Tim Minchin, who also serves as a co-writer, co-director, and composer, plays Lochlyn “Lucky” Flynn, an aptly down-on-his-luck ex-member of an Aussie rock band who — through a series of events drip-fed to audiences over eight, half-hour episodes — is now penniless and alone. With nothing but an old piano in tow, Lucky sets off to drive from Sydney to Perth (roughly 2,400 miles) in order to see his dying mother one last time....
Sony has tapped Kelly Marcel to write the currently untitled sequel, sources confirmed to IndieWire. Marcel co-wrote “Venom” and “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” and has served as a producer on both films. “Venom 3” is still in the early stages of development, but Marcel is writing the screenplay based on a story that she developed with Tom Hardy. Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal, and Hutch Parker are also producing....
Welcome to the 1970s, now in color! Though the new opening title sequence (courtesy of Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) stopped short of recreating the iconic “Brady Bunch” three-by-three grid, its rainbow “in color” tag and peppy music set the tone for a Technicolor episode within a spacious, suburban home about to double its occupancy. Yes, the much-anticipated twins are here, and Episode 3 goes delightfully overboard with wacky sitcom shenanigans to make their birth an event to remember....
The trailer for “Women Talking” captures Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand, Judith Ivey, and Sheila McCarthy debating what steps should be taken about the rampant rape in their remote religious community. Ben Whishaw also stars. Based on Miriam Toews’ novel, “Women Talking” marks Sarah Polley’s first film since her 2012 autobiographical documentary “Stories We Tell” and her first narrative feature since 2011’s “Take This Waltz.” Given the subject matter, this proved among Polley’s most challenging films to date....
“My partner Steven-Charles Jaffe and I wrote a whole treatment and plan for a ‘Star Trek’ feature film,” Meyer said. “We didn’t write a whole script. We wrote a very detailed treatment and a whole pitch doc with illustrations. It’s a very comprehensive thing. And we first we took it to Alex Kurtzman, then we took it to J.J. [Abrams], and then we took it to Emma Watts at Paramount....
Diamonds are forever, and so is James Bond. After 25 movies and seven lead actors, Agent 007 is still a fan favorite. “No Time to Die,” which arrived in theaters on Friday, will be Daniel Craig’s final time playing Bond but the franchise shows no signs of stopping. Diehard fans will probably never stop arguing about their favorite Bond actor, but one thing is not up for debate: James Bond is the most iconic movie spy of all time....
Here’s the official synopsis courtesy of Paramount+: “‘1883’ follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. It is a stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land — Montana.” Created by Academy Award nominee Taylor Sheridan (“Hell or High Water,” Best Original Screenplay), “1883” is the highly anticipated prequel to the Emmy-nominated series “Yellowstone....
See our initial thoughts for what to expect at the 95th Academy Awards here. The State of the Race At this stage of awards season, many acting contenders are still in the process of determining which categories they’ll compete in. The situation has become especially complex for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Shortly after the world premiere of “She Said” at New York Film Festival, the film depicting the work that went into the 2017 New York Times investigation of disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein, it was announced by Universal Pictures that one of the film’s leads, Carey Mulligan, would campaign for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar instead....
Whether you’re planning for a camping trip, or prepping for some outdoor Memorial Day fun, a portable TV should be on your shopping list. Smartphones and notebooks make it easy to wirelessly stream from just about any location with internet service, but that doesn’t mean portable TVs are totally out of style. In fact they’re multi-functional, they cost less than other tech gadgets and are typically more durable, which is perfect if you’re on a camping trip and don’t want to use a phone or an iPad to watch TV (but if you are looking for discounted iPad, click here)....
Based (apparently?) on Dana Canedy’s memoir, Washington’s film kicks off with a heartbroken and recently widowed Dana (Chanté Adams) writing a heartfelt letter to her young son. The implication is as clear as anything in Virgil Williams’ fumbling script: She’s penning said letter to give to the cute kiddo along with the titular journal, all in a bid to explain the love story from which he sprang. Uh, right? And yet the film fails to adhere to this very basic storytelling conceit, as Williams’ script soon opts to unpack a fraught romance that few people would feel comfortable sharing with their offspring....
