Exclusive: Producers Esmail Corp (Mr. Robot) and K Period Media (Manchester By The Sea) are teaming up with Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon (The Age Of Shadows) on an English and Korean-language movie adaptation of novel The Hole.
Psychological thriller The Hole by Korean author Hye-Young Pyun charts the story of Ogi who wakes from a coma after causing a major car accident that took his wife’s life and left him paralyzed. His caretaker is his mother-in-law, a widow grieving the loss of her only child. Ogi is neglected and left alone in his bed but soon notices his mother-in-law in their abandoned garden, uprooting what his wife had worked so hard to plant, and obsessively digging larger and larger holes. When asked, she answers only that she is finishing what her daughter started. As he tries to escape, Ogi discovers more about his wife and his own role in...
Psychological thriller The Hole by Korean author Hye-Young Pyun charts the story of Ogi who wakes from a coma after causing a major car accident that took his wife’s life and left him paralyzed. His caretaker is his mother-in-law, a widow grieving the loss of her only child. Ogi is neglected and left alone in his bed but soon notices his mother-in-law in their abandoned garden, uprooting what his wife had worked so hard to plant, and obsessively digging larger and larger holes. When asked, she answers only that she is finishing what her daughter started. As he tries to escape, Ogi discovers more about his wife and his own role in...
- 4/26/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we’ll shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking to Reno Studios, a digital studio launched in Taipei in 2017, initially handling VFX for Taiwanese films, and now also bringing work from international clients including Netflix, EuropaCorp, Saudi-owned Mbc Group and India’s Zee to Taiwan. Deadline sat down with co-founders Peter Huang and Tomi Kuo, and Executive Producer/Senior VFX Supervisor Christopher Chen, to talk about how the company has grown, their future plans, and why Taiwan is an ideal destination for VFX and Virtual Production.
Despite being known internationally for its semiconductor and computer hardware industries, Taiwan is not the first destination that springs to mind in the Asia Pacific when it comes to VFX and digital production. Australia and New Zealand have traditionally...
Despite being known internationally for its semiconductor and computer hardware industries, Taiwan is not the first destination that springs to mind in the Asia Pacific when it comes to VFX and digital production. Australia and New Zealand have traditionally...
- 1/11/2024
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
“Chrissy & Dave Dine Out” will premiere on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 10:00 p.m. Est. Chrissy Teigen and David Chang are cracking the restaurant scene wide open alongside Joel Kim Booster with the new series. They will take viewers to must-try restaurants in Los Angeles that are unexpected and, at times, off the beaten path. While David gets his hands dirty in the back of house with the restaurant’s chef, Chrissy and Joel will hold court in the front of house, hosting an always loose, unexpected and entertaining dinner party with undeniably delicious food and great conversation.
Celebrity guests handpicked by Chrissy, David and Joel will bring laughs and unfiltered conversations where no topic is off limits. The premiere episode will find them dining out at the wildly popular restaurant Pizzeria Bianco, where chef Chris Bianco serves up some of the best pizza in the country. Joining them as...
Celebrity guests handpicked by Chrissy, David and Joel will bring laughs and unfiltered conversations where no topic is off limits. The premiere episode will find them dining out at the wildly popular restaurant Pizzeria Bianco, where chef Chris Bianco serves up some of the best pizza in the country. Joining them as...
- 11/14/2023
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Chrissy Teigen and David Chang’s new unscripted series “Chrissy & Dave Dine Out” has set a January series premiere date at Freeform, the network announced Monday.
The series, which also features Joel Kim Booster as the group explores Los Angeles’ vibrant restaurant scene and discover gems off the beaten path, will launch Jan. 24, at 10:00 p.m. Et.
The official logline is as follows: “While David gets his hands dirty in the back of house with the restaurant’s chef, Chrissy and Joel will hold court in the front of house, hosting an always loose, unexpected and entertaining dinner party with undeniably delicious food and great conversation.”
Opening up with a spotlight on Pizzeria Bianco, Teigen and Chang will be joined by Jimmy Kimmel and his wife, writer and producer Molly McNearney. Throughout the season, the hosts will be joined by guests including John Legend, Kumail Nanjiani, Regina Hall and Simu Liu.
The series, which also features Joel Kim Booster as the group explores Los Angeles’ vibrant restaurant scene and discover gems off the beaten path, will launch Jan. 24, at 10:00 p.m. Et.
The official logline is as follows: “While David gets his hands dirty in the back of house with the restaurant’s chef, Chrissy and Joel will hold court in the front of house, hosting an always loose, unexpected and entertaining dinner party with undeniably delicious food and great conversation.”
Opening up with a spotlight on Pizzeria Bianco, Teigen and Chang will be joined by Jimmy Kimmel and his wife, writer and producer Molly McNearney. Throughout the season, the hosts will be joined by guests including John Legend, Kumail Nanjiani, Regina Hall and Simu Liu.
