Does the Academy hate horror? "Hate" is probably a strong word, but it's not unfair to say the Academy has at least an aversion to the genre. With the notable exception of Jonathan Demme's "The Silence of the Lambs," which swept the Oscars and won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay, the Oscars tend to overlook or ignore horror movies altogether. For (recent) example: many people thought Toni Collette should've at least nabbed a nomination for her incredible work in Ari Aster's "Hereditary," but that didn't happen.
Stephen King knows a thing or two about horror movies, especially since most of his books have been adapted to the screen. When it comes to King's movie adaptations, only one has achieved Oscar glory: "Misery," which earned Kathy Bates a Best Actress Oscar. But if King had his way, another one of his movies would've been recognized by the Academy,...
Stephen King knows a thing or two about horror movies, especially since most of his books have been adapted to the screen. When it comes to King's movie adaptations, only one has achieved Oscar glory: "Misery," which earned Kathy Bates a Best Actress Oscar. But if King had his way, another one of his movies would've been recognized by the Academy,...
- 5/19/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Beau DeMayo’s X-Men ’97, which serves as a continuation of the beloved 90s X-Men: The Animated Series, has been a raging success among Marvel fans. However, despite the show’s success, another show has captured DeMayo’s heart, with the writer sharing his love for it through social media.
Amazon Prime’s Fallout is based on the popular video game franchise of the same name.
DeMayo took to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), to share his thoughts on Amazon Prime’s adaptation of the Fallout video game franchise. DeMayo had nothing but the highest order of praise for the live-action adaptation and fans seemed to agree with him. Here is what DeMayo had to say about Fallout.
Beau DeMayo Shares Praise For Amazon Prime’s Fallout Adaptation
Despite his abrupt firing by Marvel Studios, Beau DeMayo has continued to enjoy the success of X-Men ’97 and frequently...
Amazon Prime’s Fallout is based on the popular video game franchise of the same name.
DeMayo took to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), to share his thoughts on Amazon Prime’s adaptation of the Fallout video game franchise. DeMayo had nothing but the highest order of praise for the live-action adaptation and fans seemed to agree with him. Here is what DeMayo had to say about Fallout.
Beau DeMayo Shares Praise For Amazon Prime’s Fallout Adaptation
Despite his abrupt firing by Marvel Studios, Beau DeMayo has continued to enjoy the success of X-Men ’97 and frequently...
- 5/3/2024
- by Pratik Handore
- FandomWire
On the surface, One Life might seem like template Oscar bait. Yet, despite its lustre, subject/genre, seasonal release date and cast of past award winners/nominees, director James Hawes’ factual adaptation is enriched with a well-structured screenplay, intricate detail and stunning performances which combine to make it just shy of phenomenal.
Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake’s script follows Nicholas Winton, a British humanitarian of Jewish/German heritage. When we first meet Nicholas (Anthony Hopkins), in Maidenhead, England in 1987, he’s humble in his winter years; collecting for local charities and counting pennies in his kitchen. His wife, Grete (Lena Olin), suggests Nicholas clears out his boxes of old newspapers, books, files and photos for a party they’ll be throwing. While doing so, Nicholas begins to reminisce.
One Life darts back to 1938, when young Nicholas (Johnny Flynn) is a London based stockbroker who takes time away from his...
Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake’s script follows Nicholas Winton, a British humanitarian of Jewish/German heritage. When we first meet Nicholas (Anthony Hopkins), in Maidenhead, England in 1987, he’s humble in his winter years; collecting for local charities and counting pennies in his kitchen. His wife, Grete (Lena Olin), suggests Nicholas clears out his boxes of old newspapers, books, files and photos for a party they’ll be throwing. While doing so, Nicholas begins to reminisce.
One Life darts back to 1938, when young Nicholas (Johnny Flynn) is a London based stockbroker who takes time away from his...
