The 2024 Atx TV Festival will close out its 13th season with a celebration of TV icon Norman Lear, Variety can exclusively announce.
“Norman Lear’s TV for the People: Script Reading and Conversation” will honor the legendary television producer and activist, who died in December 2023, with a night of comedy and conversation. There will be two live script readings — one of the groundbreaking abortion episode from “Maude” and the second of a classic episode from “Good Times.” Guest actors will read for each role, including Katey Sagal (in the role of “Maude”), Phil Rosenthal (in the role of “Walter Findlay”), Danny Pino (in the role of “Dr. Arthur Harmon”), Dulé Hill (in the role of “James Evans Sr.”).
The script readings will be followed by a conversation with Lear’s former collaborators and friends discussing his approach to TV and his ability to use the sitcom format to have important conversations.
“Norman Lear’s TV for the People: Script Reading and Conversation” will honor the legendary television producer and activist, who died in December 2023, with a night of comedy and conversation. There will be two live script readings — one of the groundbreaking abortion episode from “Maude” and the second of a classic episode from “Good Times.” Guest actors will read for each role, including Katey Sagal (in the role of “Maude”), Phil Rosenthal (in the role of “Walter Findlay”), Danny Pino (in the role of “Dr. Arthur Harmon”), Dulé Hill (in the role of “James Evans Sr.”).
The script readings will be followed by a conversation with Lear’s former collaborators and friends discussing his approach to TV and his ability to use the sitcom format to have important conversations.
- 4/25/2024
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Fly Me To The Moon Guide. (Photo Credit – IMDb)
Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum have teamed up for a romantic comedy-drama film, Fly Me to the Moon. The film’s trailer just hit the social media platforms. The Apple Originals film is set to hit the screens within a few days, but before the film’s release, here is everything you need to know about the upcoming movie.
Cast –
The movie has brought together the fresh pairing of Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum. Besides them, the film will also feature Nick Dillenburg (Orange Is The New Black fame), Superstore star Anna Garcia, Jim Rash, best known for NBC sitcom Community, Noah Robbins of The Assistant fame, and I Love America star Colin Woodell.
Also, Shameless actor Christian Zuber, Donald Elise Watkins of Emergency fame, Primetime Emmy Winner Ray Romano, and Woody Harrelson will also be in the film as the supporting cast.
Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum have teamed up for a romantic comedy-drama film, Fly Me to the Moon. The film’s trailer just hit the social media platforms. The Apple Originals film is set to hit the screens within a few days, but before the film’s release, here is everything you need to know about the upcoming movie.
Cast –
The movie has brought together the fresh pairing of Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum. Besides them, the film will also feature Nick Dillenburg (Orange Is The New Black fame), Superstore star Anna Garcia, Jim Rash, best known for NBC sitcom Community, Noah Robbins of The Assistant fame, and I Love America star Colin Woodell.
Also, Shameless actor Christian Zuber, Donald Elise Watkins of Emergency fame, Primetime Emmy Winner Ray Romano, and Woody Harrelson will also be in the film as the supporting cast.
- 4/9/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
Fallout – Where & When To Watch. (Photo Credit – IMDb)
Jonathan Nolan is all set to astound us with Fallout, a post-apocalyptic drama. The series is based on Tim Cain’s popular video game of the same name. For the past few days, the makers have been dropping posters, teasers, or promos of the show to create excitement.
If you are a fan of the game or Jonathan Nolan or are just curious about the show, you have come to the right place. In this article, we have listed the cast, the plot, the release date and everything related to the series.
Fallout Cast
The series stars Ella Purnell as Lucy MacLean, Aaron Moten as Maximus and Walton Goggins as The Ghoul/Cooper Howard. The rest of the cast includes Kyle MacLachlan, Moises Arias, Mike Doyle, Cherien Dabis, Dale Dickey, Matty Cardarople, Xelia Mendes-Jones and others. Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy are the creators of the show.
Jonathan Nolan is all set to astound us with Fallout, a post-apocalyptic drama. The series is based on Tim Cain’s popular video game of the same name. For the past few days, the makers have been dropping posters, teasers, or promos of the show to create excitement.
If you are a fan of the game or Jonathan Nolan or are just curious about the show, you have come to the right place. In this article, we have listed the cast, the plot, the release date and everything related to the series.
Fallout Cast
The series stars Ella Purnell as Lucy MacLean, Aaron Moten as Maximus and Walton Goggins as The Ghoul/Cooper Howard. The rest of the cast includes Kyle MacLachlan, Moises Arias, Mike Doyle, Cherien Dabis, Dale Dickey, Matty Cardarople, Xelia Mendes-Jones and others. Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy are the creators of the show.
- 4/9/2024
- by Pooja Darade
- KoiMoi
There’s never been a better time to be a Star Wars fan in terms of quantity. There’s more Star Wars on screen and on the page now than ever before in the franchise’s history. From Disney+ series to video games to The High Republic books and Marvel comics, you can experience new adventures in the galaxy far, far away pretty much any way you want it right now. If Lucasfilm were able to get some movies off the ground, we’d be able to say that the franchise is firing on all cylinders.
Whether or not we finally do get some new Star Wars on the big screen in the years to come, the future of the franchise is still very bright, thanks to TV series like The Mandalorian, which has already expanded across multiple spinoffs full of Original Trilogy nostalgia and exciting new characters. In fact,...
Whether or not we finally do get some new Star Wars on the big screen in the years to come, the future of the franchise is still very bright, thanks to TV series like The Mandalorian, which has already expanded across multiple spinoffs full of Original Trilogy nostalgia and exciting new characters. In fact,...
- 4/8/2024
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
James Mangold will be working with Andor writer Beau Willimon, as he looks to bring Star Wars: Dawn Of The Jedi to the big screen.
Announced ahead of the release of Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, director James Mangold is embarking on a Star Wars project for Disney.
He’s set to make a big screen feature by the name of Star Wars: Dawn Of The Jedi, which is in the suddenly-active queue for new big screen Star Wars adventures.
Mangold was announced as writing and directing the film, but he’s brought in a bit of help. Beau Willimon, a writer with some skin in the Star Wars game, will now be penning the script for the new film alongside Mangold. Willimon has lent his words to arguably the most acclaimed of the assorted Star Wars TV series, Andor.
Given that James Mangold is in the midst...
Announced ahead of the release of Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, director James Mangold is embarking on a Star Wars project for Disney.
He’s set to make a big screen feature by the name of Star Wars: Dawn Of The Jedi, which is in the suddenly-active queue for new big screen Star Wars adventures.
Mangold was announced as writing and directing the film, but he’s brought in a bit of help. Beau Willimon, a writer with some skin in the Star Wars game, will now be penning the script for the new film alongside Mangold. Willimon has lent his words to arguably the most acclaimed of the assorted Star Wars TV series, Andor.
Given that James Mangold is in the midst...
- 4/8/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Andor was such an unexpected, soaring success that we're surprised more of the team behind the series hasn't been snapped up quickly to work on other projects at Lucasfilm. Well, now one of them has – Beau Willimon, who was a core part of Tony Gilroy's writing team (he scripted the superb mini-arc set in the Narkina 5 prison complex), is now aboard to co-write big screen effort Star Wars: Dawn Of The Jedi with director James Mangold.
Mangold – who previously directed Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny for Lucasfilm – has been working on the script but also turning his attention to production on his Bob Dylan biodrama A Complete Unknown. So it makes sense him adding a co-writer to work on the Star Wars project currently known as Dawn Of The Jedi, which was announced last year at Star Wars Celebration in London.
“It takes place 25,000 years before Episode IV,...
Mangold – who previously directed Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny for Lucasfilm – has been working on the script but also turning his attention to production on his Bob Dylan biodrama A Complete Unknown. So it makes sense him adding a co-writer to work on the Star Wars project currently known as Dawn Of The Jedi, which was announced last year at Star Wars Celebration in London.
