The cast for “The Last of Us” Season 2 continues to grow, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that Tati Gabrielle (“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”) will play video game character Nora in the new season. Additionally, the site reports on more casting news for Season 2.
Spencer Lord (“Riverdale”) will play Owen, Ariela Barer (How to Blow Up a Pipeline) will play Mel, and Danny Ramirez (Top Gun: Maverick) will play Manny.
HBO describes the video game characters as follows…
Nora: “A military medic struggling to come to terms with the sins of her past.” Owen: “A gentle soul trapped in a warrior’s body, condemned to fight an enemy he refuses to hate.” Mel: “A young doctor whose commitment to saving lives is challenged by the realities of war and tribalism.” Manny: “A loyal soldier whose sunny outlook belies the pain of old wounds and a fear that he will fail his friends when they need him most.
Spencer Lord (“Riverdale”) will play Owen, Ariela Barer (How to Blow Up a Pipeline) will play Mel, and Danny Ramirez (Top Gun: Maverick) will play Manny.
HBO describes the video game characters as follows…
Nora: “A military medic struggling to come to terms with the sins of her past.” Owen: “A gentle soul trapped in a warrior’s body, condemned to fight an enemy he refuses to hate.” Mel: “A young doctor whose commitment to saving lives is challenged by the realities of war and tribalism.” Manny: “A loyal soldier whose sunny outlook belies the pain of old wounds and a fear that he will fail his friends when they need him most.
- 3/1/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Last weekend, Pedro Pascal won the fan vote to take the Male TV Star of the Year trophy at the People’s Choice Awards for his role as Joel in HBO’s The Last Of Us. Six days later, he won the vote of his peers to land the SAG Award for Male Actor In a Drama Series, his first major industry recognition.
Having lost out to Succession’s Kieran Culkin at previous awards shows this season, Pascal looked stunned when his name was called.
“This is wrong for a number of reasons,” he said onstage. “I am a little drunk. I thought I could get drunk.” (You can watch his speech above.)
Later in the press room, Pascal revealed he drank tequila and confirmed that he was “genuinely surprised” by the win, which made him tear up with his publicists backstage.
For the SAG Awards, held in Los Angeles,...
Having lost out to Succession’s Kieran Culkin at previous awards shows this season, Pascal looked stunned when his name was called.
“This is wrong for a number of reasons,” he said onstage. “I am a little drunk. I thought I could get drunk.” (You can watch his speech above.)
Later in the press room, Pascal revealed he drank tequila and confirmed that he was “genuinely surprised” by the win, which made him tear up with his publicists backstage.
For the SAG Awards, held in Los Angeles,...
- 2/25/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Catherine O’Hara has been cast in “The Last of Us” Season 2 at HBO, Variety has learned.
Details on the character O’Hara will be playing are being kept under wraps. She joins returning series leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in the hit series alongside new cast members Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazino as Jesse, and Kaitlyn Dever as Abby.
O’Hara is one of the most celebrated comedic actresses in modern times, having first broken out during her time on the acclaimed sketch comedy series “Sctv.” She is best known most recently for her starring role in the comedy series “Schitt’s Creek,” on which she played Moira Rose throughout the show’s six-season run. She received two Emmy nominations for the show, winning the award for best actress in a comedy in 2020 for the final season. O’Hara is also known for her work in the films of...
Details on the character O’Hara will be playing are being kept under wraps. She joins returning series leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in the hit series alongside new cast members Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazino as Jesse, and Kaitlyn Dever as Abby.
O’Hara is one of the most celebrated comedic actresses in modern times, having first broken out during her time on the acclaimed sketch comedy series “Sctv.” She is best known most recently for her starring role in the comedy series “Schitt’s Creek,” on which she played Moira Rose throughout the show’s six-season run. She received two Emmy nominations for the show, winning the award for best actress in a comedy in 2020 for the final season. O’Hara is also known for her work in the films of...
- 2/2/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Filming on “The Last of Us” Season 2 is getting underway soon and we’ve got some fresh casting news this week. Catherine O’Hara (Beetlejuice 2) is in talks to star in Season 2!
Catherine O’Hara confirmed the rumors in a chat with Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live” this week. You can watch the full interview with O’Hara and Bryan Cranston below.
“My son’s a set dresser on the show,” O’Hara also notes.
Update: O’Hara has been officially confirmed for Season 2.
The lineup of directors for Season 2 includes Mark Mylod (“Succession,” The Menu) alongside Nina Lopez-Corrado (Perry Mason), Stephen Williams (Watchmen) and Kate Herron (Loki). They join returning directors Peter Hoar, Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann.
The cast of new faces for “The Last of Us” Season 2 includes Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Young Mazino as Jesse, and Isabela Merced as Dina, all characters from the video games.
Catherine O’Hara confirmed the rumors in a chat with Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live” this week. You can watch the full interview with O’Hara and Bryan Cranston below.
“My son’s a set dresser on the show,” O’Hara also notes.
Update: O’Hara has been officially confirmed for Season 2.
The lineup of directors for Season 2 includes Mark Mylod (“Succession,” The Menu) alongside Nina Lopez-Corrado (Perry Mason), Stephen Williams (Watchmen) and Kate Herron (Loki). They join returning directors Peter Hoar, Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann.
The cast of new faces for “The Last of Us” Season 2 includes Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Young Mazino as Jesse, and Isabela Merced as Dina, all characters from the video games.
- 2/2/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
If there’s an Avengers of television directors, “The Last of Us” just assembled it.
The juggernaut HBO series has landed a murderer’s row of directing talent for Season 2: Mark Mylod, who just won an Emmy for his work on the final season of HBO’s “Succession”; Kate Herron, who directed every episode of the first season of the Marvel Studios series “Loki”; Stephen Williams, nominated for an Emmy for directing on HBO’s “Watchmen”; and Nina Lopez-Corrado, nominated for an Imagen award for directing on Season 2 of HBO’s “Perry Mason.”
The filmmakers join three veteran directors of the series returning for its second season: Creators and executive producers Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, who respectively helmed the first and second episodes of the show, and Peter Hoar, who was nominated for an Emmy for directing the heartbreaking third episode, “Long, Long Time.”
Hiring any one of...
The juggernaut HBO series has landed a murderer’s row of directing talent for Season 2: Mark Mylod, who just won an Emmy for his work on the final season of HBO’s “Succession”; Kate Herron, who directed every episode of the first season of the Marvel Studios series “Loki”; Stephen Williams, nominated for an Emmy for directing on HBO’s “Watchmen”; and Nina Lopez-Corrado, nominated for an Imagen award for directing on Season 2 of HBO’s “Perry Mason.”
The filmmakers join three veteran directors of the series returning for its second season: Creators and executive producers Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, who respectively helmed the first and second episodes of the show, and Peter Hoar, who was nominated for an Emmy for directing the heartbreaking third episode, “Long, Long Time.”
Hiring any one of...
- 1/25/2024
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
Season 2 of the HBO series adaptation of the video game The Last of Us is expected to start filming in Vancouver, Canada sometime in February, and in the build-up to the production Deadline has learned the names of the directors who will be at the helm of the new episodes. The first season consisted of nine episodes that were handled by seven different directors, and it looks like season 2 is going to be split between seven directors as well. Showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann (who was also creative director on the video game source material) will be directing episodes, and the line-up also includes Mark Mylod, who just won an Outstanding Drama Directing Emmy for HBO’s Succession (he also directed the movie The Menu and worked with HBO on Game Of Thrones and Entourage); Kate Herron, who directed the entire first season of the Marvel / Disney+ series Loki; Stephen Williams,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Filming on “The Last of Us” Season 2 is getting underway soon and a new report from Deadline this afternoon lets us know which directors will be helming the brand new episodes.