- 12/18/2023
- by Daniel Goodwin
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This is Us alum Justin Hartley plays a lone-wolf survivalist, Colter Shaw, seeking to solve mysteries in the trailer for CBS’ Tracker drama, which dropped on Friday.
“You collect rewards, right?” he’s asked at one point in the trailer. “I prefer the term ‘rewardist.’ Everyone’s looking for something,” Shaw answers as he makes his way through a forest.
CBS will use the Super Bowl, the biggest TV event of the season, as a plum promotional launch pad for Tracker on Feb. 11, as the drama starring Hartley will finally bow after it was picked up to series in December 2022.
As Shaw travels across the U.S. to resolve mysteries, at another point in the trailer he is seen giving first aid to a young woman injured while on a wilderness adventure. He takes the time to offer some advice: “How you survive is you make quick, smart decisions. You remain calm.
“You collect rewards, right?” he’s asked at one point in the trailer. “I prefer the term ‘rewardist.’ Everyone’s looking for something,” Shaw answers as he makes his way through a forest.
CBS will use the Super Bowl, the biggest TV event of the season, as a plum promotional launch pad for Tracker on Feb. 11, as the drama starring Hartley will finally bow after it was picked up to series in December 2022.
As Shaw travels across the U.S. to resolve mysteries, at another point in the trailer he is seen giving first aid to a young woman injured while on a wilderness adventure. He takes the time to offer some advice: “How you survive is you make quick, smart decisions. You remain calm.
- 12/15/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CBS has dropped the first trailer for Tracker, its upcoming drama series starring Justin Hartley as a mysterious reward seeker and expert tracker.
“You collect rewards, right?” a woman is heard asking Hartley’s Colter Shaw in the opening of the trailer.
“I prefer the term ‘rewardist,'” he calmly replies as he warily works his way through a forest. “Everyone’s looking for something.”
Tracker follows Colter Shaw (Hartley), a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family. Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, Eric Graise and Fiona Rene also star.
The series is based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver.
Tracker is produced by 20th Television. In addition to Hartley, Ken Olin, Ben H. Winters and Hilary Weisman Graham are executive producing for 20th Television.
“You collect rewards, right?” a woman is heard asking Hartley’s Colter Shaw in the opening of the trailer.
“I prefer the term ‘rewardist,'” he calmly replies as he warily works his way through a forest. “Everyone’s looking for something.”
Tracker follows Colter Shaw (Hartley), a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family. Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, Eric Graise and Fiona Rene also star.
The series is based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver.
Tracker is produced by 20th Television. In addition to Hartley, Ken Olin, Ben H. Winters and Hilary Weisman Graham are executive producing for 20th Television.
- 12/15/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Tracker is ready to tackle Super Bowl Sunday, and TVLine’s #2024FirstLook series continues with a fresh batch of photos from the first episode of CBS’ new midseason series.
Based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver, Tracker stars Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries — and while contending with his own fractured family.
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Based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver, Tracker stars Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries — and while contending with his own fractured family.
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- 12/15/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
CBS Studios on Thursday unveiled new premium drama series The Darkness, a co-production from CBS Studios and Icelandic production firm Truenorth and executive producers Stampede Ventures, starring Oscar nominee Lena Olin (Enemies, A Love Story, Hunters, Chocolat, The Artist’s Wife, Hilma), which Oscar nominee Lasse Hallström (Chocolat, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Hilma) is set to direct.
The English-language six-episode series will start shooting in Iceland later this year for local broadcaster Síminn. The series reunites Olin with director Hallström in his first foray into television. The project was announced at Rome’s Mia Market.
Based on the best-selling thriller series by Icelandic author Ragnar Jónasson, The Darkness follows Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir “as she investigates a shocking murder case whilst coming to terms with her own personal traumas,” according to a plot description. “Faced with an impending early retirement and forced to take on a new partner, Hulda is determined to find the killer,...
