This story first appeared in the Feb. 26 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Apple's efforts to break into the streaming video business have received most of the industry buzz, but it's actually Apple Music that could benefit the most from the technology giant's first scripted TV series. THR revealed Feb. 12 that Apple is bankrolling an edgy, semiautobiographical project from one of its own executives, Beats Electronics co-founder Dr. Dre. Vital Signs, from veteran music video director Paul Hunter and writer Robert Munic (Empire), is planned as six half-hour episodes,
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- 2/18/2016
- by Natalie Jarvey
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Apple is making its long-rumored foray into the world of content creation, and its first scripted series will star one of the tech giant’s very own executives.
Vital Signs, a six-episode drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter -- which was first to report news of the series -- will star and is being executive produced by none other than Dr. Dre. Apple notably purchased Beats from Dre and Jimmy Iovine for over $3 billion in 2014 -- though Vital Signs suggests the deal may have been more than just a headphones play.
The half-hour show is semi-autobiographical, according to the Reporter, and is jam-packed with violence and sex. Sam Rockwell will co-star, music video veteran Paul Hunter is directing and Empire’s Robert Munic wrote all six episodes.
While the first season will roll out all at once, according to the Reporter, and distribution will happen via Apple Music, the company’s streaming platform,...
Vital Signs, a six-episode drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter -- which was first to report news of the series -- will star and is being executive produced by none other than Dr. Dre. Apple notably purchased Beats from Dre and Jimmy Iovine for over $3 billion in 2014 -- though Vital Signs suggests the deal may have been more than just a headphones play.
The half-hour show is semi-autobiographical, according to the Reporter, and is jam-packed with violence and sex. Sam Rockwell will co-star, music video veteran Paul Hunter is directing and Empire’s Robert Munic wrote all six episodes.
While the first season will roll out all at once, according to the Reporter, and distribution will happen via Apple Music, the company’s streaming platform,...
- 2/16/2016
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
How do you like them apples? According to The Hollywood Reporter, Apple is financing Dr. Dre's TV series, Vital Signs. The project is a dark, half-hour drama which THR says is semi-autobiographical (for Dre), and at least one episode features an orgy. Reportedly, Sam Rockwell and Mo McCrae are in the Vital Signs cast.
Vital Signs is being produced by Paul Hunter, under his Eye Candy shingle. Empire's Robert Munic will executive produce and write all six episodes. Aaron Ginsburg and William Green are also producing. This will be the first original scripted series for Apple.
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Vital Signs is being produced by Paul Hunter, under his Eye Candy shingle. Empire's Robert Munic will executive produce and write all six episodes. Aaron Ginsburg and William Green are also producing. This will be the first original scripted series for Apple.
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- 2/16/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Dr. Dre will reportedly help Apple Music expand into the world of original video programming with a new series titled Vital Signs, with the Compton rapper serving as executive producer and star of the six-episode series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, each episode of the dark, semi-autobiographical Vital Signs delves into one of the rapper's emotions.
Filming on Vital Signs reportedly occurred Monday and Tuesday with an explicit orgy scene at a Los Angeles mansion. Actors Sam Rockwell and Mo McCrae are among those starring alongside Dre in the cast.
Filming on Vital Signs reportedly occurred Monday and Tuesday with an explicit orgy scene at a Los Angeles mansion. Actors Sam Rockwell and Mo McCrae are among those starring alongside Dre in the cast.
- 2/12/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Apple is getting into the original scripted series game with the help of Beats co-founder and rap legend Dr. Dre.
The 50-year-old mogul is starring in and executive producing the six-episode original dark semi-autobiographical drama series titled "Vital Signs" which Apple is bankrolling and will likely be distributed via the company's subscription streaming service Apple Music.
Each half-hour episode reportedly focuses on a different emotion and how Dre's character deals with it. The likes of Sam Rockwell and Mo McCrae also star in the project which reportedly has plenty of violence and sex including an extended orgy scene which was shot in the Hollywood Hills just this week.
Veteran music video director Paul Hunter is helming the episodes with the first season to roll out all at once ala Netflix. It's not clear if Apple TV, the iTunes store or other Apple platforms will be involved.
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The 50-year-old mogul is starring in and executive producing the six-episode original dark semi-autobiographical drama series titled "Vital Signs" which Apple is bankrolling and will likely be distributed via the company's subscription streaming service Apple Music.
Each half-hour episode reportedly focuses on a different emotion and how Dre's character deals with it. The likes of Sam Rockwell and Mo McCrae also star in the project which reportedly has plenty of violence and sex including an extended orgy scene which was shot in the Hollywood Hills just this week.
Veteran music video director Paul Hunter is helming the episodes with the first season to roll out all at once ala Netflix. It's not clear if Apple TV, the iTunes store or other Apple platforms will be involved.
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- 2/12/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
In the short film "Shame," Tyrese Gibson plays an up-and-coming soul singer who is married to his background singer, played by Academy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson. Produced by Denzel Washington, the film, which premiered last month at the 19th annual Urbanworld Film Festival, recently had its international premiere at the Aruba International Film Festival. In a guest post for Indiewire, Gibson writes about his inspiration for "Shame" and how the project came to life. To be honest I have a great appreciation for art, words, and intentions around creativity. But it takes work to bring those words to life. I felt really blessed that the words and the creativity and the characters, names, world, time and everything that happened in this short film ended up being in my mind and I was able to get it out as well as to have the vision to know that I wanted to do...
- 10/28/2015
- by Tyrese Gibson
- Indiewire
The 19th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival, presented by Bet Networks with founding sponsor HBO, announced the addition of the world premiere of the Denzel Washington-produced short film "Shame," which stars Tyrese Gibson (who also wrote the script) and Jennifer Hudson, and is directed by Paul Hunter. In the film, up-and-coming soul singer Lionel Jacobs (played by Gibson) is working the nightclub scene, trying to climb to the top of the charts while married to his background singer Bobbi Ann (played by Hudson). He wants to do right by his wife and their children but, his struggle with drugs and alcohol test the strength of his fidelity and their...
- 9/15/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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