HeadStuff Podcasts presents The Greatest Matter, an original full-cast audio drama podcast series launching on 24th September 2024. Trailer out now!
The Greatest Matter is a gothic crime tale set in Victorian Dublin, in which a visiting Italian criminologist gets caught up in a mysterious murder in Phoenix Park. The podcast will be released weekly for 12 episodes from September to December.
The show was written and directed by multi-award-winning podcast producer Conor Reid (creator of Words To That Effect), with a cast including Donncha O’Dea, Margaret Mc Auliffe, Amy O’Dwyer and Darragh Smith
The Greatest Matter will be of interest to lovers of gothic and the supernatural, as well as fans of crime, mystery, and all things Victorian. Whether it’s audio dramas like Welcome to Nightvale, The Magnus Archives, or Victoriocity; TV shows such as Penny Dreadful, Sherlock, or Carnival Row; or classic fiction from Arthur Conan Doyle and Bram Stoker...
The Greatest Matter is a gothic crime tale set in Victorian Dublin, in which a visiting Italian criminologist gets caught up in a mysterious murder in Phoenix Park. The podcast will be released weekly for 12 episodes from September to December.
The show was written and directed by multi-award-winning podcast producer Conor Reid (creator of Words To That Effect), with a cast including Donncha O’Dea, Margaret Mc Auliffe, Amy O’Dwyer and Darragh Smith
The Greatest Matter will be of interest to lovers of gothic and the supernatural, as well as fans of crime, mystery, and all things Victorian. Whether it’s audio dramas like Welcome to Nightvale, The Magnus Archives, or Victoriocity; TV shows such as Penny Dreadful, Sherlock, or Carnival Row; or classic fiction from Arthur Conan Doyle and Bram Stoker...
- 9/23/2024
- Podnews.net
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A Discovery of Witches is definitely one of the most intriguing supernatural fantasy series with its brilliantly written characters and complex storylines, the Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode series has the perfect blend of the real world and witches and vampires. Based on the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness, the Sky series follows Diana Bishop a witch, and Matthew Clairmont a vampire as they fall in love and face off life-threatening rivals. So, if you loved the fantastical elements, epic romance, and a tinge of horror in A Discovery of Witches here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Mayfair Witches Credit – AMC
Mayfair Witches is a gothic supernatural horror thriller drama series created by Michelle Ashford and Esta Spalding. Based on the Lives of the Mayfair Witches novel trilogy by author Anne Rice, the...
A Discovery of Witches is definitely one of the most intriguing supernatural fantasy series with its brilliantly written characters and complex storylines, the Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode series has the perfect blend of the real world and witches and vampires. Based on the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness, the Sky series follows Diana Bishop a witch, and Matthew Clairmont a vampire as they fall in love and face off life-threatening rivals. So, if you loved the fantastical elements, epic romance, and a tinge of horror in A Discovery of Witches here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Mayfair Witches Credit – AMC
Mayfair Witches is a gothic supernatural horror thriller drama series created by Michelle Ashford and Esta Spalding. Based on the Lives of the Mayfair Witches novel trilogy by author Anne Rice, the...
- 9/12/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is back for Season 2, and this time around there are a number of new characters to keep straight. With Sauron revealed to be Halbrand at the end of Season 1, the chess pieces are now fully in the open and the Dark Lord is masquerading as yet another new character this season in order to try and forge the titular rings. We’ve also got drama with the dwarves, in-fighting amongst the elves and that guy who most definitely is Gandalf is wandering the desert with a harfoot.
Absent in Season 2 is Nazanin Boniadi who played Bronwyn, who exited the show. But new to the cast are Ciaran Hinds, Rory Kinnear and plenty more filling out this prequel series that tackles J.R.R. Tolkien’s Second Age. Check out our complete “Rings of Power” Season 2 cast and character guide below.
Morfydd Clark as...
Absent in Season 2 is Nazanin Boniadi who played Bronwyn, who exited the show. But new to the cast are Ciaran Hinds, Rory Kinnear and plenty more filling out this prequel series that tackles J.R.R. Tolkien’s Second Age. Check out our complete “Rings of Power” Season 2 cast and character guide below.
Morfydd Clark as...
- 8/29/2024
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Tom Bombadil is the most enduring mystery from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. A jolly forest dweller, Frodo and his Hobbit friends first encounter Tom near the start of The Fellowship of the Ring, just after they leave the Shire. Tom apparently possesses great powers, but he's not at all involved in the wider goings-on in Middle-earth. This immortal being just likes to hang out in the forest singing songs and spending time with his wife Goldberry.
The section with Tom Bombadil is kind of its own little isolated piece of the story, and most adaptations of The Lord of the Rings leave it out. However, Tom will appear in the upcoming second season of The Rings of Power, Prime Video's Lord of the Rings prequel series set thousands of years before the story most of us know. He'll be played by Rory Kinnear, who appeared in Penny Dreadful,...
The section with Tom Bombadil is kind of its own little isolated piece of the story, and most adaptations of The Lord of the Rings leave it out. However, Tom will appear in the upcoming second season of The Rings of Power, Prime Video's Lord of the Rings prequel series set thousands of years before the story most of us know. He'll be played by Rory Kinnear, who appeared in Penny Dreadful,...
- 8/27/2024
- by Dan Selcke
- Winter Is Coming
M. Night Shyamalan said he couldn’t see anyone else but Josh Hartnett as lead character Cooper in his new thriller, “Trap,” noting that he loved that the “Penny Dreadful” star was willing to “risk everything” with him to make the movie.
The “Sixth Sense” director began self-financing his own films with 2015’s “The Visit,” a gamble that paid off on the very first day of release.
“There’s no way to protect yourself. We’ll all get paid if we’re successful, if we’re not, we don’t get paid. And I don’t think you should,” he told GQ in a video where he talked about his most iconic movies.
He said he wrote the role of Cooper as a “superstar,” but needed an actor who was alright with making a movie that didn’t have a studio’s backing upfront.
When he first met with Hartnett,...
The “Sixth Sense” director began self-financing his own films with 2015’s “The Visit,” a gamble that paid off on the very first day of release.
“There’s no way to protect yourself. We’ll all get paid if we’re successful, if we’re not, we don’t get paid. And I don’t think you should,” he told GQ in a video where he talked about his most iconic movies.
He said he wrote the role of Cooper as a “superstar,” but needed an actor who was alright with making a movie that didn’t have a studio’s backing upfront.
When he first met with Hartnett,...
- 8/10/2024
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Amidst the fanfare and spectacle in Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” presentation in Hall H today, the biggest question on fans’ minds may be about one of the most loved, yet least seen characters in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, Tom Bombadil.
During a jam-packed panel presentation featuring the cast and showrunners, fans were treated to details about the upcoming season as well as an epic trailer that teased huge battles, Ents, Sauron’s rise, a Balrog, and the aforementioned woodland hermit. English actor Rory Kinnear will play Bombadil, a sort of merry trickster encountered by Frodo Baggins in the first book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, "The Fellowship of the Ring." Season 2 marks the character’s long-awaited live action screen debut. Fans of the books were chagrined that Peter Jackson omitted the character from his films.
Kinnear is best known for playing M’s chief of staff in the Daniel Craig-era James Bond films, several characters in Alex Garland’s ‘Men,’ and as the Creature in “Penny Dreadful.”
Watch the new trailer for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.”...