- 11/6/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
‘Good Trouble’ Season 5 Returns To Freeform In January; ‘Chrissy & Dave Dine Out’ Gets Premiere Date
Freeform is ringing in the new year with the return of Good Trouble.
Season 5 of the series will make its midseason debut on January 2, according to the network. A first look at the rest of the season that gives a glimpse at what’s to come is embedded above.
The series, which is a spinoff of The Fosters, follows the 20-something residents of the Los Angeles co-living space, The Coterie. Series star and executive producer Cierra Ramirez will make her directorial debut in an upcoming episode.
In the latest season, the roommates are set to face their toughest obstacles yet as they’re confronted with evolving relationship challenges and new career opportunities. Through highs and lows, romance and heartbreak, The Coterie crew will lean on each other while they navigate the next stage of adulthood.
Also in January, Freeform plans to debut Chrissy & Dave Dine Out, an unscripted series where...
Season 5 of the series will make its midseason debut on January 2, according to the network. A first look at the rest of the season that gives a glimpse at what’s to come is embedded above.
The series, which is a spinoff of The Fosters, follows the 20-something residents of the Los Angeles co-living space, The Coterie. Series star and executive producer Cierra Ramirez will make her directorial debut in an upcoming episode.
In the latest season, the roommates are set to face their toughest obstacles yet as they’re confronted with evolving relationship challenges and new career opportunities. Through highs and lows, romance and heartbreak, The Coterie crew will lean on each other while they navigate the next stage of adulthood.
Also in January, Freeform plans to debut Chrissy & Dave Dine Out, an unscripted series where...
- 11/6/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Freeform has added three new unscripted series, “Chrissy & Dave Dine Out,” “Royal Rules of Ohio” and “Sasha Reid and The Midnight Order” to its slate.
Previously set at Hulu, “Chrissy & Dave” and “Royal Rules of Ohio” will now debut linearly on Freeform, with episodes available for streaming on Hulu the next day. Joel Kim Booster hosts the restaurant series alongside Chrissy Teigen and David Chang where they take viewers to must-try restaurants in Los Angeles that are unexpected. As Chang gets to work in the kitchen with the restaurant’s chef, Teigen and Booster host a crop of hand-picked celebrity guests for an entertaining dinner party.
The premiere episode will find them dining out at the wildly popular restaurant Pizzeria Bianco, where Chef Chris Bianco serves up some of the best pizza in the country. Joining them as guests will be late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and his wife, writer/producer Molly McNearney.
Previously set at Hulu, “Chrissy & Dave” and “Royal Rules of Ohio” will now debut linearly on Freeform, with episodes available for streaming on Hulu the next day. Joel Kim Booster hosts the restaurant series alongside Chrissy Teigen and David Chang where they take viewers to must-try restaurants in Los Angeles that are unexpected. As Chang gets to work in the kitchen with the restaurant’s chef, Teigen and Booster host a crop of hand-picked celebrity guests for an entertaining dinner party.
The premiere episode will find them dining out at the wildly popular restaurant Pizzeria Bianco, where Chef Chris Bianco serves up some of the best pizza in the country. Joining them as guests will be late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and his wife, writer/producer Molly McNearney.
- 9/27/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Freeform is adding three unscripted series to its slate, including two that originated at Hulu.
Chrissy & Dave Dine Out and Royal Rules of Ohio will now premiere on Freeform where they’re considered a better fit for the female-friendly lineup; they will be available to stream the next day on Hulu.
The third is Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order, a documentary series following Dr. Sasha Reid and her secret society of young women who solve crimes.
Freeform expects to reveal new scripted pickups in the coming weeks.
Chrissy & Dave follows Chrissy Teigen and David Chang, who, along with Joel Kim Booster, will be “cracking the restaurant scene wide open in Los Angeles. While David gets his hands dirty in the back of house with the restaurant’s chef, Chrissy and Joel will hold court in the front of house, hosting an always loose, unexpected and entertaining dinner party with...
Chrissy & Dave Dine Out and Royal Rules of Ohio will now premiere on Freeform where they’re considered a better fit for the female-friendly lineup; they will be available to stream the next day on Hulu.
The third is Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order, a documentary series following Dr. Sasha Reid and her secret society of young women who solve crimes.
Freeform expects to reveal new scripted pickups in the coming weeks.
Chrissy & Dave follows Chrissy Teigen and David Chang, who, along with Joel Kim Booster, will be “cracking the restaurant scene wide open in Los Angeles. While David gets his hands dirty in the back of house with the restaurant’s chef, Chrissy and Joel will hold court in the front of house, hosting an always loose, unexpected and entertaining dinner party with...
- 9/27/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Celebrity chef David Chang has signed a production deal with Brent Montgomery and Jimmy Kimmel’s Wheelhouse.
Previously under a production agreement with Vox Media, Chang’s banner, Majordomo Media, has set a pact with Wheelhouse, a producer on Chang’s latest Hulu series, “Secret Chef,” to exclusively develop and produce unscripted programming across food, home and lifestyle, among other genres.
