Written by Michael Nilon and directed by Benjamin Brewer, this terrifying post-apocalyptic horror thriller premiered at South by Southwest this past March. It stars Nicolas Cage, Jaeden Martell, Maxwell Jenkins and Sadie Soverall.
In a near future where earth has been decimated by an undisclosed catastrophe, Paul (Cage) barely escapes alive from the city alongside his infant twin boys. Years later, Paul and his teenage sons Joseph (Martell) and Thomas (Jenkins) are living in a remote farmhouse miles away from their nearest neighbours at Rose Farm. During the day, the boys and their father work the land and gather provisions, but at night the threesome are under siege from killer creatures that roam the land.
The trio’s quotidian life of humdrum chores and trying to survive each night at a time, is thrown into chaos when Thomas, the more rebellious of the two brothers, fails to return before nightfall one evening.
In a near future where earth has been decimated by an undisclosed catastrophe, Paul (Cage) barely escapes alive from the city alongside his infant twin boys. Years later, Paul and his teenage sons Joseph (Martell) and Thomas (Jenkins) are living in a remote farmhouse miles away from their nearest neighbours at Rose Farm. During the day, the boys and their father work the land and gather provisions, but at night the threesome are under siege from killer creatures that roam the land.
The trio’s quotidian life of humdrum chores and trying to survive each night at a time, is thrown into chaos when Thomas, the more rebellious of the two brothers, fails to return before nightfall one evening.
- 6/3/2024
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka have signed on to executive produce “A House Is Not a Disco,” an upcoming documentary about a year in the life of Fire Island Pines. The project is from Brian J. Smith, the star of “Sense8,” who is making it his directing debut.
Harris is an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor and singer whose credits include “How I Met Your Mother,” “It’s a Sin” and “Gone Girl.” Burtka is an actor and chef who has appeared on “The West Wing,” “Crossing Jordan” and on Broadway in “Gypsy” and “It Shoulda Been You.” In a statement, Smith thanked the celebrity power couple for their involvement.
“I am incredibly grateful for Neil and David’s support as we bring the magic of Fire Island Pines to audiences nationwide,” Smith said. “Neil and David both instantly connected with the vision we had when we set out to...
Harris is an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor and singer whose credits include “How I Met Your Mother,” “It’s a Sin” and “Gone Girl.” Burtka is an actor and chef who has appeared on “The West Wing,” “Crossing Jordan” and on Broadway in “Gypsy” and “It Shoulda Been You.” In a statement, Smith thanked the celebrity power couple for their involvement.
“I am incredibly grateful for Neil and David’s support as we bring the magic of Fire Island Pines to audiences nationwide,” Smith said. “Neil and David both instantly connected with the vision we had when we set out to...
- 5/29/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
It can be extremely disappointing to get into a show only to have it canceled. But the more competition there is among TV networks, streaming platforms and production companies, the harder they are on shows that don't seem to bring in nearly enough viewers to be considered profitable.
Unfortunately, many great TV shows are overlooked today simply because they're cut too early. So, if you are willing to brace yourself and deal with the fact that you may never know the true finale, here are 8 amazing series that are worth every minute spent in front of the TV.
Firefly (2002-2003)
It's hard to say that the cancellation was unjustified, as Firefly premiered to very low ratings. However, it wasn't even given a chance to intrigue viewers, as the show was misadvertised and the network decided to air episodes out of order, making it difficult for viewers to get into the story.
Unfortunately, many great TV shows are overlooked today simply because they're cut too early. So, if you are willing to brace yourself and deal with the fact that you may never know the true finale, here are 8 amazing series that are worth every minute spent in front of the TV.
Firefly (2002-2003)
It's hard to say that the cancellation was unjustified, as Firefly premiered to very low ratings. However, it wasn't even given a chance to intrigue viewers, as the show was misadvertised and the network decided to air episodes out of order, making it difficult for viewers to get into the story.
- 5/18/2024
- by virginia-singh@startefacts.com (Virginia Singh)
- STartefacts.com
Director James McTeigue has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas.
McTeigue is the filmmaker behind several major features and series, including his 2005 directorial feature debut “V for Vendetta,” the cult favorite dystopian comic book adaptation starring Natalie Portman, John Hurt and Hugo Weaving. He followed that film with the 2009 martial arts film “Ninja Assassin,” led by Korean star Rain. His other films include the Edgar Allan Poe detective thriller “The Raven,” starring John Cusack, Luke Evans and Brendan Gleeson, as well as “Survivor,” starring Milla Jovovich and Pierce Brosnan.
More recently, McTeigue produced the 2021 sci-fi revival “The Matrix Resurrections” and the commercially successful Gabrielle Union thriller “Breaking In,” which he also directed. His TV directorial credits include episodes across two seasons of “Sense8,” the political thriller “Messiah” and the historical series “Marco Polo.” McTeigue has also directed commercials for Heineken, Samsung, Powerade, Rexona, Deutsche Bank and Guild Wars 2, amongst several other brands.
McTeigue is the filmmaker behind several major features and series, including his 2005 directorial feature debut “V for Vendetta,” the cult favorite dystopian comic book adaptation starring Natalie Portman, John Hurt and Hugo Weaving. He followed that film with the 2009 martial arts film “Ninja Assassin,” led by Korean star Rain. His other films include the Edgar Allan Poe detective thriller “The Raven,” starring John Cusack, Luke Evans and Brendan Gleeson, as well as “Survivor,” starring Milla Jovovich and Pierce Brosnan.
More recently, McTeigue produced the 2021 sci-fi revival “The Matrix Resurrections” and the commercially successful Gabrielle Union thriller “Breaking In,” which he also directed. His TV directorial credits include episodes across two seasons of “Sense8,” the political thriller “Messiah” and the historical series “Marco Polo.” McTeigue has also directed commercials for Heineken, Samsung, Powerade, Rexona, Deutsche Bank and Guild Wars 2, amongst several other brands.
- 5/15/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Munich-based sales agency The Playmaker has closed several key distribution deals on heist comedy “Two to One,” starring Sandra Hüller, who was Oscar nominated this year for “Anatomy of a Fall.”
The Playmaker has sold the film to Kmbo in France, A Contracorriente in Spain, Madman in Australia and Rosebud in Greece. The German distributor is X-Verleih. The Playmaker will present “Two to One” to buyers in a private screening at the Cannes Film Market.
“Two to One” is based on true events that took place during the reunification of Germany in 1990. In the chaos during the disintegration of the German Democratic Republic, a group of clever East Germans seize the chance to retrieve hidden millions from an underground vault. As they outsmart formidable opponents, the heist takes an unexpected turn when money officially unrecognized in East Germany circulates.
Hüller is joined in the cast by Max Riemelt (“Sense 8”) and Ronald Zehrfeld.
The Playmaker has sold the film to Kmbo in France, A Contracorriente in Spain, Madman in Australia and Rosebud in Greece. The German distributor is X-Verleih. The Playmaker will present “Two to One” to buyers in a private screening at the Cannes Film Market.
“Two to One” is based on true events that took place during the reunification of Germany in 1990. In the chaos during the disintegration of the German Democratic Republic, a group of clever East Germans seize the chance to retrieve hidden millions from an underground vault. As they outsmart formidable opponents, the heist takes an unexpected turn when money officially unrecognized in East Germany circulates.
Hüller is joined in the cast by Max Riemelt (“Sense 8”) and Ronald Zehrfeld.
- 5/10/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Director and producer Tom Tykwer has become managing director of Berlin-based production company X Filme Creative Pool, best known for “Babylon Berlin,” alongside Uwe Schott. Tykwer succeeds Stefan Arndt, one of Germany’s leading producers.
