Exclusive: Anonymous Content, Red Bull Studios and Rise Films have partnered to produce new documentary feature The Balloonists following Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard and English balloonist Brian Jones. BAFTA and Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker John Dower has come aboard to direct the project and Anonymous Content’s AC Independent will oversee sales.
The Balloonists follows the unlikely duo of Swiss explorer Piccard and British flying instructor Jones who, in 1999, took on the world’s leading aeronauts and ultra-rich adventurers in a race to become the first people to fly nonstop around the world in a hot air balloon. Many in the aviation community believed this to be an impossible feat, after years of failed attempts by balloonists from across the globe. More than most racing sports, ballooning is subject to the capricious whims of nature. An aeronaut must learn to accept the unexpected and respect their position in the hierarchy of the natural world,...
The Balloonists follows the unlikely duo of Swiss explorer Piccard and British flying instructor Jones who, in 1999, took on the world’s leading aeronauts and ultra-rich adventurers in a race to become the first people to fly nonstop around the world in a hot air balloon. Many in the aviation community believed this to be an impossible feat, after years of failed attempts by balloonists from across the globe. More than most racing sports, ballooning is subject to the capricious whims of nature. An aeronaut must learn to accept the unexpected and respect their position in the hierarchy of the natural world,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Russell Hornsby has been cast as Don King in the upcoming Hulu limited series about Mike Tyson, “Iron Mike,” Variety has learned exclusively.
Hornsby joins previously announced series lead Trevante Rhodes, who will play Tyson. The series is said to be an exploration of the wild, tragic and controversial life and career of Tyson, one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture. Production on the eight-episode series is currently underway.
The King character is described as ruthlessly ambitious with a flashy personality. He is a notorious boxing promoter that takes Tyson’s boxing career to the next level. He’s a businessman; strategic, resilient, knowing how to work everything in his favor. However, much of his arrogance might be hiding a deeper vulnerability. While others may focus on the little details, King has his eyes on the prize – always thinking of the bigger picture.
King entered the world of...
Hornsby joins previously announced series lead Trevante Rhodes, who will play Tyson. The series is said to be an exploration of the wild, tragic and controversial life and career of Tyson, one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture. Production on the eight-episode series is currently underway.
The King character is described as ruthlessly ambitious with a flashy personality. He is a notorious boxing promoter that takes Tyson’s boxing career to the next level. He’s a businessman; strategic, resilient, knowing how to work everything in his favor. However, much of his arrogance might be hiding a deeper vulnerability. While others may focus on the little details, King has his eyes on the prize – always thinking of the bigger picture.
King entered the world of...
- 9/27/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
On Nov. 24, 1971, night before Thanksgiving, a man identified as Dan Cooper hijacked a Northwest Orient Boeing 727 flight bound for Seattle. He told the pilots to circle around a few times before he parachuted out with $200,000, never to be heard from again. A team of 40 FBI agents, criminologists, journalists, and attorneys worked the case for decades. In 1972, 15 copycat hijackings were pulled. The last D.B. Cooper wannabe hijacked a plane on July 11, 1980. He demanded $600,000, two parachutes, and the assassination of his boss. A stewardess gave him a valium and he settled for three cheeseburgers. In 1981, Treat Williams played the elusive criminal in The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper. The FBI officially closed the case in 2016, citing a lack of strong leads.
But filmmaker John Dower will launch an investigation into the only unsolved airplane hijacking in U.S. history almost 50 years after the disappearing act. The Mystery of D.B. Cooper...
But filmmaker John Dower will launch an investigation into the only unsolved airplane hijacking in U.S. history almost 50 years after the disappearing act. The Mystery of D.B. Cooper...
- 10/31/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Following last week‘s spirited “Top Chef” emotions were running high for the six remaining chefs, especially Sara Bradley who felt thrown under the bus by some of her peers during the challenge. She is the only chef left in the competition without a solo win to her name and has racked up the most low placements in elimination challenges as well. Was she able to reign as champion for the first time during a progressive meal in honor of Muhammad Ali?
Below, check out our minute-by-minute “Top Chef” recap of Season 16, Episode 11, titled “The Greatest,” to find out what happened Thursday, February 14 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about whether or not the right decision was made at this week’s Judges’ Table.
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Below, check out our minute-by-minute “Top Chef” recap of Season 16, Episode 11, titled “The Greatest,” to find out what happened Thursday, February 14 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about whether or not the right decision was made at this week’s Judges’ Table.
See‘Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen’ recap: No truce after Restaurant Wars as a battle brews in super-sized 2-part cliffhanger
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- 2/15/2019
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
What has easily been the biggest “will they/won’t they” event of the television season is finally coming up next week — Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Singapore — and Stephen Colbert opened his monologue on “The Late Show” Thursday night clowning Trump for thinking he can just do this thing without really trying.
“We are just days away from Donald Trump’s summit with Kim Jong-Un. Truly historic. The stakes are almost as high as Trump and Kim’s cholesterol. They’re calling this one the Lipitor in Singapore,” Colbert joked, referencing old nicknames for boxing matches like Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier’s “Thrilla in Manila” back in 1975.
“Quick reminder: the fallout of this meeting could be actual fallout. But don’t worry. As Trump explained during a joint press conference with Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe today, he is primed and ready.
“We are just days away from Donald Trump’s summit with Kim Jong-Un. Truly historic. The stakes are almost as high as Trump and Kim’s cholesterol. They’re calling this one the Lipitor in Singapore,” Colbert joked, referencing old nicknames for boxing matches like Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier’s “Thrilla in Manila” back in 1975.
“Quick reminder: the fallout of this meeting could be actual fallout. But don’t worry. As Trump explained during a joint press conference with Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe today, he is primed and ready.
- 6/8/2018
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
Tomorrow marks what would have been boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s 76th birthday. To celebrate, HDNet Movies are paying homage with two back-to-back features — kicking it all off at 7:15/6.15c with the 1977 biopic, The Greatest, starring Ali as himself in a dramatized version of his life. The Greatest mirrors the eponymous book and recreates some of the most important moments of Ali’s storied life, from his Olympic gold to worldwide boxing event matches like the widely televised “Thrilla In Manila”. The movie also explores his controversial conversion to Islam for the times, additionally his legal battles and extended family life. Following...read more...
- 1/16/2018
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
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