The English-language six-episode series will start shooting in Iceland later this year for local broadcaster Síminn. The series reunites Olin with director Hallström in his first foray into television. The project was announced at Rome’s Mia Market.
Based on the best-selling thriller series by Icelandic author Ragnar Jónasson, The Darkness follows Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir “as she investigates a shocking murder case whilst coming to terms with her own personal traumas,” according to a plot description. “Faced with an impending early retirement and forced to take on a new partner, Hulda is determined to find the killer,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stephen King knows a thing or two about haunted hotels. His "The Shining" is the granddaddy of haunted hotel tales, and he even returned to the Overlook Hotel with the sequel "Doctor Sleep." And then there's "1408," King's short story about one mean room. King originally wrote part of the story as part of his non-fiction work "On Writing." It was merely meant to illustrate how a story changes from draft to draft. But the story turned out to be pretty darn good, and a fully formed "1408" became part of an audiobook collection before ending up in King's short story anthology "Everything's Eventual."
Since this is a Stephen King story we're talking about, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood came calling. Writers Matt Greenberg, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski took King's story and expanded it to feature length, keeping the basic outline of what King had...
Since this is a Stephen King story we're talking about, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood came calling. Writers Matt Greenberg, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski took King's story and expanded it to feature length, keeping the basic outline of what King had...
- 8/6/2023
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
The works of Stephen King are one of (if not the) biggest reasons that I fell in love with horror. With so many of his novels and short stories having been turned into feature films, it’s kind of hard to have never watched at least one – even if by accident. You have classic films such as The Shining and Pet Sematary, and then you have adaptations that you’re better off just reading the book. Speaking of Cell, its two stars, John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson, happen to be in one of my all-time favorite King stories brought to life, 1408. Based on the short story of the same name, it started out as an audiobook (Blood and Smoke) before being printed in the collection, Everything's Eventual in 2002.
In the film, John Cusack plays Mike Enslin, an author who is highly skeptical of anything paranormal (even if writing about...
In the film, John Cusack plays Mike Enslin, an author who is highly skeptical of anything paranormal (even if writing about...
- 6/22/2023
- by Crockett Houghton
- DailyDead
Madison Nears will continue to haunt the halls of Split River High School.
Paramount+ has ordered a second season of School Spirits, its YA mystery starring Peyton List (Cobra Kai) as Madison, a student who dies at her school and is unable to leave as she tries to discover who killed her. The show comes from Awesomeness, Paramount Global’s in-house studio targeting young adults.
The renewal comes about two months after the show’s first season ended on a cliffhanger. Season two is slated to begin production in 2024, with creators Megan Trinrud and Nate Trinrud and showrunner Oliver Goldstick set to return.
“We saw how engaged the fans of the show were, and we’re really excited about not only the creative direction of the show [in season one], but the promise of the creative direction we’re aware of in the second season,” Shauna Phelan, executive vp and co-head of Nickelodeon...
Paramount+ has ordered a second season of School Spirits, its YA mystery starring Peyton List (Cobra Kai) as Madison, a student who dies at her school and is unable to leave as she tries to discover who killed her. The show comes from Awesomeness, Paramount Global’s in-house studio targeting young adults.
The renewal comes about two months after the show’s first season ended on a cliffhanger. Season two is slated to begin production in 2024, with creators Megan Trinrud and Nate Trinrud and showrunner Oliver Goldstick set to return.
“We saw how engaged the fans of the show were, and we’re really excited about not only the creative direction of the show [in season one], but the promise of the creative direction we’re aware of in the second season,” Shauna Phelan, executive vp and co-head of Nickelodeon...
- 6/20/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Justin Hartley is heading back to the Super Bowl. Hartley’s new CBS drama “Tracker” has landed the best lead-in imaginable for a series premiere: The show has landed the coveted post-Super Bowl slot next season, launching behind Super Bowl Lviii on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.