“It takes place 25,000 years before Episode IV,...
- 4/7/2024
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
I’m not overly fond of politics. Given a choice, I’d rather talk food, or faraway places.
But I do have a weakness for political films — or, more precisely, films about political campaigns.
The best of them have been sharp, often witty, and self-aware to the point of cynicism. Bulworth. The Campaign. Wag the Dog. Primary Colors. Dave.
As a genre, they tend toward satire, if not broad comedy. In one of my favorites, David Gordon Green’s Our Brand Is Crisis, two inimical American political consultants corrupt Bolivian politics by transplanting our worst habits to foreign shores. It’s painfully funny stuff.
Where serious, the campaign genre tends to be confessional. With The Ides of March, progressive filmmaker George Clooney, adapting a play be Beau Willimon, unmasked Faustian bargains behind the gleaming ideals of a “good” politician in a hard-fought Ohio primary.
Should we show it at the White House,...
But I do have a weakness for political films — or, more precisely, films about political campaigns.
The best of them have been sharp, often witty, and self-aware to the point of cynicism. Bulworth. The Campaign. Wag the Dog. Primary Colors. Dave.
As a genre, they tend toward satire, if not broad comedy. In one of my favorites, David Gordon Green’s Our Brand Is Crisis, two inimical American political consultants corrupt Bolivian politics by transplanting our worst habits to foreign shores. It’s painfully funny stuff.
Where serious, the campaign genre tends to be confessional. With The Ides of March, progressive filmmaker George Clooney, adapting a play be Beau Willimon, unmasked Faustian bargains behind the gleaming ideals of a “good” politician in a hard-fought Ohio primary.
Should we show it at the White House,...
- 4/7/2024
- by Michael Cieply
- Deadline Film + TV
Star Wars fans can certainly enjoy their day, as a couple of important news regarding the franchise have been released. We have already reported on The Mandalorian & Grogu getting an official release date, but that is not the only piece of news we have for you today. Namely, it has officially been confirmed that Oscar- and Emmy-nominated writer Beau Willimon will be co-writing the upcoming Star Wars movie with director James Mangold.
Beau Willimon became famous for his work on The Ides of March and House of Cards before ultimately working on the first season of the acclaimed series Andor. He will now be joining Mangold, who is directing the movie, for an epic new movie, replacing former writer David S. Goyer, who was initially attached to the movie.
While not much is known about this project, Disney is seemingly going forward with it, and with Willimon and Mangold teaming up,...
Beau Willimon became famous for his work on The Ides of March and House of Cards before ultimately working on the first season of the acclaimed series Andor. He will now be joining Mangold, who is directing the movie, for an epic new movie, replacing former writer David S. Goyer, who was initially attached to the movie.
While not much is known about this project, Disney is seemingly going forward with it, and with Willimon and Mangold teaming up,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Although the overall Star Wars franchise continues to somewhat thrive thanks to its recent series and TV shows, the theatrical aspect of the saga isn’t exactly on the same page. If anything, fans are pretty much tired of the damage that has been done to the Sw franchise, especially to its films. But now that James Mangold is attached to the colossal saga, all of this seems to be about to change.
Star Wars.
As fans already know, the renowned mastermind of the action genre is all set to helm one of the upcoming films for the sci-fi franchise, Dawn of the Jedi. But he isn’t the only mastermind connected to the film. Recent reports claim writer Beau Willimon has joined the director for this project, meaning only one thing: Mangold’s film could revive the franchise like fire!
James Mangold’s Dawn of the Jedi Could be...
Star Wars.
As fans already know, the renowned mastermind of the action genre is all set to helm one of the upcoming films for the sci-fi franchise, Dawn of the Jedi. But he isn’t the only mastermind connected to the film. Recent reports claim writer Beau Willimon has joined the director for this project, meaning only one thing: Mangold’s film could revive the franchise like fire!
James Mangold’s Dawn of the Jedi Could be...
- 4/6/2024
- by Mahin Sultan
- FandomWire
After years of exile on planet Disney+, Lucasfilm’s plan to marshal “Star Wars” back to the big screen is about to take off. Just a few hours after “The Mandalorian & Grogu” landed a summer 2026 release date from Disney, another “Star Wars” film from director James Mangold is starting to take shape. And it’s re-enlisting too. Beau Willimon, one of Tony Gilroy’s writers on the “Rogue One” prequel series “Andor,” has been hired to co-write Mangold’s “Star Wars” movie, tentatively known as “Dawn Of The Jedi” (via THR).
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- 4/6/2024
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
THR reports that Beau Willimon is set to co-write the script for James Mangold’s Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi.
Willimon is a playwright and screenwriter best known for developing House of Cards for Netflix, but he also has some Star Wars experience as he worked on the first season of Andor, writing three episodes of the critically acclaimed series. He will co-write the script for Dawn of the Jedi (which is just a working title) alongside Mangold, who will also direct.
Related Timothée Chalamet goes full Bob Dylan in new set photos from A Complete Unknown
We don’t know all that much about the project, only that it will take place 25,000 years before the Skywalker Saga and explore the first Jedi and the discovery of the Force. “It was something that Jim [Mangold] immediately sparked to, and I think it’s a really nice compliment to what we...
Willimon is a playwright and screenwriter best known for developing House of Cards for Netflix, but he also has some Star Wars experience as he worked on the first season of Andor, writing three episodes of the critically acclaimed series. He will co-write the script for Dawn of the Jedi (which is just a working title) alongside Mangold, who will also direct.
Related Timothée Chalamet goes full Bob Dylan in new set photos from A Complete Unknown
We don’t know all that much about the project, only that it will take place 25,000 years before the Skywalker Saga and explore the first Jedi and the discovery of the Force. “It was something that Jim [Mangold] immediately sparked to, and I think it’s a really nice compliment to what we...
- 4/5/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
One of several "Star Wars" movies currently in development at Lucasfilm just took a major step forward. Writer Beau Willimon is now set to co-write director James Mangold's upcoming adventure in a galaxy far, far away. Willimon will pen the script alongside Mangold for what is tentatively titled "Dawn of the Jedi", which was first announced last year during Star Wars Celebration.
The news comes to us from The Hollywood Reporter. Willimon is perhaps best known for creating Netflix's "House of Cards." However, "Star Wars" fans will know him best as one of the writers of "Andor," the much-acclaimed Disney+ series about Cassian Andor. Most notably, he penned the episode "One Way Out," which is widely considered to be one of the best episodes of television in the history of the franchise. Willimon was nominated for an Emmy for his work on the episode. Now, he's getting the chance to tackle a movie.
The news comes to us from The Hollywood Reporter. Willimon is perhaps best known for creating Netflix's "House of Cards." However, "Star Wars" fans will know him best as one of the writers of "Andor," the much-acclaimed Disney+ series about Cassian Andor. Most notably, he penned the episode "One Way Out," which is widely considered to be one of the best episodes of television in the history of the franchise. Willimon was nominated for an Emmy for his work on the episode. Now, he's getting the chance to tackle a movie.
- 4/5/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Beau Willimon (Andor) has been tapped to co-write Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi (working title) alongside the film’s director James Mangold, Deadline can confirm.
First announced at last year’s Star Wars Celebration in London, the project will take place 25,000 years before any Star Wars story we’ve seen before, honing in on the origins of the Force. A release date for the film has not yet been set. Next on the docket for distribution, as far as Star Wars films go, is The Mandalorian & Grogu, which earlier today was dated for May 22, 2026.
Emmy-nominated for his writing on Disney+’s Star Wars series Andor, starring Diego Luna, Willimon is best known for creating Netflix’s acclaimed political drama House of Cards, which ran for six seasons. More recently creating Hulu’s sci-fi drama series The First, he earned an Oscar nomination for his co-writing of the political thriller The Ides of March,...