The reorganization of the company’s management is intended to “sharpen the focus on the development and implementation of creative, bold and unusual material for film and television,” according to a statement.
Arndt is leaving at his own request but will remain associated with the company as a producer.
X Filme Creative Pool was founded 30 years ago by Tykwer together with the writers and directors Wolfgang Becker and Dani Levy as well as Arndt. The four founders, who remain shareholders together with Beta Film and Bogey, based themselves on United Artists with the aim of producing sophisticated films with an audience appeal – or, as Variety put it, “intelligent films that audiences want to see.”
Tykwer...
The reorganization of the company’s management is intended to “sharpen the focus on the development and implementation of creative, bold and unusual material for film and television,” according to a statement.
Arndt is leaving at his own request but will remain associated with the company as a producer.
X Filme Creative Pool was founded 30 years ago by Tykwer together with the writers and directors Wolfgang Becker and Dani Levy as well as Arndt. The four founders, who remain shareholders together with Beta Film and Bogey, based themselves on United Artists with the aim of producing sophisticated films with an audience appeal – or, as Variety put it, “intelligent films that audiences want to see.”
Tykwer...
- 5/8/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
German director Tom Tykwer has been named Managing Director of Babylon Berlin producer X Filme Creative Pool as part of a restructure that sees company co-founder Stefan Arndt step down.
The pair co-founded the German production powerhouse 30 years ago, but Tykwer will now succeed Arndt in the MD role, and joins Uwe Schott on the management team in Berlin. Arndt is exiting “at his own request” but will remain “associated” with the producer and stays on its board.
X Filme noted the restructure was “intended to sharpen the focus on the development and implementation of creative, bold and unusual material for film and television.”
“I would like to withdraw from the day-to-day business so that I can concentrate more on producing again,” said Arndt. “Some exciting projects are already in the pipeline and I’m looking forward to realising them as a freelance producer with the X Filme team.”
Tykwer,...
The pair co-founded the German production powerhouse 30 years ago, but Tykwer will now succeed Arndt in the MD role, and joins Uwe Schott on the management team in Berlin. Arndt is exiting “at his own request” but will remain “associated” with the producer and stays on its board.
X Filme noted the restructure was “intended to sharpen the focus on the development and implementation of creative, bold and unusual material for film and television.”
“I would like to withdraw from the day-to-day business so that I can concentrate more on producing again,” said Arndt. “Some exciting projects are already in the pipeline and I’m looking forward to realising them as a freelance producer with the X Filme team.”
Tykwer,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
[Editor’s Note: this list was originally published in March 2018. It has since been updated with new entries.]
It’s easy to think of the kind of stories that get told in the comic book world as just one genre or tone, but as seen below, graphic novels, comic strips, and other sequential art have offered up an incredible range of storytelling. And these stories have been inspiring great TV shows for years, even before superhero stories dominated the box office.
There were plenty of options that nearly made the list, like the WB’s “Smallville,” which squandered its early potential after running just a few seasons too long. Because one of the most exciting things about these stories is that there’s a rich variety to choose from.
With editorial contributions from Liz Shannon Miller, Ben Travers, and Hanh Nguyen.
25. “Jeremiah”
Based on the Belgian comics by Hermann Huppen and created by J. Michael Straczynski, this intriguing post-apocalyptic drama ran for two seasons on Showtime. The excellent...
It’s easy to think of the kind of stories that get told in the comic book world as just one genre or tone, but as seen below, graphic novels, comic strips, and other sequential art have offered up an incredible range of storytelling. And these stories have been inspiring great TV shows for years, even before superhero stories dominated the box office.
There were plenty of options that nearly made the list, like the WB’s “Smallville,” which squandered its early potential after running just a few seasons too long. Because one of the most exciting things about these stories is that there’s a rich variety to choose from.
With editorial contributions from Liz Shannon Miller, Ben Travers, and Hanh Nguyen.
25. “Jeremiah”
Based on the Belgian comics by Hermann Huppen and created by J. Michael Straczynski, this intriguing post-apocalyptic drama ran for two seasons on Showtime. The excellent...
- 4/26/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
1. Always hire Anthony Hopkins to deliver exposition. The man is an Oscar-winner, he’s played everybody from Hamlet to Hannibal Lecter, he’s got the best butter-melting British purr in the business. So if you’re Zack Snyder — or even if you’re not Zack Snyder, but are dropping the second chapter of a needlessly complicated space saga and need to get folks back up to speed — you enlist Sir Anthony to say things like: “On the far edges of the Motherworld’s reach, circling the gas giant Mara, was the small moon of Veldt…...
- 4/20/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Pride started early in 2024 with the SXSW premiere of “Sense8” actor Brian J. Smith’s debut documentary “A House Is Not a Disco,” a kaleidoscopic look at the LGBT past and present of Fire Island. Part fly-on-the-wall immersion — Smith invokes Frederick Wiseman when talking about it — part introductory guide for newbies who maybe knew a bit on how Fire Island Pines is a gay mecca but don’t really know what all the fuss is about, it’s an exuberant, colorful, many-faceted view of a place where many gay men first felt fully free to be themselves completely uninhibited. Or as Smith puts it, it was where he “learned how to be a gay man.”
Still seeking distribution, “A House Is Not a Disco” is remarkable for capturing that Fire Island Pines is a place where joy is currency — but far from the only emotion to be experienced there. Smith...
Still seeking distribution, “A House Is Not a Disco” is remarkable for capturing that Fire Island Pines is a place where joy is currency — but far from the only emotion to be experienced there. Smith...
- 4/12/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
After years of waiting, we finally have the much-awaited series adaptation of Liu Cixin‘s brilliant sci-fi novel series The Three-Body Problem. Created by Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the Netflix series tells us the story of a group of characters in the scientific community, who try to find out the mystery behind several suicides of prolific scientists. 3 Body Problem stars Eiza González, Benedict Wong, Jess Hong, Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Alex Sharp, Rosalind Chao, Zine Tseng, Jonathan Pryce, and Marlo Kelly. So, if you loved the sci-fi drama series here are some similar shows you could watch next.
Three-Body (Prime Video & Viki) Credit – CCTV
Based on the same book as the Netflix series written by Liu Cixin, the Chinese adaptation of the popular sci-fi novel is set in 2007 and it follows the story of Wang Miao, one of China’s leading nanomaterials experts who...
Three-Body (Prime Video & Viki) Credit – CCTV
Based on the same book as the Netflix series written by Liu Cixin, the Chinese adaptation of the popular sci-fi novel is set in 2007 and it follows the story of Wang Miao, one of China’s leading nanomaterials experts who...
- 3/22/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
1999 was famously a great year for film, and it’s hard to pick what masterpiece from that year stands out as the greatest. Is it Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Magnolia”? Stanley Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut”? Spike Jonze’s “Being John Malkovich”? One could reasonably come up with hundreds of answers (even the teen films that year were pretty great), but it’s hard to deny the most influential film of the year came from Lana and Lilly Wachowski.
On March 24, 1999, the Wachowskis invited America into “The Matrix:” a speculative science fiction world where the reality as we know it is all a lie. In the martial arts sci-fi saga, computer programmer and hacker Neo discovers that the peaceful world he lives in — a world that heavily resembles 1999 North America — is a simulation created by self-aware machines that went to war with their makers and won, trapping all of...
On March 24, 1999, the Wachowskis invited America into “The Matrix:” a speculative science fiction world where the reality as we know it is all a lie. In the martial arts sci-fi saga, computer programmer and hacker Neo discovers that the peaceful world he lives in — a world that heavily resembles 1999 North America — is a simulation created by self-aware machines that went to war with their makers and won, trapping all of...
