock have overlooked an iconic Saturday Night Live relic hiding in plain sight: Maya Rudolph. The actress and comedian ended her stint on the sketch comedy series in 2007, going on to star in films like Bridesmaids and Wine Country. She’s made periodic appearances on the show since then but returns in an official capacity this weekend as host. But according to her latest promotional video, she’s been there all along.
“Oh, hello there. I wasn’t expecting visitors,” Rudolph said in greeting current...
“Oh, hello there. I wasn’t expecting visitors,” Rudolph said in greeting current...
- 5/8/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Twenty years after they first appeared on Weekend Update together on Saturday Night Live, beloved alums Tina Fey and Amy Poehler returned to their desk at the 2023 Emmy Awards.
Weekend Update’s first female duo took the stage to present the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special — but not before cracking a few jokes in their signature news style. “We’ve reached the stage in life where we’ll only present awards sitting down,” Fey joked.
| Tina Fey and Amy Poehler perform a special Weekend Update at the #Emmys to present...
Weekend Update’s first female duo took the stage to present the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special — but not before cracking a few jokes in their signature news style. “We’ve reached the stage in life where we’ll only present awards sitting down,” Fey joked.
| Tina Fey and Amy Poehler perform a special Weekend Update at the #Emmys to present...
- 1/16/2024
- by Tomás Mier and Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Kim Kardashian will be the fifth wheel for Netflix.
As previously announced, the reality TV superstar turned budding actress will lead the ensemble comedy movie The Fifth Wheel, which landed at Netflix in a competitive situation.
Paula Pell and Janine Brito are behind the screenplay, with plot details being kept under wraps, but Kardashian will play the eponymous “fifth wheel” alongside a female ensemble cast. (The rest of the cast has yet to be announced.) Kardashian and Pell will also produce.
Pell, a Saturday Night Live alum, wrote the Tina Fey and Amy Poehler comedy film Sisters and previously starred in Netflix feature Wine Country. Brito, who is married to Pell, has credits that include the NBC sitcom Mr. Mayor. The duo play spouses on the comedy Girls5Eva, which recently moved to Netflix after two seasons on Peacock.
Kardashian can currently be seen in the latest American Horror Story season,...
As previously announced, the reality TV superstar turned budding actress will lead the ensemble comedy movie The Fifth Wheel, which landed at Netflix in a competitive situation.
Paula Pell and Janine Brito are behind the screenplay, with plot details being kept under wraps, but Kardashian will play the eponymous “fifth wheel” alongside a female ensemble cast. (The rest of the cast has yet to be announced.) Kardashian and Pell will also produce.
Pell, a Saturday Night Live alum, wrote the Tina Fey and Amy Poehler comedy film Sisters and previously starred in Netflix feature Wine Country. Brito, who is married to Pell, has credits that include the NBC sitcom Mr. Mayor. The duo play spouses on the comedy Girls5Eva, which recently moved to Netflix after two seasons on Peacock.
Kardashian can currently be seen in the latest American Horror Story season,...
- 11/26/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix has emerged victorious in a bidding war for “The Fifth Wheel,” a comedy starring Kim Kardashian.
Several major players, including theatrical distributors and streamers, were competing for the film, according to Deadline, which first reported news of the sale. But two of the five companies backed out at the last minute before Kardashian and co-writers Paula Pell and Janine Brito signed with Netflix on the dotted line.
Pell, a “Saturday Night Live” alum, is producing “The Fifth Wheel” with Kardashian. The logline is under wraps, but Kardashian is playing the eponymous “fifth wheel” alongside a female ensemble cast. Her co-stars have not been announced.
Kardashian, the savvy businesswoman behind the loungewear company Skims and star of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” has been cutting her teeth in the world of scripted entertainment. She starred in the most recent season of “American Horror Story” alongside Emma Roberts. Kardashian will be...
Several major players, including theatrical distributors and streamers, were competing for the film, according to Deadline, which first reported news of the sale. But two of the five companies backed out at the last minute before Kardashian and co-writers Paula Pell and Janine Brito signed with Netflix on the dotted line.
Pell, a “Saturday Night Live” alum, is producing “The Fifth Wheel” with Kardashian. The logline is under wraps, but Kardashian is playing the eponymous “fifth wheel” alongside a female ensemble cast. Her co-stars have not been announced.
Kardashian, the savvy businesswoman behind the loungewear company Skims and star of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” has been cutting her teeth in the world of scripted entertainment. She starred in the most recent season of “American Horror Story” alongside Emma Roberts. Kardashian will be...
- 11/26/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Following a nearly week long competitive bidding war that saw five bids from various suitors that included theatrical distributors and streamers, the comedy package The Fifth Wheel starring Kim Kardashian has sold to Netflix. In recent days the number of bids got cut from five to three with Netflix finally giving the winning offer right after Thanksgiving that won over Kardashian and co-writers Paula Pell and Janine Brito.
Pell will produce with Kardashian. Sources tell Deadline Kardashian has been very hands on in the process to sell the female-driven comedy, appearing at each meeting to deliver the pitch and the studios are lining up to get in business with Kardashian.
Logline is under wraps but Kardashian will play the eponymous “fifth wheel” alongside a female ensemble cast.
What is so unique about how this package came together, was the speed of where in many cases it takes months this...
Pell will produce with Kardashian. Sources tell Deadline Kardashian has been very hands on in the process to sell the female-driven comedy, appearing at each meeting to deliver the pitch and the studios are lining up to get in business with Kardashian.
Logline is under wraps but Kardashian will play the eponymous “fifth wheel” alongside a female ensemble cast.
What is so unique about how this package came together, was the speed of where in many cases it takes months this...
- 11/26/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: After soaring in reality TV and most recently fashion merchandising with her Skims line, Kim Kardashian is ready to go after a new conquest. She’s at the center of the weekend’s hot film package. Kardashian is attached to star in and produce the The 5th Wheel, a comic pitch that will be scripted by Paula Pell and Janine Brito. Pell will produce with Kardashian, and Deadline hears that multiple bids are already on the table, as five studios battle for the package.
Kardashian has been very hands on in the pitch for the female-driven comedy, appearing at each meeting to deliver the pitch and the studios are lining up to get in business with Kardashian.
Kardashian has done limited work as an actress, including lending her voice to two Paw Patrol films. She stepped it up with a scene stealing role in the most recent season of FX’s American Horror Story.
Kardashian has been very hands on in the pitch for the female-driven comedy, appearing at each meeting to deliver the pitch and the studios are lining up to get in business with Kardashian.
Kardashian has done limited work as an actress, including lending her voice to two Paw Patrol films. She stepped it up with a scene stealing role in the most recent season of FX’s American Horror Story.
- 11/19/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Today, Prime Video announced the premiere date for Mr. & Mrs. Smith, the highly-anticipated action series starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine as the lethal couple. All eight episodes will be available exclusively on Prime Video on February 2, 2024, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. In addition to announcing the Mr. & Mrs. Smith premiere date, Prime Video debuted a gallery of new images from the upcoming series.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith hails from co-creators and executive producers Donald Glover and Francesca Sloane. The series, a reimagining of the 2005 film, stars Glover as John Smith and Maya Erskine as Jane Smith.
Here’s the official description of Mr. & Mrs. Smith courtesy of Prime Video:
In this version of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, two lonely strangers land jobs working for a mysterious spy agency that offers them a glorious life of espionage, wealth, world travel, and a dream brownstone in Manhattan.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith hails from co-creators and executive producers Donald Glover and Francesca Sloane. The series, a reimagining of the 2005 film, stars Glover as John Smith and Maya Erskine as Jane Smith.