Wheelhouse and Chang are also focused on creating original content and developing new talent for his new Fast channel, MajordomoTV, co-developed with LG Electronics.
Culinary programming produced under the deal will be filmed out of Majordomo Media’s new 6,000-square-foot studio in downtown Los Angeles’s Row Dtla, which includes two kitchens designed specifically for filming.
As part of their new partnership, Wheelhouse and Majordomo plan to put “significant focus and resources” to consumer product development. With Chang citing the work done by Wheelhouse’s in-house creative and marketing arm,...
Previously under a production agreement with Vox Media, Chang’s banner, Majordomo Media, has set a pact with Wheelhouse, a producer on Chang’s latest Hulu series, “Secret Chef,” to exclusively develop and produce unscripted programming across food, home and lifestyle, among other genres.
Wheelhouse and Chang are also focused on creating original content and developing new talent for his new Fast channel, MajordomoTV, co-developed with LG Electronics.
Culinary programming produced under the deal will be filmed out of Majordomo Media’s new 6,000-square-foot studio in downtown Los Angeles’s Row Dtla, which includes two kitchens designed specifically for filming.
As part of their new partnership, Wheelhouse and Majordomo plan to put “significant focus and resources” to consumer product development. With Chang citing the work done by Wheelhouse’s in-house creative and marketing arm,...
- 7/10/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
The Accidental Getaway Driver Review — The Accidental Getaway Driver (2023) Film Review from the 46th Annual Sundance Film Festival, a movie directed by Sing J. Lee, written by Christopher Chen and Sing J. Lee and starring Hiep Tran Nghia, Dustin Nguyen, Dali Benssalah, Phi Vu, Gabrielle Chan, Vivien Ngo, Sharon Sharth, Travon McCall, Edward [...]
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- 1/29/2023
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
The premise is simple; it promises a comical, stranger-than-fiction thrill-ride. Late at night, an elderly Vietnamese cab driver begrudgingly agrees to a routine pickup where he’s taken hostage at gunpoint by three recently escaped Orange County convicts. Based on Paul Kix’s similarly titled GQ story, The Accidental Getaway Driver certainly begins at a tense pace, but over the course of a few days this enervating scenario shifts into a lower gear, becoming a scattered meditation on masculinity that wrings out just enough emotional truth to appease its multi-genre approach.
Against the clock, these three outlaws––Tây (Dustin Nguyen), Aden (Dali Benssalah) and Eddie (Phi Vu)––start crossing off the items on their escape-plan checklist: they get haircuts, make calls, stop at Wal-Mart, and demand obedience from Long (Hiep Tran Nghia), their involuntary wheelman attempting to stay calm while navigating Little Saigon under extreme pressure. When Aiden and Eddie...
Against the clock, these three outlaws––Tây (Dustin Nguyen), Aden (Dali Benssalah) and Eddie (Phi Vu)––start crossing off the items on their escape-plan checklist: they get haircuts, make calls, stop at Wal-Mart, and demand obedience from Long (Hiep Tran Nghia), their involuntary wheelman attempting to stay calm while navigating Little Saigon under extreme pressure. When Aiden and Eddie...
- 1/27/2023
- by Jake Kring-Schreifels
- The Film Stage
The title “The Accidental Getaway Driver” says it all: A down-on-his-luck driver picks up felons in his vehicle and unwittingly gets mixed up in their criminal acts. This “Collateral”-esque proposition propels renowned music video director Sing J. Lee’s minor-key and frustratingly one-note crime-drama, inspired by the true story of a Southern California driver of Vietnamese descent held hostage by three Orange County prison runaways — an incident told in a 2017 GQ article by Paul Kix.
The premise immediately screams “cinematic thriller,” and Lee’s polished, neo-noir-adjacent nighttime sequences (captured stylishly by Dp Michael Cambio Fernandez with lush neon colors and deep contrasting blacks) does right by the idea in the visual department. Unfortunately, the script — co-written by Lee and Christopher Chen — leaves a lot to be desired, squandering the old-school appeal of the true-crime drama for a dull and overlong mood piece in which nothing much happens and no...
The premise immediately screams “cinematic thriller,” and Lee’s polished, neo-noir-adjacent nighttime sequences (captured stylishly by Dp Michael Cambio Fernandez with lush neon colors and deep contrasting blacks) does right by the idea in the visual department. Unfortunately, the script — co-written by Lee and Christopher Chen — leaves a lot to be desired, squandering the old-school appeal of the true-crime drama for a dull and overlong mood piece in which nothing much happens and no...
- 1/26/2023
- by Tomris Laffly
- Variety Film + TV
When cabdriver Long (Hiep Tran Nghia) reluctantly sets out to pick up a fare near the start of The Accidental Getaway Driver, he has no way of knowing where the journey might take him. Even those of us in the audience, well aware of the title, might find it difficult to guess. Because although the film starts as the gritty crime thriller suggested by its core premise, it pivots, unexpectedly but effectively, into something much more tender.