First announced at last year’s Star Wars Celebration in London, the project will take place 25,000 years before any Star Wars story we’ve seen before, honing in on the origins of the Force. A release date for the film has not yet been set. Next on the docket for distribution, as far as Star Wars films go, is The Mandalorian & Grogu, which earlier today was dated for May 22, 2026.
Emmy-nominated for his writing on Disney+’s Star Wars series Andor, starring Diego Luna, Willimon is best known for creating Netflix’s acclaimed political drama House of Cards, which ran for six seasons. More recently creating Hulu’s sci-fi drama series The First, he earned an Oscar nomination for his co-writing of the political thriller The Ides of March,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“House of Cards” creator Beau Willimon will co-write the script for “Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi.”
He’ll pen the Lucasfilm project alongside James Mangold, who will also direct the film. It will trace the origins of the Force and will be set 25,000 years before any other “Star Wars” project previously seen.
“It’s a chance to tell the entire story of its own, the birth of the force,” Mangold told Variety in 2023 when the film was announced. “When I first talked to Kathy Kennedy about it, I just said, ‘I just see this opening to make kind of a ‘Ben-Hur’ or ‘The 10 Commandments’ about the birth of the force.’ The force has become a kind of religious legend that spans through all these movies. But where did it come from? How is it found? Who found it? Who was the first Jedi? And that’s what I’m writing right now.
He’ll pen the Lucasfilm project alongside James Mangold, who will also direct the film. It will trace the origins of the Force and will be set 25,000 years before any other “Star Wars” project previously seen.
“It’s a chance to tell the entire story of its own, the birth of the force,” Mangold told Variety in 2023 when the film was announced. “When I first talked to Kathy Kennedy about it, I just said, ‘I just see this opening to make kind of a ‘Ben-Hur’ or ‘The 10 Commandments’ about the birth of the force.’ The force has become a kind of religious legend that spans through all these movies. But where did it come from? How is it found? Who found it? Who was the first Jedi? And that’s what I’m writing right now.
- 4/5/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Beau Willimon is going from House of Cards to House of Jedi.
The playwright and screenwriter has been tapped to work the script for Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, Lucasfilm’s feature that is to be directed by James Mangold.
Willimon is joining Mangold to write the script for the project that will trace the origins of the Force and be set 25,000 years before any of the timelines and stories told by the movies and shows so far.
Dawn of the Jedi, which is a working title, was first unveiled almost exactly one year ago, at the last Star Wars Celebration, held in London in April 2023.
“When I first started talking to Kathy [Kennedy] about doing one of these pictures, what occurred to me was thinking about what kind of genre of movie within Star Wars I wanted to do,” Mangold said at the time. “And I thought about a biblical epic,...
The playwright and screenwriter has been tapped to work the script for Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, Lucasfilm’s feature that is to be directed by James Mangold.
Willimon is joining Mangold to write the script for the project that will trace the origins of the Force and be set 25,000 years before any of the timelines and stories told by the movies and shows so far.
Dawn of the Jedi, which is a working title, was first unveiled almost exactly one year ago, at the last Star Wars Celebration, held in London in April 2023.
“When I first started talking to Kathy [Kennedy] about doing one of these pictures, what occurred to me was thinking about what kind of genre of movie within Star Wars I wanted to do,” Mangold said at the time. “And I thought about a biblical epic,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Universal Studio Group has found its new business affairs chief – three months after the departure of Masami Yamamoto.
Former eOne exec Blossom Lefcourt has been hired as Global Head of Business Affairs. She was previously EVP, Global Business & Legal Affairs, Television and left in January.
Lefcourt oversaw all overall and first-look deals, including Mark Gordon, Alexi Hawley, Beau Willimon and worked on deals for shows including Yellowjackets and A Gentleman in Moscow.
Before that, she was EVP and Deputy General Counsel, Business and Legal Affairs at ViacomCBS.
Deadline revealed in November that Yamamoto, who was President, Business Operations at Usg, was leaving at the end of the year.
Lefcourt will work across NBCU’s four television studios: Universal Television, UCP, Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal International Studios.
Jeremy Adell has been acting as interim lead and will now report to Blossom.
Chairman Pearlena Igbokwe said in an internal memo,...
Former eOne exec Blossom Lefcourt has been hired as Global Head of Business Affairs. She was previously EVP, Global Business & Legal Affairs, Television and left in January.
Lefcourt oversaw all overall and first-look deals, including Mark Gordon, Alexi Hawley, Beau Willimon and worked on deals for shows including Yellowjackets and A Gentleman in Moscow.
Before that, she was EVP and Deputy General Counsel, Business and Legal Affairs at ViacomCBS.
Deadline revealed in November that Yamamoto, who was President, Business Operations at Usg, was leaving at the end of the year.
Lefcourt will work across NBCU’s four television studios: Universal Television, UCP, Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal International Studios.
Jeremy Adell has been acting as interim lead and will now report to Blossom.
Chairman Pearlena Igbokwe said in an internal memo,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The 75th Primetime Emmys offer the biggest night in television, as the stars and creators of entertainment on the small screen gather to celebrate each other. Anthony Anderson hosted the 2024 Emmys broadcast, which honored the finest in drama and comedy on television, as well as some love for limited series, variety shows, and even reality television.
"Succession" came away as the big winner with the trophy for Drama Series, as well as a couple of major acting awards for Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook. On the comedy side, "The Bear" won the top Comedy Series prize, while stars Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach all won acting awards too. Finally, in the limited series category, "Beef" walked away with the major award for Limited Series, with Steven Yeun and Ali Wong taking home acting awards. Plus, the directors and writers for all of those shows took home trophies too.
"Succession" came away as the big winner with the trophy for Drama Series, as well as a couple of major acting awards for Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook. On the comedy side, "The Bear" won the top Comedy Series prize, while stars Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach all won acting awards too. Finally, in the limited series category, "Beef" walked away with the major award for Limited Series, with Steven Yeun and Ali Wong taking home acting awards. Plus, the directors and writers for all of those shows took home trophies too.
- 1/16/2024
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
At long last, the 2023 (ahem, 2024) Emmy Awards are almost here. Six months after the nominees were first announced, the 75th annual Emmys will air live on Monday, Jan. 15 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) at 5 p.m. Pt/8 p.m. Et on Fox.
The 2024 Emmy Awards will also be available to stream on-demand on Hulu on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Cord-cutters who want to watch the star-studded ceremony live without cable can stream it online with any internet-based streaming service that carries Fox, including DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV or Sling.
While many multi-season dramas and comedies (including Succession, Better Call Saul and The Crown) may be a challenge to binge-watch in their entirety ahead of the Emmys (kudos if you do!), there’s plenty of time to catch up on the debut seasons of buzzy Emmy-nominated shows and limited series such as The Last of Us, The Bear, The Curse and Beef,...
The 2024 Emmy Awards will also be available to stream on-demand on Hulu on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Cord-cutters who want to watch the star-studded ceremony live without cable can stream it online with any internet-based streaming service that carries Fox, including DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV or Sling.
While many multi-season dramas and comedies (including Succession, Better Call Saul and The Crown) may be a challenge to binge-watch in their entirety ahead of the Emmys (kudos if you do!), there’s plenty of time to catch up on the debut seasons of buzzy Emmy-nominated shows and limited series such as The Last of Us, The Bear, The Curse and Beef,...
- 1/5/2024
- by Danielle Directo-Meston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Straighten your tie, a “Suits” reunion is underway.
The 2024 Atx Festival will mark the five-year anniversary of the “Suits” series finale with a panel featuring the cast and showrunner of “Suits,” which has recently found a streaming resurgence on Netflix. Creator Aaron Korsh, along with actors Sarah Rafferty, Patrick J Adams, and Dulé Hill, will be in conversation during Season 13 of the Austin-based festival. More cast members will be announced.
“Suits” spent 12 consecutive weeks this year as the number one show on Nielsen’s overall streaming chart. A new “Suits” series that is set in the same universe is currently in development at UCP. Original series star Meghan Markle said during Variety’s Power of Women event (via Rolling Stone) that “Suits” was an “everlasting” series.
