Actor and comedian Zach Woods has signed with the Gersh Agency for representation in all areas.
Woods is best known for his work on critically acclaimed series “Silicon Valley” and “The Office.” He played Donald “Jared” Dunn for six seasons on “Silicon Valley” and joined “The Office” as Gabe Lewis starting in Season 6.
He was most recently seen in the second season of Apple TV+’s “The Afterparty” alongside Tiffany Haddish and Sam Richardson, as well as Season 2 of Max’s “Avenue 5” and in Jeff Baena’s independent feature “Spin Me Round” with Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza and Lil Rel Howery.
Woods’ stop-motion show “In The Know,” which he stars in and co-created with Mike Judge and Brandon Gardner, premiered on Peacock in January.
Woods began his career at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York, where he frequently performed with the group The Stepfathers and in the weekly show “Asssscat.
Woods is best known for his work on critically acclaimed series “Silicon Valley” and “The Office.” He played Donald “Jared” Dunn for six seasons on “Silicon Valley” and joined “The Office” as Gabe Lewis starting in Season 6.
He was most recently seen in the second season of Apple TV+’s “The Afterparty” alongside Tiffany Haddish and Sam Richardson, as well as Season 2 of Max’s “Avenue 5” and in Jeff Baena’s independent feature “Spin Me Round” with Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza and Lil Rel Howery.
Woods’ stop-motion show “In The Know,” which he stars in and co-created with Mike Judge and Brandon Gardner, premiered on Peacock in January.
Woods began his career at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York, where he frequently performed with the group The Stepfathers and in the weekly show “Asssscat.
- 3/19/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Legendary actress Meryl Streep has reportedly confirmed to return to the fourth season of the Hulu show Only Murders in the Building. The actress starred in the show’s third season as Loretta Durkin, who is Martin Short’s love interest. The Primetime Emmy Award-nominated show was renewed for a fourth season after a stellar predecessor.
The show was created by Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short in lead roles as three true-crime podcast enthusiasts in The Arconia apartment who band together to solve murders. Martin created the show along with John Hoffman. Spoilers ahead.
Meryl Streep Will Return For Season 4 Of Only Murders In The Building Meryl Streep in Only Murders in the Building
The Steve Martin and Selena Gomez starrer Only Murders in the Building has featured many high-profile guest stars in the show. Along with Paul Rudd, season 3 of the crime comedy saw Meryl Streep play the role of Loretta Durkin,...
The show was created by Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short in lead roles as three true-crime podcast enthusiasts in The Arconia apartment who band together to solve murders. Martin created the show along with John Hoffman. Spoilers ahead.
Meryl Streep Will Return For Season 4 Of Only Murders In The Building Meryl Streep in Only Murders in the Building
The Steve Martin and Selena Gomez starrer Only Murders in the Building has featured many high-profile guest stars in the show. Along with Paul Rudd, season 3 of the crime comedy saw Meryl Streep play the role of Loretta Durkin,...
- 2/18/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
Molly Shannon has joined the cast of “Only Murders in the Building” Season 4 in a recurring role.
Though plot details for the season remain under wraps, Shannon will play a high powered Los Angeles businesswoman who finds herself drawn into the world of the investigation in New York.
Shannon is best known for starring in “Saturday Night Live” for six seasons from 1995 to 2001. Most recently, she starred alongside Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman in Zack Braff’s 2023 film “A Good Person” and played Pat Dubek for three seasons of “The Other Two” on Max (previously Comedy Central). Also among her credits are Showtime’s “I Love That for You” and HBO’s “The White Lotus” and the films “Other People,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Scary Movie 4” and “Scary Movie 5.”
Shannon is repped by UTA, Framework Entertainment and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox.
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Though plot details for the season remain under wraps, Shannon will play a high powered Los Angeles businesswoman who finds herself drawn into the world of the investigation in New York.
Shannon is best known for starring in “Saturday Night Live” for six seasons from 1995 to 2001. Most recently, she starred alongside Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman in Zack Braff’s 2023 film “A Good Person” and played Pat Dubek for three seasons of “The Other Two” on Max (previously Comedy Central). Also among her credits are Showtime’s “I Love That for You” and HBO’s “The White Lotus” and the films “Other People,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Scary Movie 4” and “Scary Movie 5.”
Shannon is repped by UTA, Framework Entertainment and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox.
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- 2/14/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: We have the first major cast addition for the upcoming fourth season of Only Murders In the Building. Molly Shannon has been tapped for a season-long arc on the mystery comedy.
Per usual, the producers are keeping the storyline under wraps but, as Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich revealed in a Deadline interview, the Only Murders In the Building trio of Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) will kick off the new season with a trip to Los Angeles before returning to The Arconia in their search of Saz’s killer.
I hear Shannon will play a high powered LA business woman who finds herself drawn into the world of the investigation in NY.
Shannon, a three-time Emmy nominee, spent six seasons as a member of the repertory company on Saturday Night Live, creating a gallery of memorable characters such as schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher,...
Per usual, the producers are keeping the storyline under wraps but, as Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich revealed in a Deadline interview, the Only Murders In the Building trio of Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) will kick off the new season with a trip to Los Angeles before returning to The Arconia in their search of Saz’s killer.
I hear Shannon will play a high powered LA business woman who finds herself drawn into the world of the investigation in NY.
Shannon, a three-time Emmy nominee, spent six seasons as a member of the repertory company on Saturday Night Live, creating a gallery of memorable characters such as schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Molly Shannon, who mined her Irish background to create delightful characters on Saturday Night Live and beyond, is the latest honoree to be announced for the 18th annual Oscar Wilde Awards.
The event, organized by the US-Ireland Alliance, celebrates the work of those from Ireland — and those with Irish roots, as in Shannon’s case — who contribute to film, television and music. It’s set for March 7, three days before the Academy Awards, at the Santa Monica home of Bad Robot, J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath’s production company.
Shannon, who grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, joins previously announced honorees Pierce Brosnan (born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland) and Oscar-winning VFX artist Richard Baneham (born in Dublin).
“Molly’s Irish American characters on Saturday Night Live — like Mary Katherine Gallagher and Sally O’Malley — are iconic,” Trina Vargo, founder of the US-Ireland Alliance, said in a statement.
“The impact...
The event, organized by the US-Ireland Alliance, celebrates the work of those from Ireland — and those with Irish roots, as in Shannon’s case — who contribute to film, television and music. It’s set for March 7, three days before the Academy Awards, at the Santa Monica home of Bad Robot, J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath’s production company.
Shannon, who grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, joins previously announced honorees Pierce Brosnan (born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland) and Oscar-winning VFX artist Richard Baneham (born in Dublin).
“Molly’s Irish American characters on Saturday Night Live — like Mary Katherine Gallagher and Sally O’Malley — are iconic,” Trina Vargo, founder of the US-Ireland Alliance, said in a statement.
“The impact...
- 1/25/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Martin Scorsese has directed the epic Western crime drama movie ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ adapted from David Grann’s same-named book of 2017.
The plot follows a series of Oklahoma murders in the Osage Nation that occurred in the 1920s following the discovery of oil on tribal land and the investigation that ensues after that. The film features a large ensemble cast full of critically acclaimed artists.
When Is ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Releasing in Theatre? Variety
Paramount Pictures was announced to be distributing the movie in June 2019. The film marks the eleventh collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro and the seventh between Scorsese and DiCaprio.
Principal filming began on April 19, 2021, and ran until October 1, 2021. The movie premiered at Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2023. Killers of the Flower Moon will be released in theatres on 6th October 2023.
Cast Members of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon: Leonardo DiCaprio-...
The plot follows a series of Oklahoma murders in the Osage Nation that occurred in the 1920s following the discovery of oil on tribal land and the investigation that ensues after that. The film features a large ensemble cast full of critically acclaimed artists.
When Is ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Releasing in Theatre? Variety
Paramount Pictures was announced to be distributing the movie in June 2019. The film marks the eleventh collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro and the seventh between Scorsese and DiCaprio.