The Season 2 lineup includes Emmy winner Mark Mylod alongside Nina Lopez-Corrado (Perry Mason), Stephen Williams (Watchmen) and Kate Herron (Loki).
Deadline notes, “They join returning directors Peter Hoar, who was Emmy nominated for helming Season 1’s poignant Episode 3, “Long, Long Time,” as well as The Last Of Us co-creators, executive producers and showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann who will once again take on directing duties too.”
The cast of new faces for “The Last of Us” Season 2 includes Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Young Mazino as Jesse, and Isabela Merced as Dina, all characters from the video games.
The second season of HBO’s “The Last of Us” will adapt video game sequel The Last of Us Part II,...
The Season 2 lineup includes Emmy winner Mark Mylod alongside Nina Lopez-Corrado (Perry Mason), Stephen Williams (Watchmen) and Kate Herron (Loki).
Deadline notes, “They join returning directors Peter Hoar, who was Emmy nominated for helming Season 1’s poignant Episode 3, “Long, Long Time,” as well as The Last Of Us co-creators, executive producers and showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann who will once again take on directing duties too.”
The cast of new faces for “The Last of Us” Season 2 includes Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Young Mazino as Jesse, and Isabela Merced as Dina, all characters from the video games.
The second season of HBO’s “The Last of Us” will adapt video game sequel The Last of Us Part II,...
- 1/25/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Mark Mylod, coming off his Outstanding Drama Directing Emmy win for HBO’s Succession, is headed to another HBO drama series tipped to succeed Succession as an Emmy juggernaut, The Last Of Us.
Mylod is one of four new directors to board the post-apocalyptic zombie drama series, along with Nina Lopez-Corrado (Perry Mason), Stephen Williams (Watchmen) and Kate Herron (Loki). They join returning directors Peter Hoar, who was Emmy nominated for helming Season 1’s poignant Episode 3, “Long, Long Time,” as well as The Last Of Us co-creators, executive producers and showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann who will once again take on directing duties too. It is unclear whether any of the seven helmers will direct multiple episodes; Season 1 consisted of nine episodes helmed by seven directors.
Mylod won the 2023 drama directing Emmy for the acclaimed Episode 3, “Connor’s Wedding” from Succession’s fourth and final season. Mylod directed four Season 4 episodes,...
Mylod is one of four new directors to board the post-apocalyptic zombie drama series, along with Nina Lopez-Corrado (Perry Mason), Stephen Williams (Watchmen) and Kate Herron (Loki). They join returning directors Peter Hoar, who was Emmy nominated for helming Season 1’s poignant Episode 3, “Long, Long Time,” as well as The Last Of Us co-creators, executive producers and showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann who will once again take on directing duties too. It is unclear whether any of the seven helmers will direct multiple episodes; Season 1 consisted of nine episodes helmed by seven directors.
Mylod won the 2023 drama directing Emmy for the acclaimed Episode 3, “Connor’s Wedding” from Succession’s fourth and final season. Mylod directed four Season 4 episodes,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Searching for and listening to movie soundtrack music for the year is an active quest of curiosity, discovery, and collage. For those fatigued and pushing through the chilliest season, I hope this mix can provide both energy and warmth, as it did to me in making it.Trends in film music over the last decade are continuing strong in 2023, particularly in the ambition of independent auteurs using complex and unusual scoring. The foundation for this mix is Angela Schanelec's beautiful and aptly titled Music, which provides both diegetic and non-diegetic moments to guide us. Samples range from The Old Oak, in which classical choral choir meets Syrian guitar and words of hope that now hit harder than ever, to a mix of sentimental strings courtesy of the legendary Joe Hisaishi. Abstract experimental sounds by two completely different kinds of artists—Harmony Korine and Thomas Newman—are mixed with sliced...
- 1/4/2024
- MUBI
“When I first heard about the project, I was very intrigued about it because I didn’t know anything about this historical figure,” shares Oliver Garcia about Joseph Bologne, the Black eighteenth-century composer at the center of the film “Chevalier.” Once the costume designer learned about Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., he felt even more “excitement” about the film because it was “going to become the first time this incredibly inspiring character was going to be on a film.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
Garcia has worked on period films as an assistant costume designer on “Anna Karenina,” “The Favourite,” and others. Unlike some of those films that center on either fictional characters or are only loosely based on historical figures, the aim of “Chevalier” was to “do a proper biopic” and “pay homage to the character and to the period that he lived in.
Garcia has worked on period films as an assistant costume designer on “Anna Karenina,” “The Favourite,” and others. Unlike some of those films that center on either fictional characters or are only loosely based on historical figures, the aim of “Chevalier” was to “do a proper biopic” and “pay homage to the character and to the period that he lived in.
- 12/1/2023
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
We’re a bit over halfway through the year and 2023 has had its share of great movies already. Festivals like Sundance and SXSW kicked things off early with several strong new films, and the summer movie season has offered its fair share of Best of the Year contenders.
But what makes a movie one of the best? It’s a strange alchemy, from actors to script to story, and of course, taste is subjective. But TheWrap’s film team feels these following 21 films are some of the cream of the crop, with justification for why each should be in any conversation about the “best films of 2023.”
Behold, some of our favorite movies of 2023 so far.
Searchlight Pictures
“Chevalier” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Chevalier” came and went so quickly early in 2023 that it’s only now, revisiting it on Hulu where it’s streaming, that more people are actually taking it in. The...
But what makes a movie one of the best? It’s a strange alchemy, from actors to script to story, and of course, taste is subjective. But TheWrap’s film team feels these following 21 films are some of the cream of the crop, with justification for why each should be in any conversation about the “best films of 2023.”
Behold, some of our favorite movies of 2023 so far.
Searchlight Pictures
“Chevalier” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Chevalier” came and went so quickly early in 2023 that it’s only now, revisiting it on Hulu where it’s streaming, that more people are actually taking it in. The...
- 8/9/2023
- by Kristen Lopez
- The Wrap
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing 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, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk 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 film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #343: Making a studio ‘indie’ film with Chevalier director...
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, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk 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 film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #343: Making a studio ‘indie’ film with Chevalier director...
- 6/19/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Hello and welcome to the Scene 2 Seen podcast I am your host Valerie Complex and we are back for another splendid episode!
Today’s episode is all about my chat with director Stephen Williams and screenwriter Stefani Robinson about Chevalier which had its premiere at Toronto last year and was released in theaters April 21st and is available now on Apple TV, Prime Video, and Vudu.
**I want to highlight that this conversation took place in February 2023, several months before the writer’s strike. **
Stephen Williams’ breakthrough came when his first film, Soul Survivor, which he wrote and directed, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim. He went on to direct several TV episodes and movies such as Hard Time: The David Milgaard Story, and in 2004, Williams directed an episode of Lost, the show that won the Emmy for Best Drama that year. Over the next five years,...
Today’s episode is all about my chat with director Stephen Williams and screenwriter Stefani Robinson about Chevalier which had its premiere at Toronto last year and was released in theaters April 21st and is available now on Apple TV, Prime Video, and Vudu.
**I want to highlight that this conversation took place in February 2023, several months before the writer’s strike. **
Stephen Williams’ breakthrough came when his first film, Soul Survivor, which he wrote and directed, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim. He went on to direct several TV episodes and movies such as Hard Time: The David Milgaard Story, and in 2004, Williams directed an episode of Lost, the show that won the Emmy for Best Drama that year. Over the next five years,...