“It was great to work on, such a great cast and crew,” the Duchess of Sussex said. “We had a really fun time. I...
The 2024 Atx Festival will mark the five-year anniversary of the “Suits” series finale with a panel featuring the cast and showrunner of “Suits,” which has recently found a streaming resurgence on Netflix. Creator Aaron Korsh, along with actors Sarah Rafferty, Patrick J Adams, and Dulé Hill, will be in conversation during Season 13 of the Austin-based festival. More cast members will be announced.
“Suits” spent 12 consecutive weeks this year as the number one show on Nielsen’s overall streaming chart. A new “Suits” series that is set in the same universe is currently in development at UCP. Original series star Meghan Markle said during Variety’s Power of Women event (via Rolling Stone) that “Suits” was an “everlasting” series.
“It was great to work on, such a great cast and crew,” the Duchess of Sussex said. “We had a really fun time. I...
- 11/20/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The DC Extended Universe (Dceu) is undergoing some mammoth changes at the moment with James Gunn and Peter Safran as the new rulers of DC Studios. This means the DC cinematic universe is getting something of a reboot after a slew of films of varying quality. However, outside of the Dceu, when filmmakers get DC adaptations right, they make masterpieces. Christopher Nolan‘s “The Dark Knight” trilogy and Todd Phillips‘ “Joker” are proof of that.
Regardless of their overall quality all of these films have a crop of top-notch actors. Some were already Oscar winners or nominees when they starred in their respective DC films, some landed Oscar nominations or wins after their DC roles, and some are still in the hunt for their first Oscar bids (Cillian Murphy). Whatever the case, the list of DC movie alumni stretches far and wide — and some of them could be in the...
Regardless of their overall quality all of these films have a crop of top-notch actors. Some were already Oscar winners or nominees when they starred in their respective DC films, some landed Oscar nominations or wins after their DC roles, and some are still in the hunt for their first Oscar bids (Cillian Murphy). Whatever the case, the list of DC movie alumni stretches far and wide — and some of them could be in the...
- 9/21/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
This is Day 115 of the WGA strike and Day 42 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
“I can’t believe I’m headlining this,” Tony Gilroy quipped Thursday as the last speaker at a Writers Guild picket in New York City honoring screenwriters. The Andor creator-writer and Bourne Legacy screenwriter followed three of his contemporaries — former WGA East President Beau Willimon, Mauricio Zacharias and James Hart — in delivering pep talks steeped in Hollywood labor history to more than 300 demonstrators outside Warner Bros. Disney and Netflix offices.
“We cannot be weak,” Gilroy told a picket line that also included actors John Turturro, Jamie Oliver, Stephen Lang and Michael Cyril Creighton. Staying strong was a theme of speeches coming after negotiations between the Writers Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers appeared to collapse this week.
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The current film and television writers...
“I can’t believe I’m headlining this,” Tony Gilroy quipped Thursday as the last speaker at a Writers Guild picket in New York City honoring screenwriters. The Andor creator-writer and Bourne Legacy screenwriter followed three of his contemporaries — former WGA East President Beau Willimon, Mauricio Zacharias and James Hart — in delivering pep talks steeped in Hollywood labor history to more than 300 demonstrators outside Warner Bros. Disney and Netflix offices.
“We cannot be weak,” Gilroy told a picket line that also included actors John Turturro, Jamie Oliver, Stephen Lang and Michael Cyril Creighton. Staying strong was a theme of speeches coming after negotiations between the Writers Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers appeared to collapse this week.
Related: 15 Movies About Labor Unions And Strikes – Photo Gallery
The current film and television writers...
- 8/24/2023
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
Steve Bertram and Michael Lombardo are exiting the company following the acquisition by Lionsgate.
Senior eOne TV execs Steve Bertram and Michael Lombardo are exiting the company following the acquisition by Lionsgate.
Film and TV president Bertram has been at the company for almost a decade, having joined originally as film group chief in 2014 before adding the TV remit.
Bertram brought in former HBO programming chief Lombardo in 2020, following Hasbro’s £2.9bn acquisition of eOne. Lombardo served as president of global television overseeing eOne’s studio development and production across scripted and unscripted programming, having been a consultant at the Toronto-headquartered company.
Senior eOne TV execs Steve Bertram and Michael Lombardo are exiting the company following the acquisition by Lionsgate.
Film and TV president Bertram has been at the company for almost a decade, having joined originally as film group chief in 2014 before adding the TV remit.
Bertram brought in former HBO programming chief Lombardo in 2020, following Hasbro’s £2.9bn acquisition of eOne. Lombardo served as president of global television overseeing eOne’s studio development and production across scripted and unscripted programming, having been a consultant at the Toronto-headquartered company.
- 8/4/2023
- by John Elmes Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin from “Succession” (HBO)
Weekly Commentary: Official commentary coming soon.
The final Emmy voting rounds open on Aug. 17 at 9 a.m. Pt and close on Aug. 28 at 10 p.m. Pst.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin from “Succession” (HBO)
Weekly Commentary: Official commentary coming soon.
The final Emmy voting rounds open on Aug. 17 at 9 a.m. Pt and close on Aug. 28 at 10 p.m. Pst.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit...
- 8/3/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
May the Force be with… Emmy voters? Disney Plus amassed an impressive 40 Emmy nominations this year (up from 34 last year) thanks to its stable of “Star Wars” saga hits, which accounted for more than half of the mouse house’s total haul of 23 bids — nine for “The Mandalorian,” eight for “Andor,” five for “Obi-Wan Kenobi” and one for docuseries “Light & Magic.”
Although “Mandalorian” nabbed nine bids, the real success story this year is “Andor,” scoring a Best Drama Series nomination for its debut season plus writing and directing bids and five Creative Arts noms. The latest live-action series in the Disney-era “Star Wars” franchise, “Andor” serves as a prequel to “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (2016) and also by extension to the original Oscar-winning classic “Star Wars” (1977).
Diego Luna reprises his “Rogue One” role as the titular interplanetary thief-turned-Rebel spy Cassian Andor and also serves as an executive producer on the series,...
Although “Mandalorian” nabbed nine bids, the real success story this year is “Andor,” scoring a Best Drama Series nomination for its debut season plus writing and directing bids and five Creative Arts noms. The latest live-action series in the Disney-era “Star Wars” franchise, “Andor” serves as a prequel to “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (2016) and also by extension to the original Oscar-winning classic “Star Wars” (1977).
Diego Luna reprises his “Rogue One” role as the titular interplanetary thief-turned-Rebel spy Cassian Andor and also serves as an executive producer on the series,...
- 7/30/2023
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
It goes without saying that the Emmy nominations emerged at a strange time for Hollywood. Announced July 12, they arrived just a day before SAG-AFTRA announced that the union would be striking. Given the timing, actors, still allowed to do promotional work for their projects, were able to hop on the phone to discuss their nods.
For the writing nominees, the celebration was even more muted given the WGA strike already in its second month. Some, who occupy multiple roles on their projects, were able to comment on their success. In all cases, it was a complicated, emotional moment — the glory of recognition combined with the somber acknowledgment of the ongoing fight around them.
“It’s weird,” Bill Hader told The Hollywood Reporter shortly after the nominations were announced. “It’s like celebrating your birthday, but your parents are getting divorced. We’re trying to make the best out of a bad situation.
For the writing nominees, the celebration was even more muted given the WGA strike already in its second month. Some, who occupy multiple roles on their projects, were able to comment on their success. In all cases, it was a complicated, emotional moment — the glory of recognition combined with the somber acknowledgment of the ongoing fight around them.
“It’s weird,” Bill Hader told The Hollywood Reporter shortly after the nominations were announced. “It’s like celebrating your birthday, but your parents are getting divorced. We’re trying to make the best out of a bad situation.