Principal filming began on April 19, 2021, and ran until October 1, 2021. The movie premiered at Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2023. Killers of the Flower Moon will be released in theatres on 6th October 2023.
Cast Members of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon: Leonardo DiCaprio-...
- 6/30/2023
- by Suvechchha Saha
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
From the pre-credits screen that implores audiences, “This film should be played loud bitch,” “John Early: Now More Than Ever” announces itself as a very gay show. The comedian’s most comfortable and funniest speciality is using gay vernacular mockingly. At just over an hour in length, his first HBO special is a fleeting and sharp dissection of how Early’s “generation” behaves or misbehaves, particularly online.
Known for his pairing as a writer with comedian Kate Berlant and for his role in TV’s “Search Party,” Early has amassed a devoted following without achieving mainstream stardom … yet, at least. He should have broken out as an actor. His small but memorable part as the best friend of the lead character in the 2016 movie “Other People” hinted at a casual and comfortable presence on screen. The role ought to have led to more parts toeing the line between comedy and drama.
Known for his pairing as a writer with comedian Kate Berlant and for his role in TV’s “Search Party,” Early has amassed a devoted following without achieving mainstream stardom … yet, at least. He should have broken out as an actor. His small but memorable part as the best friend of the lead character in the 2016 movie “Other People” hinted at a casual and comfortable presence on screen. The role ought to have led to more parts toeing the line between comedy and drama.
- 6/22/2023
- by Murtada Elfadl
- Variety Film + TV
Vertical has acquired U.S. rights to Catherine Hardwicke’s “Prisoner’s Daughter,” a thriller with Brian Cox and Kate Beckinsale that premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
The film is about a terminally ill father who is recently released from prison and struggles to connect with his daughter and grandson. Vertical will release “Prisoner’s Daughter” in theaters on June 30, 2023.
It’s a starry collection of talent. Cox is best known for playing the mephistophelean Logan Roy on “Succession,” while Beckinsale has starred in blockbusters and indie films such as “Underworld,” “Love and Friendship” and “Pearl Harbor.” Hardwicke has directed critical and commercial hits like “Twilight” and “Thirteen.”
In “Prisoner’s Daughter,” Cox stars as Max, who is diagnosed with cancer after 12-years in prison. Granted a compassionate release he goes to live with his daughter, Maxine (Beckinsale). She resents her father but is financially strapped and working multiple...
The film is about a terminally ill father who is recently released from prison and struggles to connect with his daughter and grandson. Vertical will release “Prisoner’s Daughter” in theaters on June 30, 2023.
It’s a starry collection of talent. Cox is best known for playing the mephistophelean Logan Roy on “Succession,” while Beckinsale has starred in blockbusters and indie films such as “Underworld,” “Love and Friendship” and “Pearl Harbor.” Hardwicke has directed critical and commercial hits like “Twilight” and “Thirteen.”
In “Prisoner’s Daughter,” Cox stars as Max, who is diagnosed with cancer after 12-years in prison. Granted a compassionate release he goes to live with his daughter, Maxine (Beckinsale). She resents her father but is financially strapped and working multiple...
- 4/18/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The HBO Original stand-up comedy special John Early: Now More Than Ever airs on HBO in June and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
Logline: In his first HBO comedy special, John Early brings his unique blend of cutting commentary, pop star swagger, and all-around loveable hilarity to Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, New York. In the style of a gritty 70s rockumentary, Early performs stand-up and explosive song covers from Britney to Neil Young, intercut with Spinal Tap-esque backstage sketches.
John Early quote: “I am so excited to finally come out to the world as the lead singer of my band John Early and The Lemon Squares. I had the time of my life singing some of my favorite songs and sweating my brains out at the taping, and I can’t wait for more people to finally see this sacred show I’ve been doing some...
Logline: In his first HBO comedy special, John Early brings his unique blend of cutting commentary, pop star swagger, and all-around loveable hilarity to Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, New York. In the style of a gritty 70s rockumentary, Early performs stand-up and explosive song covers from Britney to Neil Young, intercut with Spinal Tap-esque backstage sketches.
John Early quote: “I am so excited to finally come out to the world as the lead singer of my band John Early and The Lemon Squares. I had the time of my life singing some of my favorite songs and sweating my brains out at the taping, and I can’t wait for more people to finally see this sacred show I’ve been doing some...
- 4/10/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
John Early has set his first HBO special with “Now More Than Ever,” a stand-up comedy hour in the style of a “gritty ’70s rockumentary.”
Airing on HBO and available to stream on HBO Max on June 17, the special will feature “stand-up and explosive song covers from Britney to Neil Young, intercut with Spinal Tap-esque backstage sketches.”
Among his other credits including “Would It Kill You to Laugh?” and “Search Party,” Early is known for whipping out his famous Britney Spears impression on late night television. Perhaps he’ll reprise his rendition of “Lucky” or Spears’ lesser-known Christmas song “My Only Wish (This Year)” in the special.
“I am so excited to finally come out to the world as the lead singer of my band John Early and The Lemon Squares,” Early said in a statement. “I had the time of my life singing some of my favorite songs...
Airing on HBO and available to stream on HBO Max on June 17, the special will feature “stand-up and explosive song covers from Britney to Neil Young, intercut with Spinal Tap-esque backstage sketches.”
Among his other credits including “Would It Kill You to Laugh?” and “Search Party,” Early is known for whipping out his famous Britney Spears impression on late night television. Perhaps he’ll reprise his rendition of “Lucky” or Spears’ lesser-known Christmas song “My Only Wish (This Year)” in the special.
“I am so excited to finally come out to the world as the lead singer of my band John Early and The Lemon Squares,” Early said in a statement. “I had the time of my life singing some of my favorite songs...
- 4/10/2023
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
One of Molly Shannon‘s most popular “Saturday Night Live” characters of all time is Mary Katherine Gallagher, the socially awkward schoolgirl who “sticks [her] fingers under [her] arms and smells ’em like that.” During NBC’s latest “SNL” promo video (watch above), this week’s host tells cast member Ego Nwodim and musical guest Jonas Brothers that if they’re “nervous” to be working with her, all they need to do is follow her lead. Cut to everyone smelling their own armpits in synchronicity.
Shannon will host the Saturday, April 8 episode of NBC’s late night sketch comedy series. It’s her second time hosting the program after a 2007 episode with musical guest Linkin Park. Of course, Shannon got her big break on “Saturday Night Live” in 1995 as a regular cast member, staying for seven seasons until 2001. Some of her other popular characters were Sally O’Malley from various sketches, Helen Madden from “Pretty Living,...
Shannon will host the Saturday, April 8 episode of NBC’s late night sketch comedy series. It’s her second time hosting the program after a 2007 episode with musical guest Linkin Park. Of course, Shannon got her big break on “Saturday Night Live” in 1995 as a regular cast member, staying for seven seasons until 2001. Some of her other popular characters were Sally O’Malley from various sketches, Helen Madden from “Pretty Living,...
- 4/7/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Josie Totah (Saved By The Bell) has joined Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria) and Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things) in the “reimagining” of 1978 horror Faces Of Death, which will begin filming this month.
The Legendary Entertainment update of John Alan Schwartz’s controversial but commercially successful movie, is being co-written by Isa Mazzei and Daniel Goldhaber and directed by Goldhaber.
The original, shown in a documentary-like style centers on pathologist Francis B. Gröss and includes a variety of footage showing gruesome ways of dying. Some of the most iconic scenes were faked, but it also included pre-existing video footage of real deaths or the aftermath of death.
Angry Films’ Don Murphy and Susan Montford will produce the update with Divide/Conquer’s Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath. Mazzei and Rick Benattar are executive producers and Cory Kaplan and Derek Bishé will co-produce.
Totah is best known for her role as co-star and...
The Legendary Entertainment update of John Alan Schwartz’s controversial but commercially successful movie, is being co-written by Isa Mazzei and Daniel Goldhaber and directed by Goldhaber.
The original, shown in a documentary-like style centers on pathologist Francis B. Gröss and includes a variety of footage showing gruesome ways of dying. Some of the most iconic scenes were faked, but it also included pre-existing video footage of real deaths or the aftermath of death.
