Exclusive: Sony’s TriStar has preemptively picked up Cooper McMains’ feature spec thriller The Tip with John Strickland, the director of the Emmy-winning Netflix/BBC series The Bodyguard, attached to direct.
The precise storyline is largely under wraps, but we’re hearing that elements involve a waitress, a hefty $10K tip from a stranger with events turning dangerous.
Jeremy Stern and Bob Shaye of Unique Features will produce alongside Jack Greenbaum and Richard Arlook of The Arlook Group. TriStar President Hannah Minghella and Svp of film Nicole Brown will oversee for the studio which catapulted Mrc/Working Title’s Baby Driver to a huge sleeper success in the summer of 2017 with $227M at the global box office. Up next for TriStar is the Tom Hanks movie A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood on Nov. 22. Pic, directed by Marielle Heller, premiered at Tiff and currently is 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
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The precise storyline is largely under wraps, but we’re hearing that elements involve a waitress, a hefty $10K tip from a stranger with events turning dangerous.
Jeremy Stern and Bob Shaye of Unique Features will produce alongside Jack Greenbaum and Richard Arlook of The Arlook Group. TriStar President Hannah Minghella and Svp of film Nicole Brown will oversee for the studio which catapulted Mrc/Working Title’s Baby Driver to a huge sleeper success in the summer of 2017 with $227M at the global box office. Up next for TriStar is the Tom Hanks movie A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood on Nov. 22. Pic, directed by Marielle Heller, premiered at Tiff and currently is 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- 10/16/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In the ’70s, you always tended to hear two things about Abba: that they were most stratospherically successful pop group since the Beatles (which was true); and that musically, they were a shiny bouncy joke — the quintessence of bubble-gum triviality, four smiling Swedish troubadours in space-age polyester disco suits singing happy jingles of ear candy. Not everyone felt that way, of course; the people who bought all those Abba records clearly dug them. Yet it’s no exaggeration to say that Abba, in their heyday, were reviled by the mainstream press, and that if you tried to make a case for taking them seriously you’d probably be laughed out of the room.
With Abba, it went that way for a long time, though to me that’s quite a mind-boggling statement. For whenever I think of Abba, the following words tend to spring to mind: pure, pop, luscious,...
With Abba, it went that way for a long time, though to me that’s quite a mind-boggling statement. For whenever I think of Abba, the following words tend to spring to mind: pure, pop, luscious,...
- 7/22/2018
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
This spring FX’s “American Crime Story” returned for its second season, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace,” which explores the murder of the famous fashion designer (played by Edgar Ramirez) by serial killer Andrew Cunanan (played by Darren Criss). It’s the early front-runner to win Best Limited Series based on the combined predictions of hundreds of Gold Derby users who have entered their picks in our predictions center thus far. The first season of “Acs,” “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” also won top honors in 2016, so a victory for “Versace” would make this the first series since “Prime Suspect” to repeat as Best Limited Series.
Anthologies have had a TV revival in recent years. Ryan Murphy helped re-popularize the form with “American Horror Story,” which debuted in 2011. Since then we’ve seen other anthologies like “Fargo,” “American Crime” and “Black Mirror” earn acclaim and awards. But since that...
Anthologies have had a TV revival in recent years. Ryan Murphy helped re-popularize the form with “American Horror Story,” which debuted in 2011. Since then we’ve seen other anthologies like “Fargo,” “American Crime” and “Black Mirror” earn acclaim and awards. But since that...
- 3/19/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
August is a quiet month for television, so after you've savored "Breaking Bad" on Sundays, why not take a look at one of the imports below? Thanks to the growth of streaming sites, shows from different countries that wouldn't always find a network in the U.S. are now available legally here. The five series listed below are from Ireland, Australia, Spain, the U.K. and Brazil, and while none have aired on American television, they can be viewed on different streaming services around the web."The Fall" (Netflix) Netflix snagged this Irish/UK serial killer saga not longer after it premiered on television on RTÉ One and BBC Two in May. Created by Allan Cubitt ("Prime Suspect 2"), the five-part first season of "The Fall" is the particularly moody tale about the search for a serial killer in Belfast that cuts between the murderer, Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan, of...