Here’s the official description of Mr. & Mrs. Smith courtesy of Prime Video:
In this version of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, two lonely strangers land jobs working for a mysterious spy agency that offers them a glorious life of espionage, wealth, world travel, and a dream brownstone in Manhattan.
- 11/16/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Greg Poehler is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and attorney. He is best known for his roles in Welcome to Sweden, Wine Country (2019), You Me Her and Moxie (2021).
Greg Poehler Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Greg Poehler was born on October 11, 1974 (Greg Poehler: Age 48) in Burlington, Massachusetts to Eileen Frances and William Poehler. He has an older sister, actress Amy Poehler.
Poehler graduated from Boston College in 1996 before going to the Fordham University School of Law. He was admitted to the New York bar association for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2006 he graduated from Stockholm University with a master’s in European intellectual property law. However, once he began being successful as a stand-up comedian he left the law scene. He cites sister Amy Poehler as being a large influence in that decision.
Greg Poehler Biography: On Growing Up With Amy Poehler
In an exclusive interview with uInterview,...
Greg Poehler Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Greg Poehler was born on October 11, 1974 (Greg Poehler: Age 48) in Burlington, Massachusetts to Eileen Frances and William Poehler. He has an older sister, actress Amy Poehler.
Poehler graduated from Boston College in 1996 before going to the Fordham University School of Law. He was admitted to the New York bar association for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2006 he graduated from Stockholm University with a master’s in European intellectual property law. However, once he began being successful as a stand-up comedian he left the law scene. He cites sister Amy Poehler as being a large influence in that decision.
Greg Poehler Biography: On Growing Up With Amy Poehler
In an exclusive interview with uInterview,...
- 5/29/2023
- by Hailey Schipper
- Uinterview
Audacy’s Cadence13 Studios today announced a partnership with Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning writer, actress, producer and director Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions – the production company behind hit shows including Russian Doll, Broad City and Harlem – for a 30-episode comedy franchise featuring stories that parody and pay homage to popular themes in the podcast space.
The franchise will be broken out into three seasons of 10 episodes. Each will focus on a central character and distinct theme; however, characters will make crossover appearances across stories and seasons.
The first installment in the partnership, Say More with Dr? Sheila, is slated to launch later this year. The 10-episode season stars Poehler as Dr? Sheila, a fictional therapist with questionable methods and credentials counseling a new couple every week. Though the season’s story arc will be scripted, the narrative will also feature improvisation by the series regulars as well as...
The franchise will be broken out into three seasons of 10 episodes. Each will focus on a central character and distinct theme; however, characters will make crossover appearances across stories and seasons.
The first installment in the partnership, Say More with Dr? Sheila, is slated to launch later this year. The 10-episode season stars Poehler as Dr? Sheila, a fictional therapist with questionable methods and credentials counseling a new couple every week. Though the season’s story arc will be scripted, the narrative will also feature improvisation by the series regulars as well as...
- 3/29/2023
- Podnews.net
Amy Poehler kids because she loves.
The actor, writer and producer will spoof podcast tropes in a new three-season scripted comedy podcast franchise for Cadence13. Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions together with writer-producer Liz Cackowski inked a 30-episode deal with Audacy’s Cadence13 for the series, featuring stories that parody — and pay homage to — popular themes in the podcast space.
“We are huge fans of podcasts and we can’t wait to poke fun at all the things we love about them, and to do so with Cadence13,” Poehler and Cackowski said in a joint statement.
The franchise will run over three seasons of 10 episodes each. Each season will focus on a central character and distinct theme, although characters will make crossover appearances across stories and seasons.
The first season under the partnership is “Say More With Dr? Sheila,” slated to launch later in 2023. Poehler stars as Dr? Sheila, a...
The actor, writer and producer will spoof podcast tropes in a new three-season scripted comedy podcast franchise for Cadence13. Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions together with writer-producer Liz Cackowski inked a 30-episode deal with Audacy’s Cadence13 for the series, featuring stories that parody — and pay homage to — popular themes in the podcast space.
“We are huge fans of podcasts and we can’t wait to poke fun at all the things we love about them, and to do so with Cadence13,” Poehler and Cackowski said in a joint statement.
The franchise will run over three seasons of 10 episodes each. Each season will focus on a central character and distinct theme, although characters will make crossover appearances across stories and seasons.
The first season under the partnership is “Say More With Dr? Sheila,” slated to launch later in 2023. Poehler stars as Dr? Sheila, a...
- 3/27/2023
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
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The recent Golden Globes was a confused ceremony that made you, more than anything, yearn for the days when comediennes Tina Fey and Amy Poehler regaled us with killer jokes about everything from James Cameron’s marriage to Leonardo DiCaprio’s dating habits.
Well, the wait for more Tina and Amy is over.
Rolling Stone can exclusively reveal that Fey and Poehler are set to embark on their first live tour together,...
The recent Golden Globes was a confused ceremony that made you, more than anything, yearn for the days when comediennes Tina Fey and Amy Poehler regaled us with killer jokes about everything from James Cameron’s marriage to Leonardo DiCaprio’s dating habits.
Well, the wait for more Tina and Amy is over.
Rolling Stone can exclusively reveal that Fey and Poehler are set to embark on their first live tour together,...
- 2/13/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
‘Wine Country’ star Maya Erskine has joined actor Donald Glover in the upcoming ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ series at Amazon. Erskine takes over the co-starring role from Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who had originally been set to star alongside Glover but departed the project last year due to creative differences, reports ‘Variety’. Glover revealed the new casting […]...
- 4/8/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Maya Erskine will star opposite Donald Glover in the upcoming “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” series at Amazon.
Erskine takes over the co-starring role from Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who had originally been set to star alongside Glover but departed the project last year due to creative differences. Glover revealed the new casting in an interview with himself in Interview Magazine.
The series is based on Doug Liman’s feature of the same name starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The pair played rival spies that discover they have been contracted to assassinate each other. According to Glover, he is currently writing the finale for the series.
Erskine is best known for co-creating, starring in, executive producing and co-showrunning the Hulu comedy series “PEN15.” The show was nominated for multiple Emmys throughout its two-season run, including one for best comedy series and two for best writing for a comedy series for Erskine as...
Erskine takes over the co-starring role from Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who had originally been set to star alongside Glover but departed the project last year due to creative differences. Glover revealed the new casting in an interview with himself in Interview Magazine.
The series is based on Doug Liman’s feature of the same name starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The pair played rival spies that discover they have been contracted to assassinate each other. According to Glover, he is currently writing the finale for the series.
Erskine is best known for co-creating, starring in, executive producing and co-showrunning the Hulu comedy series “PEN15.” The show was nominated for multiple Emmys throughout its two-season run, including one for best comedy series and two for best writing for a comedy series for Erskine as...
- 4/7/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Peacock announced the newest slate of guest stars joining its original musical comedy series “Girls5eva” for Season 2.
The guest stars include Amber Ruffin (“The Amber Ruffin Show”), Chad L. Coleman, Drew and Jonathan Scott (“Property Brothers”), Heidi Gardner (“Saturday Night Live”), Hoda Kotb, Tim Meadows, Grey Henson, James Monroe Inglehart (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), John Lutz, Judy Gold, Mario Cantone, Pat Battle (“NBC New York”) and Piter Marek. Previously announced new guest stars also include Amy Sedaris and Neil Flynn.