Hartley, of course, knows a thing or two about that slot. As one of the stars of NBC’s “This Is Us,” he watched a Crock Pot tear his TV family apart in that show’s very special “Super Bowl Sunday” episode, airing right after the big game in 2018.
In premiering “Tracker” after the Super Bowl, CBS continues its return to the once-common practice of using the biggest night on TV to launch a new series. The last time CBS ran the game, in 2021, the network premiered “The Equalizer” behind Super Bowl Lv. (It worked: “The Equalizer” is still on the air.) The time before that,...
Hartley, of course, knows a thing or two about that slot. As one of the stars of NBC’s “This Is Us,” he watched a Crock Pot tear his TV family apart in that show’s very special “Super Bowl Sunday” episode, airing right after the big game in 2018.
In premiering “Tracker” after the Super Bowl, CBS continues its return to the once-common practice of using the biggest night on TV to launch a new series. The last time CBS ran the game, in 2021, the network premiered “The Equalizer” behind Super Bowl Lv. (It worked: “The Equalizer” is still on the air.) The time before that,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Justin Hartley is about to get a prime berth on CBS: His new drama Tracker will debut after the network’s telecast of Super Bowl Lviii on February 11.
Previously known as The Never Game, the series follows a lone-wolf survivalist named Colter Shaw (Hartley), who roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.
Related: 2023-24 CBS Schedule
Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, Eric Graise and Fiona Rene also star. The series is based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver.
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CBS has already started to build anticipation for the series. The network’s marketing department under President Mike Benson kicked off a promotional campaign during March Madness.
“We are going to be strategic about this and build anticipation,...
Previously known as The Never Game, the series follows a lone-wolf survivalist named Colter Shaw (Hartley), who roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.
Related: 2023-24 CBS Schedule
Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, Eric Graise and Fiona Rene also star. The series is based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver.
Related: CBS New Series Trailers: ‘Elsbeth’, ‘Matlock’
CBS has already started to build anticipation for the series. The network’s marketing department under President Mike Benson kicked off a promotional campaign during March Madness.
“We are going to be strategic about this and build anticipation,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Justin Hartley will be back on broadcast TV more permanently next season.
CBS announced this week it has ordered The Never Game to series for the 2023-2024 TV season.
That's right, folks, the broadcast networks are already thinking about next season.
Hartley is attached to star and executive produce the project, which filmed a pilot earlier this year.
Based on the bestselling novel by Jeffery Deaver, The Never Game features Hartley as lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw, who roams the country as a "reward seeker," using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.
Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, Eric Graise, Fiona Rene and Academy Award Winner Mary McDonnell also star.
"I am overjoyed to give the first new show order for next season to this thrilling new series led by the incredibly talented Justin Hartley," said Amy Reisenbach,...
CBS announced this week it has ordered The Never Game to series for the 2023-2024 TV season.
That's right, folks, the broadcast networks are already thinking about next season.
Hartley is attached to star and executive produce the project, which filmed a pilot earlier this year.
Based on the bestselling novel by Jeffery Deaver, The Never Game features Hartley as lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw, who roams the country as a "reward seeker," using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.
Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, Eric Graise, Fiona Rene and Academy Award Winner Mary McDonnell also star.
"I am overjoyed to give the first new show order for next season to this thrilling new series led by the incredibly talented Justin Hartley," said Amy Reisenbach,...
- 12/16/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Justin Hartley to star in ‘The Never Game’
Justin Hartley’s following up his six-season run as one of the Big Three on This Is Us with a starring role in the drama series The Never Game. Hartley’s attached to star in the CBS series and will serve as an executive producer.
The Never Game also has Emmy nominee Robin Weigert (Deadwood), Abby McEnany (Work in Progress), Eric Graise (Locke & Key), Fiona Rene, and two-time Oscar nominee Mary McDonnell on board to star.
The series is based on Jeffery Deaver’s bestselling novel, with Ben H. Winters penning the pilot and This Is Us‘s Ken Olin directing. Olin and Winters are also executive producing.