- 8/16/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Admittedly, my biggest question while watching the premiere of Arrow last night was: Why do they keep making Stephen Amell wear shirts? But we assume that mystery will never be fully resolved, so instead, we turn to the kinds of questions that the CW’s newest superhero series might actually answer. Or maybe, those of you who aren’t stereotypical girly girls like myself and have actually read the Green Arrow comics already know the answers and can fill us in — assuming the show sticks to the source material. Here goes:
1. Will we ever be free of the show’s terrible voiceover? Seriously, it only reiterates the things we can already gather just by watching the show, and it’s So Awkward. Crossing fingers that was just a pilot thing.
2. Did Oliver’s dad know they were going to wreck on this island? It sure seemed like they had that...
1. Will we ever be free of the show’s terrible voiceover? Seriously, it only reiterates the things we can already gather just by watching the show, and it’s So Awkward. Crossing fingers that was just a pilot thing.
2. Did Oliver’s dad know they were going to wreck on this island? It sure seemed like they had that...
- 10/11/2012
- by Sabrina Rojas Weiss
- TheFabLife - Movies
Resident Evil actor Colin Salmon has joined the cast of The CW's new pilot Arrow.
It's based on the DC Comics' title Green Arrow and will be unrelated to Justin Hartley's portrayal in the network's Smallville series.
According to Variety, Colin will play Walter Steele, a former business associate of the late Robert Queen and the No 2 at Queen Consolidated. He married Moira Queen following her husband's death at sea and the disappearance of her son, Oliver.
The character appears in the comics as the CEO of Queen Industries.
Stephen Amell plays Oliver Queen who is shipwrecked on a South China Sea island for five years and returns to town as a master bowman who assumes a crimefighting alter-ego as Green Arrow.
The cast also includes Colin Donnell as Tommy Merlyn, Paul Blackthorne as Detective Quentin Lance, Katie Cassidy as attorney Dinah 'Laurel' Lance, Willa Holland as Oliver's sister Thea Queen,...
It's based on the DC Comics' title Green Arrow and will be unrelated to Justin Hartley's portrayal in the network's Smallville series.
According to Variety, Colin will play Walter Steele, a former business associate of the late Robert Queen and the No 2 at Queen Consolidated. He married Moira Queen following her husband's death at sea and the disappearance of her son, Oliver.
The character appears in the comics as the CEO of Queen Industries.
Stephen Amell plays Oliver Queen who is shipwrecked on a South China Sea island for five years and returns to town as a master bowman who assumes a crimefighting alter-ego as Green Arrow.
The cast also includes Colin Donnell as Tommy Merlyn, Paul Blackthorne as Detective Quentin Lance, Katie Cassidy as attorney Dinah 'Laurel' Lance, Willa Holland as Oliver's sister Thea Queen,...
- 3/9/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Versatile producer and director who made Prime Suspect an enduring success
Paul Marcus, who has died of cancer aged 56, was best known for his award-winning work as producer of the television series Prime Suspect. However, most of his career was devoted to directing, for theatre and cinema, as well as for TV.
The first series of the police drama Prime Suspect, written by Lynda La Plante and following Dci Jane Tennison (played by Helen Mirren) as she led her first major murder investigation, was aired by Granada TV in 1991, to wide acclaim. Marcus was asked by Granada to take over as producer on the second series. He bravely invited an unknown director, John Strickland, to oversee the drama, but his choice proved justified, with Prime Suspect 2 matching the success of the first series and receiving an International Emmy award as well as Bafta recognition.
Fired by the belief that...
Paul Marcus, who has died of cancer aged 56, was best known for his award-winning work as producer of the television series Prime Suspect. However, most of his career was devoted to directing, for theatre and cinema, as well as for TV.
The first series of the police drama Prime Suspect, written by Lynda La Plante and following Dci Jane Tennison (played by Helen Mirren) as she led her first major murder investigation, was aired by Granada TV in 1991, to wide acclaim. Marcus was asked by Granada to take over as producer on the second series. He bravely invited an unknown director, John Strickland, to oversee the drama, but his choice proved justified, with Prime Suspect 2 matching the success of the first series and receiving an International Emmy award as well as Bafta recognition.
Fired by the belief that...
- 3/4/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
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