From the minute we meet Long, it’s obvious what kind of existence he’s leading. He’s first seen alone in a shabby apartment, listening to an old CD so banged-up it hardly plays anymore. His neighbors can be seen and heard playing chess outside his window, but this elderly, worn-down soul seems to have no place among them. When he’s called for a job late at night, he grumbles but finally gives in.
From the minute we meet Long, it’s obvious what kind of existence he’s leading. He’s first seen alone in a shabby apartment, listening to an old CD so banged-up it hardly plays anymore. His neighbors can be seen and heard playing chess outside his window, but this elderly, worn-down soul seems to have no place among them. When he’s called for a job late at night, he grumbles but finally gives in.
- 1/26/2023
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Accidental Getaway Driver is one those rare, where-did-this-come-from films that every so often pops up to invigorate festivals and adventurous viewers on the lookout for something fresh and different. Generically, this is nothing new, a low-down gritty crime drama populated by cars, guns and desperate characters. But the movie, which premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival, benefits considerably from being set in the rarely, if ever, filmed Little Saigon section of Orange County south of Los Angeles; a highly unlikely cast dominated by an octogenarian not looking for trouble; and, crucially, a noirish nocturnal milieu that injects the action with dread, even with a final stretch doesn’t really pay off with the kind of tension you expect from a crime drama. However, despite its lack of an exciting climax, this is a film that draws you in and offers sufficient satisfactions to...
- 1/26/2023
- by Todd McCarthy
- Deadline Film + TV
In the first third of “The Accidental Getaway Driver” you might think you’re in for the film of the festival at Sundance 2023. The setup is simple and suspenseful: Long (Hiệp Trần Nghĩa), an elderly Vietnamese immigrant who works as a driver is paid double for a late night assignment that turns out to be about keeping three escaped prisoners ahead of the law. When Tây (Dustin Nguyen), one of the convicts, points a gun at him to prevent him from bailing when he wants to get out, the tension ratchets up to the breaking point.
But “The Accidental Getaway Driver” is not the film of the festival. And though the tension ratchets up there near the beginning, that’s as high as it goes for the whole movie. Instead, it’s merely . When it starts, you think you’re in for the second coming of Michael Mann’s “Collateral,...
But “The Accidental Getaway Driver” is not the film of the festival. And though the tension ratchets up there near the beginning, that’s as high as it goes for the whole movie. Instead, it’s merely . When it starts, you think you’re in for the second coming of Michael Mann’s “Collateral,...
- 1/23/2023
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Andy Sorgie knew he had finally found his passion project when he read Paul Kix’s 2017 GQ feature “The Accidental Get Away Driver,” the true story of Long Ma, an elderly driver-for-hire in Orange County whose life was unexpectedly upended one night when his passengers turned out to be convicts on the run from a recent prison escape. What sounds like a crime thriller is actually a surprising tale of lonely men marginalized by society and their own choices, and the ability to find redemption and chosen family in the most unlikely of places.
“It’s about a group of people that you don’t really see shown in media too often,” says Sorgie, vice president of film at Kimberly Steward’s K Period Media. “I was always looking at it like, ‘How do we tell [Ma’s] story and make sure that he has a voice in it?’ He’s not...
“It’s about a group of people that you don’t really see shown in media too often,” says Sorgie, vice president of film at Kimberly Steward’s K Period Media. “I was always looking at it like, ‘How do we tell [Ma’s] story and make sure that he has a voice in it?’ He’s not...
- 1/21/2023
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For the last few years, Sundance has had a strong record for premiering Asian titles that would overtake the film festival circuit. Asian diaspora and titles from Asia alike dominated the slate last year, with Indian documentary “All That Breathes” taking home the Grand Jury Prize in World Cinema Documentary; Christine Choy-starring “The Exiles” walking away with the Grand Jury Prize in US Documentary; and Kogonada’s quiet sci-fi “After Yang” winning the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. Other productions have made a splash on the circuit as well, like the Martika Ramirez Escobar’s stunning debut “Leonor Will Never Die” and Julie Ha and Eugene Yi’s well-researched documentary “Free Chol Soo Lee.” The successes of the previous years have ramped up our own excitement for what is to come in 2023 — which will be, for the first time in the last 2 years, premiere in-person,...
- 12/11/2022
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Setting the stage for the year in cinema, the 2023 Sundance Film Festival will take place January 19-29, both in person in Utah as well as virtual viewings kicking off five days into the festival. Ahead of next month’s festivities, the festival has now unveiled its features lineup, which features 99 films.
Initial highlights of the lineup include Ira Sachs’ Passages, starring Franz Rogowski, Adèle Exarchopoulos, and Ben Whishaw, William Oldroyd’s Lady Macbeth follow-up Eileen, Raven Jackson’s All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, produced by Barry Jenkins, Bad Behaviour, the directorial debut of Jane Campion’s daughter Alice Englert, Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool, starring Alexander Skarsgård and Mia Goth, Nicole Holofcener’s’ You Hurt My Feelings starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
The 12 films in this section are all world premieres. All 12 will be available to stream online.