During a jam-packed panel presentation featuring the cast and showrunners, fans were treated to details about the upcoming season as well as an epic trailer that teased huge battles, Ents, Sauron’s rise, a Balrog, and the aforementioned woodland hermit. English actor Rory Kinnear will play Bombadil, a sort of merry trickster encountered by Frodo Baggins in the first book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, "The Fellowship of the Ring." Season 2 marks the character’s long-awaited live action screen debut. Fans of the books were chagrined that Peter Jackson omitted the character from his films.
Kinnear is best known for playing M’s chief of staff in the Daniel Craig-era James Bond films, several characters in Alex Garland’s ‘Men,’ and as the Creature in “Penny Dreadful.”
Watch the new trailer for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.”...
- 7/26/2024
- by IMDb Editors
- IMDb News
Paramount+ has cancelled Halo, Deadline has confirmed.
The news comes a few months after Season 2 of the live-action video game adaptation premiered on the streamer in February. Amblin Television, Xbox and 343 Industries are currently shopping Halo in hopes of finding it a new home, Deadline understands.
“We are extremely proud of this ambitious series and would like to thank our partners at Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Television, along with showrunner and executive producer David Wiener, his fellow executive producers, the entire cast led by Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and the amazing crew for all their outstanding work. We wish everyone the best going forward,” a spokesperson for Paramount+ said in a statement Thursday.
Added 343 Industries: “We deeply appreciate the millions of fans who propelled the Halo series to be a global success and we remain committed to broadening the Halo universe in different ways in the future. We...
The news comes a few months after Season 2 of the live-action video game adaptation premiered on the streamer in February. Amblin Television, Xbox and 343 Industries are currently shopping Halo in hopes of finding it a new home, Deadline understands.
“We are extremely proud of this ambitious series and would like to thank our partners at Xbox, 343 Industries and Amblin Television, along with showrunner and executive producer David Wiener, his fellow executive producers, the entire cast led by Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief and the amazing crew for all their outstanding work. We wish everyone the best going forward,” a spokesperson for Paramount+ said in a statement Thursday.
Added 343 Industries: “We deeply appreciate the millions of fans who propelled the Halo series to be a global success and we remain committed to broadening the Halo universe in different ways in the future. We...
- 7/18/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Being recognized as one of the sex symbols of the modern acting industry, Eva Green is definitely very much of a skilled horror performer.
It’s proved by her fruitful collaborations with Tim Burton that include dark comedy Dark Shadows (2012) and gothic fantasy Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016).
Green’s talent for depicting mysterious women with supernatural abilities shines even brighter in a TV show that was unfairly forgotten by the audience. It’s still hailed by fans who claim every horror veteran should immediately put it on their watchlist.
Set in Victorian London, it starts by introducing us to Sir Malcolm, a witty explorer whose daughter goes missing, and he blames the city’s mysterious creatures for it.
That’s why he teams up with seductive clairvoyant Vanessa (played by Green) who promises to help him to find his daughter and to catch some monsters in the way.
It’s proved by her fruitful collaborations with Tim Burton that include dark comedy Dark Shadows (2012) and gothic fantasy Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016).
Green’s talent for depicting mysterious women with supernatural abilities shines even brighter in a TV show that was unfairly forgotten by the audience. It’s still hailed by fans who claim every horror veteran should immediately put it on their watchlist.
Set in Victorian London, it starts by introducing us to Sir Malcolm, a witty explorer whose daughter goes missing, and he blames the city’s mysterious creatures for it.
That’s why he teams up with seductive clairvoyant Vanessa (played by Green) who promises to help him to find his daughter and to catch some monsters in the way.
- 7/5/2024
- by info@startefact.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
Being recognized as one of the sex symbols of the modern acting industry, Eva Green is definitely very much of a skilled horror performer.
It’s proved by her fruitful collaborations with Tim Burton that include dark comedy Dark Shadows (2012) and gothic fantasy Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016).
Green’s talent for depicting mysterious women with supernatural abilities shines even brighter in a TV show that was unfairly forgotten by the audience. It’s still hailed by fans who claim every horror veteran should immediately put it on their watchlist.
Set in Victorian London, it starts by introducing us to Sir Malcolm, a witty explorer whose daughter goes missing, and he blames the city’s mysterious creatures for it.
That’s why he teams up with seductive clairvoyant Vanessa (played by Green) who promises to help him to find his daughter and to catch some monsters in the way.
It’s proved by her fruitful collaborations with Tim Burton that include dark comedy Dark Shadows (2012) and gothic fantasy Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016).
Green’s talent for depicting mysterious women with supernatural abilities shines even brighter in a TV show that was unfairly forgotten by the audience. It’s still hailed by fans who claim every horror veteran should immediately put it on their watchlist.
Set in Victorian London, it starts by introducing us to Sir Malcolm, a witty explorer whose daughter goes missing, and he blames the city’s mysterious creatures for it.
That’s why he teams up with seductive clairvoyant Vanessa (played by Green) who promises to help him to find his daughter and to catch some monsters in the way.
- 7/5/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
House of the Dragon‘s world gets even bigger in season 2. With the Dance of the Dragons Targaryen civil war now in motion, the “Blacks” (Queen Rhaenyra I’s supporters) and the “Greens” (King Aegon II’s supporters) must enlist the other Great Houses of Westeros to their cause.
This means that many of the characters we’ve gotten to know thus far, Prince Jacaerys (Harry Collett), Prince Aemond (Ewan Mitchell), Ser Criston (Fabian Frankel), and more, will hit the road to recruit nobles like college football coaches in need of a star quarterback.
“People have to curry favor with the other lords and figure out who’s on what team,” House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal told Den of Geek. “It’s nice because instead of just introducing 18 new characters, we follow characters who we already know going to these new places and meeting new people.”
Condal is exaggerating a bit.
This means that many of the characters we’ve gotten to know thus far, Prince Jacaerys (Harry Collett), Prince Aemond (Ewan Mitchell), Ser Criston (Fabian Frankel), and more, will hit the road to recruit nobles like college football coaches in need of a star quarterback.
“People have to curry favor with the other lords and figure out who’s on what team,” House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal told Den of Geek. “It’s nice because instead of just introducing 18 new characters, we follow characters who we already know going to these new places and meeting new people.”
Condal is exaggerating a bit.
- 7/1/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Since Showtime is a pay-for-view cable channel, the execs aren't tied to the ratings like regular commercial channels. However, they still have to run programs that will keep viewers subscribed. Which of their shows will be cancelled or renewed? We'll have to wait and see.
Scripted Showtime shows listed: The Affair, American Gigolo, Back to Life, Billions, Black Monday, Californication, The Chi, City on a Hill, The Curse, Dexter, Dexter: New Blood, Dice, Episodes, Escape at Dannemora, The First Lady, Flatbush Misdemeanors, A Gentleman in Moscow, George & Tammy, The Good Lord Bird, Happyish, Homeland, House of Lies, I Love That for You, I'm Dying Up Here, Kidding, The L Word: Generation Q, Let the Right One In, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Masters of Sex, Moonbase 8, Nurse Jackie, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, Our Cartoon President, Penny Dreadful, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels,...
Scripted Showtime shows listed: The Affair, American Gigolo, Back to Life, Billions, Black Monday, Californication, The Chi, City on a Hill, The Curse, Dexter, Dexter: New Blood, Dice, Episodes, Escape at Dannemora, The First Lady, Flatbush Misdemeanors, A Gentleman in Moscow, George & Tammy, The Good Lord Bird, Happyish, Homeland, House of Lies, I Love That for You, I'm Dying Up Here, Kidding, The L Word: Generation Q, Let the Right One In, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Masters of Sex, Moonbase 8, Nurse Jackie, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, Our Cartoon President, Penny Dreadful, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels,...