- 6/16/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Beau Is Afraid (Joaquin Phoenix)
Ari Aster’s brazenly original three-hour odyssey Beau Is Afraid is, refreshingly, the kind of film where it seems no notes were given––or at least the director had the creative control to reject them. Jumping from some of the most brilliant dark comedy in cinema as of late to a boldly conceived existential journey to an emotionally rife reckoning with mother issues, this Charlie Kaufman-esque journey of the mind packs in quite a lot. Even at its most unwieldy, Aster’s film is continued proof that Joaquin Phoenix––brilliant here, at the center of every scene––is the rare breed of actor seeking new challenges with each performance. – Jordan R.
Where to Stream: VOD
Chevalier...
Beau Is Afraid (Joaquin Phoenix)
Ari Aster’s brazenly original three-hour odyssey Beau Is Afraid is, refreshingly, the kind of film where it seems no notes were given––or at least the director had the creative control to reject them. Jumping from some of the most brilliant dark comedy in cinema as of late to a boldly conceived existential journey to an emotionally rife reckoning with mother issues, this Charlie Kaufman-esque journey of the mind packs in quite a lot. Even at its most unwieldy, Aster’s film is continued proof that Joaquin Phoenix––brilliant here, at the center of every scene––is the rare breed of actor seeking new challenges with each performance. – Jordan R.
Where to Stream: VOD
Chevalier...
- 6/16/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Chevalier is an American Movie directed by Stephen Williams, starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Samara Weaving.
The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Bologne rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette and her court. Inspired by the incredible true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
Release Date
June 16
Where to Watch Chevalier
Disney+
The Cast Kelvin Harrison Jr. Lucy Boynton Samara Weaving Alex Fitzalan
Minnie Driver
Sian Clifford
Marton Csokas
Alec Newman
The post ‘Chevalier’ (2023) Disney+ Movie on June 16 appeared first on Martin Cid Magazine.
The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Bologne rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette and her court. Inspired by the incredible true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
Release Date
June 16
Where to Watch Chevalier
Disney+
The Cast Kelvin Harrison Jr. Lucy Boynton Samara Weaving Alex Fitzalan
Minnie Driver
Sian Clifford
Marton Csokas
Alec Newman
The post ‘Chevalier’ (2023) Disney+ Movie on June 16 appeared first on Martin Cid Magazine.
- 6/15/2023
- by Pilar Lachén
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
"Chevalier", the new historical feature, directed by Stephen Williams, based on the true story of composer 'Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges' (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), co-stars Lucy Boynton, Fatou Sohna, Samara Weaving, Sam Barlien, Martin Matejcik, Alex Fitzalan, Minnie Driver, Sian Clifford, Marton Csokas, Alec Newman, Ronke Adekoluejo, Jessica Boone, Jim High and Ben Bradshaw, streaming June 16, 2023 on Disney+:
"...the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, 'Bologne' (Harrison Jr.) rises to improbable heights in French society...
"...as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer...
"...complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with 'Marie Antoinette' (Boynton) and her court..."
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"...the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, 'Bologne' (Harrison Jr.) rises to improbable heights in French society...
"...as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer...
"...complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with 'Marie Antoinette' (Boynton) and her court..."
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- 6/15/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
’Across The Spider-Verse’ has now surpassed the lifetime takings of its predecessor after swooping another £4.1m
RankFilm (distributor)Three-day gross (May 19-21)Total gross to date Week 1. Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse (Sony) £4.1m £16.2m 2 2. Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts (Paramount) £2.5m £3m 1 3. The Little Mermaid (Disney) £2.1m £20m 3 4. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (Disney) £511,755 £35.6 6 5. Fast X (Universal) £475,381 £14.3m 4
Paramount’s Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts failed to knock Sony’s Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse off top spot at the UK-Ireland box office after an opening weekend of £2.5m (£3m including previews).
Despite opening in 595 sites, a record for the shapeshifting action franchise,...
RankFilm (distributor)Three-day gross (May 19-21)Total gross to date Week 1. Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse (Sony) £4.1m £16.2m 2 2. Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts (Paramount) £2.5m £3m 1 3. The Little Mermaid (Disney) £2.1m £20m 3 4. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (Disney) £511,755 £35.6 6 5. Fast X (Universal) £475,381 £14.3m 4
Paramount’s Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts failed to knock Sony’s Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse off top spot at the UK-Ireland box office after an opening weekend of £2.5m (£3m including previews).
Despite opening in 595 sites, a record for the shapeshifting action franchise,...
- 6/12/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Kelvin Harrison Jr commands the screen in Stephen Williams’s brashly anachronistic drama about the French composer, violin virtuoso and champion fencer Joseph Bologne
In 1985, Miloš Forman’s screen adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s stage play Amadeus swept the Academy Awards, winning eight Oscars, including best picture. In that acclaimed film, F Murray Abraham’s Antonio Salieri seethed at the divine gift bestowed upon Tom Hulce’s “vulgar” Mozart – a rapscallion whom God appears to have mischievously made his instrument on Earth.
In the new biographical drama Chevalier, from writer Stefani Robinson (a Writers Guild of America and Emmy award winner for the TV series Atlanta) and director Stephen Williams, the polarities are reversed, with Mozart finding his celebrated genius overshadowed by that of a rival. That this rival would later be reductively referred to as the “Black Mozart” adds a further turn of the screw, although according to Bill Barclay,...
In 1985, Miloš Forman’s screen adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s stage play Amadeus swept the Academy Awards, winning eight Oscars, including best picture. In that acclaimed film, F Murray Abraham’s Antonio Salieri seethed at the divine gift bestowed upon Tom Hulce’s “vulgar” Mozart – a rapscallion whom God appears to have mischievously made his instrument on Earth.
In the new biographical drama Chevalier, from writer Stefani Robinson (a Writers Guild of America and Emmy award winner for the TV series Atlanta) and director Stephen Williams, the polarities are reversed, with Mozart finding his celebrated genius overshadowed by that of a rival. That this rival would later be reductively referred to as the “Black Mozart” adds a further turn of the screw, although according to Bill Barclay,...
- 6/11/2023
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
To celebrate the release in the UK of Chevalier, the sumptuous new drama about the famous violin-composer/trailblazer, we chat with the brilliant cast of the film to find out more.
The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Joseph Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jnr) rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with a love affair with a talented operatic singer (Samara Weaving)and falling out with Marie Antoinette (Lucy Boynton).
Speaking to the cast, including Harrison Jnr, Boynton, and Weaving, we chat about the lure of the story and the script, the history lesson they all learned as part of the process, being part of the sumptuous designs, dress, and environments of the 18th century, why the story is timely and ripe for discovery and much more in-between. We also hat to director Stephen Williams and writer Stefani Robinson about the film,...
The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Joseph Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jnr) rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with a love affair with a talented operatic singer (Samara Weaving)and falling out with Marie Antoinette (Lucy Boynton).
Speaking to the cast, including Harrison Jnr, Boynton, and Weaving, we chat about the lure of the story and the script, the history lesson they all learned as part of the process, being part of the sumptuous designs, dress, and environments of the 18th century, why the story is timely and ripe for discovery and much more in-between. We also hat to director Stephen Williams and writer Stefani Robinson about the film,...