- 7/14/2023
- by Esther Zuckerman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fifteen minutes before showtime, the crowd at Austin’s Stateside Theater was negligible. A few Atx TV Festival patrons were sprinkled throughout the theater, but the priority access and badge-holder lines amounted to just a few dozen fans. Soon, four WGA members would take the stage to explain why their guild was striking and detail the issues at stake — issues many consider to be a tipping point for the future of television.
But… it was a sunny Saturday afternoon. The festival, now in its twelfth season, is known for hosting major premieres and popular reunions. Panels break down various TV professions and topics, from discussions with casting directors to best practices for a safe production, but they’re often held in smaller venues or bolstered by high-profile talent. Would the same people who traveled to Austin for a “Cheers” reunion or the first look at “Justified: City Primeval” fill a...
But… it was a sunny Saturday afternoon. The festival, now in its twelfth season, is known for hosting major premieres and popular reunions. Panels break down various TV professions and topics, from discussions with casting directors to best practices for a safe production, but they’re often held in smaller venues or bolstered by high-profile talent. Would the same people who traveled to Austin for a “Cheers” reunion or the first look at “Justified: City Primeval” fill a...
- 6/5/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
It's been more than a month now since the thousands-strong membership of the Writers Guild of America has taken to the streets in support of fair pay and treatment for TV and film writers. The list of negotiation points the group is fighting for includes better streaming residuals, an end to financially unsustainable mini-rooms, and concrete limitations on the usage of artificial intelligence tools in scriptwriting.
It's that final point that has perhaps made the most headlines during the course of the ongoing strike, as the WGA seems to be one of the first major unions in America attempting to curb the rising A.I. takeover that seems to be a threat to real human jobs.
Today in Austin, WGA leaders spoke at Atx TV Festival for a panel called "WGA on Strike." /Film's Ryan Scott was in attendance as former WGA East President and "House of Cards" creator Beau Willimon...
It's that final point that has perhaps made the most headlines during the course of the ongoing strike, as the WGA seems to be one of the first major unions in America attempting to curb the rising A.I. takeover that seems to be a threat to real human jobs.
Today in Austin, WGA leaders spoke at Atx TV Festival for a panel called "WGA on Strike." /Film's Ryan Scott was in attendance as former WGA East President and "House of Cards" creator Beau Willimon...
- 6/3/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Zoanne Clack, Greg Iwinski and Julie Plec sat down with their fellow writer Beau Willimon for an Atx Television Festival panel to discuss this year’s writers strike and how it’s different than previous ones.
“Back then, we were nervous about what was ahead,” said Plec, who created Vampire Diaries and its spinoffs The Originals and Legacies. “We were concerned about what we saw coming down the pipeline. There was an intangibility to that concern [that] turned out to be quite prescient and, ultimately, catastrophically accurate.”
This time around, Plec explained writers are striking because they’re upset and then took a moment to point out that she has reaped the benefits of a successful career, so she’s speaking on behalf of people who helped her get to this point in her career.
“I’m talking on behalf of, or in the spirit of, the people who struck in...
“Back then, we were nervous about what was ahead,” said Plec, who created Vampire Diaries and its spinoffs The Originals and Legacies. “We were concerned about what we saw coming down the pipeline. There was an intangibility to that concern [that] turned out to be quite prescient and, ultimately, catastrophically accurate.”
This time around, Plec explained writers are striking because they’re upset and then took a moment to point out that she has reaped the benefits of a successful career, so she’s speaking on behalf of people who helped her get to this point in her career.
“I’m talking on behalf of, or in the spirit of, the people who struck in...
- 6/3/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Once the writers guild strike began, the Atx TV Festival had to change up many elements of its lineup. Specifically, they added a panel specifically about the strike, which began in May.
On Saturday, Beau Willimon, the former president of the Writers Guild of America, East, moderated a conversation between WGA West’s Zoanne Clack and Julie Plec and WGA East’s Greg Iwinski, who is on the negotiating committee.
“We did not focus group. We did not go in and ask a management company what we should be asking for,” Iwinski, who has written on “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” said at the top, explaining that they asked the 11,000 members what they were asking for and received 7,000 surveys back. “We brought these arguments to the studios and presented our solutions. And I had gone in with the expectation that it would be a very difficult negotiation,...
On Saturday, Beau Willimon, the former president of the Writers Guild of America, East, moderated a conversation between WGA West’s Zoanne Clack and Julie Plec and WGA East’s Greg Iwinski, who is on the negotiating committee.
“We did not focus group. We did not go in and ask a management company what we should be asking for,” Iwinski, who has written on “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” said at the top, explaining that they asked the 11,000 members what they were asking for and received 7,000 surveys back. “We brought these arguments to the studios and presented our solutions. And I had gone in with the expectation that it would be a very difficult negotiation,...
- 6/3/2023
- by Emily Longeretta and Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
A group of high-profile writers including Julie Plec and new Station 19 showrunner Zoanne Clack opened up about the WGA strike and the main issues surrounding the walkout at the Atx Television Festival.
“We’re mad,” said the The Vampire Diaries co-creator, who was speaking at the panel session alongside Clack, Greg Iwinski, who has written on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and moderator Beau Willimon, who developed Netflix’s House of Cards. Damon Lindelof was originally intended to be on the panel but was a no-show.
“The lack of care for the artists and content creators has reached a breaking point. Before we didn’t have the support of other unions but now everyone is as mad as we are. We have this community of raw anger, there’s an enemy in this and it’s not us. The second thing is god bless them,...
“We’re mad,” said the The Vampire Diaries co-creator, who was speaking at the panel session alongside Clack, Greg Iwinski, who has written on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and moderator Beau Willimon, who developed Netflix’s House of Cards. Damon Lindelof was originally intended to be on the panel but was a no-show.
“The lack of care for the artists and content creators has reached a breaking point. Before we didn’t have the support of other unions but now everyone is as mad as we are. We have this community of raw anger, there’s an enemy in this and it’s not us. The second thing is god bless them,...
- 6/3/2023
- by Peter White and Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Inevitable Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping disabled screenwriters reach their full commercial and creative potential, has selected its Spring 2023 Elevate Collective Award winners.
Lydia Caradine, Halo Starling, Alys Murray, Zayre Ferrer, and Filipe Coutinho will each receive a $5,000 grant to invest in career coaching, professional development, script consultation, work-from-home setups, and intellectual property acquisition. It also offers community building and professional networking opportunities for members and ongoing support from the Inevitable Foundation team.
Lydia Caradine, Halo Starling, Alys Murray, Zayre Ferrer and Filipe Coutinho.
“We are proud to support these talented disabled screenwriters with $5,000 professional development grants, which will help them level-up their careers and projects” Inevitable Foundation co-founders Richie Siegel and Marisa Torelli-Pedevska said in a joint statement.
Disabled people make up 20 percent+ of the population but represent less than 1 percent of writers behind the screen. The foundation focuses on increasing the odds for disabled creatives by...
Lydia Caradine, Halo Starling, Alys Murray, Zayre Ferrer, and Filipe Coutinho will each receive a $5,000 grant to invest in career coaching, professional development, script consultation, work-from-home setups, and intellectual property acquisition. It also offers community building and professional networking opportunities for members and ongoing support from the Inevitable Foundation team.
Lydia Caradine, Halo Starling, Alys Murray, Zayre Ferrer and Filipe Coutinho.
“We are proud to support these talented disabled screenwriters with $5,000 professional development grants, which will help them level-up their careers and projects” Inevitable Foundation co-founders Richie Siegel and Marisa Torelli-Pedevska said in a joint statement.
Disabled people make up 20 percent+ of the population but represent less than 1 percent of writers behind the screen. The foundation focuses on increasing the odds for disabled creatives by...