- 6/13/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
A playwright-turned-screenwriter, John Logan made a name for himself — and earned three Oscar nominations — working with some of the biggest names in the business, in genres ranging period dramas, sword-and-sandal epics and spy thrillers.
His credits include Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator, Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd, Oliver Stone’s Any Given Sunday, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, Ed Zwick and Tom Cruise’s The Last Samurai, and two James Bond movies directed by Sam Mendes, to name a few.
Logan was, in his own words, shaped by two early influences: William Shakespeare and monsters. The Great Bard led him to drama, theatre, and a career in writing. But even before that, there were monsters. He was raised on the fantastical world of Dark Shadows, the horror movies of Universal and Hammer, Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, the Aurora monster modeling kits, and Marvel’s Tomb of Dracula comic books. His...
His credits include Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator, Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd, Oliver Stone’s Any Given Sunday, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, Ed Zwick and Tom Cruise’s The Last Samurai, and two James Bond movies directed by Sam Mendes, to name a few.
Logan was, in his own words, shaped by two early influences: William Shakespeare and monsters. The Great Bard led him to drama, theatre, and a career in writing. But even before that, there were monsters. He was raised on the fantastical world of Dark Shadows, the horror movies of Universal and Hammer, Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, the Aurora monster modeling kits, and Marvel’s Tomb of Dracula comic books. His...
- 5/31/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After being excluded from both the classic 1978 animated movie and Peter Jackson's critically acclaimed trilogy, The Lord of the Rings will finally put the spotlight on Tom Bombadil in live-action when The Rings of Power returns for season 2 on August 29.
He first appeared in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, helping save Merry and Pippin from Old Man Willow, an angry tree in the Old Forest, that swallows them. In this series, we'll meet a younger version of "Old Tom" who has left Withywindle behind to make a second home in the ravaged Rhûn.
"There’s a reason why he hasn’t been in prior adaptations, because in some ways he’s sort of an anti-dramatic character," showrunner J.D. Payne tells Vanity Fair (via SFFGazette.com). "He’s not a character who has a particularly strong agenda. He observes drama, but largely doesn’t participate in it.
He first appeared in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, helping save Merry and Pippin from Old Man Willow, an angry tree in the Old Forest, that swallows them. In this series, we'll meet a younger version of "Old Tom" who has left Withywindle behind to make a second home in the ravaged Rhûn.
"There’s a reason why he hasn’t been in prior adaptations, because in some ways he’s sort of an anti-dramatic character," showrunner J.D. Payne tells Vanity Fair (via SFFGazette.com). "He’s not a character who has a particularly strong agenda. He observes drama, but largely doesn’t participate in it.
- 5/30/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Well, that's one way to resolve a years-long conspiracy theory among the weirdest and nerdiest of fans. The creative team behind "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is apparently taking no chances in the months leading up to season 2 of the Prime Video series, unwilling to let leaks or set photos ruin the biggest surprise in decades of Middle-earth lore. Instead, the fine folks over at Vanity Fair were given an exclusive first look at the burning question at the forefront of all our minds: Will the bizarre character known as Tom Bombadil, whose boots are yellow and is famously a merry fellow, appear in the streaming show?
The answer to that little riddle is now confirmed to be a resounding yes. After all the biggest and most popular adaptations of author J.R.R. Tolkien's work to this point went out of their way to avoid mentioning...
The answer to that little riddle is now confirmed to be a resounding yes. After all the biggest and most popular adaptations of author J.R.R. Tolkien's work to this point went out of their way to avoid mentioning...
- 5/29/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Based on Anne Rice‘s classic gothic romance series Interview with the Vampire, has garnered a massive fan following because of its brilliant storytelling and complex characters. The AMC series is currently airing its second season and the audience seems to be loving the new season even more. So, if you have already binged all the available episodes of Interview with the Vampire here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Penny Dreadful (Paramount+ & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Showtime
Penny Dreadful is a gothic horror drama series created by John Logan. The Showtime series’ first season is set in 1891 London and it follows the story of an American gunman Ethan Chandler as he is hired by the adventurer Malcolm Murray and mysterious Vanessa Ives to rescue Murray’s daughter from a dangerous creature. The trio receives help from a young doctor known as Victor Frankenstein. Penny Dreadful stars Timothy Dalton,...
Penny Dreadful (Paramount+ & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Showtime
Penny Dreadful is a gothic horror drama series created by John Logan. The Showtime series’ first season is set in 1891 London and it follows the story of an American gunman Ethan Chandler as he is hired by the adventurer Malcolm Murray and mysterious Vanessa Ives to rescue Murray’s daughter from a dangerous creature. The trio receives help from a young doctor known as Victor Frankenstein. Penny Dreadful stars Timothy Dalton,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Dearest readers: It’s Bridgerton Week at IndieWire. We’re celebrating the new season by diving deep on one of the best romance shows on TV.
Season 3 of “Bridgerton” promises everything audiences love about the show: gossip, gloves, and games. This season finally focuses on the romance between Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin (Luke Newton) which isn’t an easy road because there’s someone else in the mix, Lord Debling (Sam Phillips). Other storylines include Francesca Bridgerton’s (Hannah Dodd) introduction into society which she doesn’t take too well.
A longtime series writer, Jess Brownell, steps into season three’s showrunner shoes and brings back a mix of old favorite characters into a greater spotlight and new characters to come in and shake up society. Here’s all the actors who are main players and who they’ll be playing in season 3.
Luke Newton (Colin Bridgerton)
Newton with...
Season 3 of “Bridgerton” promises everything audiences love about the show: gossip, gloves, and games. This season finally focuses on the romance between Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin (Luke Newton) which isn’t an easy road because there’s someone else in the mix, Lord Debling (Sam Phillips). Other storylines include Francesca Bridgerton’s (Hannah Dodd) introduction into society which she doesn’t take too well.
A longtime series writer, Jess Brownell, steps into season three’s showrunner shoes and brings back a mix of old favorite characters into a greater spotlight and new characters to come in and shake up society. Here’s all the actors who are main players and who they’ll be playing in season 3.
Luke Newton (Colin Bridgerton)
Newton with...
- 5/15/2024
- by Kerensa Cadenas
- Indiewire
When Showtime premiered Penny Dreadful a decade ago, we altogether expected a grand monster mash-up. And certainly, series creator John Logan delivered just that over the course of the three seasons that followed. But he also gave viewers something that we couldn’t possibly have anticipated: a horror drama of uncommon depth and crushing beauty. It is for that reason that all these years later, we still can’t help but hope he’ll reconsider his decision to end the show after just 27 episodes with the death of Eva Green’s Vanessa Ives. (Read TVLine’s 2016 interview with Logan here.
- 5/11/2024
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Jenna Ortega’s titular role in Netflix’s Wednesday show was highly celebrated in 2022, and the show itself became a bit hit for the streamer. In addition to fans loving the show, awards recognition came in as it was nominated for several Emmys. The series has been renewed for a second season and production has begun on the much-awaited sophomore entry of the show.