- 6/7/2023
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Kelvin Harrison Jr plays the Caribbean-born maestro, once declared ‘the most accomplished man in Europe’, who takes on Mozart in a duel-by-violin
Period drama’s narrow focus on telling and re-telling the same stories has, historically at least, deprived audiences of some rip-roaring screen fare. That’s now changing, as evidenced by this film about 18th-century Parisian polymath Joseph Bologne Aka Chevalier de Saint-Georges. As played by Kelvin Harrison Jr, this fascinating fellow escaped a Caribbean slave plantation – his mother was a Senegalese-African woman; his father her enslaver – to reach the highest echelons of French society. There he excelled as a champion fencer, composer and virtuoso violinist, described by US founding father John Adams as “the most accomplished man in Europe”.
Screenwriter Stefani Robinson and director Stephen Williams have now brought his story to the screen, beginning with an impressive scene in which Bologne upstages Mozart at his own concert...
Period drama’s narrow focus on telling and re-telling the same stories has, historically at least, deprived audiences of some rip-roaring screen fare. That’s now changing, as evidenced by this film about 18th-century Parisian polymath Joseph Bologne Aka Chevalier de Saint-Georges. As played by Kelvin Harrison Jr, this fascinating fellow escaped a Caribbean slave plantation – his mother was a Senegalese-African woman; his father her enslaver – to reach the highest echelons of French society. There he excelled as a champion fencer, composer and virtuoso violinist, described by US founding father John Adams as “the most accomplished man in Europe”.
Screenwriter Stefani Robinson and director Stephen Williams have now brought his story to the screen, beginning with an impressive scene in which Bologne upstages Mozart at his own concert...
- 6/7/2023
- by Ellen E Jones
- The Guardian - Film News
Bridgerton composer Kris Bowers is back for its spinoff drama series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, which delves into the life and rise to power of, well, Queen Charlotte. With its exploration of mental illness and fitness to rule, the show is tonally much darker than its predecessor, says Bowers, which provided its own set of challenges in composing the score.
Kris Bowers
“One of the things that I really gleaned, even from my first read of the scripts, was just how much it felt more grounded than Bridgerton. It tonally felt a bit more serious and intimate because we’re very much dealing with Charlotte and this relationship [with King George],” Bowers tells The Hollywood Reporter of the royal couple loosely based on the mid-18th century’s Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and King George III.
The composer spoke about which instruments he used, his preparation for this show and...
Kris Bowers
“One of the things that I really gleaned, even from my first read of the scripts, was just how much it felt more grounded than Bridgerton. It tonally felt a bit more serious and intimate because we’re very much dealing with Charlotte and this relationship [with King George],” Bowers tells The Hollywood Reporter of the royal couple loosely based on the mid-18th century’s Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and King George III.
The composer spoke about which instruments he used, his preparation for this show and...
- 6/3/2023
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Clockwise from top left: Barbarian (20th Century Studios), Dune (Warner Bros.), Infinity Pool (Elevation Pictures), Guns Akimbo (Saban Films)Image: The A.V. Club
Summer means big screen excitement but Hulu is doing its best to make sure you consider staying home this June instead. The streamer is adding 2021’s...
Summer means big screen excitement but Hulu is doing its best to make sure you consider staying home this June instead. The streamer is adding 2021’s...
- 5/31/2023
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
“Chevalier” opens with an electrifying violin battle between two musicians. One of them is Mozart, the subject of several movies, most famously Milos Forman’s Oscar-winning “Amadeus.” As the scene progresses, however, it becomes clear that — much like that previous film — “Chevalier” will belong not to Mozart but to his musical sparring partner, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (Kelvin Harrison Jr.).
Bologne’s story is so incredible that it’s hard to believe no one has made a major film about it before. The son of a French plantation owner and an African slave born in 1745, he was a celebrated violinist and composed symphonies, operas, and string quartets — as well as serving as confidante to Marie Antoinette. Then, the man President John Adams once described as “the most accomplished man in Europe” drifted into obscurity while his white counterparts became world-famous figures.
Appropriately, given Bologne’s historical importance, director Stephen Williams...
Bologne’s story is so incredible that it’s hard to believe no one has made a major film about it before. The son of a French plantation owner and an African slave born in 1745, he was a celebrated violinist and composed symphonies, operas, and string quartets — as well as serving as confidante to Marie Antoinette. Then, the man President John Adams once described as “the most accomplished man in Europe” drifted into obscurity while his white counterparts became world-famous figures.
Appropriately, given Bologne’s historical importance, director Stephen Williams...
- 4/26/2023
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
The box office continues to heat up as the summer season approaches.
Illumination and Universal’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie remains a monster at the multiplex as it crosses the $400 million mark domestically and $866.1 million globally. It will easily win the weekend race in North America with a projected haul of $58 million for a domestic cume of $434.1 million through Sunday. Overseas, it’s on course to earn another $65 million for a foreign total of $432 million.
The movie adaptation of the Nintendo video game is playing more like an all-audience blockbuster than an animated tentpole thanks to its multi-generational appeal and will become the first movie of 2023 to join the billion-dollar club.
Super Mario continues to shatter records. At $58 million, the pic would supplant Jurassic World ($46.4 million) to rank as Universal’s biggest third weekend in history. It would be the seventh-biggest third weekend among any film at the domestic...
Illumination and Universal’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie remains a monster at the multiplex as it crosses the $400 million mark domestically and $866.1 million globally. It will easily win the weekend race in North America with a projected haul of $58 million for a domestic cume of $434.1 million through Sunday. Overseas, it’s on course to earn another $65 million for a foreign total of $432 million.
The movie adaptation of the Nintendo video game is playing more like an all-audience blockbuster than an animated tentpole thanks to its multi-generational appeal and will become the first movie of 2023 to join the billion-dollar club.
Super Mario continues to shatter records. At $58 million, the pic would supplant Jurassic World ($46.4 million) to rank as Universal’s biggest third weekend in history. It would be the seventh-biggest third weekend among any film at the domestic...
- 4/22/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Chevalier" is the new historical feature, directed by Stephen Williams, based on the true story of composer 'Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges' (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), co-starring Lucy Boynton, Fatou Sohna, Samara Weaving, Sam Barlien, Martin Matejcik, Alex Fitzalan, Minnie Driver, Sian Clifford, Marton Csokas, Alec Newman, Ronke Adekoluejo, Jessica Boone, Jim High and Ben Bradshaw, opening April 21, 2023 in theaters:
"...the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, 'Bologne' (Harrison Jr.) rises to improbable heights in French society...
"...as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer...
"...complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with 'Marie Antoinette' (Boynton) and her court..."
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"...the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, 'Bologne' (Harrison Jr.) rises to improbable heights in French society...
"...as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer...
"...complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with 'Marie Antoinette' (Boynton) and her court..."
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- 4/21/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
It took the combined talent of composers Kris Bowers and Michael Abels to help filmmaker Stephen Williams ensure Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ music lives on after his life story was erased from the history books.
Williams’ new film, “Chevalier” tells the story of the illegitimate son of a plantation owner and slave. Played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chevalier is a promising young Black musician who excels at fencing, playing the violin and wooing the court of Marie Antoinette.
In dividing their tasks, Abels wrote the music for the on-camera performances while Bowers composed the film’s score.
Speaking with Variety, Abels says, “Each [on-camera] performance piece needed to feel authentic to the scene that you see it in.” Whether it was weaving in a Mozart element, hints of Bologne’s compositions, or pieces from the opera “Ernestine,” which Chevalier is working on. He adds, “At the same time, we are...
Williams’ new film, “Chevalier” tells the story of the illegitimate son of a plantation owner and slave. Played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chevalier is a promising young Black musician who excels at fencing, playing the violin and wooing the court of Marie Antoinette.
