Production
“The Masked Talent,” a new format from Korea’s Mbc, creators of global hit “The Masked Singer,” is currently in production.
Unlike the celebrity-driven “The Masked Singer” and spin-off “The Masked Dancer,” where the focus is on who is behind the mask, “The Masked Talent” is a non-celebrity masked audition format concentrating on singing skills and talents. Two episodes, to be broadcast on the Mbc channel during the Chuseok Korean Thanksgiving holidays, invites the audience to participate.
“The purpose of the show is to present the audience with the unique experience to become the masked hero and perform their showmanship,” said Park Jeong-Kyu, chief producer of “The Masked Singer” and “The Masked Talent.” “With prejudice and bias out of the way, the contestants will be judged solely by their genuine voice and talent.”
The show was co-developed by Mbc and France’s Herve Hubert, the production house for the French “Mask Singer,...
“The Masked Talent,” a new format from Korea’s Mbc, creators of global hit “The Masked Singer,” is currently in production.
Unlike the celebrity-driven “The Masked Singer” and spin-off “The Masked Dancer,” where the focus is on who is behind the mask, “The Masked Talent” is a non-celebrity masked audition format concentrating on singing skills and talents. Two episodes, to be broadcast on the Mbc channel during the Chuseok Korean Thanksgiving holidays, invites the audience to participate.
“The purpose of the show is to present the audience with the unique experience to become the masked hero and perform their showmanship,” said Park Jeong-Kyu, chief producer of “The Masked Singer” and “The Masked Talent.” “With prejudice and bias out of the way, the contestants will be judged solely by their genuine voice and talent.”
The show was co-developed by Mbc and France’s Herve Hubert, the production house for the French “Mask Singer,...
- 7/28/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Byron Studios has appointed former Network 10 chief Paul Anderson as its CEO, with the executive to work with co-founders Will Gammon and Mark Holden to steer its development.
Currently Byron Studios currently offers four facilities across the Northern Rivers, while also developing with Ballina Shire Council plans for a new and ambitious ‘state-of-the- complex and media precinct.
Anderson relocated to the Northern Rivers earlier this year, having stood down from his dual roles as 10 CEO and EVP ViacomCBS Network International Australia and New Zealand last March after 17 years.
While Byron Bay and surrounds have always been home to creatives from across the arts, Anderson sees the planned studio complex as filling an infrastructure gap that will give sustainability to the region’s screen and media industry, as well as providing a multiplier effect on the economy.
“It’s exciting for the whole region,” he tells If.
“Creating something sustainable,...
Currently Byron Studios currently offers four facilities across the Northern Rivers, while also developing with Ballina Shire Council plans for a new and ambitious ‘state-of-the- complex and media precinct.
Anderson relocated to the Northern Rivers earlier this year, having stood down from his dual roles as 10 CEO and EVP ViacomCBS Network International Australia and New Zealand last March after 17 years.
While Byron Bay and surrounds have always been home to creatives from across the arts, Anderson sees the planned studio complex as filling an infrastructure gap that will give sustainability to the region’s screen and media industry, as well as providing a multiplier effect on the economy.
“It’s exciting for the whole region,” he tells If.
“Creating something sustainable,...
- 7/25/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
The full cast has been announced for the West End production of Pretty Woman The Musical. Joining the previously announced Aimie Atkinson as 'Vivian Ward' and Danny Mac as 'Edward Lewis' are Rachael Wooding as 'Kit De Luca', Bob Harms as 'Happy ManMr Thompson', Neil McDermott as 'Philip Stuckey' and Mark Holden as 'James Morse'. Pretty Woman The Musical begins performances at the Piccadilly Theatre on 13 February 2020, where it will play for a strictly limited engagement.
- 1/6/2020
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
1981: Alexandra Neil first appeared on Texas as Ruby.
1987: Days of our Lives' Charlotte Ross debuted as Eve.
2001: One Life to Live's Melissa Archer debuted as Natalie.
2004: Kirsten Storms made her last appearance as Belle on Days."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1934: Musical radio soap opera Dreams Come True premiered on the NBC Red network. The show aired three times a week and revolved around vocalist Barry McKinley. Dreams Come True was sponsored by Procter & Gamble's Camay soap.
1953: On radio soap opera Hilltop House,...
1987: Days of our Lives' Charlotte Ross debuted as Eve.
2001: One Life to Live's Melissa Archer debuted as Natalie.
2004: Kirsten Storms made her last appearance as Belle on Days."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1934: Musical radio soap opera Dreams Come True premiered on the NBC Red network. The show aired three times a week and revolved around vocalist Barry McKinley. Dreams Come True was sponsored by Procter & Gamble's Camay soap.