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s Wednesday
The second season will see a bunch of new faces including Steve Buscemi, Haley Joel Osment, Noah Taylor, Evie Templeton, and Billie Piper. The latter is most famously known for her role as Rose Tyler in Doctor Who. She also starred in the horror series Penny Dreadful and her brilliant performance in the show makes it fitting for her to join the world of Wednesday, due to their similar supernatural elements.
Billie Piper’s Work on Penny Dreadful...
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s Wednesday
The second season will see a bunch of new faces including Steve Buscemi, Haley Joel Osment, Noah Taylor, Evie Templeton, and Billie Piper. The latter is most famously known for her role as Rose Tyler in Doctor Who. She also starred in the horror series Penny Dreadful and her brilliant performance in the show makes it fitting for her to join the world of Wednesday, due to their similar supernatural elements.
Billie Piper’s Work on Penny Dreadful...
- 5/8/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy have joined the cast of magical family adventure feature “The Magic Faraway Tree,” based on Enid Blyton’s beloved children’s classic.
The film — from Neal Street Productions, Elysian Film Group and Ashland Hill Media Finance — has been adapted by BAFTA winner Simon Farnaby (“Wonka” and “Paddington 2”) and will be directed by Ben Gregor. Palisades Park Pictures are handling sales in Cannes. Principal photography will begin in June, with additional casting currently underway.
Based on “The Faraway Tree” series of novels for children, “The Magic Faraway Tree” follows Polly (Foy) and Tim (Garfield) and their children Beth, Joe and Fran — a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. Soon after the family’s arrival in the countryside, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents including treasured characters Moonface, Silky, Dame Washalot and Saucepan Man.
The film — from Neal Street Productions, Elysian Film Group and Ashland Hill Media Finance — has been adapted by BAFTA winner Simon Farnaby (“Wonka” and “Paddington 2”) and will be directed by Ben Gregor. Palisades Park Pictures are handling sales in Cannes. Principal photography will begin in June, with additional casting currently underway.
Based on “The Faraway Tree” series of novels for children, “The Magic Faraway Tree” follows Polly (Foy) and Tim (Garfield) and their children Beth, Joe and Fran — a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. Soon after the family’s arrival in the countryside, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents including treasured characters Moonface, Silky, Dame Washalot and Saucepan Man.
- 5/3/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
10. What We Do in the Shadows (2019–2024)
We often picture vampires as the ultimate nocturnal predators, masters of seduction and illusion, don’t we? The entire charm of the Wwds’s bloodsuckers is how humane they are.
Sure, they only survive on drinking blood, but they’re just as funky, daft, insecure, and troubled as us — and that makes them all the more relatable.
You can watch What We Do in the Shadows on Hulu, Max, Apple TV, Disney Plus, and Prime Video.
9. Hemlock Grove (2013–2015)
If you need a simple and unsophisticated conflict in a vampire story, all you need to do is throw in some werewolves. Hemlock Grove takes this classic move up a notch and surrounds its titular town with a thick mist of uncertainty, mystique, and intrigues — all the while maintaining the tone of the otherworldly murder mystery.
You can watch Hemlock Grove on Netflix, Apple TV, and Prime Video.
We often picture vampires as the ultimate nocturnal predators, masters of seduction and illusion, don’t we? The entire charm of the Wwds’s bloodsuckers is how humane they are.
Sure, they only survive on drinking blood, but they’re just as funky, daft, insecure, and troubled as us — and that makes them all the more relatable.
You can watch What We Do in the Shadows on Hulu, Max, Apple TV, Disney Plus, and Prime Video.
9. Hemlock Grove (2013–2015)
If you need a simple and unsophisticated conflict in a vampire story, all you need to do is throw in some werewolves. Hemlock Grove takes this classic move up a notch and surrounds its titular town with a thick mist of uncertainty, mystique, and intrigues — all the while maintaining the tone of the otherworldly murder mystery.
You can watch Hemlock Grove on Netflix, Apple TV, and Prime Video.
- 5/1/2024
- by dean-black@startefacts.com (Dean Black)
- STartefacts.com
We’re just two weeks away from the 77th Cannes Film Festival, and this morning the august French institution revealed who will determine the winners of this year’s awards. A cross-section of international talent will join “Barbie” and “Lady Bird” director Greta Gerwig, who will lead the panel, in an effort to undoubtedly compare apples to oranges and try to make sense of a diverse slate of films from directors like David Cronenberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Sean Baker, Ali Abbasi, and many others.
Lily Gladstone, who won several Best Actress awards last year (but not the Oscar!) for her revolutionary turn in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” is the other American joining Gerwig. The actress, currently seen on FX/Hulu’s “Under the Bridge,” is returning to Cannes one year after Martin Scorsese and Apple Original Films brought “Flower Moon” to the French Riviera festival for its out-of-competition debut.
Lily Gladstone, who won several Best Actress awards last year (but not the Oscar!) for her revolutionary turn in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” is the other American joining Gerwig. The actress, currently seen on FX/Hulu’s “Under the Bridge,” is returning to Cannes one year after Martin Scorsese and Apple Original Films brought “Flower Moon” to the French Riviera festival for its out-of-competition debut.
- 4/29/2024
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
The Cannes Film Festival has named the eight members of its main Competition jury who will join previously announced president Greta Gerwig in deciding the Palme d’Or and other key prizes at 77th edition running from May 14 to 25.
They are Turkish screenwriter and photographer Ebru Ceylan, U.S. actress Lily Gladstone, French actress Eva Green, Lebanese director and screenwriter Nadine Labaki, Spanish director and screenwriter J.A. Bayona, Italian actor Pierfrancisco Favino, Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda and French actor and producer Omar Sy.
The wife and long-time collaborator of Nuri Bilge Ceylan, screenwriter and photographer Ceylan co-wrote 2014 Palme d’Or winner Winter Sleep and also took co-writing credits on Cannes selected films Three Monkeys (Best Director Prize 2008), Once upon a time in Anatolia (Grand Prix 2011), The Wild Pear Tree (2018) and About Dry Grasses (2023).
Ceylan also appeared as an actress and took art director credits on her husband’s early films...
They are Turkish screenwriter and photographer Ebru Ceylan, U.S. actress Lily Gladstone, French actress Eva Green, Lebanese director and screenwriter Nadine Labaki, Spanish director and screenwriter J.A. Bayona, Italian actor Pierfrancisco Favino, Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda and French actor and producer Omar Sy.
The wife and long-time collaborator of Nuri Bilge Ceylan, screenwriter and photographer Ceylan co-wrote 2014 Palme d’Or winner Winter Sleep and also took co-writing credits on Cannes selected films Three Monkeys (Best Director Prize 2008), Once upon a time in Anatolia (Grand Prix 2011), The Wild Pear Tree (2018) and About Dry Grasses (2023).
Ceylan also appeared as an actress and took art director credits on her husband’s early films...
- 4/29/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Icon Film has released a brand new trailer for the 4K restoration of Bernardo Bertolucci’s modern classic ‘The Dreamers’.
When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew, an American student, to stay with them in their Parisian apartment, what begins as a casual friendship transforms into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off-limits, and anything is possible…
From Academy Award-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci, the original cut of modern classic The Dreamers has been remastered for its 20th anniversary in stunning 4K. The restoration was completed by Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna under the supervision of director of photography, Fabio Cianchetti.
Set against the tumultuous background of the ’68 Paris student riots, experience this unforgettable love letter to cinema and the French New Wave like never before. Starring Michael Pitt, Louis Garrel (Little Women), and BAFTA winner Eva Green in her daring cinematic debut.