In dividing their tasks, Abels wrote the music for the on-camera performances while Bowers composed the film’s score.
Speaking with Variety, Abels says, “Each [on-camera] performance piece needed to feel authentic to the scene that you see it in.” Whether it was weaving in a Mozart element, hints of Bologne’s compositions, or pieces from the opera “Ernestine,” which Chevalier is working on. He adds, “At the same time, we are...
- 4/21/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on Wbgr-fm on April 20th, reviewing “Chevalier,” which features Kelvin Harrison Jr. as the title character, set in revolutionary France. In theaters on April 21st.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The story is based on real life biracial fop named Joseph Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), the Chevalier of St. Georges … which is equivalent to an English knight. This man did it all, he was a champion fencer, as well as a violinist and composer, and his main goal was to be the conductor for the Paris opera, under the auspice of Marie Antoinette (Lucy Boynton). But he’s still a black man in a white society, which is he is reminded of daily, especially as he starts a love affair with the opera singer Marie-Josephine (Samara Weaving).
”Chevalier” is in theaters on April 21st. Featuring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving,...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The story is based on real life biracial fop named Joseph Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), the Chevalier of St. Georges … which is equivalent to an English knight. This man did it all, he was a champion fencer, as well as a violinist and composer, and his main goal was to be the conductor for the Paris opera, under the auspice of Marie Antoinette (Lucy Boynton). But he’s still a black man in a white society, which is he is reminded of daily, especially as he starts a love affair with the opera singer Marie-Josephine (Samara Weaving).
”Chevalier” is in theaters on April 21st. Featuring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving,...
- 4/21/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges was a virtuoso violinist, a champion fencer, and a free man of color included in the highest echelons of power in the court of Marie Antionette. And yet, to most people, he is completely unknown. It’s something that director Stephen Williams and screenwriter Stefani Robinson wanted to rectify with their feature film, “Chevalier,” which tracks Joseph Bologne’s life at the French court.
“It felt like a tall tale,” Robinson told TheWrap. She first came to discover Bologne’s life after reading Gabriel Banat’s biography on him and crafted a script from there. It was Robinson’s script that emotionally resonated with both Williams and star Samara Weaving. “Stephanie Robinson’s writing really is what made me want to jump at it and push to be in it,” Weaving said. “I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t heard of this story.”
For Williams,...
“It felt like a tall tale,” Robinson told TheWrap. She first came to discover Bologne’s life after reading Gabriel Banat’s biography on him and crafted a script from there. It was Robinson’s script that emotionally resonated with both Williams and star Samara Weaving. “Stephanie Robinson’s writing really is what made me want to jump at it and push to be in it,” Weaving said. “I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t heard of this story.”
For Williams,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Kristen Lopez
- The Wrap
It's a historical meet-cute for the ages. In this Popsugar-exclusive clip from the new historical drama "Chevalier," Joseph Bologne, aka Chevalier de Saint-Georges (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), meets Marie-Josephine de Montalembert (Samara Weaving) at a party held by none other than Marie Antoinette (Lucy Boynton). Joseph is immediately smitten, but Marie-Josephine is already married.
"Chevalier" is based on the true story of Bologne, the illegitimate son of a French plantation owner and a woman he had enslaved. At a young age, Joseph's father took him from his home in Guadeloupe to France for him to be educated, separating Joseph from his mother. Joseph became an accomplished fencer and violinist, eventually rising to the height of the music world and becoming a friend of Marie-Antoinette. But as a free man in prerevolution France, he faced racism everywhere despite his connections to members of nobility. Eventually, he became a revolutionary himself and was...
"Chevalier" is based on the true story of Bologne, the illegitimate son of a French plantation owner and a woman he had enslaved. At a young age, Joseph's father took him from his home in Guadeloupe to France for him to be educated, separating Joseph from his mother. Joseph became an accomplished fencer and violinist, eventually rising to the height of the music world and becoming a friend of Marie-Antoinette. But as a free man in prerevolution France, he faced racism everywhere despite his connections to members of nobility. Eventually, he became a revolutionary himself and was...
- 4/21/2023
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
Writer Stefani Robinson is an admitted overachiever. In 2016, on the strength of a spec script, “Lola and the Afterlife,” about the ghost of dead girl stuck in limbo in Boston, she landed a meeting with Donald Glover on FX series “Atlanta” and was promptly hired for the Season 1 writer’s room. The day before she turned up for work, she had been grabbing coffee as an agent’s assistant.
She was the youngest member and only woman in the writers room, joining a team who already knew each other. But it was Robinson who landed a writing Emmy nomination for Season 1; the show took home two WGA awards. While she continued on “Atlanta” until the 2022 Season 4 finale, executive producer Paul Simms also took her with him to co-showrun 2019 TV series “What We Do in the Shadows,” based on the quirky vampire film by Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi.
After juggling the two shows,...
She was the youngest member and only woman in the writers room, joining a team who already knew each other. But it was Robinson who landed a writing Emmy nomination for Season 1; the show took home two WGA awards. While she continued on “Atlanta” until the 2022 Season 4 finale, executive producer Paul Simms also took her with him to co-showrun 2019 TV series “What We Do in the Shadows,” based on the quirky vampire film by Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi.
After juggling the two shows,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Searchlight Pictures has released a new trailer for ‘Chevalier’ which hits cinemas on 9th June 2023.
Inspired by the incredible story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr. in a tour de force performance) rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette (Lucy Boynton) herself and her court.
Stephen Williams directs a cast that includes Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, Minnie Driver, Sian Clifford, Alex Fitzalan and Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo.
Also in trailers – “This girl is connected to us…” Trailer drops for AppleTV+ series ‘City on Fire’
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Inspired by the incredible story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr. in a tour de force performance) rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette (Lucy Boynton) herself and her court.
Stephen Williams directs a cast that includes Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, Minnie Driver, Sian Clifford, Alex Fitzalan and Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo.
Also in trailers – “This girl is connected to us…” Trailer drops for AppleTV+ series ‘City on Fire’
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- 4/20/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Chevalier is based on the true life story of Joseph Balogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Born the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Balogne was a gifted composer and musician. It’s a fascinating portrait, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. is terrific in the leading role. Adding support is the splendid Samara Weaving and Lucy Boynton. Directed by Stephen Williams, the film opens this Friday at a theatre near you. If you are curious about a hidden story in musical history, this one is worth uncovering.
We recently had the pleasure to speak with the stars of Chevalier. First up, we spoke with the lovely and talented, Samara Weaving. She opened up about taking on the project, and exploring a rarely talked about side of history. As for Lucy Boynton, it was a joy to chat with her about her take, and her role in this particular tale.
We recently had the pleasure to speak with the stars of Chevalier. First up, we spoke with the lovely and talented, Samara Weaving. She opened up about taking on the project, and exploring a rarely talked about side of history. As for Lucy Boynton, it was a joy to chat with her about her take, and her role in this particular tale.
- 4/11/2023
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
One sister isn’t letting the truth stay buried.
On Tuesday, Disney+ dropped the trailer for the new mystery series “Saint X”, executive produced by Drake and based on the best-selling novel by Alexis Schaitkin.
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Welcome to Saint X, streaming April 26 on Disney+ Canada. pic.twitter.com/RwevHg0FIv
— Disney+ Canada (@DisneyPlusCA) April 6, 2023
“The psychological drama ‘Saint X’, which is told via multiple timelines and perspectives, explores and upends the girl-gone-missing genre,” the official description reads.
“It’s a show about how a young woman’s mysterious death during an idyllic Caribbean vacation creates a traumatic ripple effect that eventually pulls her surviving sister into a dangerous pursuit of the truth.”