- 3/22/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
International independent production company and financier Gold Rush Pictures has signed a deal with Germany’s X Filme Creative Pool to participate in financing and co-produce the next three projects written and directed and/or produced by Tom Tykwer, including features and TV series.
The partnership follows Gold Rush Pictures recent investment in Tykwer’s German contemporary drama “The Light,” the filmmaker’s return to the big screen after seven years and four seasons as writer and director of the hit series “Babylon Berlin.” It is the writer-director’s first feature film since his 2016 adaptation of “A Hologram for the King,” starring Tom Hanks.
Currently in production, “The Light” (“Das Licht”) centres on a troubled family who take on a mysterious woman as a housekeeper. When she successfully shakes up the lives of the family, she then confronts them with the dark fate of her own. The film stars Lars Eidinger,...
The partnership follows Gold Rush Pictures recent investment in Tykwer’s German contemporary drama “The Light,” the filmmaker’s return to the big screen after seven years and four seasons as writer and director of the hit series “Babylon Berlin.” It is the writer-director’s first feature film since his 2016 adaptation of “A Hologram for the King,” starring Tom Hanks.
Currently in production, “The Light” (“Das Licht”) centres on a troubled family who take on a mysterious woman as a housekeeper. When she successfully shakes up the lives of the family, she then confronts them with the dark fate of her own. The film stars Lars Eidinger,...
- 2/23/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: LA’s J Creative Entertainment is expanding into content production, launching a production arm that will develop Asian American and Pacific Islander (Aapi) and Filipino stories for global audiences.
Founded by Filipino-American entertainment executives Jp Mallo and Justyn Reyes in 2019, J Creative Entertainment started as a multi-media agency producing marketing campaigns for shows and films such as Pretty Little Liars, Tokyo Vice, The Gilded Age and the upcoming Dune prequel.
It will now push into original content based around Aapi and Filipino stories.
“It’s always been my advocacy and mission to champion representation for all underrepresented voices and stories,” said Mallo, a former Vice President of Global Originals Marketing at HBO & Max Originals. “We’ve seen a magical shift in Hollywood, and our stories are real, rich and intersectional. We’re only just getting started.”
Mallo has also helmed the marketing campaigns for Netflix shows like Orange is the New Black,...
Founded by Filipino-American entertainment executives Jp Mallo and Justyn Reyes in 2019, J Creative Entertainment started as a multi-media agency producing marketing campaigns for shows and films such as Pretty Little Liars, Tokyo Vice, The Gilded Age and the upcoming Dune prequel.
It will now push into original content based around Aapi and Filipino stories.
“It’s always been my advocacy and mission to champion representation for all underrepresented voices and stories,” said Mallo, a former Vice President of Global Originals Marketing at HBO & Max Originals. “We’ve seen a magical shift in Hollywood, and our stories are real, rich and intersectional. We’re only just getting started.”
Mallo has also helmed the marketing campaigns for Netflix shows like Orange is the New Black,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Sara Merican
- Deadline Film + TV
Lilly Wachowski is bound to direct “Trash Mountain,” a queer comedy-drama starring rising comedian and actor Caleb Hearon. The film follows a young gay man living in Chicago who returns to his hometown in Missouri following the death of his hoarder father.
Along with starring in the feature, Hearon also co-wrote the script with Ruby Caster. Colin Trevorrow, who directed Hearon in “Jurassic World Dominion,” is producing the feature with his banner Metronome Film Co., alongside Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedev for Sight Unseen.
“Trash Mountain” will mark the first solo directorial feature effort for Wachowski, who is best known for writing and helming the original “Matrix” trilogy with her sister, Lana Wachowski. The duo’s other projects include the lesbian crime thriller “Bound” and the colorful manga adaptation “Speed Racer.”
In recent years, Lilly has worked in television, as a co-creator of Netflix’s “Sense 8” and as a showrunner,...
Along with starring in the feature, Hearon also co-wrote the script with Ruby Caster. Colin Trevorrow, who directed Hearon in “Jurassic World Dominion,” is producing the feature with his banner Metronome Film Co., alongside Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedev for Sight Unseen.
“Trash Mountain” will mark the first solo directorial feature effort for Wachowski, who is best known for writing and helming the original “Matrix” trilogy with her sister, Lana Wachowski. The duo’s other projects include the lesbian crime thriller “Bound” and the colorful manga adaptation “Speed Racer.”
In recent years, Lilly has worked in television, as a co-creator of Netflix’s “Sense 8” and as a showrunner,...
- 2/12/2024
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
The Matrix and Sense8 mastermind Lilly Wachowski is here to take out the trash for her next film, Trash Mountain. The project finds Wachowski teaming up with comedian Caleb Hearon for what Collider says is an emotional comedy about closure through sorting the belongings of a hoarder. Casting for the film is underway, with Colin Trevorrow producing alongside Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedev of Sight Unseen.
Caleb Hearon, a rising comedian, wrote the script with Ruby Caster. The comedian also stars in the project, which sounds like part tearjerker and part knee-slapper. According to Collider‘s exclusive report, Trash Mountain “follows a gay Chicago man in his 20s who must return to rural Missouri to deal with the death of his father — an obsessive hoarder who has left a house full of items, some valuable and some not so, to pick through.”
The report indicates that Lilly Wachowski and Colin...
Caleb Hearon, a rising comedian, wrote the script with Ruby Caster. The comedian also stars in the project, which sounds like part tearjerker and part knee-slapper. According to Collider‘s exclusive report, Trash Mountain “follows a gay Chicago man in his 20s who must return to rural Missouri to deal with the death of his father — an obsessive hoarder who has left a house full of items, some valuable and some not so, to pick through.”
The report indicates that Lilly Wachowski and Colin...
- 2/12/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
It's difficult to encapsulate the importance of Lana and Lilly Wachowski as directors. While the queer crime thriller "Bound" marked the sisters' directorial debut, it was their 1999 hit "The Matrix" that completely changed the landscape of science-fiction cinema forever. In 2021, the franchise's fourth installment, "The Maxtrix Resurrections" was released, but the film was a solo directorial venture from Lana Wachowski. Lilly has not directed a film since 2015's "Jupiter Ascending," but spent time directing season 1 of "Sense 8" and serving as the showrunner for "Work in Progress." The former was yet another sci-fi epic, but the latter is a sweet, semi-autobiographical queer dramedy starring Abby McEnany. It seems that working on this series must have inspired Lilly to continue similar creative ventures because according to a report from Collider, her next feature film is "Trash Mountain" starring Caleb Hearon.
Hearon co-wrote the film with Ruby Caster ("Bleeding Love"), and the...
Hearon co-wrote the film with Ruby Caster ("Bleeding Love"), and the...
- 2/12/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
New Regency Pictures, which is behind Amazon’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith series, is staffing up.
It has hired Netflix exec Laura Delahaye as Head of Domestic Television. Delahaye was most recently Director of Overall Deals, Ucan at Netflix, where she worked on series including The Fall of the House of Usher and The Queen’s Gambit, as well as Ozark’s third and fourth seasons. On the overall deals side, she worked with the likes of Jason Bateman’s Aggregate and Brad Falchuk’s Teley-Vision.
Delahaye spent over seven years at the streamer, starting as Manager, Global Originals, where she worked on Marvel’s The Punisher and Luke Cage, as well as later seasons of Bloodline, Sense8 and The Haunting of Hill House. Before that she was a Creative Executive at Fox21 Television Studios.
The hire comes after the company promoted Natalie Lehmann to President of Motion Pictures and Television in December.
It has hired Netflix exec Laura Delahaye as Head of Domestic Television. Delahaye was most recently Director of Overall Deals, Ucan at Netflix, where she worked on series including The Fall of the House of Usher and The Queen’s Gambit, as well as Ozark’s third and fourth seasons. On the overall deals side, she worked with the likes of Jason Bateman’s Aggregate and Brad Falchuk’s Teley-Vision.