Also in trailers – Teaser trailer...
When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew, an American student, to stay with them in their Parisian apartment, what begins as a casual friendship transforms into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off-limits, and anything is possible…
From Academy Award-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci, the original cut of modern classic The Dreamers has been remastered for its 20th anniversary in stunning 4K. The restoration was completed by Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna under the supervision of director of photography, Fabio Cianchetti.
Set against the tumultuous background of the ’68 Paris student riots, experience this unforgettable love letter to cinema and the French New Wave like never before. Starring Michael Pitt, Louis Garrel (Little Women), and BAFTA winner Eva Green in her daring cinematic debut.
Also in trailers – Teaser trailer...
- 3/29/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Bodies is a British sci-fi murder-mystery series created by Paul Tomalin. Based on the DC Vertigo comic and graphic novel of the same name written by Si Spencer, and illustrated by Dean Ormston, Tula Lotay, Meghan Hetrick, and Phil Winsdale. The Netflix series follows four different detectives in four different periods trying to solve the same murder in London. Bodies stars Stephen Graham, Amaka Okafor, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Shira Haas, Kyle Soller, Tom Mothersdale, and Synnove Karlsen. So, if you loved the Netflix series here are some similar shows you could watch next.
Altered Carbon (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Altered Carbon is a high-concept sci-fi series created by Laeta Kalogridis, but at the heart of the first season of this series is a murder mystery which should be interesting for the fans of Bodies. Based on a 2002 cyberpunk novel of the same name by Richard K. Morgan, the Netflix series is set...
Altered Carbon (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Altered Carbon is a high-concept sci-fi series created by Laeta Kalogridis, but at the heart of the first season of this series is a murder mystery which should be interesting for the fans of Bodies. Based on a 2002 cyberpunk novel of the same name by Richard K. Morgan, the Netflix series is set...
- 3/24/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
It has been two years since Jeff Zucker resigned from the top job at CNN over a consensual relationship with a network executive. Since then, he’s headed up RedBird Imi, a joint venture between Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Capital and Imi, an investment fund backed by the UAE. With a massive private equity war chest behind him, Zucker, 58, has been relentlessly hunting for deals. In a little over a year, he has invested in TV studio and motion picture company Media Res and news site Front Office Sports and just made an audacious bid to buy the U.K.’s Telegraph, provoking an outcry from journalists and politicians. On Feb. 17, Zucker’s firm bought powerhouse producer All3Media (which backed 1917, Fleabag, Squid Game: The Challenge, The Tinder Swindler and Penny Dreadful, among many other movies, docs and shows) for $1.45 billion. The mogul spoke to The Hollywood Reporter shortly after.
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- 2/21/2024
- by Lachlan Cartwright
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Subversive American author Bret Easton Ellis is set to make his directorial debut with “Relapse,” an elevated horror film he wrote starring “Stranger Things” breakout Joseph Quinn.
Paris-based Snd has boarded the project as producer, alongside Adrian Guerra’s Nostromo (“Penny Dreadful”) and Simon Wallon’s Kiss & Kill (“Bonnie”). Snd will handle worldwide sales on “Relapse,” as well as French distribution, and will tease the title at the EFM with an exclusive sizzle reel.
Quinn, who will next be seen in “A Quiet Place: Day One” and the “Gladiator” sequel, will star in “Relapse” as Matt Cullen, who checks into rehab after witnessing a horrific death during a drugged-up party. Three months later, he is set to get his life back together, staying at his parent’s mansion in the hills of Los Angeles. But things have changed around Matt and everything seems off balance.
“Fueled by his unstable...
Paris-based Snd has boarded the project as producer, alongside Adrian Guerra’s Nostromo (“Penny Dreadful”) and Simon Wallon’s Kiss & Kill (“Bonnie”). Snd will handle worldwide sales on “Relapse,” as well as French distribution, and will tease the title at the EFM with an exclusive sizzle reel.
Quinn, who will next be seen in “A Quiet Place: Day One” and the “Gladiator” sequel, will star in “Relapse” as Matt Cullen, who checks into rehab after witnessing a horrific death during a drugged-up party. Three months later, he is set to get his life back together, staying at his parent’s mansion in the hills of Los Angeles. But things have changed around Matt and everything seems off balance.
“Fueled by his unstable...
- 2/14/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
'Historical horror' is not a term that's been especially popularized, but it's most effective when describing the delicious combination of historical events and fictional horror. This subgenre has been quietly enjoying a great run during the last decade or so: not only have there been several movies that brilliantly mix detail-heavy period settings with creepy goings-on but there have been a number of TV shows delving into historical horror with much success, such as Showtime's "Penny Dreadful."
Latest on the scene is AMC's "The Terror," a series that so far has been able to vary its period setting, themes, and even tone thanks to being anthologized season to season. After the first season, which was based on author Dan Simmons' novel "The Terror" (hence the series' name), the second season went on to tell an original tale set in and around the Japanese internment camps in America during WWII.
Latest on the scene is AMC's "The Terror," a series that so far has been able to vary its period setting, themes, and even tone thanks to being anthologized season to season. After the first season, which was based on author Dan Simmons' novel "The Terror" (hence the series' name), the second season went on to tell an original tale set in and around the Japanese internment camps in America during WWII.
- 2/7/2024
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
Halo stars Pablo Schreiber (American Gods) as Master Chief, Spartan-117 and Natascha McElhone (Californication) as Dr. Halsey, who also both serve as producers this season. Additional returning cast members include Jen Taylor as Cortana, Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo), Shabana Azmi (Fire), Natasha Culzac (The Witcher), Olive Gray (Half Moon Investigations), Yerin Ha (Reef Break), Bentley Kalu (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Kate Kennedy (Catastrophe), Charlie Murphy (Peaky Blinders) and Danny Sapani (Penny Dreadful).
The most notable new addition to the cast this season comes in the shape of Joseph Morgan. Morgan joins the series as James Ackerson, a formidable intelligence operative who has spent his career climbing the ranks of the Unsc’s secretive Office of Naval Intelligence. HeyUGuys’ Linda Marric had the pleasure of speaking to Morgan about his new role as well as his love for gaming.
The post Halo Season 2 Interview: Joseph Morgan on his love for gaming...
The most notable new addition to the cast this season comes in the shape of Joseph Morgan. Morgan joins the series as James Ackerson, a formidable intelligence operative who has spent his career climbing the ranks of the Unsc’s secretive Office of Naval Intelligence. HeyUGuys’ Linda Marric had the pleasure of speaking to Morgan about his new role as well as his love for gaming.
The post Halo Season 2 Interview: Joseph Morgan on his love for gaming...
- 2/5/2024
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
I don’t know of many Christmas horror adaptations. Sure, I could probably look at the history of Krampus and piece something together but other than that I’m hard pressed so let me know in the comments what I could cover next holiday season. Winter in general has all sorts of movies and stories that they are based off of. The very first episode of this show was all about The Thing and its source material Who Goes There and now in the middle of winter, at least in Colorado, I think it’s time to look at one of the better vampire properties of the 2000s and a great limited series comic. 30 Days of Night was originally pitched as a movie but when it was turned down, the comic came out and put the author’s name on the map. As is the nature of Hollywood, it...
- 1/22/2024
- by Andrew Hatfield
- JoBlo.com
Paramount+ today revealed the official trailer for season two of the hit series Halo. The new season will premiere the first two episodes globally on Thursday, February 8, in all countries where Paramount+ is available.