- 5/23/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Atx TV Festival adds Writers on Strike! panel (Photo Courtesy of Atx TV Festival)
The 2023 Atx TV Festival taking place June 1 -4 in Austin, Texas, has shifted its lineup to include a special WGA On Strike! panel. The just-announced addition to the festival’s schedule will feature panelists Zoanne Clack (WGA West), Greg Iwinski, Damon Lindelof (WGA West), and Julie Plec (WGA West). Beau Willimon (WGA East) is confirmed as the panel’s moderator.
“Atx TV Festival has always been a place of celebration and community. It is where important conversations are had about the history and future of television in a safe and inclusive environment. We will maintain these tenets as we believe education and conversation between both Industry and Consumers are needed now more than ever,” stated Atx TV Co-Presidents and Founders Caitlin McFarland & Emily Gipson.
McFarland and Gipson continued: “There wouldn’t be television without writers. They...
The 2023 Atx TV Festival taking place June 1 -4 in Austin, Texas, has shifted its lineup to include a special WGA On Strike! panel. The just-announced addition to the festival’s schedule will feature panelists Zoanne Clack (WGA West), Greg Iwinski, Damon Lindelof (WGA West), and Julie Plec (WGA West). Beau Willimon (WGA East) is confirmed as the panel’s moderator.
“Atx TV Festival has always been a place of celebration and community. It is where important conversations are had about the history and future of television in a safe and inclusive environment. We will maintain these tenets as we believe education and conversation between both Industry and Consumers are needed now more than ever,” stated Atx TV Co-Presidents and Founders Caitlin McFarland & Emily Gipson.
McFarland and Gipson continued: “There wouldn’t be television without writers. They...
- 5/17/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Next month’s Atx Festival, unsurprisingly, has made some programming changes amid the Writers Guild of America strike — including the cancellation of the 25th anniversary Dawson’s Creek reunion.
“There wouldn’t be television without writers. They have always been the rock stars of our festival,” Atx TV co-presidents and founders Caitlin McFarland and Emily Gipson said in a statement, “and though this year will look a little different, it will continue to be a place to showcase their talents and importance. The stories and characters we care so deeply about would not exist without them, and neither would this festival.
“There wouldn’t be television without writers. They have always been the rock stars of our festival,” Atx TV co-presidents and founders Caitlin McFarland and Emily Gipson said in a statement, “and though this year will look a little different, it will continue to be a place to showcase their talents and importance. The stories and characters we care so deeply about would not exist without them, and neither would this festival.
- 5/17/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Atx TV Festival Adds Writers Strike Panels, Cancels ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ ‘Andor’ and More in Solidarity
The Atx TV Festival has made changes to their program amid the ongoing writers strike, including the addition of the WGA on Strike! panel of leading television writers. The conversation will address the key issues that writers are fighting for as they share why the strike matters to Hollywood and entertainment unions at large.
The panel will host Zoanne Clack (WGA West), Greg Iwinski, Damon Lindelof (WGA West) and Julie Plec (WGA West) and will be moderated by Beau Willimon (WGA East).
The festival has cancelled select programs, including “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” the “Andor” conversation with Tony Gilroy, “Tiny Beautiful Things” conversation with Liz Tigelaar and Cheryl Strayed and the “Dawson’s Creek” 25th Anniversary Screening & Conversation.
Atx offered a note on behalf of those who cancelled their programs, saying, “These members of the WGA support and believe in their series and teams, but stand with the WGA at...
The panel will host Zoanne Clack (WGA West), Greg Iwinski, Damon Lindelof (WGA West) and Julie Plec (WGA West) and will be moderated by Beau Willimon (WGA East).
The festival has cancelled select programs, including “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” the “Andor” conversation with Tony Gilroy, “Tiny Beautiful Things” conversation with Liz Tigelaar and Cheryl Strayed and the “Dawson’s Creek” 25th Anniversary Screening & Conversation.
Atx offered a note on behalf of those who cancelled their programs, saying, “These members of the WGA support and believe in their series and teams, but stand with the WGA at...
- 5/17/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
The yearly Atx Television Festival will adjust its schedule to accommodate conversations about the ongoing writers strike, some of which will replace previously announced panels. The Austin-based event runs from June 1 – 4.
The panel “WGA On Strike!” will feature a conversation between Zoanne Clack, WGA West; Greg Iwinski, WGA East, Negotiating Committee; Damon Lindelof, WGA West; Julie Plec, WGA West with Beau Willimon, WGA East serving as moderator.
Topics of discussion include fair pay, streaming residuals, artificial intelligence, the size of writers rooms and on-set experience.
Newly added panels are “Beyond the Page,” “Why Do You Write?;” “Queer Stories We Want To See” and “…The End.
“Atx TV Festival has always been a place of celebration and community. It is where important conversations are had about the history and future of television in a safe and inclusive environment. We will maintain these tenants as we believe education and conversation between both...
The panel “WGA On Strike!” will feature a conversation between Zoanne Clack, WGA West; Greg Iwinski, WGA East, Negotiating Committee; Damon Lindelof, WGA West; Julie Plec, WGA West with Beau Willimon, WGA East serving as moderator.
Topics of discussion include fair pay, streaming residuals, artificial intelligence, the size of writers rooms and on-set experience.
Newly added panels are “Beyond the Page,” “Why Do You Write?;” “Queer Stories We Want To See” and “…The End.
“Atx TV Festival has always been a place of celebration and community. It is where important conversations are had about the history and future of television in a safe and inclusive environment. We will maintain these tenants as we believe education and conversation between both...
- 5/17/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2023 Atx TV Festival is hosting an unprecedented Writers Strike Conversation in support of the ongoing WGA strike.
The strike, which formally began May 2, has led to the shut down of multiple productions in solidarity with the demonstrations. The Atx TV Festival has pivoted accordingly to announce the scrapping of certain programming with writers and showrunners unable to attend under strike guidelines. However, the festival has added a WGA on Strike! program with select WGA East and West members to address the ongoing concerns.
The Atx TV Festival announced an added conversation with some of TV’s leading writers discussing the current WGA Writers Strike. The panelists will discuss first-hand the issues at stake, the changes they’re fighting for, and why the strike is necessary to safeguard the future of not just writers, but all entertainment unions and creatives, per an official press release.
“Atx TV Festival has always...
The strike, which formally began May 2, has led to the shut down of multiple productions in solidarity with the demonstrations. The Atx TV Festival has pivoted accordingly to announce the scrapping of certain programming with writers and showrunners unable to attend under strike guidelines. However, the festival has added a WGA on Strike! program with select WGA East and West members to address the ongoing concerns.
The Atx TV Festival announced an added conversation with some of TV’s leading writers discussing the current WGA Writers Strike. The panelists will discuss first-hand the issues at stake, the changes they’re fighting for, and why the strike is necessary to safeguard the future of not just writers, but all entertainment unions and creatives, per an official press release.
“Atx TV Festival has always...
- 5/17/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Atx TV Festival on Wednesday said it has added a conversation focused on the writers strike to its schedule and made other programming adjustments as result of the strike.
The “WGA on Strike!” discussion will be moderated by Beau Willimon (House of Cards, Andor), a member of the WGA East, and will feature panelists Zoanne Clack (Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19), Damon Lindelof (Mrs. Davis, Lost) and Julie Plec (Vampire Academy, The Vampire Diaries), all of whom are members of the WGA West, and Greg Iwinski (Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert), a member of the WGA East Negotiating Committee.
The official description of the panel is as follows: “With fair pay, streaming residuals, artificial intelligence, the size of writers rooms, and on-set experience all on the table, the writers of the WGA have gone pencils down for the first time in 15 years. During this...
The “WGA on Strike!” discussion will be moderated by Beau Willimon (House of Cards, Andor), a member of the WGA East, and will feature panelists Zoanne Clack (Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19), Damon Lindelof (Mrs. Davis, Lost) and Julie Plec (Vampire Academy, The Vampire Diaries), all of whom are members of the WGA West, and Greg Iwinski (Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert), a member of the WGA East Negotiating Committee.