The new cast members will be joined by returning guest stars Andrew Rannels, Ashley Park (“Emily in Paris”), Daniel Breaker, Erika Henningsen (“Mean Girls the Musical”), Janine Brito (“Wine Country”), Jeremiah Craft, Jonathan Hadary and Julius Coneicao.
Season 2 of the comedy series follows a one-hit-wonder girl group from the 1990s that gets to give their dreams another shot. “Girls5eva” stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps.
The...
The guest stars include Amber Ruffin (“The Amber Ruffin Show”), Chad L. Coleman, Drew and Jonathan Scott (“Property Brothers”), Heidi Gardner (“Saturday Night Live”), Hoda Kotb, Tim Meadows, Grey Henson, James Monroe Inglehart (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), John Lutz, Judy Gold, Mario Cantone, Pat Battle (“NBC New York”) and Piter Marek. Previously announced new guest stars also include Amy Sedaris and Neil Flynn.
The new cast members will be joined by returning guest stars Andrew Rannels, Ashley Park (“Emily in Paris”), Daniel Breaker, Erika Henningsen (“Mean Girls the Musical”), Janine Brito (“Wine Country”), Jeremiah Craft, Jonathan Hadary and Julius Coneicao.
Season 2 of the comedy series follows a one-hit-wonder girl group from the 1990s that gets to give their dreams another shot. “Girls5eva” stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps.
The...
- 4/6/2022
- by Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Jason Schwartzman, the award-winning actor, writer, director, producer and musician who will next be seen as the lead in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City opposite Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber, Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Margot Robbie and many more, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas.
Schwartzman has featured in almost all of Anderson’s films, including Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel and his recently-released anthology, The French Dispatch. He co-wrote 2007’s The Darjeeling Limited with Anderson and Roman Coppola and shared “Story By” credit on The French Dispatch with Anderson, Coppola and Hugo Guinness, sharing that credit on Isle of Dogs with Anderson, Coppola and Kunichi Nomura.
Schwartzman has also worked with such notable filmmakers as Judd Apatow, David O. Russell, Amy Poehler, Tim Burton, Sofia Coppola and Alex Ross Perry, among others. His film credits also include Sing 2,...
Schwartzman has featured in almost all of Anderson’s films, including Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel and his recently-released anthology, The French Dispatch. He co-wrote 2007’s The Darjeeling Limited with Anderson and Roman Coppola and shared “Story By” credit on The French Dispatch with Anderson, Coppola and Hugo Guinness, sharing that credit on Isle of Dogs with Anderson, Coppola and Kunichi Nomura.
Schwartzman has also worked with such notable filmmakers as Judd Apatow, David O. Russell, Amy Poehler, Tim Burton, Sofia Coppola and Alex Ross Perry, among others. His film credits also include Sing 2,...
- 2/4/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series at Disney Plus has cast Maya Erskine, Variety has confirmed.
Details on Erskine’s role are being kept under wraps. She joins previously announced series lead Ewan McGregor as well as Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie. It was also previously announced that Hayden Christensen would return in the role of Darth Vader.
Erskine is best known for co-creating and co-starring in the Hulu comedy series “PEN15.” She, Anna Konkle, and Stacy Osei-Kuffour received an Emmy nomination in 2019 for best writing for a comedy series for their work on the show. Erskine’s other acting credits include “Crossing Swords,” “Casual,” “Insecure,” “Man Seeking Woman,” and features like “Scoob!” and “Wine Country.”
She is repped by Gersh, Mosaic, and Hansen Jacobson.
Production on “Obi-Wan Kenobi” recently began. The story begins 10 years...
Details on Erskine’s role are being kept under wraps. She joins previously announced series lead Ewan McGregor as well as Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie. It was also previously announced that Hayden Christensen would return in the role of Darth Vader.
Erskine is best known for co-creating and co-starring in the Hulu comedy series “PEN15.” She, Anna Konkle, and Stacy Osei-Kuffour received an Emmy nomination in 2019 for best writing for a comedy series for their work on the show. Erskine’s other acting credits include “Crossing Swords,” “Casual,” “Insecure,” “Man Seeking Woman,” and features like “Scoob!” and “Wine Country.”
She is repped by Gersh, Mosaic, and Hansen Jacobson.
Production on “Obi-Wan Kenobi” recently began. The story begins 10 years...
- 4/22/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix is in development on the new animated musical Steps, with Amy Poehler producing and Alyce Tzue set to make her directing debut.
Poehler will produce through her Paper Kite Productions banner along with her partner Kim Lessing, with The Croods producer Jane Hartwell also producing. Riki Lindhome will pen the script from a story she wrote with Kate Micucci. Lindhome and Micucci also will exec produce and writing all the music in addition to overseeing it.
“We are so excited to be working with Netflix and the great Riki, Kate and Alyce on this joyful and much-needed story,” Poehler said.
The story is a spin on the classic Cinderella story. Two stepsisters are overlooked for marriage by the prince and embark on an epic journey, realizing that their own perfect fairytales might be different from what they originally thought.
“Our step-sisters are a pair of young Asian immigrants to a fairytale world,...
Poehler will produce through her Paper Kite Productions banner along with her partner Kim Lessing, with The Croods producer Jane Hartwell also producing. Riki Lindhome will pen the script from a story she wrote with Kate Micucci. Lindhome and Micucci also will exec produce and writing all the music in addition to overseeing it.
“We are so excited to be working with Netflix and the great Riki, Kate and Alyce on this joyful and much-needed story,” Poehler said.
The story is a spin on the classic Cinderella story. Two stepsisters are overlooked for marriage by the prince and embark on an epic journey, realizing that their own perfect fairytales might be different from what they originally thought.
“Our step-sisters are a pair of young Asian immigrants to a fairytale world,...
- 3/29/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
After going all out during an awards season in which the company was uniquely well-situated to run the table, Netflix is rolling into March with a release slate that doesn’t suggest the dawn of spring so much as it does a garage sale. Which isn’t to say that there aren’t any good movies dropping on the platform this month, only that few of them seem poised to make a big splash, and the ones that might (the Eric Andre prank comedy “Bad Trip” comes to mind) haven’t been made available to critics yet. That’s also true of the many international titles that will be made available to stream over the next few weeks, some of which seem promising (we have our eyes on the Olga Kurylenko “Taken” riff “Sentinelle”), but none of which have made an impression on the festival circuit.
Other Netflix Originals of...
Other Netflix Originals of...
- 3/5/2021
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
It’s been 15 years since screenwriter Tina Fey brought peace to the teenage girl world with the groundbreaking “Mean Girls.” Now it’s her frequent creative partner Amy Poehler’s turn to stride the hallways of a contemporary high school, searching for harmony and justice among the heightened emotions and high-stakes conundrums of young adults.
Marking the multi-hyphenate Poehler’s return to the director’s chair after her casually comforting “Wine Country,” the good-natured dramedy “Moxie” isn’t nearly as sharp as “Mean Girls,” lacking its hilarious wit and unwavering bite, often erring on the side of didacticism and broadness in similarly charting a fed-up young woman’s awakening against her high school’s hostile, victimizing culture. Still, it’s a welcome entry into a familiar genre that will resonate with young audiences burdened by the unwritten rules of their respective educational institutions. And that’s thanks in large part...