The Accidental Getaway Driver (Director and Screenwriter: Sing J. Lee,...
Initial highlights of the lineup include Ira Sachs’ Passages, starring Franz Rogowski, Adèle Exarchopoulos, and Ben Whishaw, William Oldroyd’s Lady Macbeth follow-up Eileen, Raven Jackson’s All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, produced by Barry Jenkins, Bad Behaviour, the directorial debut of Jane Campion’s daughter Alice Englert, Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool, starring Alexander Skarsgård and Mia Goth, Nicole Holofcener’s’ You Hurt My Feelings starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
The 12 films in this section are all world premieres. All 12 will be available to stream online.
The Accidental Getaway Driver (Director and Screenwriter: Sing J. Lee,...
- 12/7/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The Sundance Institute has announced the feature film lineup for the 2023 festival, taking place January 19 – 29, 2023, in person in Utah, along with a selection of films available online across the country January 24 – 29. The selection includes Competition titles, the Premieres section, and the Midnight section, with 101 feature-length films representing 23 countries, 94 percent of which are world premieres.
This year’s program includes plenty of familiar names, with new films from Nicole Holofcener, Ira Sachs, Brandon Cronenberg, Sebastian Silva, Cory Finley, Justin Chon, Nicole Newnham, Maite Alberdi, Roger Ross Williams, Sophie Barthes, Lana Wilson, Davis Guggenheim, Rebecca Zlotowski, Anton Corbijn, and many more.
Notable actors at this year’s festival range from Jonathan Majors in “Magazine Dreams,” Daisy Ridley in “Sometimes I Think About Dying,” and Sarah Snook in midnight opener “Run Rabbit Run.” Other notable names found throughout the lineup include Ben Whishaw, Alexander Skarsgard, Mia Goth, Cynthia Erivo, Alia Shawkat, Thomasin McKenzie,...
This year’s program includes plenty of familiar names, with new films from Nicole Holofcener, Ira Sachs, Brandon Cronenberg, Sebastian Silva, Cory Finley, Justin Chon, Nicole Newnham, Maite Alberdi, Roger Ross Williams, Sophie Barthes, Lana Wilson, Davis Guggenheim, Rebecca Zlotowski, Anton Corbijn, and many more.
Notable actors at this year’s festival range from Jonathan Majors in “Magazine Dreams,” Daisy Ridley in “Sometimes I Think About Dying,” and Sarah Snook in midnight opener “Run Rabbit Run.” Other notable names found throughout the lineup include Ben Whishaw, Alexander Skarsgard, Mia Goth, Cynthia Erivo, Alia Shawkat, Thomasin McKenzie,...
- 12/7/2022
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
2023 Sundance Film Festival Line-Up: Michael J. Fox Doc, New Nicole Holofcener Film and ‘Cat Person’
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Take two.
After last year’s in-person festival was canceled at the last minute because of the winter Covid-19 surge due to the Omicron variant, the Sundance Film Festival is returning to Park City for the first time since 2020 with a line-up of 101 feature-length films, representing 23 countries, that was annoucned today.
The U.S. Dramatic Competition section features thirteen titles. The Jonathan Majors-fronted Magazine Dreams, Randall Park’s directorial debut Shortcomings, and the latest from Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum’s Gloria Sanchez, Theater Camp, are among those vying for the top festival prize.
As for non-fiction, several bio-docs centered on big-name talent are festival bound, including Michael J. Fox (Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie), Brooke Shields (Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields), Little Richard (Little Richard: I Am Everything), and Judy Blume (Judy Blume Forever). Years past have seen docs on Taylor Swift,...
Take two.
After last year’s in-person festival was canceled at the last minute because of the winter Covid-19 surge due to the Omicron variant, the Sundance Film Festival is returning to Park City for the first time since 2020 with a line-up of 101 feature-length films, representing 23 countries, that was annoucned today.
The U.S. Dramatic Competition section features thirteen titles. The Jonathan Majors-fronted Magazine Dreams, Randall Park’s directorial debut Shortcomings, and the latest from Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum’s Gloria Sanchez, Theater Camp, are among those vying for the top festival prize.
As for non-fiction, several bio-docs centered on big-name talent are festival bound, including Michael J. Fox (Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie), Brooke Shields (Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields), Little Richard (Little Richard: I Am Everything), and Judy Blume (Judy Blume Forever). Years past have seen docs on Taylor Swift,...
- 12/7/2022
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Showtime Sports Documentary Films is set to release a documentary feature based on the life of basketball star Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, entitled “Stand.” The documentary will premiere in early 2023.