Angry Films’ Don Murphy and Susan Montford will produce the update with Divide/Conquer’s Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath. Mazzei and Rick Benattar are executive producers and Cory Kaplan and Derek Bishé will co-produce.
Totah is best known for her role as co-star and...
- 4/3/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Molly Shannon Is Game for Anything, from Getting Bruised by Florence Pugh to Returning to Host ‘SNL’
It seems there is nothing Molly Shannon cannot do. She can zing in a stylized satire like “The White Lotus” and a broad comedy like “The Other Two.” She also grounds her comedic sensibility with great emotional depth in intimate dramas, as she did in “Private Life” and “Other People.” And it’s no surprise that she brings her unique oddball sensibility to quirky indie comedies like “The Little Hours” and “Year of The Dog.” Her resume reads like a fairly comprehensive roster of interesting comedy and independent film over the last two decades.
Shannon’s latest dramatic outing is Zach Braff’s drama “A Good Person,” in which she plays opposite Florence Pugh in another heavy lift. Despite the loaded circumstances, Shannon finds a way to bring levity to the film’s darker moments.
In the film, she plays Diana, a wine-swilling New Jersey mother who finds herself at...
Shannon’s latest dramatic outing is Zach Braff’s drama “A Good Person,” in which she plays opposite Florence Pugh in another heavy lift. Despite the loaded circumstances, Shannon finds a way to bring levity to the film’s darker moments.
In the film, she plays Diana, a wine-swilling New Jersey mother who finds herself at...
- 3/24/2023
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Netflix’s new competition series could’ve been called So You Think You Can Dance… Next to 100 Other People Who’ll Determine Your Longevity in This Show.
Dance 100, a 6-episode, hour-long show, was released today and pits eight choreographers against each other for an ultimate prize of $100,000. The set-up: Each week, the choreographers are assigned a song and a group of dancers who’ll perform one of their pieces in front of a live audience. The choreographers also dance during the performance. And ultimately, those dancers — along with the rest of the 100 professional dancers who make up the titular...
Dance 100, a 6-episode, hour-long show, was released today and pits eight choreographers against each other for an ultimate prize of $100,000. The set-up: Each week, the choreographers are assigned a song and a group of dancers who’ll perform one of their pieces in front of a live audience. The choreographers also dance during the performance. And ultimately, those dancers — along with the rest of the 100 professional dancers who make up the titular...
- 3/18/2023
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
One year before its upcoming premiere in the Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section, Polish director Damian Kocur’s feature debut “Bread and Salt” screened for a select audience of industry tastemakers in Wrocław, Poland. In 2019, Jan Komasa’s “Corpus Christi” played in the same showcase for upcoming Polish films before launching its campaign for best international feature ahead of the 92nd Academy Awards.
It’s an indication of the growing muscle of Wrocław’s New Horizons Film Festival and its industry arm, Polish Days, that producers, festival programmers, sales agents and distributors from around the globe make the summer trek to the historic university city, with its Gothic and Baroque architectural marvels situated on the Oder River.
Since launching in 2013 in cooperation with the Polish Film Institute, Polish Days has become the premiere event to discover new Polish cinema, building on the “growing number of Polish films and growing...
It’s an indication of the growing muscle of Wrocław’s New Horizons Film Festival and its industry arm, Polish Days, that producers, festival programmers, sales agents and distributors from around the globe make the summer trek to the historic university city, with its Gothic and Baroque architectural marvels situated on the Oder River.
Since launching in 2013 in cooperation with the Polish Film Institute, Polish Days has become the premiere event to discover new Polish cinema, building on the “growing number of Polish films and growing...
- 9/6/2022
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider are both able to single out their favorite moments from the second season of their show, “The Other Two.” Kelly cites the second episode where Cary (Drew Tarver) thinks he’s encountering a gay teen with his homophobic father, but are actually a twink and a daddy that are looking to scam his mother’s talk show for free gifts. “His own dead father never really came around, so he thought this is a version of his father, I can make think that I’m normal and by extension, I can make my dead dad think I’m normal,” he tells us during our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video interview above). He adds that he loved using the typical hi-jinks of a sitcom for weirder and darker gayer purposes than one is used to seeing. “It’s like ‘Three’s Company’ hi-jinks. I like the...
- 6/3/2022
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Critics Choice Award nominee and breakout comedic talent Brandon Scott Jones has been cast in Universal’s upcoming Dracula comedy “Renfield.”
While production wrapped nearly a month ago, Jones’ casting had previously gone unreported. He joins Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage in the tale of the iconic vampire’s loyal footman who begins to wonder what life is like out of his master’s long shadow. Chris McKay directs from a script by Ryan Ridley, based on an original idea by “The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman. The film also stars Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz and Adrian Martinez.
Jones has broken out as a must-watch on the Hollywood-beloved series “The Other Two,” playing a struggling actor and friend of protagonist Drew Tarver. He also serves as a writer and co-producer on the project. Jones’ footprint expanded as a favorite on the top-rated CBS show “Ghosts,” where he plays Alexander Hamilton’s unacknowledged nemesis,...
While production wrapped nearly a month ago, Jones’ casting had previously gone unreported. He joins Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage in the tale of the iconic vampire’s loyal footman who begins to wonder what life is like out of his master’s long shadow. Chris McKay directs from a script by Ryan Ridley, based on an original idea by “The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman. The film also stars Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz and Adrian Martinez.
Jones has broken out as a must-watch on the Hollywood-beloved series “The Other Two,” playing a struggling actor and friend of protagonist Drew Tarver. He also serves as a writer and co-producer on the project. Jones’ footprint expanded as a favorite on the top-rated CBS show “Ghosts,” where he plays Alexander Hamilton’s unacknowledged nemesis,...
- 5/4/2022
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
"I chose my own path! A misunderstood artist from the hood, doing rap, like I knew I would!" Screen has revealed the first international trailer for a Polish rap musical titled Other People, from Polish filmmaker Aleksandra Terpinska. This film is opening in theaters next week in Poland, and it already premiered at the Polish Film Festival and Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival last year. Though there's still no US distributor set yet. Starring Jacek Beler, Sonia Bohosiewicz, and Magdalena Kolesnik, the movie depicts a love triangle between a wannabe rapper Kamil and a trophy wife Iwona. Another description explains that it's an "urban drama set in contemporary Warsaw" about a love triangle between Kamil and Iwona. Adding that it's a "harsh [criticism] of today's society." Many modern Polish films have been criticizing society and many of the problems with it (also see: Never Gonna Snow Again or Sweat). This looks damn good,...
- 3/18/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The film depicts a love triangle in inner-city Warsaw.
Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales has closed a raft of deals on Polish rap drama Other People with UK-based distributor Magnetes Pictures.
Screen can exclusively reveal the first international trailer for the film, above.
Magnetes, which is registered in Stockport in the UK and distributes Polish-language content in several European territories, has acquired rights for the UK and Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Benelux, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland, with theatrical releases planned in all territories. A mid-April release in the UK and Ireland is planned.
The film comes out...
Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales has closed a raft of deals on Polish rap drama Other People with UK-based distributor Magnetes Pictures.
Screen can exclusively reveal the first international trailer for the film, above.
Magnetes, which is registered in Stockport in the UK and distributes Polish-language content in several European territories, has acquired rights for the UK and Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Benelux, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland, with theatrical releases planned in all territories. A mid-April release in the UK and Ireland is planned.
The film comes out...
- 3/18/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The latest in our series of writers highlighting lesser known films available to stream is a comedy drama starring Jesse Plemons as a writer whose mother is dying
It’s hard to think of anything less amusing than watching someone you love gasp their last breath of life. Yet, in the opening of Other People, film-maker Chris Kelly manages to turn that searing scene into the stuff of scream-out-loud comedy. Like a lot of humor of the darkest hue, success pivots on the juxtaposition between the monumental and the mundane – in this case involving mortality and a mixed-up Taco Bell order.
The plot of Kelly’s debut film, which was released in 2016, centers on a struggling and downcast comedy writer (played by Jesse Plemons), who reluctantly returns to the place where he grew up, Sacramento, California, to help his sisters and father care for their cancer-ravaged matriarch (the iridescent Molly Shannon...