Marking the multi-hyphenate Poehler’s return to the director’s chair after her casually comforting “Wine Country,” the good-natured dramedy “Moxie” isn’t nearly as sharp as “Mean Girls,” lacking its hilarious wit and unwavering bite, often erring on the side of didacticism and broadness in similarly charting a fed-up young woman’s awakening against her high school’s hostile, victimizing culture. Still, it’s a welcome entry into a familiar genre that will resonate with young audiences burdened by the unwritten rules of their respective educational institutions. And that’s thanks in large part...
- 3/1/2021
- by Tomris Laffly
- Variety Film + TV
The first two months of 2021 have brought no shortage of compelling, even great, movies and TV series but in March we’re getting some full-on events. A big, new animated Disney movie! Eddie Murphy returns to one of his most famous roles! Godzilla fights King Kong! Zack Snyder fights the limitations of a theatrical running time! It’s madness in the month of March! (If only there was some kind of pithy phrase that could be used to describe such a thing).
March will also see the departure of a...
March will also see the departure of a...
- 2/28/2021
- by Keith Phipps
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: John Slattery is setting up his second feature as a director, Maggie Moore(s), with fellow Mad Men alum Jon Hamm and Tina Fey.
The black comedy reps the reteaming of Hamm and Fey, the former who has starred on two of her series: in seven episodes of 30 Rock playing the characters of Abner, Dr. Drew Baird and David Brinkley; and as cult leader Richard Wayne Gary Wayne in 13 episodes of Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Maggie Moore(s) takes place in a dusty desert town where nothing ever happens, as a police chief is suddenly faced with the back-to-back murders of two women with the same name.
Endeavor Content is launching international sales at the European Film Market for Maggie Moore(s). Slattery’s feature directorial debut was the 2014 crime title God’s Pocket starring John Turturro, the late Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mad Men alum Christina Hendricks and Richard Jenkins.
The black comedy reps the reteaming of Hamm and Fey, the former who has starred on two of her series: in seven episodes of 30 Rock playing the characters of Abner, Dr. Drew Baird and David Brinkley; and as cult leader Richard Wayne Gary Wayne in 13 episodes of Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Maggie Moore(s) takes place in a dusty desert town where nothing ever happens, as a police chief is suddenly faced with the back-to-back murders of two women with the same name.
Endeavor Content is launching international sales at the European Film Market for Maggie Moore(s). Slattery’s feature directorial debut was the 2014 crime title God’s Pocket starring John Turturro, the late Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mad Men alum Christina Hendricks and Richard Jenkins.
- 2/23/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
"I don't like being voted 'Best Ass'!!" Netflix has launched the first official trailer for the film Moxie, a new high school comedy directed by comedian Amy Poehler (her second directing gig after Wine Country a few years back). Fed up with the sexist and toxic status quo at her high school, a shy 16-year-old named Vivian finds inspiration from her mother's rebellious past and anonymously publishes a zine that sparks a school-wide, coming-of-rage revolution. Hell yes! Say it louder! This sounds like a rad update on Election. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Jennifer Mathieu. The film stars Hadley Robinson as Vivian, with a big ensemble cast: Lauren Tsai, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Nico Hiraga, Sydney Park, Josephine Langford, Clark Gregg, Josie Totah, Alycia Pascual-Peña, Anjelika Washington, Charlie Hall, Sabrina Haskett with Ike Barinholtz, Amy Poehler and Marcia Gay Harden. This looks dang good. Here's the first official...
- 2/2/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Amy Poehler is here to start a revolution — in her teen daughter’s high school. In the first trailer for her film “Moxie” that’s all scored to the classic Bikini Kill song, a group of teenage “Rebel Girls” work to disrupt the sexist norms at their high school by starting a punk rock zine.
Hadley Robinson stars as Poehler’s 16-year-old daughter in the film who tries to keep her head down to avoid pestering and harassment by the jock kids who look to rank girls by their body parts and bangability. But she’s woken up when a new student played by Alycia Pascual-Pena helps her to realize that girls in high school don’t have to put up with this stuff.
Together they’re inspired by her mother’s rebellious past to publish an anonymous underground zine called Moxie and become the center of a feminist rebellion.
Hadley Robinson stars as Poehler’s 16-year-old daughter in the film who tries to keep her head down to avoid pestering and harassment by the jock kids who look to rank girls by their body parts and bangability. But she’s woken up when a new student played by Alycia Pascual-Pena helps her to realize that girls in high school don’t have to put up with this stuff.
Together they’re inspired by her mother’s rebellious past to publish an anonymous underground zine called Moxie and become the center of a feminist rebellion.
- 2/2/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Moving into the direction of filmmaking with a trio of directed episodes for Parks and Recreation, 2016’s TV Movie Dumb Prince, and her first Netflix project in Wine Country (2019), production on Amy Poehler‘s Netflix backed project began in October of 2019. Moxie, the book to film project sees an ensemble comprised of Hadley Robinson, Lauren Tsai, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Ike Barinholtz, Josephine Langford, Marcia Gay Harden and Clark Gregg. Pehler has been to Sundance on several occasions, and though we think the chances are slim for this to land, but perhaps this feminist revolution in high school music-fused item is a nice continuation of last year’s inclusion of The Glorias.…...
- 11/20/2020
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
This was difficult, because boy oh boy has Saturday Night Live brought us a mass of talent who have since become mega-stars in movie and/or television. I had to make this list, scrap the list, edit the list, add and take away from the list, and do it all over again before landing on a final ten. I’m still not sure I have this right, because it’s also a bit subjective too. There are huge names not on this list, like Jimmy Fallon, Kristen Wiig, Chevy Chase, Tim Meadows, Chris Rock, Andy Samberg and various others. Yes, each of these names appeared on the list at one point or another, but I decided on this ten based on their memorable moments on SNL, their impact on the show, and yeah, the things they went on to do afterwards. Some are here because their runs on SNL were iconic,...
- 10/28/2020
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
“Schitt’s Creek” actor Sarah Levy is social-distancing to her next gig.
Levy has been cast in “Distancing Socially,” a Covid-inspired indie film about relationships and the challenges of virtual communication during lockdown. Director Chris Blake, who also wrote the screenplay, is shooting in New York, Los Angeles and Vancouver using remote technology.
Levy is best known for her role as waitress Twyla Sands on “Schitt’s Creek,” the Emmy-winning series created by and starring her brother Dan Levy and dad Eugene Levy.
The cast also includes Blythe Howard (“Mindhunter”), Alan Tudyk (“Resident Alien”), Melanie Chandra (“Code Black”), Jessika Van (“Seoul Searching”), Sierra Katow (“Last Comic Standing”), Ted Welch (“Adult Interference”), Dawan Owens (“6 Balloons”), Jay Larson (“Wine Country”), Kim Shaw (“She’s Out Of My League”), Rory Scovel (“I Feel Pretty”), Connor Paolo (“Stake Land”), Andy Buckley (“Avenue 5”), Jim O’Heir (“Parks and Recreation”), Emma Fitzpatrick (“The Collector”), Karissa Lee Staples (“Necessary Roughness...
Levy has been cast in “Distancing Socially,” a Covid-inspired indie film about relationships and the challenges of virtual communication during lockdown. Director Chris Blake, who also wrote the screenplay, is shooting in New York, Los Angeles and Vancouver using remote technology.
Levy is best known for her role as waitress Twyla Sands on “Schitt’s Creek,” the Emmy-winning series created by and starring her brother Dan Levy and dad Eugene Levy.