Directed by Joslyn Rose Lyons, “Stand” explores the personal and professional struggles of Abdul-Rauf, from being bullied as a child due to his Tourette’s syndrome to becoming a target of hate speech and Islamophobia during his basketball career. The documentary film features exclusive interviews with several basketball and entertainment stars including Stephen Curry, Steve Kerr, Shaquille O’Neal, Jalen Rose, Mahershala Ali and Ice Cube.
“It is an honor to be collaborating with Showtime and the production team and working with our director, Joslyn Rose Lyons,” Abdul-Rauf said in a statement. “Joslyn has brought a stellar, brilliant vision to this film. My hope is that my story will help heal and bring new perspective to the world.”
The film marks Lyons’ feature-length directorial debut.
Directed by Joslyn Rose Lyons, “Stand” explores the personal and professional struggles of Abdul-Rauf, from being bullied as a child due to his Tourette’s syndrome to becoming a target of hate speech and Islamophobia during his basketball career. The documentary film features exclusive interviews with several basketball and entertainment stars including Stephen Curry, Steve Kerr, Shaquille O’Neal, Jalen Rose, Mahershala Ali and Ice Cube.
“It is an honor to be collaborating with Showtime and the production team and working with our director, Joslyn Rose Lyons,” Abdul-Rauf said in a statement. “Joslyn has brought a stellar, brilliant vision to this film. My hope is that my story will help heal and bring new perspective to the world.”
The film marks Lyons’ feature-length directorial debut.
- 8/25/2022
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
FX has picked up a five-episode interview series hosted by Los Angeles-based artist David Choe, the cable network announced Friday.
“The Choe Show” will see the host turn his “eccentric, compassionate and disruptive worldview into a lens for an audience to experience a kind of radical empathy for others,” according to FX’s description. “From the walls of his childhood home, Choe takes his guests on a journey where he is both a motivational interviewer and compassionate listener. While using the acts of art and play, both Choe and his guests depart on a journey of shared emotional experience. It is through their bonded and authentic connection that Choe is able to bring forth an of-the-moment honesty to the portraiture he’s creating.”
All five episodes will air back-to-back on FX on Friday, June 25.
Known for his creations as a painter and muralist, Choe’s work also includes appearances on film and television,...
“The Choe Show” will see the host turn his “eccentric, compassionate and disruptive worldview into a lens for an audience to experience a kind of radical empathy for others,” according to FX’s description. “From the walls of his childhood home, Choe takes his guests on a journey where he is both a motivational interviewer and compassionate listener. While using the acts of art and play, both Choe and his guests depart on a journey of shared emotional experience. It is through their bonded and authentic connection that Choe is able to bring forth an of-the-moment honesty to the portraiture he’s creating.”
All five episodes will air back-to-back on FX on Friday, June 25.
Known for his creations as a painter and muralist, Choe’s work also includes appearances on film and television,...
- 4/16/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
FX is painting The Choe Show.
The network is to launch an interview show hosted by artist David Choe. All five episodes of the show will launch on Friday June 25 at 10pm and be available on Hulu the next day.
The series will see Choe paint a portrait—literally and figuratively—of his guests. From the walls of his childhood home, Choe will talk to his guests as a motivational interviewer and compassionate listener.
Choe previously hosted and filmed series for Vice including The Vice Guide to Travel and Thumbs Up! and he’s known for his work with Giant Robot as well as the fact that he was paid for painting murals on the wall of Facebook’s first office in company stock.
He has also worked on and appeared in Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian for Disney+, both on and off screen, Netflix series Ugly Delicious and LA Originals,...
The network is to launch an interview show hosted by artist David Choe. All five episodes of the show will launch on Friday June 25 at 10pm and be available on Hulu the next day.
The series will see Choe paint a portrait—literally and figuratively—of his guests. From the walls of his childhood home, Choe will talk to his guests as a motivational interviewer and compassionate listener.
Choe previously hosted and filmed series for Vice including The Vice Guide to Travel and Thumbs Up! and he’s known for his work with Giant Robot as well as the fact that he was paid for painting murals on the wall of Facebook’s first office in company stock.
He has also worked on and appeared in Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian for Disney+, both on and off screen, Netflix series Ugly Delicious and LA Originals,...
- 4/16/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Elle Fanning is attached to star in the Universal Content Productions (Ucp) series based on the real-life case of Michelle Carter, which has landed at Hulu, Variety has learned.
Titled “The Girl From Plainville,” Fanning will star as Carter, who was infamously convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2017 after texting her boyfriend encouragement to commit suicide three years prior. The series will be based on the Esquire article of the same name by Jesse Barron.
Liz Hannah and Patrick Macmanus will co-write the series and serve as executive producers and co-showrunners. Fanning and Echo Lake’s Brittany Kahan Ward will also executive produce. Barron and Erin Lee Carr will serve as consulting producers. Ucp will serve as the studio, while Kelly Funke will oversee the project for Macmanus’ Littleton Road Productions. Littleton Road is currently under an overall deal at Ucp.
“The Girl From Plainville” keeps Fanning in the Hulu fold.