1953: On radio soap opera Hilltop House,...
- 7/16/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1981: Alexandra Neil first appeared on Texas as Ruby.
1987: Days of our Lives' Charlotte Ross debuted as Eve.
2001: One Life to Live's Melissa Archer debuted as Natalie.
2004: Kirsten Storms made her last appearance as Belle on Days."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1934: Musical radio soap opera Dreams Come True premiered on the NBC Red network. The show aired three times a week...
1987: Days of our Lives' Charlotte Ross debuted as Eve.
2001: One Life to Live's Melissa Archer debuted as Natalie.
2004: Kirsten Storms made her last appearance as Belle on Days."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1934: Musical radio soap opera Dreams Come True premiered on the NBC Red network. The show aired three times a week...
- 7/16/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Is there a hit from the past decade more widely imitated than “Homeland”? Perhaps that’s because the spy serial’s action-packed appeal seems easily replicable, even without a character as indelible as Carrie Mathison. Building relatable characters is hard, but ratcheting up tension is easy. Right?
Epix’s new series “Deep State” creates tense situations that don’t quite hit home — because, artfully directed and grimace-inducingly violent as those situations may be, they’re happening to people from whom we feel a strange remove. On “Deep State,” Mark Strong’s Max Easton is called back into the field as an MI6 agent to course-correct a failing mission in the Middle East. In so doing, he’s called away from his bucolic family life in France — including a wife who knows less than she might and who takes it upon herself to learn what her husband’s been up to.
Epix’s new series “Deep State” creates tense situations that don’t quite hit home — because, artfully directed and grimace-inducingly violent as those situations may be, they’re happening to people from whom we feel a strange remove. On “Deep State,” Mark Strong’s Max Easton is called back into the field as an MI6 agent to course-correct a failing mission in the Middle East. In so doing, he’s called away from his bucolic family life in France — including a wife who knows less than she might and who takes it upon herself to learn what her husband’s been up to.
- 6/13/2018
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Koch Industries has written a lengthy response to our feature story on the company in the latest issue of Rolling Stone. In tweets the company apparently paid to promote, Koch bills this write-up as a "point-by-point response to Rolling Stone writer Tim Dickinson's dishonest and misleading story." The salient feature of Koch's response is that the company does not argue the core facts of our 9,000-word expose. Instead, Koch targets the messenger. Koch's top target here is not even Rolling Stone, but me, Tim Dickinson.
I find it, frankly,...
I find it, frankly,...
- 9/29/2014
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Stalled is a horror comedy about a janitor that gets trapped in a womens restroom and encounters an allout attack by a hoard of zombies. The film will have a limited theatrical release beginning October 3 2013 and will be available on VOD starting October 3 2012. Stalled is directed by Christian James Produced by Richard James Kerrigan and Written by Dan Palmer. It stars Palmer (Freak Out) Tamaryn Payne (Hollyoaks) Antonia Bernath (Elvis St.Trinians) Mark Holden (Final Destination XFiles) Victoria Broom (Dead Cert) Giles Alderson (Damned Utd Harsh Light Of Day) and Chris R. Wright (Faintheart Small Town Folk). Synopsis Its Christmas Eve and a soon to be shitcanned maintenance gopher (Dan Palmer) is changing...
- 9/17/2013
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Following its recent UK premiere at FrightFest, the zombie comedy, Stalled, has been acquired for Us distribution:
“Los Angeles, CA – Uncork’d Entertainment has inked North American theatrical, V.O.D., digital and home entertainment rights to the critically-acclaimed horror comedy Stalled. The film debuted recently at Film4/FrightFest in the U.K. to two sold-out screenings with a third being added due to the demand. Stalled was written by Dan Palmer and directed by Christian James. The film will have its North American theatrical premiere at the recently opened Alamo Drafthouse in Richardson, TX, followed by additional theaters in early October 2013. Uncork’d Entertainment’s Keith Leopard made today’s announcement.
“Stalled is one of those projects that people can’t seem to stop talking about,” commented Leopard. “It’s got a bit of everything – horror, comedy and zombies. Think ‘Evil Dead’ but in a restroom. We’re pleased...
“Los Angeles, CA – Uncork’d Entertainment has inked North American theatrical, V.O.D., digital and home entertainment rights to the critically-acclaimed horror comedy Stalled. The film debuted recently at Film4/FrightFest in the U.K. to two sold-out screenings with a third being added due to the demand. Stalled was written by Dan Palmer and directed by Christian James. The film will have its North American theatrical premiere at the recently opened Alamo Drafthouse in Richardson, TX, followed by additional theaters in early October 2013. Uncork’d Entertainment’s Keith Leopard made today’s announcement.