Delahaye spent over seven years at the streamer, starting as Manager, Global Originals, where she worked on Marvel’s The Punisher and Luke Cage, as well as later seasons of Bloodline, Sense8 and The Haunting of Hill House. Before that she was a Creative Executive at Fox21 Television Studios.
The hire comes after the company promoted Natalie Lehmann to President of Motion Pictures and Television in December.
- 2/6/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Beta Cinema will start selling The Light, Tom Tykwer’s return to the big screen after seven years, at the upcoming European Film Market and has released a first look image of the film.
Beta Cinema is handling sales for all territories except German-speaking territories, France and North America.
Set in present day in Berlin, The Light is billed as a portrait of a modern family between collapse and new beginnings.
It stars Lars Eidinger, who will next been seen be in Matthias Glasner’s Berlinale competiton entry Dying, actress/director Nicolette Krebitz from Aieou and Wild, alongside Elke Biesendorfer,...
Beta Cinema is handling sales for all territories except German-speaking territories, France and North America.
Set in present day in Berlin, The Light is billed as a portrait of a modern family between collapse and new beginnings.
It stars Lars Eidinger, who will next been seen be in Matthias Glasner’s Berlinale competiton entry Dying, actress/director Nicolette Krebitz from Aieou and Wild, alongside Elke Biesendorfer,...
- 2/1/2024
- ScreenDaily
Tom Tykwer’s return to the big screen is getting closer. After seven years working in television, co-creating and co-directing, with Henk Handlogten and Achim von Borries, four seasons of acclaimed period drama Babylon Berlin, the German director of Run Lola Run, The International and Cloud Atlas will mark his movie comeback with the contemporary German-language drama The Light (Das Licht).
Tykwer’s production house X Filme Creative Pool, German distributor X Verleih and Beta Cinema, which have picked up international sales rights for the film, on Thursday unveiled the first look of The Light. The still, which almost resembles a Renaissance painting, features star Tala al Deen bathed in a radiant glow from a device on the table in front of her.
Al Deen plays Farrah, a mysterious Syrian woman who enters the lives of the Engels, a middle-class German family whose world is slowly unraveling. Nothing appears to...
Tykwer’s production house X Filme Creative Pool, German distributor X Verleih and Beta Cinema, which have picked up international sales rights for the film, on Thursday unveiled the first look of The Light. The still, which almost resembles a Renaissance painting, features star Tala al Deen bathed in a radiant glow from a device on the table in front of her.
Al Deen plays Farrah, a mysterious Syrian woman who enters the lives of the Engels, a middle-class German family whose world is slowly unraveling. Nothing appears to...
- 2/1/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Christian Oliver’s Net Worth 2024(Photo Credit –IMDb)
Hollywood actor best known for his stint in the German television series Alarm Fur Cobra 11 passed away tragically in a plane crash on Thursday. The actor has done several movies and series in his career and earned a secure life for himself. He started out as a model and then transitioned to acting, which was his goal from the beginning. Keep scrolling for more.
He was born in Germany as Christian Klepser and then came to the United States to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. He took acting lessons in New York and LA. He established himself as a versatile actor by playing different roles, and his fans will never forget him and his legacy.
The late actor started his acting career with the NBC show Saved by the Bell: The New Class, where he played the role of Brian Keller.
Hollywood actor best known for his stint in the German television series Alarm Fur Cobra 11 passed away tragically in a plane crash on Thursday. The actor has done several movies and series in his career and earned a secure life for himself. He started out as a model and then transitioned to acting, which was his goal from the beginning. Keep scrolling for more.
He was born in Germany as Christian Klepser and then came to the United States to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. He took acting lessons in New York and LA. He established himself as a versatile actor by playing different roles, and his fans will never forget him and his legacy.
The late actor started his acting career with the NBC show Saved by the Bell: The New Class, where he played the role of Brian Keller.
- 1/6/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
Hollywood actor Christian Oliver, his two young daughters and the pilot died in a plane crash near a Caribbean island, the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force announced.
Oliver, whose real name was Christian Klepser, was 51. His daughters, Madita Klepser and Annik Klepser, were 12 and 10, respectively. Pilot Robert Sachs also died in the crash, reports Variety.
They were the only passengers aboard the plane. The aircraft was a small, one-engine plane owned and piloted by Sachs. It crashed one nautical mile west of Petit Nevis, a small island in the Grenadines, Thursday afternoon.
As per Variety, the plane left from the J.F. Mitchell Airport in Paget Farm, Bequia, an island in the Grenadines, around 12:11 p.m. bound for St. Lucia as its final destination.
“Moments after taking off, the aircraft experienced difficulties and plummeted into the ocean”, the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force wrote in a statement.
Oliver, whose real name was Christian Klepser, was 51. His daughters, Madita Klepser and Annik Klepser, were 12 and 10, respectively. Pilot Robert Sachs also died in the crash, reports Variety.
They were the only passengers aboard the plane. The aircraft was a small, one-engine plane owned and piloted by Sachs. It crashed one nautical mile west of Petit Nevis, a small island in the Grenadines, Thursday afternoon.
As per Variety, the plane left from the J.F. Mitchell Airport in Paget Farm, Bequia, an island in the Grenadines, around 12:11 p.m. bound for St. Lucia as its final destination.
“Moments after taking off, the aircraft experienced difficulties and plummeted into the ocean”, the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force wrote in a statement.
- 1/6/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Christian Oliver looks to have completed filming his role in the movie thriller Forever Hold Your Peace before the German-born Hollywood actor died in a plane crash.
Nick Lyon, director of the indie that Oliver also had a producer credit on, could not be reached for comment by The Hollywood Reporter. But on Dec. 20, Lyon took a photo of himself and the late actor on their last day of production together that was posted on his Instagram page on Jan. 4, the day of Oliver’s tragic death.
“This is our 5th film together. @christianoliverofficial and me produced this one, and this is our last day of filming! We talked about producing a film together for years and finally did it! Thank you for being a great colleague, actor and friend @christianoliverofficial #foreverholdyourpeace,” Lyon said on the social media platform as he paid tribute to the late actor.
Oliver, 51, and his...
Nick Lyon, director of the indie that Oliver also had a producer credit on, could not be reached for comment by The Hollywood Reporter. But on Dec. 20, Lyon took a photo of himself and the late actor on their last day of production together that was posted on his Instagram page on Jan. 4, the day of Oliver’s tragic death.
“This is our 5th film together. @christianoliverofficial and me produced this one, and this is our last day of filming! We talked about producing a film together for years and finally did it! Thank you for being a great colleague, actor and friend @christianoliverofficial #foreverholdyourpeace,” Lyon said on the social media platform as he paid tribute to the late actor.
Oliver, 51, and his...
- 1/5/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The German born actor and producer appeared in Hollywood films including Speed Racer and The Good German.
German born actor Christian Oliver, known for Hollywood films including Speed Racer and German series Alarm For Cobra 11, has been killed in a plane crash in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, according to a report from local police.
A Facebook post by the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force said 51-year-old Oliver (whose birth name was Christian Klepser), his young daughters Madita Klepser and Annik Klepser, and pilot Robert Sachs were all pronounced dead after their bodies were recovered from the...
German born actor Christian Oliver, known for Hollywood films including Speed Racer and German series Alarm For Cobra 11, has been killed in a plane crash in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, according to a report from local police.
A Facebook post by the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force said 51-year-old Oliver (whose birth name was Christian Klepser), his young daughters Madita Klepser and Annik Klepser, and pilot Robert Sachs were all pronounced dead after their bodies were recovered from the...