Titled “The Girl From Plainville,” Fanning will star as Carter, who was infamously convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2017 after texting her boyfriend encouragement to commit suicide three years prior. The series will be based on the Esquire article of the same name by Jesse Barron.
Liz Hannah and Patrick Macmanus will co-write the series and serve as executive producers and co-showrunners. Fanning and Echo Lake’s Brittany Kahan Ward will also executive produce. Barron and Erin Lee Carr will serve as consulting producers. Ucp will serve as the studio, while Kelly Funke will oversee the project for Macmanus’ Littleton Road Productions. Littleton Road is currently under an overall deal at Ucp.
“The Girl From Plainville” keeps Fanning in the Hulu fold.
- 8/7/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Elle Fanning is to star in The Girl From Plainville, about the Michelle Carter texting-suicide case with Hulu picking up the drama straight-to-series.
The thriller comes from The Post writer Liz Hannah and Dr. Death exec producer Patrick Macmanus and is produced by Ucp, which last year won the rights in a competitive situation to Jesse Barron’s 2017 Esquire true crime article The Girl From Plainville about the case.
The Girl From Plainville is considered the definitive account of the events that led Michelle Carter, a young woman from a small town in Massachusetts, to stand trial for her boyfriend Conrad Roy’s homicide, as prosecutors argued that her calls and texts fueled his suicide when they were both teens.
The story was recently the subject of an HBO documentary I Love You, Now Die from Erin Lee Car, who is a consulting producer alongside Barron.
2020 Hulu Pilots & Series Orders
Hannah and Macmanus,...
The thriller comes from The Post writer Liz Hannah and Dr. Death exec producer Patrick Macmanus and is produced by Ucp, which last year won the rights in a competitive situation to Jesse Barron’s 2017 Esquire true crime article The Girl From Plainville about the case.
The Girl From Plainville is considered the definitive account of the events that led Michelle Carter, a young woman from a small town in Massachusetts, to stand trial for her boyfriend Conrad Roy’s homicide, as prosecutors argued that her calls and texts fueled his suicide when they were both teens.
The story was recently the subject of an HBO documentary I Love You, Now Die from Erin Lee Car, who is a consulting producer alongside Barron.
2020 Hulu Pilots & Series Orders
Hannah and Macmanus,...
- 8/7/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Hulu picked up a new scripted series starring “The Great’s” Elle Fanning, as well as a new food docuseries from chef David Chang, the streamer announced Thursday.
Written by Liz Hannah and “Dr. Death” writer Patrick Macmanus, “The Girl From Plainview” is based on a 2017 Esquire article of the same name about Michelle Carter, the 17-year-old who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after convincing her boyfriend to commit suicide via text.
Fanning will star as Carter in addition to serving as an executive producer on the series alongside Hannah, Macmanus and Echo Lake’s Brittany Kahan Ward. Jesse Barron, the author of the Esquire article is a consulting producer alongside Erin Lee Carr, the filmmaker behind HBO’s 2019 documentary about the case, “I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth V. Michelle Carter.” Kelly Funke will oversee for Macmanus’ Littleton Road Productions.
“The Girl From Plainville” is produced by Ucp,...
Written by Liz Hannah and “Dr. Death” writer Patrick Macmanus, “The Girl From Plainview” is based on a 2017 Esquire article of the same name about Michelle Carter, the 17-year-old who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after convincing her boyfriend to commit suicide via text.
Fanning will star as Carter in addition to serving as an executive producer on the series alongside Hannah, Macmanus and Echo Lake’s Brittany Kahan Ward. Jesse Barron, the author of the Esquire article is a consulting producer alongside Erin Lee Carr, the filmmaker behind HBO’s 2019 documentary about the case, “I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth V. Michelle Carter.” Kelly Funke will oversee for Macmanus’ Littleton Road Productions.
“The Girl From Plainville” is produced by Ucp,...
- 8/7/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix released the trailer for “Self Made: Inspired By the Life of Madam C.J. Walker” and HBO announced a premiere date for “Betty.”
First Looks
Netflix released the official trailer “Self Made: Inspired By the Life of Madam C.J. Walker.” Executive produced by and starring Octavia Spencer, the four-part limited series details the life of America’s first self-made millionaire — how she fought for social change and simultaneously overcame post-slavery racial and gender biases, personal betrayals, and business rivalries to build a ground-breaking brand that revolutionized black haircare. Tiffany Haddish, Carmen Ejogo, Garrett Morris, Kevin Carroll, Bill Bellamy star alongside Spencer. Janine Sherman Barrois, Elle Johnson, Maverick Carter, LeBron James, Mark Holder, Christine Holder, Kasi Lemmons, and Jamal Henderson also serve as executive producers. The series will launch March 20.
Netflix also unveiled the trailer for Season 2 of “Ugly Delicious.” Hosted by chef David Chang...