“The impetus behind this whole endeavor is our love for Penny Marshall’s movie,” executive producer Hailey Wierengo told IndieWire. “We don’t think it needs to be improved upon. We don’t think it needs to be remade.” Before Marshall’s death in December 2018, Wierengo and the other EPs had a long conversation with the director about making “A League of Their Own” and the inherent limitations of what can be covered in a feature-length film....
The company also announced that it has teamed with Amy Adams to adapt the alt-feminist Western “Outlawed” for television. Written by Anna North, the New York Times bestseller, which debuted earlier this month, follows a young midwife through her initiation into the infamous Hole in the Wall Gang. In the novel, the real-life band of 19th century outlaws is reimagined as a ragtag gang of women and non-binary folks....
“Hello, I’m Adam Sandler, the face of the Independent Spirit Awards,” the comedian said, sporting robust facial hair. “If you’re wondering why I have an extremely hip beard now, it wasn’t intentional. Last year after I won Best Male Lead for me incomparable ‘Uncut Gems’ performance, this beard just appeared on my face. Was it magic, or was it the independent spirits that did it. Yes, my wife and kids haven’t looked at me without cringing in over 12 months, but Lars von Trier gave me a bag of CBD coffee for my birthday and Bon Iver does transcendental yoga with me every morning, so its all good, independently speaking of course....
The project is Cuarón’s first TV series since the 2014 NBC series “Believe,” which aired only 12 episodes before being canceled. Apple’s official synopsis for “Disclaimer” reads: The series “stars star Blanchett as Catherine Ravenscroft, a successful and respected television documentary journalist whose work has been built on revealing the concealed transgressions of long-respected institutions. When an intriguing novel written by a widower (Kline) appears on her bedside table, she is horrified to realize she is a key character in a story that she had hoped was long buried in the past....
The actress has spent the past few weeks fanning rumors about a potential “Community” movie, but that isn’t the only cancelled series she’s been forced to mourn. Her first full-fledged leading role on TV came on “GLOW,” Netflix’s 1980s women’s wrestling dramedy that was renewed for a fourth and final season in 2019 before being abruptly cancelled in 2020. But the show’s fan base continues to grow, to the point where “GLOW” finally appears to be given the respect that critics always had for it....
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Next year their legions will grow with “Isle of the Dead,” starring popular “Walking Dead” alums Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan, as well as a previously announced “Walking Dead” spinoff returning Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride. All told, that makes for five spinoffs of the original “Walking Dead” series. (“The Walking Dead: World Beyond” ended last year after a two-season run.) Filling the shoes of long-running O.G. “Walking Dead” is a tall order — in its heyday, it was the highest-rated series in the history of cable television — but this precarious scenario isn’t unfamiliar to AMC....
Plot details of the film are under wraps, but Netflix describes the film as an action-comedy that will see Hathaway and Hayek Pinault play rivals forced to work together. The “Seesaw Monster” book was published in Japan in 2019 and has not yet been released in English, so little information about its plot exists online. News of the project follows the end of the theatrical run for “Bullet Train,” a Sony Pictures adaptation of Isaka’s thriller “Maria Beetle....
“Initially, we conceived ‘Annette’ as another Sparks album,” Sparks said in a statement. “Yet this time it would be a narrative story that would consist of three main characters, a small enough ensemble that would allow us to also present the ‘opera’ live on tour. The music, story, and album were finished and ready to go, which is where the story takes a huge detour.” Sparks continued, “After meeting Leos at Cannes, we felt a real kinship, so we thought we would send him ‘Annette,’ not expecting anything other than to show him what Sparks was currently up to....
Mike White’s much-anticipated limited series “The White Lotus” will make its world premiere at the Austin-based festival on Saturday, June 19 at 8 p.m. ET. The screening will be part of ATX’s all-virtual Season 10, and White will be joined by select cast members for an exclusive conversation following the premiere. HBO’s official synopsis of the series reads: A social satire set at an exclusive Hawaiian resort, the six-episode limited series follows the vacations of various hotel guests over the span of a week as they relax and rejuvenate in paradise....