CBS is expecting to add The Never Game to its 2023-2024 primetime lineup.
“I am overjoyed to give the first new show order for next season to this thrilling new series led by the incredibly talented Justin Hartley,...
Justin Hartley’s following up his six-season run as one of the Big Three on This Is Us with a starring role in the drama series The Never Game. Hartley’s attached to star in the CBS series and will serve as an executive producer.
The Never Game also has Emmy nominee Robin Weigert (Deadwood), Abby McEnany (Work in Progress), Eric Graise (Locke & Key), Fiona Rene, and two-time Oscar nominee Mary McDonnell on board to star.
The series is based on Jeffery Deaver’s bestselling novel, with Ben H. Winters penning the pilot and This Is Us‘s Ken Olin directing. Olin and Winters are also executive producing.
CBS is expecting to add The Never Game to its 2023-2024 primetime lineup.
“I am overjoyed to give the first new show order for next season to this thrilling new series led by the incredibly talented Justin Hartley,...
- 12/15/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
“The Never Game,” a new drama series from Justin Hartley, has been ordered by CBS for the 2023-2024 broadcast season.
Based on the bestselling novel by Jeffery Deaver, “The Never Game” features the “This Is Us” star as lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw, who roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.
“I am overjoyed to give the first new show order for next season to this thrilling new series led by the incredibly talented Justin Hartley,” CBS Entertainment presidet Amy Reisenbach said in a statement. “The Never Game is an excellent addition to our already successful drama lineup, and since our viewers love shows with action, intrigue, mystery and complex characters, they will love The Never Game – it delivers on all fronts.”
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Based on the bestselling novel by Jeffery Deaver, “The Never Game” features the “This Is Us” star as lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw, who roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.
“I am overjoyed to give the first new show order for next season to this thrilling new series led by the incredibly talented Justin Hartley,” CBS Entertainment presidet Amy Reisenbach said in a statement. “The Never Game is an excellent addition to our already successful drama lineup, and since our viewers love shows with action, intrigue, mystery and complex characters, they will love The Never Game – it delivers on all fronts.”
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- 12/15/2022
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
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CBS is getting a head start on its 2023-24 lineup.
The network has placed a series order for The Never Game, a drama starring and executive produced by This Is Us alum Justin Hartley. The series hails from Disney’s 20th Television, where Hartley and pilot director and executive producer Ken Olin both have overall deals, and is based on a novel by Jeffery Deaver. It’s slated to debut in the 2023-24 season.
“I am overjoyed to give the first new show order for next season to this thrilling new series led by the incredibly talented Justin Hartley,” CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said in a statement. “The Never Game is an excellent addition to our already successful drama lineup, and since our viewers love shows with action, intrigue, mystery and complex characters, they will love The Never Game — it delivers on all fronts.
CBS is getting a head start on its 2023-24 lineup.
The network has placed a series order for The Never Game, a drama starring and executive produced by This Is Us alum Justin Hartley. The series hails from Disney’s 20th Television, where Hartley and pilot director and executive producer Ken Olin both have overall deals, and is based on a novel by Jeffery Deaver. It’s slated to debut in the 2023-24 season.
“I am overjoyed to give the first new show order for next season to this thrilling new series led by the incredibly talented Justin Hartley,” CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said in a statement. “The Never Game is an excellent addition to our already successful drama lineup, and since our viewers love shows with action, intrigue, mystery and complex characters, they will love The Never Game — it delivers on all fronts.
- 12/15/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Manny says “Haaaaaaasta la vista, baby?”
The pilot for Justin Hartley‘s potential new series, The Never Game, started shooting today — an occasion that pilot director/executive producer Ken Olin marked by giving the public a hint at what’s in store.
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The pilot for Justin Hartley‘s potential new series, The Never Game, started shooting today — an occasion that pilot director/executive producer Ken Olin marked by giving the public a hint at what’s in store.
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- 10/6/2022
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
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