It’s hard to think of anything less amusing than watching someone you love gasp their last breath of life. Yet, in the opening of Other People, film-maker Chris Kelly manages to turn that searing scene into the stuff of scream-out-loud comedy. Like a lot of humor of the darkest hue, success pivots on the juxtaposition between the monumental and the mundane – in this case involving mortality and a mixed-up Taco Bell order.
The plot of Kelly’s debut film, which was released in 2016, centers on a struggling and downcast comedy writer (played by Jesse Plemons), who reluctantly returns to the place where he grew up, Sacramento, California, to help his sisters and father care for their cancer-ravaged matriarch (the iridescent Molly Shannon...
- 2/18/2022
- by Jim Farber
- The Guardian - Film News
Other winners included German drama ‘Other Cannibals’ and Lithuania’s ‘Runner’.
Andreas Kleinert’s German drama Dear Thomas has been awarded the Grand Prix at the 2021 Black Nights Film Festival, held in the Estonian capital of Tallinn.
The black-and-white historical biopic follows the struggles of East German author and filmmaker Thomas Brasch, played by Albrecht Schuch who was also named best actor at Black Nights’ closing ceremony on Saturday evening (November 27).
Scroll down for full list of winners
It marks the latest feature of prolific Germany filmmaker Kleinert, known for titles such as Leb Whol, Joseph; Lost Landscape; and Head Under Water,...
Andreas Kleinert’s German drama Dear Thomas has been awarded the Grand Prix at the 2021 Black Nights Film Festival, held in the Estonian capital of Tallinn.
The black-and-white historical biopic follows the struggles of East German author and filmmaker Thomas Brasch, played by Albrecht Schuch who was also named best actor at Black Nights’ closing ceremony on Saturday evening (November 27).
Scroll down for full list of winners
It marks the latest feature of prolific Germany filmmaker Kleinert, known for titles such as Leb Whol, Joseph; Lost Landscape; and Head Under Water,...
- 11/28/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: UTA has signed actor, producer and director, Adam Scott, and his production company, Gettin’ Rad Productions, in all areas.
In television, Scott will next appear in the highly anticipated Apple TV+ series Severance opposite Patricia Arquette and is also producing with Ben Stiller directing. He most recently starred in the acclaimed HBO series Big Little Lies. In comedy, he is renowned for his starring role in the beloved Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated series Parks and Recreation. His big break in television started with the cult favorite sitcom Party Down, which he starred in and produced, and since then has appeared in The Good Place, Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone and Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, among others.
In film, Scott’s long list of roles in high-profiles films include Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator and Ben Stiller’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty...
In television, Scott will next appear in the highly anticipated Apple TV+ series Severance opposite Patricia Arquette and is also producing with Ben Stiller directing. He most recently starred in the acclaimed HBO series Big Little Lies. In comedy, he is renowned for his starring role in the beloved Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated series Parks and Recreation. His big break in television started with the cult favorite sitcom Party Down, which he starred in and produced, and since then has appeared in The Good Place, Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone and Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, among others.
In film, Scott’s long list of roles in high-profiles films include Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator and Ben Stiller’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty...
- 11/17/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
A group of friends discover that a deadly urban legend is all too real in Lantern's Lane, and with the new horror thriller coming to North American digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms this Friday, November 5th, via Vertical Entertainment, we've been provided with an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers!
Check out our exclusive clip below, and read the official press release for more details on Lantern's Lane:
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Justin Lareau’s horror thriller Lantern’s Lane. The film will be available in theaters and to rent and own on North American digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms through Vertical Entertainment on November 5, 2021.
A recent college graduate and her estranged high school friends return to Lantern’s Lane, the home of a real urban legend and must fight to survive the night.
Check out our exclusive clip below, and read the official press release for more details on Lantern's Lane:
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Justin Lareau’s horror thriller Lantern’s Lane. The film will be available in theaters and to rent and own on North American digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms through Vertical Entertainment on November 5, 2021.
A recent college graduate and her estranged high school friends return to Lantern’s Lane, the home of a real urban legend and must fight to survive the night.
- 11/4/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
New Europe Film Sales has closed more deals for “Leave No Traces,” from Polish director Jan P. Matuszyński (“The Last Family”), which had its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival and will represent Poland in the 2022 Academy Awards race.
Produced by Aurum Film, the production house behind Jan Komasa’s Oscar-nominated “Corpus Christi,” pic has sold to Estonia (Estin Film), Slovakia (Slovak Film Clubs Assn.), former Yugoslavia (Demiurg), Portugal (Films4You) and Spain (Filmin).
New Europe previously sealed deals for the film in France (Memento Films Distribution), Benelux (Imagine Film Distribution), U.K. and Ireland (Modern Films), Lithuania (Scanorama), Hungary (Mozinet), Greece (Cinobo), Sweden (Lucky Dogs) and Czech Republic (Aero).
Set in Warsaw in the 1980s, “Leave No Traces” is based on the real-life story of a young man (Tomasz Ziętek) who witnesses the fatal beating of his friend (Mateusz Górski) by the police. Determined to testify about the killing in court,...
Produced by Aurum Film, the production house behind Jan Komasa’s Oscar-nominated “Corpus Christi,” pic has sold to Estonia (Estin Film), Slovakia (Slovak Film Clubs Assn.), former Yugoslavia (Demiurg), Portugal (Films4You) and Spain (Filmin).
New Europe previously sealed deals for the film in France (Memento Films Distribution), Benelux (Imagine Film Distribution), U.K. and Ireland (Modern Films), Lithuania (Scanorama), Hungary (Mozinet), Greece (Cinobo), Sweden (Lucky Dogs) and Czech Republic (Aero).
Set in Warsaw in the 1980s, “Leave No Traces” is based on the real-life story of a young man (Tomasz Ziętek) who witnesses the fatal beating of his friend (Mateusz Górski) by the police. Determined to testify about the killing in court,...
- 11/3/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Sales
U.S. sales agent Outsider Pictures has boarded Abhinandan Banerjee‘s Indian film “The Cloud & the Man” (Manikbabur Megh), while European sales agent The Open Reel is on board Joan Gómez Endara‘s Colombia/Panama project “The Red Tree.” Both films are in the first features competition at the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, where they will have their world premieres.
“The Red Tree” is a road movie that tells a story about three people at very different stages of life. It is produced by Sonia Barrera, Joan Gómez Endara and Viviana Gómez for Big-Sur Película. The cast includes Carlos Vergara, Shaday Velasquez and Jhoyner Salgado.
“The Cloud & the Man” revolves around a lonely middle-aged man whose dull life changes when he notices a cloud in the sky that seems to follow him all the time. It is produced by Bauddhayan Mukherji and Monalisa Mukherji for Little Lamb Films...
U.S. sales agent Outsider Pictures has boarded Abhinandan Banerjee‘s Indian film “The Cloud & the Man” (Manikbabur Megh), while European sales agent The Open Reel is on board Joan Gómez Endara‘s Colombia/Panama project “The Red Tree.” Both films are in the first features competition at the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, where they will have their world premieres.
“The Red Tree” is a road movie that tells a story about three people at very different stages of life. It is produced by Sonia Barrera, Joan Gómez Endara and Viviana Gómez for Big-Sur Película. The cast includes Carlos Vergara, Shaday Velasquez and Jhoyner Salgado.
“The Cloud & the Man” revolves around a lonely middle-aged man whose dull life changes when he notices a cloud in the sky that seems to follow him all the time. It is produced by Bauddhayan Mukherji and Monalisa Mukherji for Little Lamb Films...
- 10/14/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The Manor, one of the four films of the Amazon Studio and Blumhouse Television series Welcome to the Blumhouse, features a strong backbone of producers, including horror veteran producer Sandy King and horror newcomer Richard J. Bosner.
King established herself in film as a script supervisor on a wide variety of films, including Sixteen Candles. She’s best known for her collaboration with horror icon John Carpenter, in multiple roles as an executive producer, producer, and script supervisor for many of his beloved films, ranging from They Live, to Big Trouble in Little China, and In the Mouth of Madness.