The official description of the panel is as follows: “With fair pay, streaming residuals, artificial intelligence, the size of writers rooms, and on-set experience all on the table, the writers of the WGA have gone pencils down for the first time in 15 years. During this...
- 5/17/2023
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Don’t cancel your Netflix subscription over fears the WGA strike will create a dearth of new content — at least, not yet.
“I’m canceling my Netflix account until a deal is reached,” Leight wrote on social media with the hashtag #CancelNetflixandChill. “And telling them why.”
(A quick explainer on the “why” there: Streaming shortened the average length of series-writing gigs, causing a reduction in workdays. Streaming also does not offer residuals in the way of traditional — and syndicated — linear-television, so writers on hit streaming shows make less on the back end what they would have in the past.)
I’m canceling my Netflix account until a deal is reached. And telling them why. #CancelNetflixandChill
— WGA Strike Captain Warren Leight (@warrenleightTV) May 2, 2023
But back to preventing panic from our fellow couch potatoes. As it stands, shows on air have generally completed production on their seasons, which wind down as we approach summer.
“I’m canceling my Netflix account until a deal is reached,” Leight wrote on social media with the hashtag #CancelNetflixandChill. “And telling them why.”
(A quick explainer on the “why” there: Streaming shortened the average length of series-writing gigs, causing a reduction in workdays. Streaming also does not offer residuals in the way of traditional — and syndicated — linear-television, so writers on hit streaming shows make less on the back end what they would have in the past.)
I’m canceling my Netflix account until a deal is reached. And telling them why. #CancelNetflixandChill
— WGA Strike Captain Warren Leight (@warrenleightTV) May 2, 2023
But back to preventing panic from our fellow couch potatoes. As it stands, shows on air have generally completed production on their seasons, which wind down as we approach summer.
- 5/3/2023
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
After a report claimed that behind-the-scenes issues were delaying Season 2 of Severance, executive producer Ben Stiller cleared the air on Twitter, saying the Apple TV+ series’ sophomore outing is on schedule with the “same target air date we’ve always had.” Stiller’s tweet on Friday, April 28, came after Puck News’ Matthew Belloni reported (per The Daily Beast) that Season 2 was behind schedule because of script issues, increased production costs, and tension between co-showrunners Dan Erickson and Mark Friedman. Belloni claimed Erickson, the creator of Severance and a first-time TV producer, and Friedman, a veteran TV writer, and producer, “ended up hating each other on the first season” and that Friedman even quit the show before Stiller roped him back in for Season 2. Also involved in the production, according to the report, is House of Cards creator Beau Willimon, who’s helping plot the trajectory of Severance’s second and third season.
- 4/29/2023
- TV Insider
Is Severance in danger of melting down before we even get to see a Season 2? Don’t worry: Ben Stiller says we don’t need to put in for a transfer just yet.
“No one’s going to the break room,” Stiller, who serves as director and executive producer on the Apple TV+ sci-fi drama, assured fans in a tweet that addressed reports of turmoil on the set that may delay the upcoming second season. He added: “We’re on the same really slow schedule we’ve always been on. Same target air date we’ve always had. Love our...
“No one’s going to the break room,” Stiller, who serves as director and executive producer on the Apple TV+ sci-fi drama, assured fans in a tweet that addressed reports of turmoil on the set that may delay the upcoming second season. He added: “We’re on the same really slow schedule we’ve always been on. Same target air date we’ve always had. Love our...
- 4/28/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
A new report reveals major turmoil inside Lumon Industries.
According to Puck News, Season 2 of Apple TV+’s Emmy-nominated drama Severance is facing significant delays in the wake of a falling out between co-showrunners Dan Erickson and Mark Friedman.
More from TVLineRebecca Ferguson Compares Silo Antihero to Mission: Impossible and Dune Roles: 'She's Very Broken'Severance EP Ben Stiller Pushes Back on Season 2 Delay Chatter, Insists 'No One's Going to the Break Room'Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne Navigate Platonic Friendship, Midlife Crises in Apple TV+ Comedy -- Watch Trailer
All told, Erickson, a first-time series creator who wrote the pilot episode,...
According to Puck News, Season 2 of Apple TV+’s Emmy-nominated drama Severance is facing significant delays in the wake of a falling out between co-showrunners Dan Erickson and Mark Friedman.
More from TVLineRebecca Ferguson Compares Silo Antihero to Mission: Impossible and Dune Roles: 'She's Very Broken'Severance EP Ben Stiller Pushes Back on Season 2 Delay Chatter, Insists 'No One's Going to the Break Room'Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne Navigate Platonic Friendship, Midlife Crises in Apple TV+ Comedy -- Watch Trailer
All told, Erickson, a first-time series creator who wrote the pilot episode,...
- 4/28/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
The Atx TV Festival has added additional programming for this year’s festival, taking place June 1-4 in Austin, Texas.
New programming announced Thursday includes a conversation between Tiny Beautiful Things creator, showrunner and executive producer Liz Tigelaar and author and executive producer Cheryl Strayed discussing collaborating on the adaptation and bringing the limited series to life.
Whitney Cummings and Betsy Brandt will moderate a panel with Accused showrunner and executive producer Howard Gordon where they will discuss adapting the series and the show’s explorations of ordinary people navigating extraordinary situations.
Other panels will also include conversations between Andor‘s creator Tony Gilroy and writer Beau Willimon on the series’ first season, HouseBroken team Gabrielle Allan and Jennifer Crittenden and voice actors Tim Simons and Clea DuVall discussing the Fox comedy, the grown-ish team and castmembers Marcus Scribner, Trevor Jackson and Diggy Simmons giving a first look at season...
New programming announced Thursday includes a conversation between Tiny Beautiful Things creator, showrunner and executive producer Liz Tigelaar and author and executive producer Cheryl Strayed discussing collaborating on the adaptation and bringing the limited series to life.
Whitney Cummings and Betsy Brandt will moderate a panel with Accused showrunner and executive producer Howard Gordon where they will discuss adapting the series and the show’s explorations of ordinary people navigating extraordinary situations.
Other panels will also include conversations between Andor‘s creator Tony Gilroy and writer Beau Willimon on the series’ first season, HouseBroken team Gabrielle Allan and Jennifer Crittenden and voice actors Tim Simons and Clea DuVall discussing the Fox comedy, the grown-ish team and castmembers Marcus Scribner, Trevor Jackson and Diggy Simmons giving a first look at season...
- 4/27/2023
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated, 9:10 Am: The Atx TV Festival has announced some additions to its Season 12 lineup. Caitriona Balfe and Sophie Skelton will join creatives for the “Women of Outlander” panel. Also scheduled is “State of the Union: A Conversation with TV’s Leaders” panel featuring creative presidents from Paramount, Universal and NBCUniversal. Tony Gilroy of Disney+’s Andor will join writer Beau Willimon for a conversation about the series’ first season. Additional programming will include Fox’s HouseBroken, Prime Video’s The Ride, FX Networks Mayans M.C. and a “Leading Ladies of Prime Video” panel with Justina Machado, Emeraude Toubia and Gloria Calderón Kellett, among others.
Previous, April 23: The world premiere of FX’s Justified: City Primeval is among the events scheduled for Opening Night of Season 12 of the Atx TV Festival, which runs June 1-4 in Austin.
From showrunners/executive producers Dave Andron and Michael Dinner based on...
Previous, April 23: The world premiere of FX’s Justified: City Primeval is among the events scheduled for Opening Night of Season 12 of the Atx TV Festival, which runs June 1-4 in Austin.
From showrunners/executive producers Dave Andron and Michael Dinner based on...