First Looks
Netflix released the official trailer “Self Made: Inspired By the Life of Madam C.J. Walker.” Executive produced by and starring Octavia Spencer, the four-part limited series details the life of America’s first self-made millionaire — how she fought for social change and simultaneously overcame post-slavery racial and gender biases, personal betrayals, and business rivalries to build a ground-breaking brand that revolutionized black haircare. Tiffany Haddish, Carmen Ejogo, Garrett Morris, Kevin Carroll, Bill Bellamy star alongside Spencer. Janine Sherman Barrois, Elle Johnson, Maverick Carter, LeBron James, Mark Holder, Christine Holder, Kasi Lemmons, and Jamal Henderson also serve as executive producers. The series will launch March 20.
Netflix also unveiled the trailer for Season 2 of “Ugly Delicious.” Hosted by chef David Chang...
- 2/26/2020
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Starz announces more “American Gods” Season 3 cast and Netflix orders “Ghee Happy.”
Casting
Starz announced Dominique Jackson (“Pose”) and Eric Johnson (“The Girlfriend Experience”) will recur in the upcoming third season of “American Gods.” Jackson will play Ms. World, an incarnation of Mr. World, while Johnson will play Chad Mulligan, Lakeside’s chief of police. The two join the previously announced third season additions Marilyn Manson as Johan Wengren, Blythe Danner as Demeter, Herizen Guardiola as Oshun and new series regular Ashley Reyes.
Renewals
“Searching for Home: Coming Back from War” has been renewed for five more years and is set to air on PBS stations nationwide on Nov. 11 in honor of Veterans Day. The show provides an unflinching look into the life of returning veterans who are in search of the home that they left behind physically, mentally and spiritually. It is executive produced by Anthony Edwards,...
Casting
Starz announced Dominique Jackson (“Pose”) and Eric Johnson (“The Girlfriend Experience”) will recur in the upcoming third season of “American Gods.” Jackson will play Ms. World, an incarnation of Mr. World, while Johnson will play Chad Mulligan, Lakeside’s chief of police. The two join the previously announced third season additions Marilyn Manson as Johan Wengren, Blythe Danner as Demeter, Herizen Guardiola as Oshun and new series regular Ashley Reyes.
Renewals
“Searching for Home: Coming Back from War” has been renewed for five more years and is set to air on PBS stations nationwide on Nov. 11 in honor of Veterans Day. The show provides an unflinching look into the life of returning veterans who are in search of the home that they left behind physically, mentally and spiritually. It is executive produced by Anthony Edwards,...
- 10/9/2019
- by Lorraine Wheat
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has ordered its second docuseries from Ugly Delicious star David Chang and Oscar winner Morgan Neville. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner will launch globally on Netflix this fall.
Each episode of the series will feature Chang accompanied by a different celebrity guest exploring a single city, its culture and its cuisine. As the pair travels through each city, they will also uncover new and surprising things about themselves.
“There’s something about traveling with someone that opens you up,” said Chang. “Being away from all the craziness of daily life, you spend long days together in an unfamiliar place with nothing to do but wander the street, share meals, and talk. That’s what Bld is all about—learning more about ourselves, our friends, and the people we encounter out in the world. Plus, of course, the ridiculously delicious meals we share.”
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner is produced by Tremolo Productions in association with Majordomo Media.
Each episode of the series will feature Chang accompanied by a different celebrity guest exploring a single city, its culture and its cuisine. As the pair travels through each city, they will also uncover new and surprising things about themselves.
“There’s something about traveling with someone that opens you up,” said Chang. “Being away from all the craziness of daily life, you spend long days together in an unfamiliar place with nothing to do but wander the street, share meals, and talk. That’s what Bld is all about—learning more about ourselves, our friends, and the people we encounter out in the world. Plus, of course, the ridiculously delicious meals we share.”
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner is produced by Tremolo Productions in association with Majordomo Media.
- 7/19/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Morgan Neville and David Chang’s food-themed docuseries Ugly Delicious has been picked up for a second season by Netflix. The news was revealed by the Momofuku founder on Thanksgiving while millions of Americans were preparing one of the biggest meals of the year.
The pickup for Ugly Delicious, which follows Chang around the globe looking at what we eat as a bridge between cultures, comes eight months after the release of the series’ eight-episode first season.
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel, Ali Wong, Eric Wareheim, former Walking Dead star Steven Yeun, food critic Jonathan Gold, and chefs Roy Choi and Nina Compton were among the guests in Season 1. Ugly Delicious is produced by Neville, Chang, Tremolo Productions,...
The pickup for Ugly Delicious, which follows Chang around the globe looking at what we eat as a bridge between cultures, comes eight months after the release of the series’ eight-episode first season.
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel, Ali Wong, Eric Wareheim, former Walking Dead star Steven Yeun, food critic Jonathan Gold, and chefs Roy Choi and Nina Compton were among the guests in Season 1. Ugly Delicious is produced by Neville, Chang, Tremolo Productions,...
- 11/23/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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