“Stalled is one of those projects that people can’t seem to stop talking about,” commented Leopard. “It’s got a bit of everything – horror, comedy and zombies. Think ‘Evil Dead’ but in a restroom. We’re pleased...
- 9/7/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes details on a zombie energy drink, trailers for Ditch Day Massacre and The Dead Inside, and much more:
Zombie Terrors #1 Animated Comic: ”Asylum Press and Visionborne have joined forces to produce a slate of animated comics based on popular Asylum Press titles for the Apple iPad and other mobile devices. After the successful launch of fan-favorite Fearless Dawn #1, Zombie Terrors is the next in the lineup to be released exclusively through the Visionborne app that uses Airmid technology, a process that converts static 2D art into a vibrant 3D animated format that can be read and “experienced” using a reader app on iOS and Android.
Zombie Terrors #1 is available the iTunes store now. It features a gory collection of zombie tales created by an international cast of artistic talent.
Zombie Terrors #1 Animated Comic: ”Asylum Press and Visionborne have joined forces to produce a slate of animated comics based on popular Asylum Press titles for the Apple iPad and other mobile devices. After the successful launch of fan-favorite Fearless Dawn #1, Zombie Terrors is the next in the lineup to be released exclusively through the Visionborne app that uses Airmid technology, a process that converts static 2D art into a vibrant 3D animated format that can be read and “experienced” using a reader app on iOS and Android.
Zombie Terrors #1 is available the iTunes store now. It features a gory collection of zombie tales created by an international cast of artistic talent.
- 6/30/2013
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
From the press release:
Are you ready for a spine-chilling global avalanche of Indian zombies, Israeli oldboys, vengeance-crazed Vikings, Swedish mesmerists, Irish telekinesis, Argentine undead, Aussie bone-crushers, murderous Mormons and Chilean assassins?
Film4 FrightFest 2013, returning for its 4teenth year, has unveiled its biggest line-up in history. From Thurs 22 August to Monday 26 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 51 films on three screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strands will play in Empires 2 & 4. The new FrightFest Xtra strand, also in Screen 2, will allow fans to catch up with sold-out performances of the most popular attractions.
This year there are eleven countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-three UK or European premieres and ten world premieres.
The world premieres include our opening night attraction The Dead 2: India from the Ford Brothers,...
Are you ready for a spine-chilling global avalanche of Indian zombies, Israeli oldboys, vengeance-crazed Vikings, Swedish mesmerists, Irish telekinesis, Argentine undead, Aussie bone-crushers, murderous Mormons and Chilean assassins?
Film4 FrightFest 2013, returning for its 4teenth year, has unveiled its biggest line-up in history. From Thurs 22 August to Monday 26 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 51 films on three screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strands will play in Empires 2 & 4. The new FrightFest Xtra strand, also in Screen 2, will allow fans to catch up with sold-out performances of the most popular attractions.
This year there are eleven countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-three UK or European premieres and ten world premieres.
The world premieres include our opening night attraction The Dead 2: India from the Ford Brothers,...
- 6/30/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The latest comic horror venture from 'Freak Out' creators Christian James ('Kill Keith') and Dan Palmer ('Evil Aliens') is new British zombie flick 'Stalled'. The project will be hitting the Us courtesy of Uncork'd Entertainment and Odin's Eye this coming October where it'll be receiving a limited theatrical run. Which will in turn follow up with a home release during November. Exact dates are still to be nailed down but in the meantime the movie has managed to piggy-back onto another zombie movie that is enjoying success at the box office currently. The new teaser poster manages to parody and take a literal massive sh#t on the artwork of 'World War Z'. Antonia Bernath ('St Trinians', 'Lykke'), Dan Palmer, Tamaryn Payne ('Hollyoaks'), Mark Holden, Giles Alderson ('The Harsh Light of Day'), Victoria Broom, Mark Kelly and Victoria Eldon all star.
- 6/24/2013
- Horror Asylum
One man. One toilet. And lots of zombies! Lol! Get ready for a completely weird horror movie titled Stalled, which comes from director Christian James and is currently in post production. Yeah, no official release date at this moment, but at least we have a completely fresh (well, if fresh is the right word for a story set in one toilet) teaser trailer for the whole thing. Make sure you check this out, and let us know what you think!
So, Christian James directed the movie from Dan Palmer‘s script which centers on a luckless maintenance gopher who finds himself stuck in a ladies restroom during the zombie apocalypse.
Dan Palmer also stars as the lead, character named W.C (yeah, that’s funny name, too) while the rest of the cast also includes Antonia Bernath, Tamaryn Payne, Mark Holden, Giles Alderson and Chris R. Wright.
Check out the...