- 4/27/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Atx TV Festival is unveiling additional programming for Season 12 of the festival, which is slated to take place June 1 through June 4 in Austin, Texas. Among the panels and presentations fans can look forward to are “Women of Outlander,” held June 1, on World Outlander Day, the presentation will feature stars Caitriona Balfe and Sophie Skelton alongside executive producers Maril Davis and Toni Graphia. And don’t miss a special one-on-one conversation about Andor between creator and executive producer Tony Gilroy and his fellow writer Beau Willimon as they reflect on Season 1. And HouseBroken‘s voice stars Tim Simons and co-creator Clea DuVall will join co-creators and executive producers Gabrielle Allan and Jennifer Crittenden for a talk about their animated Fox comedy. Also on had are stars of Fox’s Accused, Whitney Cummings and Betsy Brandt who will join showrunner and executive producer Howard Gordon for a conversation about adapting the series for an American audience.
- 4/27/2023
- TV Insider
This June’s Atx Festival now literally and officially has something for everyone, with the addition of another 10 panels to its already-robust line-up.
The latest additions, announced Thursday, include an Andor panel with creator/writer/executive producer Tony Gilroy and writer Beau Willimon (Now Cancelled), a Mayans Mc farewell Q&a with co-creator/showrunner/executive producer/writer/director Elgin James and cast members Jd Pardo, Clayton Cardenas, Emilio Rivera, Sarah Bolger and Jr Bourne, and a Season 2 From discussion with star Harold Perrineau and director/executive producer Jack Bender.
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The latest additions, announced Thursday, include an Andor panel with creator/writer/executive producer Tony Gilroy and writer Beau Willimon (Now Cancelled), a Mayans Mc farewell Q&a with co-creator/showrunner/executive producer/writer/director Elgin James and cast members Jd Pardo, Clayton Cardenas, Emilio Rivera, Sarah Bolger and Jr Bourne, and a Season 2 From discussion with star Harold Perrineau and director/executive producer Jack Bender.
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- 4/27/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
With three “Star Wars” series competing for the first time in the same Emmy season — especially in the craft races — how can the critically acclaimed yet underperforming “Andor” hold its own against “The Mandalorian” (which has amassed 14 craft wins in two seasons), let alone the Jedi-infused “Obi-Wan Kenobi” limited series?
Simple: By touting its strengths as one of the top 10 shows of 2022 (per IndieWire’s Ben Travers), as well as the best “Star Wars” since “Rogue One,” which first introduced Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) as part of the daring mission to steal the Death Star plans. In the “Andor” prequel, created by Tony Gilroy (who co-wrote “Rogue One”), we find out how Cassian went from world-weary scavenger to conniving Rebel spy.
Beyond sci-fi, it’s a gritty spy thriller that emphasizes politics more than any other “Star Wars” show, slowly filing in the details of this complex loner, who...
Simple: By touting its strengths as one of the top 10 shows of 2022 (per IndieWire’s Ben Travers), as well as the best “Star Wars” since “Rogue One,” which first introduced Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) as part of the daring mission to steal the Death Star plans. In the “Andor” prequel, created by Tony Gilroy (who co-wrote “Rogue One”), we find out how Cassian went from world-weary scavenger to conniving Rebel spy.
Beyond sci-fi, it’s a gritty spy thriller that emphasizes politics more than any other “Star Wars” show, slowly filing in the details of this complex loner, who...
- 4/20/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Writers had to share the spotlight with independent filmmakers and sound designers last night, but they’ll have it all to themselves tonight when the 75th annual Writers Guild of America awards are officially unveiled.
The WGA Awards took place in concurrent ceremonies tonight at New York’s Edison Ballroom and Los Angeles’ Fairmont Century Plaza. The Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) labor unions represent writers in motion pictures, television, cable, digital media, and broadcast news.
Michelle Buteau was hosting from New York and said she felt “luckier than Pete Davidson’s dick” to be presiding over the ceremony. Her raucous monologue included lines such as, “Tom Cruise is more of a ‘Bottom Gun’ than a ‘Top Gun.'”
Feature films eligible for a Writers Guild Award were exhibited theatrically for at least one week in Los Angeles during the eligibility...
The WGA Awards took place in concurrent ceremonies tonight at New York’s Edison Ballroom and Los Angeles’ Fairmont Century Plaza. The Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) labor unions represent writers in motion pictures, television, cable, digital media, and broadcast news.
Michelle Buteau was hosting from New York and said she felt “luckier than Pete Davidson’s dick” to be presiding over the ceremony. Her raucous monologue included lines such as, “Tom Cruise is more of a ‘Bottom Gun’ than a ‘Top Gun.'”
Feature films eligible for a Writers Guild Award were exhibited theatrically for at least one week in Los Angeles during the eligibility...
- 3/6/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson and Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Sunday’s 75th Writers Guild of America Awards will conclude the guild season (and a four-guild kudos weekend). Will they portend good things to come at the Oscars for the winners?
“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, and “Women Talking,” written by Sarah Polley, are projected to win the Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay prizes, respectively. The caveat, of course, is that neither is facing its top Oscar competition at WGA due to the guild’s eligibility requirements. Martin McDonagh‘s “The Banshees of Inisherin” script, which won the Golden Globe and BAFTA, is Awol in original, as is Oscar nominee “Triangle of Sadness.” And BAFTA’s adapted screenplay champ “All Quiet on the Western Front,” written by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson and Ian Stokell, is ineligible, along with Oscar nominee “Living.”
Over on the small screen side of things, “Better Call Saul...
“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, and “Women Talking,” written by Sarah Polley, are projected to win the Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay prizes, respectively. The caveat, of course, is that neither is facing its top Oscar competition at WGA due to the guild’s eligibility requirements. Martin McDonagh‘s “The Banshees of Inisherin” script, which won the Golden Globe and BAFTA, is Awol in original, as is Oscar nominee “Triangle of Sadness.” And BAFTA’s adapted screenplay champ “All Quiet on the Western Front,” written by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson and Ian Stokell, is ineligible, along with Oscar nominee “Living.”
Over on the small screen side of things, “Better Call Saul...
- 3/6/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Winning Time executive producer Rodney Barnes has boarded HBO’s limited series project, set to star Mahershala Ali as boxing legend Jack Johnson. Barnes, who is under an overall deal with HBO, will serve as writer and executive producer on the Untitled Jack Johnson limited series (fka Unruly), bringing a brand new take on adapting the PBS documentary Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, produced and directed by Ken Burns, and its companion book by Geoffrey C. Ward.
He is one of several new creative auspices who have joined the project in development, originally announced in 2020, along with Melina Matsoukas (Queen & Slim; Insecure), who has come on board as executive producer and director, and Khaliah Neal (The Last Black Man in San Francisco; P-Valley), who has signed on as executive producer.
Barnes succeeds Dominique Morisseau, who had been originally tapped to write the limited series from...
He is one of several new creative auspices who have joined the project in development, originally announced in 2020, along with Melina Matsoukas (Queen & Slim; Insecure), who has come on board as executive producer and director, and Khaliah Neal (The Last Black Man in San Francisco; P-Valley), who has signed on as executive producer.
Barnes succeeds Dominique Morisseau, who had been originally tapped to write the limited series from...
- 1/18/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The freshman series “Abbott Elementary,” “Andor,” “The Bear” and “Severance” and returnees “Better Call Saul,” “Hacks” and “Barry” are among the nominees for the 2023 Writers Guild Awards for television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing announced today by WGA West and WGA East. “The Bear,” “Severance” and “Saul” all landed three nominations apiece, as did “The Simpsons” in animation. “Yellowjackets” and “The Crown” will join “Saul,” “Andor” and “Severance” in the drama series lineup, while comedy series features “Only Murders in the Building” taking on “The Bear,” “Hacks,” “Barry” and “Abbott.” In the new series category, “Bad Sisters” fills out the list alongside “Andor,” “Abbott,” “The Bear” and “Severance.” Vying in the limited series lineup are “The Dropout,” “Fleishman Is In Trouble,” “Pam & Tommy,” “The Staircase” and Emmy/Golden Globes champ “The White Lotus.” See‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘The White Lotus,’ ‘House of the Dragon’ among big TV...
- 1/11/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
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