The cast also includes Blythe Howard (“Mindhunter”), Alan Tudyk (“Resident Alien”), Melanie Chandra (“Code Black”), Jessika Van (“Seoul Searching”), Sierra Katow (“Last Comic Standing”), Ted Welch (“Adult Interference”), Dawan Owens (“6 Balloons”), Jay Larson (“Wine Country”), Kim Shaw (“She’s Out Of My League”), Rory Scovel (“I Feel Pretty”), Connor Paolo (“Stake Land”), Andy Buckley (“Avenue 5”), Jim O’Heir (“Parks and Recreation”), Emma Fitzpatrick (“The Collector”), Karissa Lee Staples (“Necessary Roughness...
- 10/7/2020
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
“Saturday Night Live” veteran Paula Pell is the latest to join the cast of Tina Fey’s Peacock comedy “Girls5eva,” the fledgling streamer announced Tuesday.
Pell will star alongside Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Busy Philipps in the series about a one-hit wonder girl group from the ’90s who attempts to stage a comeback.
The “A.P. Bio” star will play Gloria, who has moved on from the group by becoming a dentist and coming out of the closet. Per Peacock, “Now living with her elderly father, she yearns for more in life than looking in people’s mouths and giving her dad heart pills.”
Meredith Scardino created the series and executive produces alongside Fey and Robert Carlock; Jeff Richmond and David Miner of 3 Arts Entertainment; and Eric Gurian of Fey’s Little Stranger banner. Kat Coiro is set to direct the pilot.
The series hails from Universal Television,...
Pell will star alongside Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Busy Philipps in the series about a one-hit wonder girl group from the ’90s who attempts to stage a comeback.
The “A.P. Bio” star will play Gloria, who has moved on from the group by becoming a dentist and coming out of the closet. Per Peacock, “Now living with her elderly father, she yearns for more in life than looking in people’s mouths and giving her dad heart pills.”
Meredith Scardino created the series and executive produces alongside Fey and Robert Carlock; Jeff Richmond and David Miner of 3 Arts Entertainment; and Eric Gurian of Fey’s Little Stranger banner. Kat Coiro is set to direct the pilot.
The series hails from Universal Television,...
- 10/6/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
The pandemic has made desperadoes of all of us. There’s a strange kind of helplessness that sets in as home-bound film fans search for a decent movie to watch. Mind you, the medium has existed for more than a century, and its classics have never been more available than they are now. But unless you subscribe to a cinephile service like the Criterion Channel or Mubi, the good stuff isn’t curated in a way to help audiences stuck at home. And so, unsure what to watch, we settle for movies like “Desperados,” another lazy example of comedy-as-content from the Netflix machine, and among the service’s most popular performers for July.
If you liked such Netflix originals as “Ibiza” and “Wine Country,” try “Desperados,” or so the algorithm goes. Even the movie seems to have been made by computer, resulting in — to prove that leading lady Nasim Pedrad deserves a better movie.
If you liked such Netflix originals as “Ibiza” and “Wine Country,” try “Desperados,” or so the algorithm goes. Even the movie seems to have been made by computer, resulting in — to prove that leading lady Nasim Pedrad deserves a better movie.
- 7/22/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is no stranger to underrated and overlooked comedies. The addition of films like Sex Drive, Wine Country and Sleeping With Other People prove that there’s plenty for comedy fans to watch if they’re willing to dig for lesser-known but utterly hilarious content. One such underrated flick has been making its way up the service’s Top 10 list over the past 24 hours, and it’s well worth checking out if you’re a Seth Rogen fan.
After dropping on June 1st, the 2009 comedy Observe and Report took very little time to garner plenty of attention. It currently sits at #9 on the Top 10 Movies list, and while this occasionally mean-spirited film might be an acquired taste, it’s a hell of a good time if you can deal with its darker elements.
For those unfamiliar with it, the laugh-filled experience stars Rogen as a mall cop named Ronnie who...
After dropping on June 1st, the 2009 comedy Observe and Report took very little time to garner plenty of attention. It currently sits at #9 on the Top 10 Movies list, and while this occasionally mean-spirited film might be an acquired taste, it’s a hell of a good time if you can deal with its darker elements.
For those unfamiliar with it, the laugh-filled experience stars Rogen as a mall cop named Ronnie who...
- 6/6/2020
- by Billy Givens
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Syfy has set the full ensemble cast for the Tzgz anime-inspired comedy Magical Girl Friendship Squad. Led by Quinta Brunson (A Black Lady Sketch Show) and Anna Akana (Let It Snow), series regulars also include Ana Gasteyer and Matteo Lane (The Comedy Lineup).
Christine Baranski, Manny Jacinto (The Good Place), Helen Hong, Eric Bauza and Sarah “Squirm” Sherman (Three Busy Debras writer) will recur on Magical Girl Friendship Squad. Guest stars are Jason Mantzoukis, Paget Brewster, Vella Lovell (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Jamie Loftus (Robot Chicken writer) and Patti Harrison. Stephanie Sheh (Sailor Moon), Taylor Ortega and Daisy Hobbs have been tapped as utility players.
Christine Baranski, Manny Jacinto (The Good Place), Helen Hong, Eric Bauza and Sarah “Squirm” Sherman (Three Busy Debras writer) will recur on Magical Girl Friendship Squad. Guest stars are Jason Mantzoukis, Paget Brewster, Vella Lovell (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Jamie Loftus (Robot Chicken writer) and Patti Harrison. Stephanie Sheh (Sailor Moon), Taylor Ortega and Daisy Hobbs have been tapped as utility players.
- 5/13/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
With the “Parks and Rec” cast reuniting for a scripted special benefitting Feeding America, both original fans and those who binge-watched the show via streaming are surely in for a treat. Almost all cast members will be in character for the half-hour reunion, including Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Aziz Ansari, Rashida Jones, Adam Scott, Rob Lowe, Jim O’Heir and Retta, as well as a few of the series’ guest stars.
But, what have these actors been up to since the series finale in February 2015? From Poehler’s role as Susie in the revamped “Wet Hot American Summer” series to Pratt’s breakthrough in the world of Marvel, here’s an update on the talent behind your favorite Pawnee residents.
Amy Poehler (Leslie Knope)
Since her time as Leslie Knope, deputy director of the parks and recreation department turned deputy director of the department of interior, Poehler...
But, what have these actors been up to since the series finale in February 2015? From Poehler’s role as Susie in the revamped “Wet Hot American Summer” series to Pratt’s breakthrough in the world of Marvel, here’s an update on the talent behind your favorite Pawnee residents.
Amy Poehler (Leslie Knope)
Since her time as Leslie Knope, deputy director of the parks and recreation department turned deputy director of the department of interior, Poehler...
- 4/30/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Live from Zoom, it's the Saturday Night Live children's talent show! While catching up with Seth Meyers on Monday's at-home episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers, Maya Rudolph revealed that she and her fellow SNL alums Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell and Emily Spivey hosted a virtual talent show for their kids during the pandemic "It was pretty delightful, I gotta say," the Wine Country star gushed. "I think it was Tina's brainchild and then we got our older kids to get together and plan it. As you can imagine, it was pretty great." As for Maya's children's talent, the mom of four joked that their set didn't...
- 4/28/2020
- E! Online
Ana Gasteyer has signed on for lead role in the NBC single-camera comedy pilot “American Auto.”