In season two, Master Chief John-117 (Pablo Schreiber) leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant is preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold. With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction: the Halo.
Led by showrunner and executive producer David Wiener (Brave New World), the series takes place in the universe that first debuted in 2001 with the launch...
In season two, Master Chief John-117 (Pablo Schreiber) leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant is preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold. With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction: the Halo.
Led by showrunner and executive producer David Wiener (Brave New World), the series takes place in the universe that first debuted in 2001 with the launch...
- 1/11/2024
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The "Halo" season 2 trailer has arrived, and it brings with it the return of Master Chief who is now facing a new, familiar threat to those who played the games: The Covenant. Indeed, this season will see the sword-wielding aliens wreaking havoc. It appears that the folks at Paramount+ spared no expense in crafting the second season of this show, but will that be enough to turn it into the series everyone hoped it would be in the first place?
This trailer is very moody and overflowing with gloomy action. It's got a "Starship Troopers" vibe to it at times, just without all of the vibrant color and blatant political commentary. We're also, once again, seeing Master Chief without his helmet off an awful lot. Love it or hate it, that element of the show remains in place. It's very cinematic and a lot of the visual effects look big-screen worthy.
This trailer is very moody and overflowing with gloomy action. It's got a "Starship Troopers" vibe to it at times, just without all of the vibrant color and blatant political commentary. We're also, once again, seeing Master Chief without his helmet off an awful lot. Love it or hate it, that element of the show remains in place. It's very cinematic and a lot of the visual effects look big-screen worthy.
- 1/11/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Based on the popular video games, the “Halo” series premiered on Paramount+ last year, and “Halo” Season 2 will arrive on February 8, 2024. Watch the full official trailer below.
David Wiener (“Brave New World”) will show-run and executive produce “Halo” Season 2. Steven Kane was the showrunner for Season 1, but has stepped away from the series.
In season two, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant are preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold.
With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction — the Halo.
Pablo Schreiber (“American Gods”) stars as Master Chief,...
David Wiener (“Brave New World”) will show-run and executive produce “Halo” Season 2. Steven Kane was the showrunner for Season 1, but has stepped away from the series.
In season two, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant are preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold.
With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction — the Halo.
Pablo Schreiber (“American Gods”) stars as Master Chief,...
- 1/11/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Universal has Blumhouse horror ‘Night Swim’; BFI has ‘Scala!!!’.
James Hawes’ Nicholas Winton biopic One Life and Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley story Priscilla lead the new films on the first weekend of 2024 at the UK-Ireland box office.
Distributed by Warner Bros and opening in a sizeable 699 sites, One Life tells the story of Nicholas Winton, a London broker who rescued 669 children – predominantly Jewish – from the Nazis leading up to the Second World War. The film has £1.6m already, having opened for previews on Monday, January 1.
Johnny Flynn, a 2005 Screen Star of Tomorrow, plays the younger Winton; with Anthony Hopkins playing him in the 1980s,...
James Hawes’ Nicholas Winton biopic One Life and Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley story Priscilla lead the new films on the first weekend of 2024 at the UK-Ireland box office.
Distributed by Warner Bros and opening in a sizeable 699 sites, One Life tells the story of Nicholas Winton, a London broker who rescued 669 children – predominantly Jewish – from the Nazis leading up to the Second World War. The film has £1.6m already, having opened for previews on Monday, January 1.
Johnny Flynn, a 2005 Screen Star of Tomorrow, plays the younger Winton; with Anthony Hopkins playing him in the 1980s,...
- 1/5/2024
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
All for one and … two for all?
In a bold move, French film studio Pathé bet nearly $80 million on an all-star, double-barreled adaptation of “The Three Musketeers,” gambling that interest would be high enough that director Martin Bourboulon could split Alexandre Dumas’ swashbuckling epic over two films, spaced half a year apart, and audiences would show up for both halves. The gamble paid off, as the first part — “The Three Musketeers – Part One: D’Artagnan,” released last April — was a huge hit, and appetites remain strong for the sequel, which opens in France on Dec. 13.
In the States, however, where “Kill Bill,” “The Avengers” and “Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning” have paved the way for two-part blockbusters, that strategy seems less certain. A series of disappointing screen versions has tarnished the legend. It would be easy to eventize a double bill, marketed to fanboys and action-movie enthusiasts, in which all four...
In a bold move, French film studio Pathé bet nearly $80 million on an all-star, double-barreled adaptation of “The Three Musketeers,” gambling that interest would be high enough that director Martin Bourboulon could split Alexandre Dumas’ swashbuckling epic over two films, spaced half a year apart, and audiences would show up for both halves. The gamble paid off, as the first part — “The Three Musketeers – Part One: D’Artagnan,” released last April — was a huge hit, and appetites remain strong for the sequel, which opens in France on Dec. 13.
In the States, however, where “Kill Bill,” “The Avengers” and “Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning” have paved the way for two-part blockbusters, that strategy seems less certain. A series of disappointing screen versions has tarnished the legend. It would be easy to eventize a double bill, marketed to fanboys and action-movie enthusiasts, in which all four...
- 12/8/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Based on the popular video games, the “Halo” series premiered on Paramount+ earlier this year, and we’ve learned today that “Halo” Season 2 will arrive on February 8, 2024.
Watch the official first-look Season 2 trailer below.
David Wiener (“Brave New World”) will show-run and executive produce “Halo” Season 2. Steven Kane was the showrunner for Season 1, but has stepped away from the series.
In season two, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant are preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold.
With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction — the Halo.
Pablo Schreiber...
Watch the official first-look Season 2 trailer below.
David Wiener (“Brave New World”) will show-run and executive produce “Halo” Season 2. Steven Kane was the showrunner for Season 1, but has stepped away from the series.
In season two, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant are preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold.
With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction — the Halo.
Pablo Schreiber...
- 12/2/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Whether you generally enjoy immersing yourself in bone-chilling experiences or usually steer clear of the horror genre, this time of the year just calls for something eerie. Your favorite spooky holiday is here, and chances are, you’re looking for a horror marathon to celebrate the day to the fullest. Now, binge-watching horror films or even a series of cult classics might not always cut it. There’s something about diving neck-deep into what’s terrorizing a bunch of characters in a show that really makes you a part of their bizarre world. You’ve got nothing to lose. And even if you come to care about the characters in a show and empathize with their plight, horror shows have a way of pinning you down to your couch and pulling you into a frightful narrative. There’s no easy way to point out why we obsess over this genre as much as we do.
- 10/31/2023
- by Lopamudra Mukherjee
- Film Fugitives
This story about Dearbhla Walsh and “Bad Sisters” first appeared in the Down to the Wire: Drama and Limited Series issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
The first time director Dearbhla Walsh met Sharon Horgan, it was to discuss Walsh directing the first episode of Horgan’s horror-comedy series “Shining Vale.” But in that conversation, the comic actress and writer also mentioned a different project that really piqued Walsh’s interest.
“She said, ‘I have this other show that I think you’d love,’” Walsh said. “‘It’s about five Irish sisters who plot to murder their brother-in-law.’ And I said, ‘You had me at five Irish sisters, which means we have to shoot in Ireland. And murdering their brother-in-law — what’s not to love?’”
Walsh did direct the first episode of “Shining Vale,” but she also hopped on board “Bad Sisters,” overseeing the first three episodes in the dead...