Bosner has produced several independent, including Other People and Black Bear, which both premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He was a co-producer for The Wannabe, which also featured as an executive producer, film titian Martin Scorsese.
Together they share their love for the horror genre, their experiences as producers,...
King established herself in film as a script supervisor on a wide variety of films, including Sixteen Candles. She’s best known for her collaboration with horror icon John Carpenter, in multiple roles as an executive producer, producer, and script supervisor for many of his beloved films, ranging from They Live, to Big Trouble in Little China, and In the Mouth of Madness.
Bosner has produced several independent, including Other People and Black Bear, which both premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He was a co-producer for The Wannabe, which also featured as an executive producer, film titian Martin Scorsese.
Together they share their love for the horror genre, their experiences as producers,...
- 10/8/2021
- by Justina Bonilla
- DailyDead
“The Other Two” creators Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider are developing a half-hour comedy series at HBO, Variety has learned.
The untitled series is described as a dark, psychological comedy set in the year 2000, about a closeted gay teen who constantly dissociates and imagines he’s a famous straight actor merely playing the role. That is, until he meets someone who upends his entire way of thinking.
Kelly and Schneider are co-writing the project and will serve as executive producers. Adam Scott and Naomi Scott will also executive produce under their Gettin’ Rad Productions banner.
The development news comes after it was announced that HBO Max had renewed “The Other Two” for a third season. The show aired its first season on Comedy Central before migrating to the WarnerMedia streaming service. The show has received critical acclaim for both of its seasons to date, with Variety‘s Daniel D’Addario writing...
The untitled series is described as a dark, psychological comedy set in the year 2000, about a closeted gay teen who constantly dissociates and imagines he’s a famous straight actor merely playing the role. That is, until he meets someone who upends his entire way of thinking.
Kelly and Schneider are co-writing the project and will serve as executive producers. Adam Scott and Naomi Scott will also executive produce under their Gettin’ Rad Productions banner.
The development news comes after it was announced that HBO Max had renewed “The Other Two” for a third season. The show aired its first season on Comedy Central before migrating to the WarnerMedia streaming service. The show has received critical acclaim for both of its seasons to date, with Variety‘s Daniel D’Addario writing...
- 10/4/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Polish filmmaker Aga Woszczyńska – together with co-writer Piotr Litwin – started to work on the script of her first feature film “Silent Land” in 2016, and notes that since then, her film – which centers on the world’s response to migrants – has sadly become even more timely.
Set in Italy, the slow-burning drama sees a couple whose summer holiday goes terribly wrong when Rahim (Ibrahim Keshk), an illegal immigrant hired to fix the pool in the house they paid for, suddenly dies. But Woszczyńska views her film as a humanistic rather than a political statement.
“I don’t want to blame just Italy, but the whole of Europe. The whole world, which stays silent,” she tells Variety.
“When Afghanistan desperately needs our help, we are closing our eyes and our borders – just like [my characters] Adam and Anna. What is currently happening, the whole situation on the Polish-Belarusian border, it’s something worse than barbarism,...
Set in Italy, the slow-burning drama sees a couple whose summer holiday goes terribly wrong when Rahim (Ibrahim Keshk), an illegal immigrant hired to fix the pool in the house they paid for, suddenly dies. But Woszczyńska views her film as a humanistic rather than a political statement.
“I don’t want to blame just Italy, but the whole of Europe. The whole world, which stays silent,” she tells Variety.
“When Afghanistan desperately needs our help, we are closing our eyes and our borders – just like [my characters] Adam and Anna. What is currently happening, the whole situation on the Polish-Belarusian border, it’s something worse than barbarism,...
- 9/22/2021
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Programme includes five completed films, six works-in-progress, nine development.
The programme for the 2021 edition of Polish Days industry event includes Lipstick On The Glass, the latest film from Polish director Kuba Czekaj.
Czekaj’s film, which is currently in post-production, is participating as one of six works-in-progress, alongside nine titles in development and five completed films.
The film follows a woman who is induced to abandon her gangster husband to join a feminist sect.
It is produced by Paweł Kosuń and Agnieszka Janowska for Poland’s Centrala Film, and Arek Gielnik for Germany’s Indi Film.
The film will be...
The programme for the 2021 edition of Polish Days industry event includes Lipstick On The Glass, the latest film from Polish director Kuba Czekaj.
Czekaj’s film, which is currently in post-production, is participating as one of six works-in-progress, alongside nine titles in development and five completed films.
The film follows a woman who is induced to abandon her gangster husband to join a feminist sect.
It is produced by Paweł Kosuń and Agnieszka Janowska for Poland’s Centrala Film, and Arek Gielnik for Germany’s Indi Film.
The film will be...
- 7/28/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
When she was a student at the prestigious Lodz Film School in Poland, Jagoda Szelc was offered the chance to shoot a feature film. It was an unexpected opportunity for the aspiring filmmaker, who was then in her third year. But after it was produced on a shoestring budget, “Tower. A Bright Day” would go on to play the Berlin Film Festival and win a host of awards in Poland, unexpectedly catapulting Szelc into the limelight.
It was not an easy place for a first-time filmmaker to be. “I was very lost,” Szelc admits. Critics compared “Tower” to the works of male directors and seemed flummoxed that a young woman could helm such an auspicious debut. In one TV segment that left a lasting mark, two male presenters argued that Szelc was too young to understand what she was doing behind the camera. “There was a lot of patronizing [behavior toward] me,...
It was not an easy place for a first-time filmmaker to be. “I was very lost,” Szelc admits. Critics compared “Tower” to the works of male directors and seemed flummoxed that a young woman could helm such an auspicious debut. In one TV segment that left a lasting mark, two male presenters argued that Szelc was too young to understand what she was doing behind the camera. “There was a lot of patronizing [behavior toward] me,...
- 7/10/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
In trying to re-create the spark of the beloved teen TV series “Saved by the Bell,” Peacock’s revival had to find the right balance of comfort food and innovation, making a show fit for 2021 that didn’t completely leave the ’90s behind. And then there was the casting, which had proved so important for the original sitcom, launching the careers of Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Elizabeth Berkley and Mario Lopez. It was a tough task, but at the very least, showrunner Tracey Wigfield knew who she wanted to play the omnipresent role of Bayside High School’s most popular girl.
“I wrote the character of Lexi for Josie Totah,” Wigfield says. “Beyond being a talented actress and beautiful and cool, Josie is so deeply funny. She understands the rhythm of jokes and just has comedy in her bones.”
In Totah’s hands, Lexi became an immediate highlight of the new “Saved by the Bell,...
“I wrote the character of Lexi for Josie Totah,” Wigfield says. “Beyond being a talented actress and beautiful and cool, Josie is so deeply funny. She understands the rhythm of jokes and just has comedy in her bones.”
In Totah’s hands, Lexi became an immediate highlight of the new “Saved by the Bell,...
- 6/3/2021
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
The producers of this year’s International Feature Film Oscar winner “Another Round” and Berlin Silver Bear winner “Natural Light” have been selected for European Film Promotion’s Producers on the Move program, which promotes promising producers and fosters international co-productions. The 20 participants for the program, which runs online from May 17-21, will be presenting their latest projects in speed meetings and during roundtable sessions. More than half of the selection are women.
The participants, who were selected for the program from all of the nominations submitted by the Efp member organizations, are Annabella Nezri (Belgium), Nikolay Mutafchiev (Bulgaria), Bojan Kanjera (Croatia), Marek Novák (Czech Republic), Kasper Dissing (Denmark), Jean-Christophe Reymond (France), Maite Woköck (Germany), Sára László (Hungary), Ruth Treacy (Ireland), Marica Stocchi (Italy), Iris Otten (The Netherlands), Gary Cranner (Norway), Beata Rzeźniczek (Poland), Tathiani Sacilotto (Portugal), Bianca Oana (Romania), Katarína Tomková (Slovak Republic), Andraž Jerič (Slovenia), Clara Nieto (Spain...