- 1/5/2024
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
The German born actor and producer appeared in Hollywood films including Speed Racer and The Good German.
German born actor Christian Oliver, known for Hollywood films including Speed Racer and German series Alarm For Cobra 11, has been killed in a plane crash in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, according to a report from local police.
A Facebook post by the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force said 51-year-old Oliver (whose birth name was Christian Klepser), his young daughters Madita Klepser and Annik Klepser, and pilot Robert Sachs were all pronounced dead after their bodies were recovered from the...
German born actor Christian Oliver, known for Hollywood films including Speed Racer and German series Alarm For Cobra 11, has been killed in a plane crash in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, according to a report from local police.
A Facebook post by the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force said 51-year-old Oliver (whose birth name was Christian Klepser), his young daughters Madita Klepser and Annik Klepser, and pilot Robert Sachs were all pronounced dead after their bodies were recovered from the...
- 1/5/2024
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Christian Oliver, a German-born actor who played roles in Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Speed Racer, and Hunters, was killed in a plane crash on Thursday (January 4th).
According to a statement released by the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, the actor, identified as Christian Klesper, and his two daughters (aged 10 and 12) were aboard a private plane from Paget Farm, Bequia headed to St. Lucia before crash landing in the Caribbean Sea.
The Rsvgpf shared that the plane took off around noon from Paget Farm and “experienced difficulties and plummeted into the ocean” shortly after takeoff. Oliver, his daughters, and the pilot and owner of the aircraft were initially found by divers and fishermen from Paget Farm, and then handed over to the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard. The exact cause of death has yet to be revealed, but it is believed that...
According to a statement released by the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, the actor, identified as Christian Klesper, and his two daughters (aged 10 and 12) were aboard a private plane from Paget Farm, Bequia headed to St. Lucia before crash landing in the Caribbean Sea.
The Rsvgpf shared that the plane took off around noon from Paget Farm and “experienced difficulties and plummeted into the ocean” shortly after takeoff. Oliver, his daughters, and the pilot and owner of the aircraft were initially found by divers and fishermen from Paget Farm, and then handed over to the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard. The exact cause of death has yet to be revealed, but it is believed that...
- 1/5/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Film News
Christian Oliver, best known to TV audiences for playing Brian Keller on NBC’s Saved by the Bell: The New Class, was killed in a plane crash on Thursday. He was 51 years old. Oliver’s two young daughters — 10-year-old Madita and 12-year-old Annik — and a pilot, Robert Sachs, also died in the crash.
The single-jet engine plane hit the water while traveling from St. Lucia from the island of Bequia in the Caribbean. The plane experienced “unexplained issues” shortly after takeoff, and an exact cause of the malfunction has not yet been determined.
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The single-jet engine plane hit the water while traveling from St. Lucia from the island of Bequia in the Caribbean. The plane experienced “unexplained issues” shortly after takeoff, and an exact cause of the malfunction has not yet been determined.
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- 1/5/2024
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Christian Oliver, a German-born actor known for roles in Speed Racer, Hunters, The Good German and Saved by the Bell: The New Class, is believed to be dead after a private aircraft carrying him and his two daughters crashed into the Caribbean Sea on Thursday.
Four bodies were recovered by the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, including that of the actor — who was identified as Christian Klepser — and his daughters, Madita, 10, and Annik, 12. The 51-year-old actor and his children were found along with authorities believe is the owner and pilot of the aircraft.
“The Rsvgpf expresses condolences to all who are negatively affected by this tragic incident,” the local Pd said in a statement on social media. “The Rsvgpf will update the public as more information is gathered. Investigation into the matter continues.”
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Oliver’s reps for comment.
According to the local authorities,...
Four bodies were recovered by the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, including that of the actor — who was identified as Christian Klepser — and his daughters, Madita, 10, and Annik, 12. The 51-year-old actor and his children were found along with authorities believe is the owner and pilot of the aircraft.
“The Rsvgpf expresses condolences to all who are negatively affected by this tragic incident,” the local Pd said in a statement on social media. “The Rsvgpf will update the public as more information is gathered. Investigation into the matter continues.”
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Oliver’s reps for comment.
According to the local authorities,...
- 1/5/2024
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor Christian Oliver, his two young daughters and the pilot died in a plane crash near a Caribbean island on Thursday, the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force announced.
Oliver, whose real name was Christian Klepser, was 51. His daughters, Madita Klepser and Annik Klepser, were 12 and 10, respectively. Pilot Robert Sachs also died in the crash. They were the only passengers aboard the plane.
The aircraft was a small, one-engine plane owned and piloted by Sachs. It crashed one nautical mile west of Petit Nevis, a small island in the Grenadines, Thursday afternoon. The plane left from the J.F. Mitchell Airport in Paget Farm, Bequia, an island in the Grenadines, around 12:11 p.m. bound for St. Lucia as its final destination.
“Moments after taking off, the aircraft experienced difficulties and plummeted into the ocean,” the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force wrote in a statement.
Oliver, whose real name was Christian Klepser, was 51. His daughters, Madita Klepser and Annik Klepser, were 12 and 10, respectively. Pilot Robert Sachs also died in the crash. They were the only passengers aboard the plane.
The aircraft was a small, one-engine plane owned and piloted by Sachs. It crashed one nautical mile west of Petit Nevis, a small island in the Grenadines, Thursday afternoon. The plane left from the J.F. Mitchell Airport in Paget Farm, Bequia, an island in the Grenadines, around 12:11 p.m. bound for St. Lucia as its final destination.
“Moments after taking off, the aircraft experienced difficulties and plummeted into the ocean,” the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force wrote in a statement.
- 1/5/2024
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Hollywood actor Christian Oliver, known by his real name Christian Klepser, and his two young daughters have been found dead following the recovery of four bodies from a plane crash off a Caribbean island on January 4, according to NBC News. The 51-year-old actor, recognized for roles in films like Speed Racer and Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny, as well as TV shows such as Hunters and Sense8, was on board a small plane that encountered difficulties and landed in the ocean, according to the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force. The deceased include his daughters, 10-year-old Madita Klepser and 12-year-old Annik Klepser, along with the plane’s pilot and owner, Robert Sachs, according to the police. The incident occurred shortly after the single-engine plane took off from Becquia, a small island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines that’s popular with tourists. The plane was en...
- 1/5/2024
- TV Insider
Supervising sound editor and designer Dane A. Davis — who won an Oscar for 1999’s The Matrix — will receive Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Career Achievement Award during the org’s 71st annual Golden Reel Awards, which will be held March 3 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.
“With his work on The Matrix, Dane Davis set a new standard for how to use sound to create worlds, add impact to stories, and arouse the emotions of the audience,” said Mpse president Mark Lanza. “Since then, he has continued to innovate across features, animation, television, and other mediums. We are excited to recognize his unique accomplishments with our annual Career Achievement Award.”
Davis has been a sound editor and designer for four decades. His roughly 180 film, TV and game credits include the Wachowski sisters’ Matrix series, as well as Speed Racer, Sense8, Bound, and Jupiter Ascending. Additional credits include Allen v Farrow,...
“With his work on The Matrix, Dane Davis set a new standard for how to use sound to create worlds, add impact to stories, and arouse the emotions of the audience,” said Mpse president Mark Lanza. “Since then, he has continued to innovate across features, animation, television, and other mediums. We are excited to recognize his unique accomplishments with our annual Career Achievement Award.”
Davis has been a sound editor and designer for four decades. His roughly 180 film, TV and game credits include the Wachowski sisters’ Matrix series, as well as Speed Racer, Sense8, Bound, and Jupiter Ascending. Additional credits include Allen v Farrow,...