The project hails from Justin Spitzer, the creator of NBC’s well-received comedy series “Superstore.” It is set at the headquarters of a major American automotive company in Detroit where a floundering group of executives try to rediscover the company identity amidst a rapidly changing industry.
Gasteyer will star as Katherine Hastings, the CEO of Payne Motors. She joins previously announced castmember Harriet Dyer, who will play Payne Motors’ head of communications, Sadie.
Gasteyer’s recent TV credits include “Prodigal Son,” “Schooled,” “The Goldbergs” and “Lady Dynamite.” She is known for her time as a castmember on “Saturday Night Live” and previously starred in the ABC comedy “Suburgatory.” She also recently appeared in the Netflix film “Wine Country,” which marked Amy Poehler’s feature directorial debut.
She is repped by Gersh and Circle of Confusion.
The project hails from Justin Spitzer, the creator of NBC’s well-received comedy series “Superstore.” It is set at the headquarters of a major American automotive company in Detroit where a floundering group of executives try to rediscover the company identity amidst a rapidly changing industry.
Gasteyer will star as Katherine Hastings, the CEO of Payne Motors. She joins previously announced castmember Harriet Dyer, who will play Payne Motors’ head of communications, Sadie.
Gasteyer’s recent TV credits include “Prodigal Son,” “Schooled,” “The Goldbergs” and “Lady Dynamite.” She is known for her time as a castmember on “Saturday Night Live” and previously starred in the ABC comedy “Suburgatory.” She also recently appeared in the Netflix film “Wine Country,” which marked Amy Poehler’s feature directorial debut.
She is repped by Gersh and Circle of Confusion.
- 2/25/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Saturday Night Live alumna Ana Gasteyer is set to lead the ensemble cast of NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot American Auto, from Superstore creator Justin Spitzer, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Universal Television.
Written by Spitzer, American Auto is set at the headquarters of a major American automotive company in Detroit, where a floundering group of executives try to rediscover the company identity amidst a rapidly changing industry.
Gasteyer will play Katherine Hastings, the CEO at Payne Motors. She joins Harriet Dyer, who recently was cast as Payne’s type-a head of communications.
Spitzer executive produces with Kapital’s Kaplan and Dana Honor.
Gasteyer recurred as Susan Cinoman on The Goldbergs and has reprised the role in spinoff Schooled. She recently was revealed as The Tree on Fox’s hit The Masked Singer and did a guest-starring stint on Fox drama series Prodigal Son. Gasteyer, whose credits also include...
Written by Spitzer, American Auto is set at the headquarters of a major American automotive company in Detroit, where a floundering group of executives try to rediscover the company identity amidst a rapidly changing industry.
Gasteyer will play Katherine Hastings, the CEO at Payne Motors. She joins Harriet Dyer, who recently was cast as Payne’s type-a head of communications.
Spitzer executive produces with Kapital’s Kaplan and Dana Honor.
Gasteyer recurred as Susan Cinoman on The Goldbergs and has reprised the role in spinoff Schooled. She recently was revealed as The Tree on Fox’s hit The Masked Singer and did a guest-starring stint on Fox drama series Prodigal Son. Gasteyer, whose credits also include...
- 2/25/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
This year's Golden Globes just happened, but we're already looking forward to the annual ceremony in 2021. Why? Because our favorite comedy pair Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are set to host! That's right, the Saturday Night Live and Wine Country stars are hitting the Golden Globes stage again, and it's sure to be a blast. "There's no denying that Tina and Amy's comedic chemistry is infectious," Lorenzo Soria, Hollywood Foreign Press Association president, said in a statement. "We can't wait to see the dynamic duo return to the Golden Globes stage."
Fey and Poehler co-hosted the coveted award show three years in a row, from 2013 to 2015. They were widely praised for their onstage quips, witty jokes, and electric dynamic. The ceremony was subsequently hosted by Jimmy Fallon in 2017, Seth Meyers in 2018, and Ricky Gervais, who was front and center in 2016, as well as this year's show where he delivered a rather unforgettable monologue.
Fey and Poehler co-hosted the coveted award show three years in a row, from 2013 to 2015. They were widely praised for their onstage quips, witty jokes, and electric dynamic. The ceremony was subsequently hosted by Jimmy Fallon in 2017, Seth Meyers in 2018, and Ricky Gervais, who was front and center in 2016, as well as this year's show where he delivered a rather unforgettable monologue.
- 1/11/2020
- by Brea Cubit
- Popsugar.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that 344 feature films are eligible for the 2019 Academy Awards.
To be eligible for the consideration, the films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by Dec. 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days. Academy rules also state that a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.
Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards will be announced on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. The ceremony takes place on Sunday, Feb. 9, airing live from Hollywood on ABC.
“Abominable”
“Ad Astra”
“Adam”
“The Addams Family”
“The Aeronauts”
“After the Wedding”
“The Aftermath”
“Aga”
“Aladdin”
“Alita: Battle Angel”
“Always Be My Maybe”
“The Amazing Johnathan”
“American Factory”
“American Woman”
“Angel Has Fallen”
“The Angry Birds Movie 2”
“Anna”
“Annabelle Comes Home...
To be eligible for the consideration, the films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by Dec. 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days. Academy rules also state that a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.
Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards will be announced on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. The ceremony takes place on Sunday, Feb. 9, airing live from Hollywood on ABC.
“Abominable”
“Ad Astra”
“Adam”
“The Addams Family”
“The Aeronauts”
“After the Wedding”
“The Aftermath”
“Aga”
“Aladdin”
“Alita: Battle Angel”
“Always Be My Maybe”
“The Amazing Johnathan”
“American Factory”
“American Woman”
“Angel Has Fallen”
“The Angry Birds Movie 2”
“Anna”
“Annabelle Comes Home...
- 12/18/2019
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Paula Pell will receive the WGA East’s Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence at the 72nd annual WGA Awards, which will be held February 1. The award will be presented by her longtime friend and former SNL colleague Amy Poehler.
The honor will be bestowed in New York at the Edison Ballroom; the WGA Awards ceremonies will be held concurrently in New York and at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
“I am truly thrilled and honored to receive the WGA Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence,” Pell said. “I heard many stories of Herb’s legendary work when I joined SNL in 1953,” she joked. “I will proudly put this next to my lifetime achievement award from Clever Matron Magazine.”
The Sargent Award is presented to writers who embody “the spirit, commitment and comic genius of Mr. Sargent, as well as his dedication to mentoring new writers,” the guild said.
The honor will be bestowed in New York at the Edison Ballroom; the WGA Awards ceremonies will be held concurrently in New York and at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
“I am truly thrilled and honored to receive the WGA Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence,” Pell said. “I heard many stories of Herb’s legendary work when I joined SNL in 1953,” she joked. “I will proudly put this next to my lifetime achievement award from Clever Matron Magazine.”
The Sargent Award is presented to writers who embody “the spirit, commitment and comic genius of Mr. Sargent, as well as his dedication to mentoring new writers,” the guild said.
- 12/11/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Few casting directors have inspired as many mythic stories as Allison Jones, tall tales about the stars she plucked from obscurity, real teenagers suddenly turned into real actors, entire ensembles spliced together by seeming alchemy. With Jones, however, those starry-eyed stories are something else entirely: all true.
You know Jones’ work even if you don’t know her name, from basically building the Judd Apatow crew from scratch to assembling the cast of the still-beloved U.S. version of “The Office.” Mostly, she knows how to find funny people, but few people understand how irrevocably linked humor and heart are quite like Jones.