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Written by Leila Gerstein (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) and directed by Dee Rees...
On Tuesday, Disney+ dropped the trailer for the new mystery series “Saint X”, executive produced by Drake and based on the best-selling novel by Alexis Schaitkin.
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Welcome to Saint X, streaming April 26 on Disney+ Canada. pic.twitter.com/RwevHg0FIv
— Disney+ Canada (@DisneyPlusCA) April 6, 2023
“The psychological drama ‘Saint X’, which is told via multiple timelines and perspectives, explores and upends the girl-gone-missing genre,” the official description reads.
“It’s a show about how a young woman’s mysterious death during an idyllic Caribbean vacation creates a traumatic ripple effect that eventually pulls her surviving sister into a dangerous pursuit of the truth.”
Read More: Drake Vibes To A Popular Avril Lavigne Hit In Viral TikTok
Written by Leila Gerstein (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) and directed by Dee Rees...
- 4/11/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
The revolution will be played on a violin in “Chevalier,” the upcoming period drama based on the life of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. On Friday, Searchlight Pictures released a new recording of one of Bologne’s compositions, which will be heard in the film when it reaches theaters next month.
The single is Bologne’s “Violin Concerto in G Major, Op. 8, No. 2: I. Allegro,” arranged by Kris Bowers and performed by Bowers, violinist Randall Goosby, and the London Contemporary Orchestra. The concerto is available to stream on Spotify now.
Kelvin Harrison Jr. (“Elvis”) stars in “Chevalier” as Bologne, who was born on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe in 1745. His father was a French plantation owner and his mother was an enslaved African woman. He went to France as a boy, and became a violin virtuoso, conductor of the Paris symphony, and a court favorite of Marie Antoinette...
The single is Bologne’s “Violin Concerto in G Major, Op. 8, No. 2: I. Allegro,” arranged by Kris Bowers and performed by Bowers, violinist Randall Goosby, and the London Contemporary Orchestra. The concerto is available to stream on Spotify now.
Kelvin Harrison Jr. (“Elvis”) stars in “Chevalier” as Bologne, who was born on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe in 1745. His father was a French plantation owner and his mother was an enslaved African woman. He went to France as a boy, and became a violin virtuoso, conductor of the Paris symphony, and a court favorite of Marie Antoinette...
- 3/24/2023
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
“Deep Dive” is a in-depth podcast and video essay series with the stars, creators and crafts team behind an exceptional piece of filmmaking. For this edition, the IndieWire Crafts team partnered with HBO to take a closer look at the limited series “Watchmen,” and interviewed creator Damon Lindelof, and 10 members of his creative team to go behind the scenes of Episode 6, “This Extraordinary Being.”
“What is Hooded Justice’s origin story?” It was the question showrunner Damon Lindelof asked his “Watchmen” writers room early on in their reinvention of Alan Moore’s groundbreaking graphic novel. The answer to this question would become the basis of Episode 6 of “Watchmen,” “This Extraordinary Being,” one of the most formally bold 60 minutes of television ever made.
“For an episode like this to work,” Lindelof told IndieWire, “you need so many brilliant minds coming together and at any one time different people are taking the reins and steering the carriage.
“What is Hooded Justice’s origin story?” It was the question showrunner Damon Lindelof asked his “Watchmen” writers room early on in their reinvention of Alan Moore’s groundbreaking graphic novel. The answer to this question would become the basis of Episode 6 of “Watchmen,” “This Extraordinary Being,” one of the most formally bold 60 minutes of television ever made.
“For an episode like this to work,” Lindelof told IndieWire, “you need so many brilliant minds coming together and at any one time different people are taking the reins and steering the carriage.
- 8/17/2020
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
There are some people who will go to great lengths to convince others that awards don’t matter, that the system is rigged, and that exceptional work too often goes unrecognized by major awards bodies. Those people aren’t wrong. But that doesn’t make them right.
It’s easy to be cynical in the face of the big Hollywood machine, but in the aftermath of an Emmy Awards season featuring several underdogs toppling competitors that seemed like surefire winners, it feels as though we’re entering a new age of television accolades. Perhaps an unforeseen byproduct of Peak TV is the sheer necessity of word-of-mouth. The TV that triumphs is the TV that critics and audiences feel most strongly about, advocating at every turn in an attempt to share that brilliance with everyone and anyone who’ll listen.
With all that in mind, and at the precipice of Golden...
It’s easy to be cynical in the face of the big Hollywood machine, but in the aftermath of an Emmy Awards season featuring several underdogs toppling competitors that seemed like surefire winners, it feels as though we’re entering a new age of television accolades. Perhaps an unforeseen byproduct of Peak TV is the sheer necessity of word-of-mouth. The TV that triumphs is the TV that critics and audiences feel most strongly about, advocating at every turn in an attempt to share that brilliance with everyone and anyone who’ll listen.
With all that in mind, and at the precipice of Golden...
- 12/7/2019
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
Following the recent big reveal, Westworld fans have a lot to look forward in the next episode, "Trace Decay," which is teased in a new preview video ahead of its November 20th premiere.
Episode 108 synopsis (via SpoilerTV): "Episode #8: “Trace Decay”
Debut date: Sunday, Nov. 20 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Nov. 20 (11:00 p.m., 1:00 a.m.), 21 (11:45 p.m.), 22 (9:00 p.m.), 23 (10:30 p.m.), 25 (10:00 p.m.), 26 (1:50 a.m.) and 29 (8:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Nov. 21 (8:00 p.m.), 25 (8:00 p.m.), 26 (7:00 p.m.) and 27 (8:00 p.m.), and Dec. 4 (7:00 p.m.) and 10 (6:10 p.m.)
Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) struggles with a mandate; Maeve (Thandie Newton) looks to change her script; Teddy (James Marsden) is jarred by dark memories.
Written by Charles Yu & Lisa Joy; directed by Stephen Williams."
In case you missed it, Westworld was recently renewed for a second season by HBO.
Episode 108 synopsis (via SpoilerTV): "Episode #8: “Trace Decay”
Debut date: Sunday, Nov. 20 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Nov. 20 (11:00 p.m., 1:00 a.m.), 21 (11:45 p.m.), 22 (9:00 p.m.), 23 (10:30 p.m.), 25 (10:00 p.m.), 26 (1:50 a.m.) and 29 (8:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Nov. 21 (8:00 p.m.), 25 (8:00 p.m.), 26 (7:00 p.m.) and 27 (8:00 p.m.), and Dec. 4 (7:00 p.m.) and 10 (6:10 p.m.)
Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) struggles with a mandate; Maeve (Thandie Newton) looks to change her script; Teddy (James Marsden) is jarred by dark memories.
Written by Charles Yu & Lisa Joy; directed by Stephen Williams."
In case you missed it, Westworld was recently renewed for a second season by HBO.
- 11/14/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"What door?" Well, one character isn't who we thought they were and others may have been changed forever. Next week's episode will see Maeve attempting to change her story, Teddy haunted by disturbing memories of the past, and Bernard struggling with his situation. Check out the promo for episode eight, titled "Trace Decay" below: Episode #8: “Trace Decay” Debut date: Sunday, Nov. 20 (9:00-10:00 p.m.) Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) struggles with a mandate; Maeve (Thandie Newton) looks to change her script; Teddy (James Marsden) is jarred by dark memories. Written by Charles Yu & Lisa Joy; directed by Stephen Williams. The one-hour drama series Westworld is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged.