- 12/8/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Motion Picture Sound Editors said today that Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer Dane A. Davis will receive its 2024 Career Achievement Award during its 71st annual Golden Reel Awards in March.
Davis is known for his Oscar winning work on The Matrix, and for his creative contributions to that film’s sequels and scores of other films and television shows.
“With his work on The Matrix, Dane Davis set a new standard for how to use sound to create worlds, add impact to stories, and arouse the emotions of the audience,” said Mpse President Mark Lanza. “Since then, he has continued to innovate across features, animation, television, and other mediums. We are excited to recognize his unique accomplishments with our annual Career Achievement Award.”
Davis has been a sound designer and sound editor for more than 40 years with over 180 film, television, and game credits. Along with his Oscar for The Matrix,...
Davis is known for his Oscar winning work on The Matrix, and for his creative contributions to that film’s sequels and scores of other films and television shows.
“With his work on The Matrix, Dane Davis set a new standard for how to use sound to create worlds, add impact to stories, and arouse the emotions of the audience,” said Mpse President Mark Lanza. “Since then, he has continued to innovate across features, animation, television, and other mediums. We are excited to recognize his unique accomplishments with our annual Career Achievement Award.”
Davis has been a sound designer and sound editor for more than 40 years with over 180 film, television, and game credits. Along with his Oscar for The Matrix,...
- 12/8/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
When LGBTQ community-gathering spaces were largely put on pause by the pandemic, those once-in-person safe havens became our streaming platforms and technical devices at home. Hyper-specific pop subcultures emerged — here’s looking at you, queer readers of the generally awful “Friends” — and reputations for streamers’ philosophies toward and commitment to LGBTQ content were widely discussed online. (Shout out to Showtime: the premium cable network still servicing lesbians everywhere.)
Even as the world has opened back up, in Hollywood, it feels like queer storytelling and community are more galvanized than ever. Nowhere is that more tidily displayed than on the carousels of “LGBTQ” offerings found across entertainment platforms. Netflix, a heavyweight in any streaming conversation (regardless of its rocky 2022), has played a significant role in green-lighting major queer-inclusive projects across television and film. Not only has the platform championed many shows that were queer in premise — see “Grace and Frankie” or...
Even as the world has opened back up, in Hollywood, it feels like queer storytelling and community are more galvanized than ever. Nowhere is that more tidily displayed than on the carousels of “LGBTQ” offerings found across entertainment platforms. Netflix, a heavyweight in any streaming conversation (regardless of its rocky 2022), has played a significant role in green-lighting major queer-inclusive projects across television and film. Not only has the platform championed many shows that were queer in premise — see “Grace and Frankie” or...
- 12/2/2023
- by Wilson Chapman, Alison Foreman and Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Brian J. Smith is introducing fans to the love of his life!
The 41-year-old actor, best known for playing Will Gorski in the Netflix series Sense8, took to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday (October 17) to share photos from his hospital bed.
“Surgery day!” Brian captioned the post.
Keep reading to find out more…
The photo showed Brian laying in a hospital bed while his boyfriend Matt Consalvo sat in a chair next to him.
“Couldn’t have done it without the love of my life – @matt.consalvo,” he added. Matt reshared the post and said, “i [love] u @smithespis.”
Brian later updated with a photo of his leg in a brace. “Thanks to @drlaurenredler and her incredible team,” he said.
You might also recognize Brian from his work on shows like Quantico, Treadstone, and the recent limited series Class of ’09. He recently appeared in the movie The Matrix Resurrections.
Matt...
The 41-year-old actor, best known for playing Will Gorski in the Netflix series Sense8, took to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday (October 17) to share photos from his hospital bed.
“Surgery day!” Brian captioned the post.
Keep reading to find out more…
The photo showed Brian laying in a hospital bed while his boyfriend Matt Consalvo sat in a chair next to him.
“Couldn’t have done it without the love of my life – @matt.consalvo,” he added. Matt reshared the post and said, “i [love] u @smithespis.”
Brian later updated with a photo of his leg in a brace. “Thanks to @drlaurenredler and her incredible team,” he said.
You might also recognize Brian from his work on shows like Quantico, Treadstone, and the recent limited series Class of ’09. He recently appeared in the movie The Matrix Resurrections.
Matt...
- 10/18/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
"Pearl" star Mia Goth has some thoughts on why the Academy Awards often fail to recognize standout performances in horror films. "I think that it's very political," she told Jake Hamilton (via Twitter). "I think that it's not entirely based on the quality of a project, per se." Like many horror fans, Goth wants that to change.
Horror fans love the actors who star in such films, often becoming quite devoted to them. It's not just the ones who deserve awards, either. To understand just how important all horror film performances are, one need only take a look at the talent lineup for any given horror convention. Many people are just as happy to meet someone who was killed third in a random "Friday the 13th" sequel as they are to talk to special effects artists and directors.
Sometimes, though, actors in horror films get swapped out for various reasons.
Horror fans love the actors who star in such films, often becoming quite devoted to them. It's not just the ones who deserve awards, either. To understand just how important all horror film performances are, one need only take a look at the talent lineup for any given horror convention. Many people are just as happy to meet someone who was killed third in a random "Friday the 13th" sequel as they are to talk to special effects artists and directors.
Sometimes, though, actors in horror films get swapped out for various reasons.
- 10/15/2023
- by Eric Langberg
- Slash Film
The founders are producers Roshanak “Rosh” Khodabakhsh and Jorgo Narje.
Netflix and Amazon Studios are among the backers of a new German programme entitled NewMotion to promote greater diversity in the nation’s film industry. It was officially launched at the Explorer Conference at Filmfest Hamburg this month.
The programme is the brainchild of producers Roshanak “Rosh” Khodabakhsh (Port au Prince Film und Kultur Produktion) and Jorgo Narjes (X Filme Creative Pool) in cooperation with the Producers Alliance Initiative for Qualification (Paiq).
“A central element of this initiative is a shadowing programme giving on-the-job training where you follow one person...
Netflix and Amazon Studios are among the backers of a new German programme entitled NewMotion to promote greater diversity in the nation’s film industry. It was officially launched at the Explorer Conference at Filmfest Hamburg this month.
The programme is the brainchild of producers Roshanak “Rosh” Khodabakhsh (Port au Prince Film und Kultur Produktion) and Jorgo Narjes (X Filme Creative Pool) in cooperation with the Producers Alliance Initiative for Qualification (Paiq).
“A central element of this initiative is a shadowing programme giving on-the-job training where you follow one person...
- 10/9/2023
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Spanish star Miguel Ángel Silvestre is set to topline in miniseries “Lucio’s Treasure,” a real-life inspired project co-produced by Spain’s Vértice360 and Friki Films with Red Arrow International Studios.
Silvestre will play the leading role of Lucio Urtubia, considered a modern Robin Hood who nearly bankrupted Citibank of America in the 1980s. Whether he was caught is another matter.
Structured as a six-episode, one-hour drama, the series is scheduled to lens in English by 2025.
Created by brothers Hugo and Roger Menduiña, “Lucio’s Treasure” is produced by Friki’s CEO Ana Manresa and Alberto Rull, Vertice’s EVP production and content.
The U.K.’s Anthony Alleyne (“Sunburn”) has joined the series as co-creator, writer and executive co-producer.
Defined by Rull as “an ambitious series, both creatively and in terms of budget,” “Lucio’s Treasure” is set in Paris and New York, “aimed at being a world-class co-production...
Silvestre will play the leading role of Lucio Urtubia, considered a modern Robin Hood who nearly bankrupted Citibank of America in the 1980s. Whether he was caught is another matter.
Structured as a six-episode, one-hour drama, the series is scheduled to lens in English by 2025.