The participants, who were selected for the program from all of the nominations submitted by the Efp member organizations, are Annabella Nezri (Belgium), Nikolay Mutafchiev (Bulgaria), Bojan Kanjera (Croatia), Marek Novák (Czech Republic), Kasper Dissing (Denmark), Jean-Christophe Reymond (France), Maite Woköck (Germany), Sára László (Hungary), Ruth Treacy (Ireland), Marica Stocchi (Italy), Iris Otten (The Netherlands), Gary Cranner (Norway), Beata Rzeźniczek (Poland), Tathiani Sacilotto (Portugal), Bianca Oana (Romania), Katarína Tomková (Slovak Republic), Andraž Jerič (Slovenia), Clara Nieto (Spain...
- 5/6/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Update (3/2): The members of Akron/Family and Miles Seaton’s widow, Leanne Pedante, have shared a new remembrance page honoring the musician, who died last month. The page also revealed that Seaton’s cause of death was a single-car crash on I-5 near Fresno, California on February 17th; it’s still unclear what exactly was wrong with the truck Seaton was driving when the crash occurred.
In a statement, Pedante wrote, “In the days since his death, his family and friends have constantly shared the lessons that Miles left...
In a statement, Pedante wrote, “In the days since his death, his family and friends have constantly shared the lessons that Miles left...
- 3/2/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The Criterion Channel has unveiled their March 2021 lineup, which includes no shortage of remarkable programming. Highlights from the slate include eight gems from Preston Sturges, Elaine May’s brilliant A New Leaf, a series featuring Black Westerns, Ann Hui’s Boat People, the new restoration of Ousmane Sembène’s Mandabi.
They will also add films from their Essential Fellini boxset, series on Dirk Bogarde and Nelly Kaplan, and Luchino Visconti’s The Damned and Death in Venice, and more. In terms of recent releases, there’s also Matthew Rankin’s The Twentieth Century and Claire Denis’ Let the Sunshine In.
Check out the lineup below, along with the teaser for the Black Westerns series. For weekly streaming updates across all services, bookmark this page.
The Adventurer, Charles Chaplin, 1917
Bandini, Bimal Roy, 1963
Behind the Screen, Charles Chaplin, 1916
Black Jack, Ken Loach, 1979
Black Rodeo, Jeff Kanew, 1972
Blood Simple, Joel and Ethan Coen,...
They will also add films from their Essential Fellini boxset, series on Dirk Bogarde and Nelly Kaplan, and Luchino Visconti’s The Damned and Death in Venice, and more. In terms of recent releases, there’s also Matthew Rankin’s The Twentieth Century and Claire Denis’ Let the Sunshine In.
Check out the lineup below, along with the teaser for the Black Westerns series. For weekly streaming updates across all services, bookmark this page.
The Adventurer, Charles Chaplin, 1917
Bandini, Bimal Roy, 1963
Behind the Screen, Charles Chaplin, 1916
Black Jack, Ken Loach, 1979
Black Rodeo, Jeff Kanew, 1972
Blood Simple, Joel and Ethan Coen,...
- 2/26/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Today, WarnerMedia Kids & Family unveiled during its upfront that it will be expanding its content commitment to appeal to a broader spectrum of children, including preschoolers, kids ages 6-11, girls and family co-viewing. Altogether, the entertainment conglomerate’s hefty kids and family brand portfolio will soar to more than 300 hours of originals and 3,000 hours of premium library content. These series, specials and acquisitions will begin to debut on its global Cartoon Network channels and WarnerMedia streaming platform HBO Max later this year.
“Tiny Toons Looniversity” from Warner Bros. Animation, Amblin Television and returning executive producer Steven Spielberg and yet-to-be-aired animated prequel “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” were among some of the season-two double-downs announced during the presentation.
“After 100 years of creating some of the world’s most beloved IP, today we’re at the beginning of our new story, with the history, corporate unity and modern approach to be the industry leader our heritage deserves,...
“Tiny Toons Looniversity” from Warner Bros. Animation, Amblin Television and returning executive producer Steven Spielberg and yet-to-be-aired animated prequel “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” were among some of the season-two double-downs announced during the presentation.
“After 100 years of creating some of the world’s most beloved IP, today we’re at the beginning of our new story, with the history, corporate unity and modern approach to be the industry leader our heritage deserves,...
- 2/17/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
The feature debut by Cannes-awarded director Aleksandra Terpińska is based on a novel by established Polish writer Dorota Masłowska. “It’s a polyphonic story about isolated people dreaming of love in the big city,” says the official logline of Aleksandra Terpińska’s feature debut. “Other People is a drama about Kamil, a wannabe rapper who should be getting his life and career going, but who instead gets high, roams around the city and starts an affair with a bored, rich housewife, Iwona.” The script is based on a recent novel by Dorota Masłowska, who is one of the most sought-after Polish writers at the moment and is also popular among film directors. Indeed, two movies, Snow White and Russian Red by Xawery Żuławski and No Matter How Hard We Tried by Grzegorz Jarzyna (which was initially adapted as a stage play and then made into a film), were also based on Masłowska’s.
Josie Totah started her career as a child star on such series as “Jessie,” “Back in the Game,” “Glee” and “Champions,” as well as in films including “Other People.” Now the transgender actor has a starring role on a new version of a childhood favorite, “Saved by the Bell.” In the Peacock comedy, premiering Nov. 25, Totah plays a popular cheerleader named Lexi, and she also serves as a producer on the series.
What made you want to take on a behind-the-scenes position, in addition to acting, on “Saved by the Bell”?
When I was approached to do the show, I was obviously so shocked and pleased that someone would even come to me and offer me a job like this because that had never happened. So first and foremost, it was like, “Is this real? I’m so excited. Yes, yes, yes!” And then the more we got to talking...
What made you want to take on a behind-the-scenes position, in addition to acting, on “Saved by the Bell”?
When I was approached to do the show, I was obviously so shocked and pleased that someone would even come to me and offer me a job like this because that had never happened. So first and foremost, it was like, “Is this real? I’m so excited. Yes, yes, yes!” And then the more we got to talking...
- 11/18/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
With awards season offering different twists and turns, some independent distributors are using this time of influx to get their films ahead of the fray. Variety has learned exclusively that Vertical Entertainment has submitted “Miss Juneteenth” — from writer and director Channing Godfrey Peoples — for Academy Awards consideration, and put it on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences streaming platform. This marks the first time that Vertical Entertainment has submitted a film on the Academy’s streaming platforms.
“Miss Juneteenth” has received critical acclaim this year after its theatrical and VOD release in June. The film hopes to navigate an Oscar season where many movies and performances are shifting out of the eligibility year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and theater closures. The film may be able to make some headway in categories like original screenplay, or it could be a dark horse entry for star Nicole Beharie in the acting category.
“Miss Juneteenth” has received critical acclaim this year after its theatrical and VOD release in June. The film hopes to navigate an Oscar season where many movies and performances are shifting out of the eligibility year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and theater closures. The film may be able to make some headway in categories like original screenplay, or it could be a dark horse entry for star Nicole Beharie in the acting category.
- 10/2/2020
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Poland is the latest European country to give the green light for film and TV production to resume with safety precautions, according to the Polish Film Institute.
Poland announced today that, as part of its latest phase of easing, it will reopen restaurants and hairdressers starting May 18. We can reveal that the country on the same day also will allow film and TV sets, outdoor cinemas and cinema drive-ins to open after their pandemic-enforced closures.
Productions on hiatus in the country include HBO Europe crime-drama series The Thaw, which is being directed by Xawery Żuławski; Warner Bros Poland/Madants movie Other People, directed by Aleksandra Terpińska; feature Leave No Traces, from director Jan P. Matuszyński and Corpus Christi producer Aurum Film; and previously unannounced Netflix original series Sexify, directed by Piotr Domalewski and Kalina Alabrudzińska and produced by Akson Studio.
All together 182 productions were interrupted: 69 features, 51 series, 34 commercials, 22 documentaries and six additional projects.