- 11/14/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
From the coarse sand littering the artificial plains to the countless layers of secrets buried deep beneath the park itself, Westworld is an attraction that’s very much built on illusion.
It’s rather fitting, then, that the title for the show’s seventh episode, “Trompe L’Oeil,” is a French term coined to describe an “art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions.” That is, in a nutshell, the fundamental philosophy governing Robert Ford’s grand vision, and it appears that coming off the back of last night’s “The Adversary,” Westworld‘s enigmatic park owner continues to push full steam ahead on that massive new narrative.
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Up above, you’ll see the first promo for next week’s episode and, in building on the bubbling tension and anomalies that have cropped up in recent installments,...
It’s rather fitting, then, that the title for the show’s seventh episode, “Trompe L’Oeil,” is a French term coined to describe an “art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions.” That is, in a nutshell, the fundamental philosophy governing Robert Ford’s grand vision, and it appears that coming off the back of last night’s “The Adversary,” Westworld‘s enigmatic park owner continues to push full steam ahead on that massive new narrative.
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Up above, you’ll see the first promo for next week’s episode and, in building on the bubbling tension and anomalies that have cropped up in recent installments,...
- 11/7/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Back to Part 1 of the Best TV Episodes of 2015 (So Far)
Man Seeking Woman, “Teacup”
Written by Sofia Alvarez
Directed by Tim Kirkby
Aired March 11th, 2015 on Fxx
You won’t find Fxx’s Man Seeking Woman in many year-end discussions, but over the course of its admittedly spotty, watched-by-no-one first season, it staked a claim on some truly unique stylistic real estate in a landscape previously thought to be worked to death: the search for love. Over the last year, there has been a tremendous influx in the number of series trying to combine a “modern” and “edgy” take on modern courtship with ages-old sitcom tropes, but most of these have ranged from lackluster to outright lame. (See almost the entire new network comedy lineup, Fall/Winter 2014-15.) Creator Simon Rich’s vision of the dating world as a literal fantasy hellscape—complete with demonic destination weddings, time travel,...
Man Seeking Woman, “Teacup”
Written by Sofia Alvarez
Directed by Tim Kirkby
Aired March 11th, 2015 on Fxx
You won’t find Fxx’s Man Seeking Woman in many year-end discussions, but over the course of its admittedly spotty, watched-by-no-one first season, it staked a claim on some truly unique stylistic real estate in a landscape previously thought to be worked to death: the search for love. Over the last year, there has been a tremendous influx in the number of series trying to combine a “modern” and “edgy” take on modern courtship with ages-old sitcom tropes, but most of these have ranged from lackluster to outright lame. (See almost the entire new network comedy lineup, Fall/Winter 2014-15.) Creator Simon Rich’s vision of the dating world as a literal fantasy hellscape—complete with demonic destination weddings, time travel,...
- 6/28/2015
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Agent Carter, Season 1, Episode 6, “A Sin to Err”
Written by Lindsey Allen
Directed by Stephen Williams
Airs at 9pm (Et) on Tuesdays on ABC
The farther Agent Carter moves past its initial stage of world building and character expansion, the more its confidence increases. These bravado storytelling shifts not only allow the show to expand Peggy’s world of espionage and danger, but make the characters around her more vivid. Last week, Agent Carter finally found the time to make Peggy’s coworkers interesting and even gave them a reason to care about her in return, prompting them to start viewing her as something more than a secretary. This week, everything is turned on its head as the Ssr proves Peggy is the mystery woman they are after and takes action to detain her. The episode capitalizes on the agents’ only recently established compassion towards Peggy and flips it, with...
Written by Lindsey Allen
Directed by Stephen Williams
Airs at 9pm (Et) on Tuesdays on ABC
The farther Agent Carter moves past its initial stage of world building and character expansion, the more its confidence increases. These bravado storytelling shifts not only allow the show to expand Peggy’s world of espionage and danger, but make the characters around her more vivid. Last week, Agent Carter finally found the time to make Peggy’s coworkers interesting and even gave them a reason to care about her in return, prompting them to start viewing her as something more than a secretary. This week, everything is turned on its head as the Ssr proves Peggy is the mystery woman they are after and takes action to detain her. The episode capitalizes on the agents’ only recently established compassion towards Peggy and flips it, with...
- 2/11/2015
- by Whitney McIntosh
- SoundOnSight
Sneak Peek footage, plus images from the next episode of Marvel's "Agent Carter", titled "A Sin to Err", written by Lindsey Allen and directed by Stephen Williams, airing February 10, 2015 on ABC:
"...'Peggy' discovers the shocking truth about 'Leviathan' but doesn't realize that her true enemies are even closer than she imagined.
"Meanwhile, 'Souza' is close to confirming the truth about Peggy and may just put her in the crosshairs of the 'Ssr'..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Agent Carter: A Sin To Err"...
"...'Peggy' discovers the shocking truth about 'Leviathan' but doesn't realize that her true enemies are even closer than she imagined.
"Meanwhile, 'Souza' is close to confirming the truth about Peggy and may just put her in the crosshairs of the 'Ssr'..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Agent Carter: A Sin To Err"...
- 2/4/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Lost was a landmark series for network television, a one-of-a-kind show that producers and executives are still trying, and failing, to recreate. It’s been ten years since it premiered, on September 22, 2004 (which, coincidentally, was the date of the crash of Oceanic 815). Rather than try to make a simple Top 10 Episodes list, which would induce nightmares of trying to rank drastically different installments, here are the best episodes from each of Lost’s six seasons, along with six runners up.
Season 1: “Walkabout”
Written by David Fury
Directed by Jack Bender
“Walkabout” is the episode that transforms John Locke from simple ensemble member to one of the focal points of the series, a character who up to this point has just been a mysterious hunter who smiles with orange peels in his mouth. He becomes so much more than that as the series goes on, as a member of two...
Season 1: “Walkabout”
Written by David Fury
Directed by Jack Bender
“Walkabout” is the episode that transforms John Locke from simple ensemble member to one of the focal points of the series, a character who up to this point has just been a mysterious hunter who smiles with orange peels in his mouth. He becomes so much more than that as the series goes on, as a member of two...
- 9/25/2014
- by George Morvis
- SoundOnSight
The CW announced its fall schedule today and we've got word on when you can catch all your favorite genre television featured on the channel.
"Supernatural" can be found where it is today: Tuesdays from 9:00-10:00 pm. The CW’s highest-rated series "The Vampire Diaries" stays on Thursdays, still from 8:00-9:00p.m.
New shows "The Messengers" and "iZombie" won't debut until mid-season, 2015.
The Messengers" (CBS Television Studios and Thunder Road)
Writer: Eoghan O'Donnell; Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Eoghan O'Donnell, Kent Kubena, Ava Jamshidi
In the white-hot sun of the New Mexico desert, scientist Vera Ivanov watches in fascination as a mysterious object plummets to Earth and explodes in a blinding flash, sending out a shock wave that briefly stops her heart. But Vera is not the only one affected by the blast: she is instantly and mysteriously connected to four other strangers, who also collapse only...
"Supernatural" can be found where it is today: Tuesdays from 9:00-10:00 pm. The CW’s highest-rated series "The Vampire Diaries" stays on Thursdays, still from 8:00-9:00p.m.
New shows "The Messengers" and "iZombie" won't debut until mid-season, 2015.
The Messengers" (CBS Television Studios and Thunder Road)
Writer: Eoghan O'Donnell; Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Eoghan O'Donnell, Kent Kubena, Ava Jamshidi
In the white-hot sun of the New Mexico desert, scientist Vera Ivanov watches in fascination as a mysterious object plummets to Earth and explodes in a blinding flash, sending out a shock wave that briefly stops her heart. But Vera is not the only one affected by the blast: she is instantly and mysteriously connected to four other strangers, who also collapse only...