Created by brothers Hugo and Roger Menduiña, “Lucio’s Treasure” is produced by Friki’s CEO Ana Manresa and Alberto Rull, Vertice’s EVP production and content.
The U.K.’s Anthony Alleyne (“Sunburn”) has joined the series as co-creator, writer and executive co-producer.
Defined by Rull as “an ambitious series, both creatively and in terms of budget,” “Lucio’s Treasure” is set in Paris and New York, “aimed at being a world-class co-production...
- 10/6/2023
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
A fan campaign to save a Netflix show actually worked: according to The Hollywood Reporter, the previously canceled 2020 series "Warrior Nun" is set to be resurrected with three feature films. This news comes just weeks after series creator Simon Barry teased some type of return for the fantasy story, though THR reports that he noted it won't come from Netflix. "Warrior Nun" follows a young woman who wakes up after dying with new abilities that land her in the middle of an ongoing battle between heaven and hell. In a new video posted to the website Warrior Nun Saved, executive producer Dean English noted that the trilogy could also launch a "Warrior Nun" universe, which he says "could expand into film and TV series following characters that we already know."
The show's second season, released in 2022, was thought to be the last, but as with many a show that's ended...
The show's second season, released in 2022, was thought to be the last, but as with many a show that's ended...
- 8/16/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
The keenly awaited Season 2 of Max’s “Tokyo Vice” completed principal photography just before the Hollywood strikes and is now in post-production, producer Alex Boden tells Variety. Auteur Terrence Malick’s biblical drama “The Way of the Wind” is being edited.
Season 1 of “Tokyo Vice,” which followed a Western journalist working for a publication in Tokyo who takes on one of the city’s most powerful crime bosses, bowed in 2022. It was created by J.T. Rogers and starred Ken Watanabe, Ansel Elgort, Rachel Keller and Rinko Kikuchi. The season ended on a cliffhanger and Boden says that Season 2 will answer all questions eventually.
Boden says that the post-production process on the show is a lengthy one and he hopes that the strike will be resolved in time for the cast to promote it. “We’re all hoping for a resolution to the strikes for everyone’s sake, for everyone who’s impacted by them,...
Season 1 of “Tokyo Vice,” which followed a Western journalist working for a publication in Tokyo who takes on one of the city’s most powerful crime bosses, bowed in 2022. It was created by J.T. Rogers and starred Ken Watanabe, Ansel Elgort, Rachel Keller and Rinko Kikuchi. The season ended on a cliffhanger and Boden says that Season 2 will answer all questions eventually.
Boden says that the post-production process on the show is a lengthy one and he hopes that the strike will be resolved in time for the cast to promote it. “We’re all hoping for a resolution to the strikes for everyone’s sake, for everyone who’s impacted by them,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
J. Michael Straczynski is getting into business with Dark Horse Comics. Straczynski will launch various creator-owned work with the publisher that will span graphic novels, miniseries and ongoing series.
Straczynski is a veteran of the genre space. On TV, he created Babylon 5 and co-created Netflix’s Sense8 with The Wachowskis. In comics, he has penned runs on The Amazing Spider-Man, Superman and Captain America. And in the feature film space, he has worked on World War Z, Thor and Changeling.
According to Straczynski, Dark Horse boss Mike Richardson has given him the mandate to write whatever he wants.
“First up will be an international, geopolitical thriller that blends science fiction with the superhero genre in a way we really haven’t seen before. It’s going to be a huge story with massive global and personal stakes,” Straczynski in a statement. “This will be balanced by individual character stories...
Straczynski is a veteran of the genre space. On TV, he created Babylon 5 and co-created Netflix’s Sense8 with The Wachowskis. In comics, he has penned runs on The Amazing Spider-Man, Superman and Captain America. And in the feature film space, he has worked on World War Z, Thor and Changeling.
According to Straczynski, Dark Horse boss Mike Richardson has given him the mandate to write whatever he wants.
“First up will be an international, geopolitical thriller that blends science fiction with the superhero genre in a way we really haven’t seen before. It’s going to be a huge story with massive global and personal stakes,” Straczynski in a statement. “This will be balanced by individual character stories...
- 7/21/2023
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Not too long ago, Netflix was touted as a savior of lost shows. Arrested Development, Lucifer, Designated Survivor, Cobra Kai, Manifest, Top Boy… When a TV network canceled a beloved series too soon, fans looked to the streamer as a potential rescue service. Your favorite TV drama mistreated by its original owner? Let Netflix scoop it up off the streets and rehome it.
Sci-fi and fantasy fans, still smarting from the bad old days of Fox cutting off series in their tracks and messing with episode run-orders, hoped that the home of Stranger Things might also be the home of stranger shows that didn’t fit in elsewhere. British Sff viewers, freshly hurt by the loss of The Fades, In the Flesh and Utopia, wondered if things were finally changing. No more canceled-too-soons? Proper endings all round, yes?
Not so much. Netflix has invested in the development and production of...
Sci-fi and fantasy fans, still smarting from the bad old days of Fox cutting off series in their tracks and messing with episode run-orders, hoped that the home of Stranger Things might also be the home of stranger shows that didn’t fit in elsewhere. British Sff viewers, freshly hurt by the loss of The Fades, In the Flesh and Utopia, wondered if things were finally changing. No more canceled-too-soons? Proper endings all round, yes?
Not so much. Netflix has invested in the development and production of...
- 5/25/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Since FX moved under the Disney umbrella in 2019, it has sometimes been difficult to find its programming; I’m a professional and I’m often stymied when it comes to which FX shows actually air on FX and which are Hulu exclusives. But FX shows have still felt like FX shows.
The new FX-produced drama Class of ’09 is a puzzlement. One of those Hulu-only offerings, Class of ’09 surely has the air and aura of an FX show, from its sturdy, cinematic production values to a cast topped by FX veterans Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta) and Kate Mara (A Teacher) to its creation by writer Tom Rob Smith (The Assassination of Gianni Versace). But what it feels like? Well, it feels like a broadcast TV show from a decade ago — specifically like ABC’s Quantico, a drama remembered largely by Priyanka Chopra Jonas devotees.
Quantico, which ran three seasons,...
The new FX-produced drama Class of ’09 is a puzzlement. One of those Hulu-only offerings, Class of ’09 surely has the air and aura of an FX show, from its sturdy, cinematic production values to a cast topped by FX veterans Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta) and Kate Mara (A Teacher) to its creation by writer Tom Rob Smith (The Assassination of Gianni Versace). But what it feels like? Well, it feels like a broadcast TV show from a decade ago — specifically like ABC’s Quantico, a drama remembered largely by Priyanka Chopra Jonas devotees.
Quantico, which ran three seasons,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As the WGA strike continues to unfold, one of the key issues at its center has to do with artificial intelligence. While AI may be a relatively new concern for many in Hollywood, it’s old hat to Tom Rob Smith and Joe Robert Cole, two of the executive producers behind FX’s upcoming drama “Class of ’09.” Though their new series examines the dangers of law enforcement relying too heavily on AI, Smith isn’t concerned that AI in its modern form will fully replace writers.
“I’m less worried than other people are right now on the story creation, but I could be just naive about that right now,” Smith, who previously served as an executive producer and writer for “The Assassination of Gianna Versace: American Crime Story,” told TheWrap.
“I asked AI to write lots of fairy tales for me, and I read them. They were not good,...
“I’m less worried than other people are right now on the story creation, but I could be just naive about that right now,” Smith, who previously served as an executive producer and writer for “The Assassination of Gianna Versace: American Crime Story,” told TheWrap.
“I asked AI to write lots of fairy tales for me, and I read them. They were not good,...