Jones’ talents with younger generations have always been her signature, and for projects in need of fresh faces, there’s no one better. In recent years, she’s cast everything from “Eighth Grade” to “Booksmart,” “Lady Bird” to “Mid90s.” Need some interesting adults? Jones is still your gal: this year alone,...
You know Jones’ work even if you don’t know her name, from basically building the Judd Apatow crew from scratch to assembling the cast of the still-beloved U.S. version of “The Office.” Mostly, she knows how to find funny people, but few people understand how irrevocably linked humor and heart are quite like Jones.
Jones’ talents with younger generations have always been her signature, and for projects in need of fresh faces, there’s no one better. In recent years, she’s cast everything from “Eighth Grade” to “Booksmart,” “Lady Bird” to “Mid90s.” Need some interesting adults? Jones is still your gal: this year alone,...
- 12/3/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Exclusive: CBS has put in development Who Gets Dad? a multi-camera siblings comedy from former The Last Man On Earth writer-producer Liz Cackowski, Lonely Island’s production shingle Party Over Here and CBS Television Studios.
Written by Cackowski, Who Gets Dad? revolves around adult siblings who reconnect when they are forced to share custody of their aging father.
Cackowski executive produces with Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone and Becky Sloviter for Party Over Here. CBS Television Studios is the studio.
Cackowski, who came out of Second City, is a writer and actress. She spent four years as a writer on Saturday Night Live and worked on the first three seasons of The Last Man On Earth, most recently as co-producer. She most recently co-wrote and co-produced Netflix feature Wine Country. She previously was an Executive Story Editor on NBC’s Community and also co-created and starred in The Jeanne Tate Show.
Written by Cackowski, Who Gets Dad? revolves around adult siblings who reconnect when they are forced to share custody of their aging father.
Cackowski executive produces with Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone and Becky Sloviter for Party Over Here. CBS Television Studios is the studio.
Cackowski, who came out of Second City, is a writer and actress. She spent four years as a writer on Saturday Night Live and worked on the first three seasons of The Last Man On Earth, most recently as co-producer. She most recently co-wrote and co-produced Netflix feature Wine Country. She previously was an Executive Story Editor on NBC’s Community and also co-created and starred in The Jeanne Tate Show.
- 11/22/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Patrick Schwarzenegger has been set to play a starring role in Moxie, the film that Amy Poehler is directing for Netflix. Adapted from the Jennifer Mathieu novel, Moxie tells the story of a girl (Hadley Robinson) from a small town who is inspired by her mother’s Riot Girl past to start a feminist revolution at her high school.
Schwarzenegger plays the school’s handsome jock who offers vociferous opposition to the Moxie movement, and who has darker secrets in his past. Lauren Tsai also stars.
Schwarzenegger can next be seen in thriller Daniel Isn’t Real. He was last seen in Midnight Sun alongside Bella Thorne and the National Geographic miniseries The Long Road Home.
Barinholtz is currently voicing a lead in the Fox animated comedy Bless the Harts and was most recently seen onscreen in the Amazon Studios pic Late Night. He also guested on the Jordan Peele...
Schwarzenegger plays the school’s handsome jock who offers vociferous opposition to the Moxie movement, and who has darker secrets in his past. Lauren Tsai also stars.
Schwarzenegger can next be seen in thriller Daniel Isn’t Real. He was last seen in Midnight Sun alongside Bella Thorne and the National Geographic miniseries The Long Road Home.
Barinholtz is currently voicing a lead in the Fox animated comedy Bless the Harts and was most recently seen onscreen in the Amazon Studios pic Late Night. He also guested on the Jordan Peele...
- 10/29/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
“Utopia” and “Little Women” actress Hadley Robinson has been tapped to star in Amy Poehler’s next directorial effort “Moxie.”
Lauren Tsai is also on board to co-star in the Netflix movie.
“Moxie” follows a teenage girl (Robinson) from a small town who is inspired by her mother’s Riot Girl past and starts a feminist revolution at her high school.
Tamara Chestna adapted the screenplay, which is based on the book by Jennifer Mathieu. Poehler will produce through her Paper Kite banner along with Morgan Sackett and Kim Lessing.
The pic marks Poehler’s second time behind the camera, following her feature directorial debut with the Netflix comedy “Wine Country.” Poehler also starred in the movie alongside Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell, Emily Spivey, Tina Fey, Maya Erskine, Jason Schwartzman, and Cherry Jones.
Robinson recently wrapped shooting the pilot for the upcoming HBO Lakers series “Showtime...
Lauren Tsai is also on board to co-star in the Netflix movie.
“Moxie” follows a teenage girl (Robinson) from a small town who is inspired by her mother’s Riot Girl past and starts a feminist revolution at her high school.
Tamara Chestna adapted the screenplay, which is based on the book by Jennifer Mathieu. Poehler will produce through her Paper Kite banner along with Morgan Sackett and Kim Lessing.
The pic marks Poehler’s second time behind the camera, following her feature directorial debut with the Netflix comedy “Wine Country.” Poehler also starred in the movie alongside Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell, Emily Spivey, Tina Fey, Maya Erskine, Jason Schwartzman, and Cherry Jones.
Robinson recently wrapped shooting the pilot for the upcoming HBO Lakers series “Showtime...
- 10/14/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Hadley Robinson and Lauren Tsai have been set to star in Moxie, the latest directorial effort from Amy Poehler.
Written by Tamara Chestna (After), the Netflix coming-of-age comedy tells of a girl, played by Robinson, from a small town who is inspired by her mother’s Riot Girl past and starts a feminist revolution at her high school.
Poehler is producing via her Paper Kite banner along with cohorts Morgan Sackett and Kim Lessing.
The project adapts the book by Jennifer Mathieu.
Shooting begins late October.
Moxie is Poehler’s second feature as a director. She previously helmed Wine Country, also a Netflix ...
Written by Tamara Chestna (After), the Netflix coming-of-age comedy tells of a girl, played by Robinson, from a small town who is inspired by her mother’s Riot Girl past and starts a feminist revolution at her high school.
Poehler is producing via her Paper Kite banner along with cohorts Morgan Sackett and Kim Lessing.
The project adapts the book by Jennifer Mathieu.
Shooting begins late October.
Moxie is Poehler’s second feature as a director. She previously helmed Wine Country, also a Netflix ...
- 10/14/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Actors Rj Walker and Brittany Inge have been upped to series regulars on the Lena Waithe and Halle Berry produced romantic dramedy Boomerang on Bet.
Based on the iconic ’90s romantic comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Berry and produced by Paramount Television, Boomerang takes place about 25 years after the events of Marcus Graham’s (who was played by Eddie Murphy in the original feature. It centers on Marcus and Angela Lewis’s (played by Berry in the film) daughter Simone Graham (Tetona Jackson) and Bryson Broyer. The two are making moves as marketing professionals — like their parents. While they attempt to step out of their parents’ shadows, they try to navigate the terrain of relationships with their friends.
Walker plays David Wright, a Wall Street guy turned preacher with a strong moral compass. Fastidious about his looks,...
Based on the iconic ’90s romantic comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Berry and produced by Paramount Television, Boomerang takes place about 25 years after the events of Marcus Graham’s (who was played by Eddie Murphy in the original feature. It centers on Marcus and Angela Lewis’s (played by Berry in the film) daughter Simone Graham (Tetona Jackson) and Bryson Broyer. The two are making moves as marketing professionals — like their parents. While they attempt to step out of their parents’ shadows, they try to navigate the terrain of relationships with their friends.