- 5/16/2014
- by Matt Serafini
- DreadCentral.com
The CW’s new fall schedule is here. You’ll notice it looks a lot like the current one. Most shows are staying where they are, with some exceptions to accommodate new titles and a couple returning favorites getting pushed to midseason.
The first big addition is The Flash, starring Grant Gustin as the fastest man alive, which will air Tuesdays at 8 p.m. The Arrow spin-off will lead into the 10th season of Supernatural. The Flash is taking the spot of The Originals, which is shifting to Monday nights (an evening where its repeats have already gotten some exposure). On Mondays,...
The first big addition is The Flash, starring Grant Gustin as the fastest man alive, which will air Tuesdays at 8 p.m. The Arrow spin-off will lead into the 10th season of Supernatural. The Flash is taking the spot of The Originals, which is shifting to Monday nights (an evening where its repeats have already gotten some exposure). On Mondays,...
- 5/15/2014
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Add The CW to the list of networks doing early housekeeping before next week's Upfronts. On Thursday (May 8) morning, one week before it will announce its full schedule to advertisers, The CW four new series pickups for next season, renewed three established series and, in the process, confirmed that three bubble shows will not be returning next year. Let's take things step-by-step: The four new dramas that will be part of The CW's schedule at some point next year are comic adaptations "The Flash" and "iZombie," plus the soap "Jane the Virgin" and pre-Apocalyptic thriller "The Messengers." The three dramas newly renewed for next season are freshman success "The 100," dramedy "Hart of Dixie" and unintentional dramedy "Beauty and the Beast." And that, in turn, means that "Star-Crossed," "The Carrie Diaries" and "The Tomorrow People" will not be back next season. It also means that "Supernatural: Bloodlines" will not be going to series,...
- 5/8/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Johnny Sequoyah, Jake McLaughlin
Believe, Season 1, Episode 3: “Origin”
Written by Jonas Pate
Directed by Stephen Williams
Airs Sundays at 9pm (Et) on NBC
While the close personal bond between Winter and Bo has been clear over the first two episodes of Believe, not much has been known about what created this bond, and why Winter feels so protective of the child. Similarly, while Skouras is aware of Bo, and has a facility housing others like her, how he began his operation has been shrouded in mystery. This week’s episode takes on both questions, revealing new details in an entertaining episode that reveals facts which are likely to have noticeable ramifications down the line.
Nina Adams’ fatalistic view of her own survival is an intriguing aspect of this episode. Her interactions with Skouras and Winter make it clear that she considered her capabilities more of a burden than a gift,...
Believe, Season 1, Episode 3: “Origin”
Written by Jonas Pate
Directed by Stephen Williams
Airs Sundays at 9pm (Et) on NBC
While the close personal bond between Winter and Bo has been clear over the first two episodes of Believe, not much has been known about what created this bond, and why Winter feels so protective of the child. Similarly, while Skouras is aware of Bo, and has a facility housing others like her, how he began his operation has been shrouded in mystery. This week’s episode takes on both questions, revealing new details in an entertaining episode that reveals facts which are likely to have noticeable ramifications down the line.
Nina Adams’ fatalistic view of her own survival is an intriguing aspect of this episode. Her interactions with Skouras and Winter make it clear that she considered her capabilities more of a burden than a gift,...
- 3/24/2014
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
British actor Jon Fletcher (The Good Wife) is set to co-star in CW drama pilot The Messengers from feature producer Basil Iwanyk (the Clash Of The Titans franchise) and CBS TV Studios. Stephen Williams (Lost) has been tapped to direct. The Messengers starts with a mysterious object crashing down to Earth. A group of seemingly unconnected strangers die from the energy pulse, but then awaken to learn that they have been deemed responsible for preventing the impending apocalypse. Fletcher, repped by Resolution and One Entertainment, will play Joshua, a charismatic and compelling pastor at a Texas mega-church. Williams is with UTA and Oasis Media Group. Related: 2014 The CW Pilots Alexandra Peters (Sage Paints The Sky) is set as a series regular in the NBC drama pilot Coercion, from Universal Television and Keshet Media Group. Based on the Israeli format The Gordin Cell, the high-octane thriller revolves around the O’Connor family and their son,...
- 3/1/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Person of Interest, Season 3, Episode 13: “4C”
Written by Melissa Scrivner-Love and Greg Plageman
Directed by Stephen Williams
Airs Tuesdays at 10pm Et on CBS
The last few episodes were a very exciting bunch, ramping up to a big climax and even then barely slowing down. Each episode has been such a slurry of top-grade action and story that only now have things calmed down to the point that it feels like the show is standing still.
Frustrated by the Machine and everything it entails, Reese (Jim Caviezel) tries to leave New York via an airplane. Tendering your resignation with The Machine is more difficult than simply putting a two-weeks notice in, though. Manipulating the system, The Machine puts Reese on an airplane which just so happens to have a number on board. As always, Reese is an asset and apparently he’ll stop being one when The Machine says so.
Written by Melissa Scrivner-Love and Greg Plageman
Directed by Stephen Williams
Airs Tuesdays at 10pm Et on CBS
The last few episodes were a very exciting bunch, ramping up to a big climax and even then barely slowing down. Each episode has been such a slurry of top-grade action and story that only now have things calmed down to the point that it feels like the show is standing still.
Frustrated by the Machine and everything it entails, Reese (Jim Caviezel) tries to leave New York via an airplane. Tendering your resignation with The Machine is more difficult than simply putting a two-weeks notice in, though. Manipulating the system, The Machine puts Reese on an airplane which just so happens to have a number on board. As always, Reese is an asset and apparently he’ll stop being one when The Machine says so.
- 1/17/2014
- by Drew Koenig
- SoundOnSight
Person of Interest, Season 3, Episode 4: “Reasonable Doubt”
Written by Melissa Scrivner Love
Directed by Stephen Williams
Airs Tuesdays at 10pm Et on CBS
“Reasonable Doubt” finds Reese (Jim Caviezel) and Finch (Michael Emerson) trying to protect Vanessa Watkins (Kathleen Rose Perkins), a prosecutor who may or may not have killed her husband on a boat and thrown his body overboard. When Watkins escapes police custody, the team has to locate her and decide for themselves if she is innocent or guilty.
This is the problem that constantly exists within Person of Interest: it has a baseline story line that only serves to be procedural and nothing else. The case involving the number might be intriguing, but boredom erupts out of only having the case to focus on. If anything else actually does happen throughout the episode, it’s minor and little more than an aside. Is Person of Interest...
Written by Melissa Scrivner Love
Directed by Stephen Williams
Airs Tuesdays at 10pm Et on CBS
“Reasonable Doubt” finds Reese (Jim Caviezel) and Finch (Michael Emerson) trying to protect Vanessa Watkins (Kathleen Rose Perkins), a prosecutor who may or may not have killed her husband on a boat and thrown his body overboard. When Watkins escapes police custody, the team has to locate her and decide for themselves if she is innocent or guilty.
This is the problem that constantly exists within Person of Interest: it has a baseline story line that only serves to be procedural and nothing else. The case involving the number might be intriguing, but boredom erupts out of only having the case to focus on. If anything else actually does happen throughout the episode, it’s minor and little more than an aside. Is Person of Interest...
- 10/16/2013
- by Drew Koenig
- SoundOnSight
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