- 5/3/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Produced by Warner Bros. Television, the sci-fi series Babylon 5 ran for a total of five seasons and 110 episodes, wrapping up in 1998. There were also six TV movies, a short-lived spin-off series called Crusade, tie-in novels and comic books… and series creator J. Michael Straczynski has been hoping to revive the show in some way for quite a while. In 2014, we heard he was planning to make a Babylon 5 feature film. In 2021, it was announced that he had set up a reboot series at The CW. Now Straczynski has taken to social media to reveal that a Babylon 5 animated movie is coming from Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment – and it’s already finished and in the can! He said the release date will be “very soon”.
Straczynski said the animated movie is “classic Babylon 5: raucous, heartfelt, nonstop, a ton of fun through time and space,...
Straczynski said the animated movie is “classic Babylon 5: raucous, heartfelt, nonstop, a ton of fun through time and space,...
- 5/3/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
A “Babylon 5” animated movie is in the works from original series creator J. Michael Straczynski.
“Babylon 5 Animated Movie [sic] coming from Warner Bros. Animation & WB Home Entertainment!” Straczynski announced via Twitter. “Classic B5: raucous, heartfelt, nonstop, a ton of fun through time and space & a love letter to the fans. Movie title, release date and other details coming one week from today.”
Straczynski further said that the film is “already finished and in the can” and that “it feels the most B5-ish of anything we’ve done since the original show.”
The original “Babylon 5” was produced by Warner Bros. Television. The series ran in syndication and on TNT for five seasons, 110 episodes, and seven TV movies, including the 1993 pilot film. The show is considered one of the best sci-fi series ever made by many critics and won numerous awards throughout its run, including two Hugo Awards and a Saturn Award.
“Babylon 5 Animated Movie [sic] coming from Warner Bros. Animation & WB Home Entertainment!” Straczynski announced via Twitter. “Classic B5: raucous, heartfelt, nonstop, a ton of fun through time and space & a love letter to the fans. Movie title, release date and other details coming one week from today.”
Straczynski further said that the film is “already finished and in the can” and that “it feels the most B5-ish of anything we’ve done since the original show.”
The original “Babylon 5” was produced by Warner Bros. Television. The series ran in syndication and on TNT for five seasons, 110 episodes, and seven TV movies, including the 1993 pilot film. The show is considered one of the best sci-fi series ever made by many critics and won numerous awards throughout its run, including two Hugo Awards and a Saturn Award.
- 5/3/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Zack Snyder’s next project with Netflix will be an anime series based on Norse mythology titled Twilight of the Gods. Snyder has co-created the anime and will be directing two episodes of the series. According to Deadline, Snyder will be working with the company Xilam Animation on the show. Xilam Animation is responsible for such projects as Oggy and the Cockroaches, Zig & Sharko, and Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life for Disney+, all of which they’ve created and produced.
Marc du Pontavice, founder and CEO of Xilam Animation, has expressed his excitement with the upcoming collaboration, “We’re so proud to be working with the team at Stone Quarry, including iconic creator and director Zack Snyder. And we’re also deeply grateful to Netflix for trusting us to bring his spectacular vision to life. We’ll be utilising state of the art 2D animation across the series, which will...
Marc du Pontavice, founder and CEO of Xilam Animation, has expressed his excitement with the upcoming collaboration, “We’re so proud to be working with the team at Stone Quarry, including iconic creator and director Zack Snyder. And we’re also deeply grateful to Netflix for trusting us to bring his spectacular vision to life. We’ll be utilising state of the art 2D animation across the series, which will...
- 5/3/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
When TV shows aren’t popular, they get canceled — at least that’s the precedent set by years of broadcast and cable programming. But in the current era of streaming services, a surplus of shows, and an evaporating pile of cash, has created an overwhelming wave of cancellations completely at odds with shows’ viewership, popularity, or quality. For the average viewer, this might just mean pressing play on something new. But online, small but tight-knit fandoms have taken it upon themselves to face down streaming giants over their beloved shows.
- 5/1/2023
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
For two seasons now, housewife Billie (Sarah Shahi) has been slowly losing the life she once knew in favor of chasing the high of her sexually adventurous youth. In Netflix's "Sex/Life," Billie finds herself torn between her reliable husband Cooper (Mike Vogel), and Brad (Adam Demos), the hunky Australian ex who wanders back into her life. Later, when the romantic house of cards she's built tumbles down completely, she ends up hooked on a new man, restaurant owner Majid (Darius Homayoun). "Sex/Life" definitely isn't Netflix's best show, but plenty of fans still like the "Sex and The City"-style series because it's a reliably steamy adult-oriented romance.
Apparently, though, Billie's wild ride has come to an end. Variety is reporting that the Stacy Rukeyser-created show "Sex/Life" has been canceled after just two seasons. Luckily, though, the show actually wrapped up most of its major plotlines in its latest season finale.
Apparently, though, Billie's wild ride has come to an end. Variety is reporting that the Stacy Rukeyser-created show "Sex/Life" has been canceled after just two seasons. Luckily, though, the show actually wrapped up most of its major plotlines in its latest season finale.
- 4/11/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Shadow and Bone viewers have called on Netflix to renew the series for another season amid uncertainty over the show’s future.
The fantasy series, adapted from books by Leigh Bardugo, has claimed the No 1 spot in Netflix’s “most watched chart”, usurping the serial killer drama You.
Despite this, the series is yet to be renewed for a third run of episodes.
Following the release of the second season on 16 March, fans of the series are petitioning the streaming service to commission a season three, with plenty of Bardugo’s source material still yet to make it to screen.
“I finished [Shadow and Bone season two] and just wow. Last episode was complete and total chaos they really threw every storyline in there but i’m soooo here for it,” one fan wrote. “Plz plz @netflix renew @shadowandbone_ bc i Need Need more of this in my life.”
“Pls...
The fantasy series, adapted from books by Leigh Bardugo, has claimed the No 1 spot in Netflix’s “most watched chart”, usurping the serial killer drama You.
Despite this, the series is yet to be renewed for a third run of episodes.
Following the release of the second season on 16 March, fans of the series are petitioning the streaming service to commission a season three, with plenty of Bardugo’s source material still yet to make it to screen.
“I finished [Shadow and Bone season two] and just wow. Last episode was complete and total chaos they really threw every storyline in there but i’m soooo here for it,” one fan wrote. “Plz plz @netflix renew @shadowandbone_ bc i Need Need more of this in my life.”
“Pls...
- 3/18/2023
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - TV
Maintaining the location library of 20,000 photos is one of Illinois Film Office assistant deputy director Louis Ferrara’s favorite parts of his job. “Producers always laugh when I say that, but it’s true,” he says.
The massive quantity of location photos are categorized into various curated files so when productions have a need, the film office can readily supply whatever they desire.
“We scout locations on a regular basis to freshen up the library,” says Ferrara, noting that they also send letters to homeowners and businesses to help with continually growing the resource. There’s no time wasted when productions choose to film in Illinois, and no need to retread the same locations.
Of course, there’s no better stand in for Chicago than, well, Chicago. The city’s iconic sites have appeared in multiple shows as “themselves” over the years. The iconic elevated trains and platforms are in...
The massive quantity of location photos are categorized into various curated files so when productions have a need, the film office can readily supply whatever they desire.
“We scout locations on a regular basis to freshen up the library,” says Ferrara, noting that they also send letters to homeowners and businesses to help with continually growing the resource. There’s no time wasted when productions choose to film in Illinois, and no need to retread the same locations.
Of course, there’s no better stand in for Chicago than, well, Chicago. The city’s iconic sites have appeared in multiple shows as “themselves” over the years. The iconic elevated trains and platforms are in...
- 3/8/2023
- by Zoe Hewitt
- Variety Film + TV
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