The first time director Dearbhla Walsh met Sharon Horgan, it was to discuss Walsh directing the first episode of Horgan’s horror-comedy series “Shining Vale.” But in that conversation, the comic actress and writer also mentioned a different project that really piqued Walsh’s interest.
“She said, ‘I have this other show that I think you’d love,’” Walsh said. “‘It’s about five Irish sisters who plot to murder their brother-in-law.’ And I said, ‘You had me at five Irish sisters, which means we have to shoot in Ireland. And murdering their brother-in-law — what’s not to love?’”
Walsh did direct the first episode of “Shining Vale,” but she also hopped on board “Bad Sisters,” overseeing the first three episodes in the dead...
- 8/21/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Venice International Film Festival has announced which film will be closing the event in September.
La Sociedad de la nieve (‘Society of the Snow’), a story of survival in extreme conditions, will be screened on Saturday 9 September in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema at the Lido di Venezia – the screening to be held after the Festival’s awards are handed out.
The film is directed by J.A. Bayona and tells the story of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 which, in 1972, had been chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, and crashed in the heart of the Andes.
Only 29 of its 45 passengers survived the accident. Trapped in one of the most hostile and inaccessible environments on the planet, they had to resort to extreme measures to stay alive.
The cast of the film includes Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Esteban Kukuriczka and Tomas Wolf.
La Sociedad de la nieve (‘Society of the Snow’), a story of survival in extreme conditions, will be screened on Saturday 9 September in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema at the Lido di Venezia – the screening to be held after the Festival’s awards are handed out.
The film is directed by J.A. Bayona and tells the story of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 which, in 1972, had been chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, and crashed in the heart of the Andes.
Only 29 of its 45 passengers survived the accident. Trapped in one of the most hostile and inaccessible environments on the planet, they had to resort to extreme measures to stay alive.
The cast of the film includes Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Esteban Kukuriczka and Tomas Wolf.
- 7/22/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
The Venice Film Festival will close with the world premiere of J. A. Bayona’s Netflix survival thriller La Sociedad De La Nieve (Society Of The Snow).
The latest film from The Orphanage and The Impossible director charts the iconic true story of a 1970s rugby team whose plane crashes on a glacier in the Andes. The few passengers who survived the crash find themselves in one of the world’s toughest environments. The story was told by Frank Marshall in 1993 pic Alive.
The Out Of Competition screening will take place September 9 in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema after the awards ceremony.
Starring in the Spanish-language film are Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Esteban Kukuriczka and Tomas Wolf.
Pic is produced by Belén Atienza, Sandra Hermida and J.A. Bayona. Screenplay comes from J.A. Bayona, Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marques and Nicolás Casariego from the novel by Pablo Vierci.
The latest film from The Orphanage and The Impossible director charts the iconic true story of a 1970s rugby team whose plane crashes on a glacier in the Andes. The few passengers who survived the crash find themselves in one of the world’s toughest environments. The story was told by Frank Marshall in 1993 pic Alive.
The Out Of Competition screening will take place September 9 in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema after the awards ceremony.
Starring in the Spanish-language film are Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Esteban Kukuriczka and Tomas Wolf.
Pic is produced by Belén Atienza, Sandra Hermida and J.A. Bayona. Screenplay comes from J.A. Bayona, Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marques and Nicolás Casariego from the novel by Pablo Vierci.
- 7/22/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dome Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #346: ‘Greatest Days’ director Coky Giedroyc on how...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dome Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #346: ‘Greatest Days’ director Coky Giedroyc on how...
- 7/6/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The Horror of Dolores Roach opens on a theater marquee. Adapted from a scripted fictional podcast, which was adapted from a Broadway play, which was itself adapted from a popular character in 19th-century “Penny Dreadful” stories, this lurid tale of cannibalism and murder has been through multiple incarnations before making it to streaming TV. And each of them influences the latest version in their own ways.
The most obvious is the theatricality implied by that marquee. Within the world of the show, a new stage play called Dolores Roach has just opened on Broadway. And the “real” person it’s based on — a Dominican-American serial killer masseuse nicknamed “Magic Hands” — has arrived at opening night with some notes. Dolores (Justina Machado) then proceeds to narrate her life story to the play’s terrified star, promising to “set the record straight.”...
The most obvious is the theatricality implied by that marquee. Within the world of the show, a new stage play called Dolores Roach has just opened on Broadway. And the “real” person it’s based on — a Dominican-American serial killer masseuse nicknamed “Magic Hands” — has arrived at opening night with some notes. Dolores (Justina Machado) then proceeds to narrate her life story to the play’s terrified star, promising to “set the record straight.”...
- 7/5/2023
- by Katie Rife
- Primetimer
Horror-thriller is a confusing mashup of science, religion and spiritualism, cursed with a sloppy script and bad acting
This horror-thriller occupies the same Victorian shadowlands as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Penny Dreadful; a not-quite-modern epoch, with its zesty mashup of science, religion and spiritualism, retrofuturist tech and plain retro beliefs. It makes an invigorating backdrop for Irish director Stephen Hall’s second feature. But his script isn’t quite sharp enough and – apart from John Rhys-Davies, who goes at his role with his customary fiery traction, and villain Richard Brake, as ever exploiting a face like an open grave – too many of the supporting cast fall into the distinctly ordinary bracket, acting-wise.
We open with the bobbies bursting in on London’s most-wanted serial killer: William Colcott (Brake), about to dispatch another victim in a long string he is apparently offering up in an occult attempt to resurrect his dead wife.
This horror-thriller occupies the same Victorian shadowlands as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Penny Dreadful; a not-quite-modern epoch, with its zesty mashup of science, religion and spiritualism, retrofuturist tech and plain retro beliefs. It makes an invigorating backdrop for Irish director Stephen Hall’s second feature. But his script isn’t quite sharp enough and – apart from John Rhys-Davies, who goes at his role with his customary fiery traction, and villain Richard Brake, as ever exploiting a face like an open grave – too many of the supporting cast fall into the distinctly ordinary bracket, acting-wise.
We open with the bobbies bursting in on London’s most-wanted serial killer: William Colcott (Brake), about to dispatch another victim in a long string he is apparently offering up in an occult attempt to resurrect his dead wife.
- 6/26/2023
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: Daniel Zolghadri (Y2K), Shane Paul McGhie (Poker Face), Jessica Barden (The End of the F***ing World) and Michael Imperioli (The White Lotus) are attached to star in Last Days of Basic Cable, a new film from renowned, rising director Max Winkler (Flower).
Written by Adam Wilson and Justin Taylor, the indie set toward the end of the 1990s watches as four twenty-somethings navigate romance and life in a small New England college town. Zolghadri will play aspiring writer Aaron, with McGhie as his roommate Jason, Barden as Jason’s girlfriend Jessica, and Imperioli as Bob, a drugged out taxi driver who befriends Aaron.
Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger will produce the film via their Bona Fide Productions banner. No word yet on when production might kick off.
Best known for his starring role in the A24 coming-of-age film Funny Pages, produced by Josh and Benny Safdie,...
Written by Adam Wilson and Justin Taylor, the indie set toward the end of the 1990s watches as four twenty-somethings navigate romance and life in a small New England college town. Zolghadri will play aspiring writer Aaron, with McGhie as his roommate Jason, Barden as Jason’s girlfriend Jessica, and Imperioli as Bob, a drugged out taxi driver who befriends Aaron.
Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger will produce the film via their Bona Fide Productions banner. No word yet on when production might kick off.
Best known for his starring role in the A24 coming-of-age film Funny Pages, produced by Josh and Benny Safdie,...
- 6/14/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Four TV directors will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2023 Emmy Awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Wednesday, May 31, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Christopher Rosen and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Emmy contenders:
Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
Synopsis: The Garvey sisters are bound together by their parents’ deaths and a promise to always protect one another.
Bio: Dearbhla Walsh is an Emmy winner for “Little Dorrit.” Other projects have included “The Tudors,” “Penny Dreadful,...
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Emmy contenders:
Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
Synopsis: The Garvey sisters are bound together by their parents’ deaths and a promise to always protect one another.
Bio: Dearbhla Walsh is an Emmy winner for “Little Dorrit.” Other projects have included “The Tudors,” “Penny Dreadful,...
- 5/24/2023
- by Chris Beachum and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
To mark the release of What’s Love Got To Do With It? available on digital download from 12th May, and Blu-ray and DVD from 15th May we have Blu-Rays to give away to Two Lucky winners!
How do you find lasting love in today’s world? For documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr Wrongs, to her eccentric mother Cath’s (Emma Thompson) dismay. For Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbour Kaz (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an arranged (or “assisted”) marriage to a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe films his hopeful journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger, chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a profoundly different approach to finding love.
Directed by Shekhar Kapur...
How do you find lasting love in today’s world? For documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr Wrongs, to her eccentric mother Cath’s (Emma Thompson) dismay. For Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbour Kaz (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an arranged (or “assisted”) marriage to a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe films his hopeful journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger, chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a profoundly different approach to finding love.
Directed by Shekhar Kapur...
- 5/7/2023
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is a Bridgerton spinoff series that shows us how life was in the Ton during the early days of Queen Charlotte and King George’s marriage. We get to see how they meet and fall in love, how her reign leads to social change in the Ton, and how she became the strong and influential Queen that we see in Bridgerton’s first two seasons. But just because this series introduces us to younger versions of familiar characters doesn’t mean that it’s stuck in the past. Queen Charlotte also features an arc set in the “present day” Regency era of the original series that focuses on Charlotte, Lady Danbury, and Violet Bridgerton’s friendship.
Between both eras, Queen Charlotte has a massive cast full of new and familiar faces. If you want to be as up to date on the hot gossip of the ton as Lady Whistledown,...
Between both eras, Queen Charlotte has a massive cast full of new and familiar faces. If you want to be as up to date on the hot gossip of the ton as Lady Whistledown,...
- 5/4/2023
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Scottish thriller Guilt is back for the third and final chapter in the McCall Brothers trilogy. Neil Forsyth’s fiendishly plotted drama all began when Max and Jake – a ruthless lawyer who’d climbed his way out of his working class Leith upbringing to wealth and status, and his vinyl-loving record shop slacker sibling – were flung together when they tried to cover up an accidental hit-and-run. So began a complex and gripping story about money laundering, Edinburgh gangsters, betrayal, class, family and yes, guilt.
Series three finds Max and Jake forced back to Edinburgh where some old enemies await. They’re joined by Pi-turned legal advisor Kenny Burns, his police detective girlfriend Yvonne, criminal kingpin Maggie Lynch, dangerously unpredictable ex-con Teddy and more familiar faces from the first two series. Also appearing are a range of new characters, as follows:
Isaura Barbé-Brown as Yvonne Nixon
Police officer Yvonne joined Guilt...
Series three finds Max and Jake forced back to Edinburgh where some old enemies await. They’re joined by Pi-turned legal advisor Kenny Burns, his police detective girlfriend Yvonne, criminal kingpin Maggie Lynch, dangerously unpredictable ex-con Teddy and more familiar faces from the first two series. Also appearing are a range of new characters, as follows:
Isaura Barbé-Brown as Yvonne Nixon
Police officer Yvonne joined Guilt...
- 4/25/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
In Ari Aster’s Beau is Afraid, Joaquin Phoenix plays a man on a quest of mythic proportions—to visit his feared mother, Mona. Aster withholds any sight of present-day Mona from the audience until the nearly three-hour A24 film’s climactic scenes, and to play her, he cast an actress with the charisma and presence to make it worth the wait, Patti LuPone.
LuPone, a three-time Tony winner best known who has appeared in the TV shows American Horror Story, Penny Dreadful and Pose, considers Mona her greatest screen role to date. The actress spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about crafting the memorable character together with Aster, what to expect from her upcoming performance as a Sicilian witch in Marvel’s WandaVision spinoff, and why she’ll never return to Broadway.
How did Ari Aster approach you about this role?
My manager said, “Ari Aster wants to talk to...
LuPone, a three-time Tony winner best known who has appeared in the TV shows American Horror Story, Penny Dreadful and Pose, considers Mona her greatest screen role to date. The actress spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about crafting the memorable character together with Aster, what to expect from her upcoming performance as a Sicilian witch in Marvel’s WandaVision spinoff, and why she’ll never return to Broadway.
How did Ari Aster approach you about this role?
My manager said, “Ari Aster wants to talk to...
- 4/24/2023
- by Rebecca Keegan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Diplomat is a new political thriller series from Netflix that follows Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) as she becomes the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom during a time of international crisis. Used to working in war zones outside of the public eye, Kate has to adjust to her new role in the spotlight while forging new alliances and making sure her marriage to fellow diplomat and political star Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell) doesn’t suffer.
Though their characters may not always get along, the cast of The Diplomat is full of talented actors and familiar faces. Here are the actors bringing their talents to the series and where you’ve seen them before.
Keri Russell is Kate Wyler
Kate Wyler is an experienced U.S. diplomat who is more comfortable negotiating in a war zone than from behind a desk. However, when the U.S. President asks her to become the U.
Though their characters may not always get along, the cast of The Diplomat is full of talented actors and familiar faces. Here are the actors bringing their talents to the series and where you’ve seen them before.
Keri Russell is Kate Wyler
Kate Wyler is an experienced U.S. diplomat who is more comfortable negotiating in a war zone than from behind a desk. However, when the U.S. President asks her to become the U.
- 4/20/2023
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Brian Cox (Succession), Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone), Brooklynn Prince (Cocaine Bear) and Che Tafari (Me Time) are set to lead Little Wing, a new Paramount+ coming-of-age film from Awesomeness, which DGA Award nominee Dean Israelite (Are You Afraid of the Dark?) is directing from a script by Oscar nom John Gatins (Flight).
The film now in production in Oregon, which has been a passion project for Israelite over the past decade, is inspired by the New Yorker article of the same name by Susan Orlean. This is the story of Kaitlyn (Prince), a 13-year-old girl who, reeling from her parents’ divorce and the pending loss of her home, is drawn into the world of pigeon racing. She hopes to solve her family’s financial woes by stealing a valuable bird, but instead forms a bond with the owner who cultivates her love of the sport.
Cox plays Jaan, the pigeon racer,...
The film now in production in Oregon, which has been a passion project for Israelite over the past decade, is inspired by the New Yorker article of the same name by Susan Orlean. This is the story of Kaitlyn (Prince), a 13-year-old girl who, reeling from her parents’ divorce and the pending loss of her home, is drawn into the world of pigeon racing. She hopes to solve her family’s financial woes by stealing a valuable bird, but instead forms a bond with the owner who cultivates her love of the sport.
Cox plays Jaan, the pigeon racer,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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