Poland announced today that, as part of its latest phase of easing, it will reopen restaurants and hairdressers starting May 18. We can reveal that the country on the same day also will allow film and TV sets, outdoor cinemas and cinema drive-ins to open after their pandemic-enforced closures.
Productions on hiatus in the country include HBO Europe crime-drama series The Thaw, which is being directed by Xawery Żuławski; Warner Bros Poland/Madants movie Other People, directed by Aleksandra Terpińska; feature Leave No Traces, from director Jan P. Matuszyński and Corpus Christi producer Aurum Film; and previously unannounced Netflix original series Sexify, directed by Piotr Domalewski and Kalina Alabrudzińska and produced by Akson Studio.
All together 182 productions were interrupted: 69 features, 51 series, 34 commercials, 22 documentaries and six additional projects.
- 5/13/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War star Letitia Wright is set to lead cast in Agnieszka Smoczynska’s (Fugue) English-language debut The Silent Twins.
Wright will star alongside rising Brit actress Tamara Lawrance (The Long Song) in the movie which is being produced by Kindred Spirit’s Anita Gou (The Farewell), 42’s (Ironbark) Ben Pugh and Joshua Horsfield, and Madant’s Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska (High Life).
Andrea Seigel’s (Laggies) script is based on the well-received book The Silent Twins by investigative journalist Marjorie Wallace. The chilling true story follows twin sisters who were entirely silent, communicating only to each other in a private language. They became obsessed with writing fiction, boys, and crime in their teens but their intense bond ultimately turned into something more dangerous.
The drama, which is due to shoot in April, is being financed by Kindred Spirit and co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and Moderator Inwestycje.
Wright will star alongside rising Brit actress Tamara Lawrance (The Long Song) in the movie which is being produced by Kindred Spirit’s Anita Gou (The Farewell), 42’s (Ironbark) Ben Pugh and Joshua Horsfield, and Madant’s Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska (High Life).
Andrea Seigel’s (Laggies) script is based on the well-received book The Silent Twins by investigative journalist Marjorie Wallace. The chilling true story follows twin sisters who were entirely silent, communicating only to each other in a private language. They became obsessed with writing fiction, boys, and crime in their teens but their intense bond ultimately turned into something more dangerous.
The drama, which is due to shoot in April, is being financed by Kindred Spirit and co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and Moderator Inwestycje.
- 2/26/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Molly Shannon is joining fellow “Saturday Night Live” alum Vanessa Bayer as her co-star on Showtime’s half-hour comedy pilot “Big Deal,” the premium cable channel announced Tuesday.
The potential series is co-created by Bayer and inspired by her own past. Bayer plays a character “who overcame childhood leukemia to achieve her lifelong dream of landing a job as a successful home shopping channel host,” according to Showtime. Shannon will star as Jackie, “the charismatic, popular host at the network,” and would be a series regular on “Big Deal,” should it get ordered to series.
Bayer co-created the comedy with Jeremy Beiler and the two will executive produce alongside showrunner Jessi Klein. Other executive producers include Michael Showalter, who will also direct, and Annapurna’s Megan Ellison and Sue Naegle and Jordana Mollick of Semi-Formal.
Also Read: Vanessa Bayer to Co-Create and Star in Showtime Comedy 'Big Deal'...
The potential series is co-created by Bayer and inspired by her own past. Bayer plays a character “who overcame childhood leukemia to achieve her lifelong dream of landing a job as a successful home shopping channel host,” according to Showtime. Shannon will star as Jackie, “the charismatic, popular host at the network,” and would be a series regular on “Big Deal,” should it get ordered to series.
Bayer co-created the comedy with Jeremy Beiler and the two will executive produce alongside showrunner Jessi Klein. Other executive producers include Michael Showalter, who will also direct, and Annapurna’s Megan Ellison and Sue Naegle and Jordana Mollick of Semi-Formal.
Also Read: Vanessa Bayer to Co-Create and Star in Showtime Comedy 'Big Deal'...
- 2/25/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Bayside High has found its new leading woman.
Josie Totah will play a cheerleader named Lexi in the “Saved By the Bell” sequel series coming to NBC’s upcoming streaming service Peacock.
Lexi is described as “beautiful, sharp-tongued,” and “the most popular girl at Bayside High who is both admired and feared by her fellow students.”
Also Read: Peacock's 'Saved by the Bell' Reboot Casts Bayside High's New Principal
Totah joins returning original cast members Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley, who are slated to reprise their roles as A.C. Slater and Jessie Spano for the reboot. Mark-Paul Gosselaar said in September he has not been approached to join the show.
“Pitch Perfect” alum John Michael Higgins will play Principle Toddman, the successor to Dennis Haskins’ Principal Richard Belding, who was the bane of Zack Morris’ (Gosselaar) existence in the original “Saved By the Bell,” which ran from 1989 to 1993 on NBC.
Josie Totah will play a cheerleader named Lexi in the “Saved By the Bell” sequel series coming to NBC’s upcoming streaming service Peacock.
Lexi is described as “beautiful, sharp-tongued,” and “the most popular girl at Bayside High who is both admired and feared by her fellow students.”
Also Read: Peacock's 'Saved by the Bell' Reboot Casts Bayside High's New Principal
Totah joins returning original cast members Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley, who are slated to reprise their roles as A.C. Slater and Jessie Spano for the reboot. Mark-Paul Gosselaar said in September he has not been approached to join the show.
“Pitch Perfect” alum John Michael Higgins will play Principle Toddman, the successor to Dennis Haskins’ Principal Richard Belding, who was the bane of Zack Morris’ (Gosselaar) existence in the original “Saved By the Bell,” which ran from 1989 to 1993 on NBC.
- 1/6/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
There’s a certain kind of comedy fan most likely to embrace a satire featuring lines like, “I don’t mean to be a Native American-giver, but now that my only child is a dog, would it be possible to get back the baby I gave you?”
If this head-spinning level of absurdity is your thing, “Greener Grass” will be, too. Writer-director-costar team Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe (former members of Upright Citizens Brigade) are sharp parodists, and they spare no one in their evisceration of suburban superficiality. But they’ve expanded this project from their original short film, and the lengthier treatment may incite some moments of okay-we-get-it antsiness from more impatient viewers.
The movie’s biggest asset is DeBoer, who plays sweetly dim soccer mom Jill with a commitment that’s alternately terrifying and heartbreaking. Jill, who works painfully hard to meet her community’s ideal, always wears...
If this head-spinning level of absurdity is your thing, “Greener Grass” will be, too. Writer-director-costar team Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe (former members of Upright Citizens Brigade) are sharp parodists, and they spare no one in their evisceration of suburban superficiality. But they’ve expanded this project from their original short film, and the lengthier treatment may incite some moments of okay-we-get-it antsiness from more impatient viewers.
The movie’s biggest asset is DeBoer, who plays sweetly dim soccer mom Jill with a commitment that’s alternately terrifying and heartbreaking. Jill, who works painfully hard to meet her community’s ideal, always wears...
- 10/17/2019
- by Elizabeth Weitzman
- The Wrap
‘A Simple Favour’ and ‘Bridesmaids’ filmmaker Paul Feig has taken up the mantle to write and direct the new monster movie, ‘Dark Army’ for Universal Pictures.
The story is based on an original idea from Feig but no specific plot details have been revealed. Reports suggest that characters from Universal’s classic monster library and original characters created by Feig will be included. Feig and Laura Fischer will produce through his Universal-based Feigco Productions.
After a disastrous start to the Dark Universe with the Tom Cruise led ‘The Mummy’, Universal dropped the idea of an interconnected universe. Universal are now favouring filmmaker passion that has connective tissue to Uni’s Classic Monsters legacy which will see Leigh Whannell’s ‘The Invisible Man’ kick-start the monster universe. Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions take the gauntlet to push things forward with ‘The Invisible Man’. Having Whannell on board to write, produce and direct the reboot.
The story is based on an original idea from Feig but no specific plot details have been revealed. Reports suggest that characters from Universal’s classic monster library and original characters created by Feig will be included. Feig and Laura Fischer will produce through his Universal-based Feigco Productions.