So, Christian James directed the movie from Dan Palmer‘s script which centers on a luckless maintenance gopher who finds himself stuck in a ladies restroom during the zombie apocalypse.
Dan Palmer also stars as the lead, character named W.C (yeah, that’s funny name, too) while the rest of the cast also includes Antonia Bernath, Tamaryn Payne, Mark Holden, Giles Alderson and Chris R. Wright.
Check out the...
- 12/11/2012
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
The new teaser trailer for British toilet-based zomedy horror 'Stalled' is here and so its time to get scared shitless! The project comes from 'Freak Out' creators Christian James ('Kill Keith') and Dan Palmer ('Evil Aliens') who direct and write the new undead horror respectively. Palmer takes the lead role as W.C. the office maintenance guy whose Christmas plans soon take a back burner when he gets trapped inside a restroom and faces an apocalyptic zombie outbreak. The gorgeous Antonia Bernath ('St Trinians', 'Lykke') co-stars along with Tamaryn Payne ('Hollyoaks'), Mark Holden, Giles Alderson ('The Harsh Light of Day'), Victoria Broom, Mark Kelly and Victoria Eldon. Check out the new trailer below....
- 12/11/2012
- Horror Asylum
We got our first look at the latest entry into the UK horror comedy genre yesterday, with the first poster for Stalled, and now we’ve had three great behind the scenes images from the production sent our way, giving us a look at some of the blood and festivities we have to look forward to.
Christian James (Freak Out) is back behind the camera once more, directing from a script by frequent collaborator Dan Palmer (Freak Out), who also stars.
“It’s Christmas Eve and a soon to be shit-canned maintenance gopher (Dan Palmer) is changing light bulbs and cleaning toilets instead of drinking egg-nog and making out with drunk receptionists at the annual office party. Unfortunately for this forlorn floor-sweeper he chooses to use the Ladies’ Restroom the very second a Zombie Outbreak occurs! Will he bowl us over and flush away the undead or (like in his...
Christian James (Freak Out) is back behind the camera once more, directing from a script by frequent collaborator Dan Palmer (Freak Out), who also stars.
“It’s Christmas Eve and a soon to be shit-canned maintenance gopher (Dan Palmer) is changing light bulbs and cleaning toilets instead of drinking egg-nog and making out with drunk receptionists at the annual office party. Unfortunately for this forlorn floor-sweeper he chooses to use the Ladies’ Restroom the very second a Zombie Outbreak occurs! Will he bowl us over and flush away the undead or (like in his...
- 8/8/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Currently in post-productions, Stalled is the latest entry into the UK horror comedy genre that British filmmakers often seem to have a handle on better than most. (Naturally, I point you towards Shaun of the Dead as a good starting point if you’re new to the genre.)
We’ve had the first poster for the film sent over, giving us a tease of its intriguing premise:
“It’s Christmas Eve and a soon to be shit-canned maintenance gopher (Dan Palmer) is changing light bulbs and cleaning toilets instead of drinking egg-nog and making out with drunk receptionists at the annual office party. Unfortunately for this forlorn floor-sweeper he chooses to use the Ladies’ Restroom the very second a Zombie Outbreak occurs! Will he bowl us over and flush away the undead or (like in his pre-apocalypse life) simply remain …’Stalled’?
This British horror/comedy is Directed by Christian James,...
We’ve had the first poster for the film sent over, giving us a tease of its intriguing premise:
“It’s Christmas Eve and a soon to be shit-canned maintenance gopher (Dan Palmer) is changing light bulbs and cleaning toilets instead of drinking egg-nog and making out with drunk receptionists at the annual office party. Unfortunately for this forlorn floor-sweeper he chooses to use the Ladies’ Restroom the very second a Zombie Outbreak occurs! Will he bowl us over and flush away the undead or (like in his pre-apocalypse life) simply remain …’Stalled’?
This British horror/comedy is Directed by Christian James,...
- 8/7/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Back in 2004 a new British comedy horror flick arrived out of nowhere and landed our desks. The parody-esque slasher feature was called 'Freak Out' and was a great little low-budget production which kept our team chuckling away. Now 8 years on Brit duo Christian James and Dan Palmer are back with their new comedy horror effort 'Stalled'. It's Christmas time zombies, with guaranteed toilet humour all the way and we have caught an early glimpse at the new bloody one-sheet from the project. James helms from a script penned by Dan Palmer who also stars as the suitably named maintenance man W.C. Antonia Bernath ('Lykke'), Tamaryn Payne ('Hollyoaks'), Mark Holden, Giles Alderson, Victoria Broom, Mark Kelly and Victoria Eldon all co-star. Check out the plot into and fresh new one-sheet below....
- 7/19/2012
- Horror Asylum
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