Walker plays David Wright, a Wall Street guy turned preacher with a strong moral compass. Fastidious about his looks,...
- 8/26/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Steven Soderbergh will continue to explore innovative distribution methods for his next project, “Let Them All Talk,” which has just landed at the upcoming HBO Max. The rom-com-sounding project — like “Wine Country” for film snobs? — seems suspiciously out of Soderbergh’s wheelhouse, and maybe that’s why it sounds so refreshing.
“Let Them All Talk” reunites Soderbergh with Meryl Streep, who stars in his 2019 film “The Laundromat,” which Netflix will take to the Venice and Toronto film festivals. “Let Them All Talk” will tell the story of an acclaimed author who takes a journey of self-discovery with old friends, bringing her nephew, played by Lucas Hedges, along for the trip. Hedges soon finds himself romantically involved with a fledgling literary agent, played by Gemma Chan. Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest also star. The screenplay was penned by short story author and Deborah Eisenberg, who received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2009.
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“Let Them All Talk” reunites Soderbergh with Meryl Streep, who stars in his 2019 film “The Laundromat,” which Netflix will take to the Venice and Toronto film festivals. “Let Them All Talk” will tell the story of an acclaimed author who takes a journey of self-discovery with old friends, bringing her nephew, played by Lucas Hedges, along for the trip. Hedges soon finds himself romantically involved with a fledgling literary agent, played by Gemma Chan. Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest also star. The screenplay was penned by short story author and Deborah Eisenberg, who received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2009.
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- 8/19/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Saturday Night Live alumna Rachel Dratch and Anthony Alabi (Family Reunion) are joining the recurring for the upcoming tenth season of Showtime’s hit dramedy Shameless.
Dratch will play Paula, the corrupt parole officer for Ian (Cameron Monaghan) who uses her power over him and her other parolees to run an elaborate insurance scam.
Alabi will play the upstanding and clean-cut Mavar, who steps in to be a much needed role model for Liam (Christian Isaiah) as Liam explores his racial identity outside of the Gallaghers. A former college athlete, Mavar now sells used cars, mentors local youth and sings in the church choir.
The tenth season of the William H. Macy starrer from Warner Bros. TV picks up six months after last season’s finale with Frank (Macy) using his leg injury to collect as many prescription drugs as possible and his exploits leading him to an old friend.
Dratch will play Paula, the corrupt parole officer for Ian (Cameron Monaghan) who uses her power over him and her other parolees to run an elaborate insurance scam.
Alabi will play the upstanding and clean-cut Mavar, who steps in to be a much needed role model for Liam (Christian Isaiah) as Liam explores his racial identity outside of the Gallaghers. A former college athlete, Mavar now sells used cars, mentors local youth and sings in the church choir.
The tenth season of the William H. Macy starrer from Warner Bros. TV picks up six months after last season’s finale with Frank (Macy) using his leg injury to collect as many prescription drugs as possible and his exploits leading him to an old friend.
- 8/9/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney Television Studios has unveiled a robust lineup of 14 panels that are headed down to San Diego for Comic-Con. From ABC to 20th Century Fox Television, Disney TV will be taking over Hall H, the Indigo Ballroom and the San Diego Convention Center with programming that ranges from old favorites to new faces. Comic-Con takes place July 18-21.
ABC will introduce two new dramas at the San Diego confab: Stumptown with Cobie Smulders and Emergence starring Allison Tolman. Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is also set to return to Hall H for a star-studded panel.
There will also be a world-premiere screening of the Fox thriller Next as well as a first look at two animated series: Bless the Harts, from Emmy award winner Emily Spivey featuring the voices of Jillian Bell and Ike Barinholtz, and Solar Opposites, from the producers of Rick & Morty.
From the Fox and FX camp,...
ABC will introduce two new dramas at the San Diego confab: Stumptown with Cobie Smulders and Emergence starring Allison Tolman. Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is also set to return to Hall H for a star-studded panel.
There will also be a world-premiere screening of the Fox thriller Next as well as a first look at two animated series: Bless the Harts, from Emmy award winner Emily Spivey featuring the voices of Jillian Bell and Ike Barinholtz, and Solar Opposites, from the producers of Rick & Morty.
From the Fox and FX camp,...
- 7/1/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Saturday Night Live veterans Paula Pell, John Lutz, Lorne Michaels and Seth Meyers are teaming on Mapleworth Murders, a comedic murder mystery series for Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman’s short-form video platform Quibi. Universal TV is the studio.
Written by and starring Pell and Lutz, Mapleworth Murders centers around Abigail Mapleworth, played by Pell, a murder-mystery writer who solves homicides in her quaint small town of New Woodstream. Each episode of the comedic crime procedural will feature guest victims and suspects as we answer the bigger question of the series: why the hell are there so many murders in one small town?
Mapleworth Murders is produced by Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video and Sethmaker Shoemeyers. Broadway Video’s Michaels and Andrew Singer executive produce with Sethmaker Shoemeyers’ Meyers and Mike Shoemaker. Hilary Marx and Jason Carden co-executive produce.
Pell wrote on SNL for 20 years and scripted Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s feature Sisters.
Written by and starring Pell and Lutz, Mapleworth Murders centers around Abigail Mapleworth, played by Pell, a murder-mystery writer who solves homicides in her quaint small town of New Woodstream. Each episode of the comedic crime procedural will feature guest victims and suspects as we answer the bigger question of the series: why the hell are there so many murders in one small town?
Mapleworth Murders is produced by Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video and Sethmaker Shoemeyers. Broadway Video’s Michaels and Andrew Singer executive produce with Sethmaker Shoemeyers’ Meyers and Mike Shoemaker. Hilary Marx and Jason Carden co-executive produce.
Pell wrote on SNL for 20 years and scripted Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s feature Sisters.
- 6/25/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Each year, the Women in Film gala supports the org’s foundation, which advocates for gender parity for women throughout the entertainment industry, while also supporting various educational and philanthropic efforts in Los Angeles.
The 2019 edition, taking place June 12 at the Beverly Hilton, will honor Amy Poehler (Entrepreneur in Entertainment Award), Issa Rae (Emerging Entrepreneur Award), Elizabeth Debicki (Max Mara Face of the Future Award) and Cathy Schulman (Crystal Award for Advocacy in Entertainment Award). Xosha Roquemore (“The Mindy Project”) will serve as host at the event, which was formerly known as the Wif Crystal + Lucy Awards.
“In the last 18 months, there’s been a significant earthquake in the discussion of how men and women interact while working in the entertainment industry,” says Women in Film board president Amy Baer, who also serves as gala co-chair. “By re-naming the gala, we all felt strongly that it would promote a full...
The 2019 edition, taking place June 12 at the Beverly Hilton, will honor Amy Poehler (Entrepreneur in Entertainment Award), Issa Rae (Emerging Entrepreneur Award), Elizabeth Debicki (Max Mara Face of the Future Award) and Cathy Schulman (Crystal Award for Advocacy in Entertainment Award). Xosha Roquemore (“The Mindy Project”) will serve as host at the event, which was formerly known as the Wif Crystal + Lucy Awards.
“In the last 18 months, there’s been a significant earthquake in the discussion of how men and women interact while working in the entertainment industry,” says Women in Film board president Amy Baer, who also serves as gala co-chair. “By re-naming the gala, we all felt strongly that it would promote a full...
- 6/12/2019
- by Nick Clement
- Variety Film + TV
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