After a disastrous start to the Dark Universe with the Tom Cruise led ‘The Mummy’, Universal dropped the idea of an interconnected universe. Universal are now favouring filmmaker passion that has connective tissue to Uni’s Classic Monsters legacy which will see Leigh Whannell’s ‘The Invisible Man’ kick-start the monster universe. Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions take the gauntlet to push things forward with ‘The Invisible Man’. Having Whannell on board to write, produce and direct the reboot.
- 9/13/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Universal is developing “Dark Army,” a monster movie based on an original idea from filmmaker Paul Feig.
Feig will write and direct as well as produce for his Universal-based Feigco Productions. Laura Fischer will also produce.
Similar to what’s being done with Blumhouse and Leigh Whannell’s upcoming “Invisible Man” film — inspired by Universal’s classic monster character — instead of pushing forward with the initial notion of an interconnected universe, the studio halted and reassessed after being reminded that passion and relevance led to these characters’ endurance over generations. Universal remains committed to creating compelling filmmaker-driven projects based on characters from the studio’s vast monsters legacy.
Also Read: Universal's 'The Invisible Man' Reboot Lands New Director, Johnny Depp No Longer to Star
Instead of prescribing a mandated updating of these monster stories and making them all part of a larger scheme, the studio loosened these restrictions...
Feig will write and direct as well as produce for his Universal-based Feigco Productions. Laura Fischer will also produce.
Similar to what’s being done with Blumhouse and Leigh Whannell’s upcoming “Invisible Man” film — inspired by Universal’s classic monster character — instead of pushing forward with the initial notion of an interconnected universe, the studio halted and reassessed after being reminded that passion and relevance led to these characters’ endurance over generations. Universal remains committed to creating compelling filmmaker-driven projects based on characters from the studio’s vast monsters legacy.
Also Read: Universal's 'The Invisible Man' Reboot Lands New Director, Johnny Depp No Longer to Star
Instead of prescribing a mandated updating of these monster stories and making them all part of a larger scheme, the studio loosened these restrictions...
- 9/12/2019
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Universal Pictures nabbed rights to “When Michael Met Carrie… and Other People,” a spec script from Meredith Dawson, who is also attached to direct. Paul Feig is attached to produce.
Plot details are currently unknown, though the creative team promises it’s a new take on the romantic comedy.
Dawson, a protege of Mindy Kaling, worked in the writers room for Kaling’s TV adaptation of “Four Weddings and a Funeral” for Hulu. She was also featured on the 2018 Blacklist for her script “Spark,” which is being developed by Amazon Studios and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine.
Feig recently wrapped Universal’s “Last Christmas,” a holiday rom-com starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding.
The acquisition of “When Michael Met Carrie… and Other People” comes as Universal and studio’s chief Donna Langley are diversifying its pool of directors with more female filmmakers. The studio recently tapped “Black Panther” cinematographer Rachel Morrison...
Plot details are currently unknown, though the creative team promises it’s a new take on the romantic comedy.
Dawson, a protege of Mindy Kaling, worked in the writers room for Kaling’s TV adaptation of “Four Weddings and a Funeral” for Hulu. She was also featured on the 2018 Blacklist for her script “Spark,” which is being developed by Amazon Studios and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine.
Feig recently wrapped Universal’s “Last Christmas,” a holiday rom-com starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding.
The acquisition of “When Michael Met Carrie… and Other People” comes as Universal and studio’s chief Donna Langley are diversifying its pool of directors with more female filmmakers. The studio recently tapped “Black Panther” cinematographer Rachel Morrison...
- 9/10/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Everyone knows gay entertainment fiends love a character actress, and it turns out the feeling is mutual. Molly Shannon earned an Independent Spirit Award for playing the dying mother to a gay son in “Other People,” longtime Lgbt activist Kathy Najimy graced the “BearCity” trilogy with her presence, and now Patricia Richardson is following suit. The former “Home Improvement” star is lending her talents to “Cubby,” a quirky coming-of-age comedy about a gay man whose best friend is the 6-year-old boy he nannies.
“Cubby” boasts David France (“How to Survive a Plague”) and Henry van Ameringen (“Love Is Strange”) as executive producers, and premieres at Outfest Los Angeles this weekend. IndieWire debuts the exclusive trailer below.
An official synopsis reads: “Mark, a misanthropic 26-year-old gay man, had been living in his mother’s garage in Indiana and working on his sexually explicit — and Bdsm-themed — artwork. After moving to New York,...
“Cubby” boasts David France (“How to Survive a Plague”) and Henry van Ameringen (“Love Is Strange”) as executive producers, and premieres at Outfest Los Angeles this weekend. IndieWire debuts the exclusive trailer below.
An official synopsis reads: “Mark, a misanthropic 26-year-old gay man, had been living in his mother’s garage in Indiana and working on his sexually explicit — and Bdsm-themed — artwork. After moving to New York,...
- 7/18/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
“The Other Two” premiered this spring on Comedy Central to strong reviews, but can it break through at the Emmys? Though programs like “The Daily Show,” “The Colbert Report” and “Inside Amy Schumer” have made the network a powerhouse in variety categories, the network has ironically not had much luck in comedy categories. But one of the Expert journalists we’ve polled — Gold Derby’s own Tom O’Neil — thinks Molly Shannon will break through in the race for Best Comedy Supporting Actress. It wouldn’t be the first time she surprised us.
Shannon broke out as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live,” for which she earned a 2000 Emmy nomination in the now defunct category for Best Individual Variety Performance. She returned to the awards more than a decade later with a 2013 bid for Best Comedy Guest Actress for “Enlightened,” and again in that category in 2018 for “Will and Grace.
Shannon broke out as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live,” for which she earned a 2000 Emmy nomination in the now defunct category for Best Individual Variety Performance. She returned to the awards more than a decade later with a 2013 bid for Best Comedy Guest Actress for “Enlightened,” and again in that category in 2018 for “Will and Grace.
- 6/14/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The Handmaid's Tale has returned at full throttle with an engrossing third season premiere, this time giving us a closer look at one creepy and enigmatic Commander Lawrence, played by Bradley Whitford. It's hard to get a read on the guy's intentions. He helps Emily escape after she attacked Aunt Lydia and seems to care about his wife (even if he was the one to put her in this twisted world). But he's also an architect of Gilead and plays a cat and mouse game with June. At this point, he feels more like a threat than an ally. While we don't know much about Lawrence, we do know a thing or two about Whitford, who has sneakily made his ascent into his silver fox era.
A seasoned TV star, Whitford is best known for his role as Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on The West Wing, a political...
A seasoned TV star, Whitford is best known for his role as Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on The West Wing, a political...
- 6/5/2019
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Josie Totah has joined the cast of “Good People,” the Amazon comedy pilot from Lee Daniels and Whitney Cummings.
Adding to a cast that also includes Greg Kinnear and Martin Short, Totah will star opposite Cummings and Lisa Kudrow as Tallulah, who is described as “a confident, perhaps ‘overly woke’ Generation Z student liaison in the ombudsman’s office. If she wasn’t so smart, you’d think she was entitled because she has no problem challenging the older women she works for and educating them when it comes to social injustice.”
Per Amazon, the half-hour comedy follows three generations of women working in the Ombudsman’s office of a college and navigating “the current cultural climate, the concept of feminism across different generations, and the struggle to reconcile socially constructed ideas with current ethical views regarding complex issues such as sex, race, class and gender.”...
Adding to a cast that also includes Greg Kinnear and Martin Short, Totah will star opposite Cummings and Lisa Kudrow as Tallulah, who is described as “a confident, perhaps ‘overly woke’ Generation Z student liaison in the ombudsman’s office. If she wasn’t so smart, you’d think she was entitled because she has no problem challenging the older women she works for and educating them when it comes to social injustice.”
Per Amazon, the half-hour comedy follows three generations of women working in the Ombudsman’s office of a college and navigating “the current cultural climate, the concept of feminism across different generations, and the struggle to reconcile socially constructed ideas with current ethical views regarding complex issues such as sex, race, class and gender.”...
- 6/4/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
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