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As far back as she could remember, Qi'ra always wanted to be a gangster. And "Crimson Climb" shows us how she makes that transition from scrumrat to the big time. Set just after the prologue of "Solo: A Star Wars Story," E.K. Johnston's "Crimson Climb" tells the tale of Qi'ra's ascension from the White Worms on Corellia all the way up to the high ranks of the criminal syndicate Crimson Dawn. Covering about a year and a half of her life, she grows from scrumrat to cunning criminal operator in the lethal "Star Wars" underworld. She's put through brutal test after brutal test and finds herself in the service of Dryden Vos. After working with various groups of criminals on other planets,...
As far back as she could remember, Qi'ra always wanted to be a gangster. And "Crimson Climb" shows us how she makes that transition from scrumrat to the big time. Set just after the prologue of "Solo: A Star Wars Story," E.K. Johnston's "Crimson Climb" tells the tale of Qi'ra's ascension from the White Worms on Corellia all the way up to the high ranks of the criminal syndicate Crimson Dawn. Covering about a year and a half of her life, she grows from scrumrat to cunning criminal operator in the lethal "Star Wars" underworld. She's put through brutal test after brutal test and finds herself in the service of Dryden Vos. After working with various groups of criminals on other planets,...
- 10/2/2023
- by Bryan Young
- Slash Film
Sex and the City had many intense and incredibly interesting side characters. Some showed up in more than one episode, but most guest characters appeared just once. Even one-time appearances left a mark on the series and helped elevate the show. No guest star had more of an impact on Sex and the City fans than Lexi Featherston, though. The boisterous party girl appeared in just a single seaosn 6 episode and died in it. The character wasn’t made up. At least she wasn’t entirely fictitious. Lexi Featherston was based on a famous Manhattan club owner. The series also mentioned that real-life club she owned, but two seasons earlier than Lexi’s appearance.
Kristen Johnston says Lexi Featherston was based on Amy Sacco
Kristen Johnston, the actor who played Lexi Featherston in her infamous Sex and the City appearance, sat down with Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live in 2020. During the chat,...
Kristen Johnston says Lexi Featherston was based on Amy Sacco
Kristen Johnston, the actor who played Lexi Featherston in her infamous Sex and the City appearance, sat down with Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live in 2020. During the chat,...
- 9/30/2023
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Deborah Roberts is taking up co-anchor duties at ABC News’ “20/20,” the latest in a line of distinguished anchors that includes Barbara Walters, Hugh Downs, Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung and Elizabeth Vargas who have led the long-running newsmagazine.
Roberts is no stranger to the series’ rhythms. She has been contributing to it for 28 years, ever since she joined ABC News in 1995, recruited by Barbara Walters. She will co-anchor the program with David Muir, who has been with the series since 2013. “Deborah brings her love of storytelling, her deep commitment to the truth, and most of all, her humanity to everything she does,” says Muir. “I cannot wait to stand beside her on ‘20/20.'”
Roberts believes her new role will give her a new sense of belonging to the series’ staff, particularly as ABC News has been working to expand how “20/20” is consumed by its audience. “Once you have...
Roberts is no stranger to the series’ rhythms. She has been contributing to it for 28 years, ever since she joined ABC News in 1995, recruited by Barbara Walters. She will co-anchor the program with David Muir, who has been with the series since 2013. “Deborah brings her love of storytelling, her deep commitment to the truth, and most of all, her humanity to everything she does,” says Muir. “I cannot wait to stand beside her on ‘20/20.'”
Roberts believes her new role will give her a new sense of belonging to the series’ staff, particularly as ABC News has been working to expand how “20/20” is consumed by its audience. “Once you have...
- 9/26/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The world is never a nice place in the stories of Roald Dahl. Across the beloved British author's vast body of literature, one will find works about abusive caretakers, sadistic authority figures, and horrible fantasy characters itching to do harm to children. Just as often, though, his tales center on courageous kids and kindly adults willing and able to stand up to these bad grownups and terrifying monsters. It's why Dahl's writing continues to resonate with younger generations, despite the ongoing struggle to reconcile the timeless messages of his novels and short stories with Dahl's many failings as a human being.
Having acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company back in 2021, Netflix has a financial motive for keeping Dahl's stories alive and well in the general public's memory. The streamer has already released a well-received film adaptation of the "Matilda" stage musical based on Dahl's book of the same name,...
Having acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company back in 2021, Netflix has a financial motive for keeping Dahl's stories alive and well in the general public's memory. The streamer has already released a well-received film adaptation of the "Matilda" stage musical based on Dahl's book of the same name,...
- 9/19/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
First photo from ‘The Twits’ animated film (Photo Credit: Netflix © 2023)
Roald Dahl’s bestselling The Twits, published in 1980, is being adapted into an animated feature film set to stream on Netflix in 2025. The upcoming animated movie, which just released its first official photo, marks the first time Dahl’s The Twits has been adapted for the screen.
The film’s director, writer, and producer Phil Johnston has a special connection to the source material.
“I’ve always been attracted to reprehensible characters,” explained Johnston. “I don’t know what this says about me, and I really don’t want to look into it. Point is, The Twits was my favorite book when I was a kid. I love the Twits and their terrible tricks. I love that they lack self-awareness and personal hygiene and any inkling of human decency. And I love this movie because it reminds us that twits like the Twits,...
Roald Dahl’s bestselling The Twits, published in 1980, is being adapted into an animated feature film set to stream on Netflix in 2025. The upcoming animated movie, which just released its first official photo, marks the first time Dahl’s The Twits has been adapted for the screen.
The film’s director, writer, and producer Phil Johnston has a special connection to the source material.
“I’ve always been attracted to reprehensible characters,” explained Johnston. “I don’t know what this says about me, and I really don’t want to look into it. Point is, The Twits was my favorite book when I was a kid. I love the Twits and their terrible tricks. I love that they lack self-awareness and personal hygiene and any inkling of human decency. And I love this movie because it reminds us that twits like the Twits,...
- 9/18/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Netflix is certainly going all-in on its big Roald Dahl deal. With Wes Anderson's adaptations of The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar and other Dahl tales arriving this month, we also have word on what will become the company's first animated adaptation. Wreck-It Ralph veteran Phil Johnston is overseeing The Twits.
Co-written by Johnston and Meg Favreau, the story (loosely) adapts Dahl's tale of Mr. and Mrs. Twit. They are the meanest, smelliest, nastiest people in the world who also happen to own and operate the most disgusting, most dangerous, most idiotic amusement park in the world, Twitlandia.
But when the Twits rise to power in their town, two brave orphans and a family of magical animals are forced to become as tricky as the Twits in order to save the city…
"I’ve always been attracted to reprehensible characters," says Johnston. "I don’t know what this says about me,...
Co-written by Johnston and Meg Favreau, the story (loosely) adapts Dahl's tale of Mr. and Mrs. Twit. They are the meanest, smelliest, nastiest people in the world who also happen to own and operate the most disgusting, most dangerous, most idiotic amusement park in the world, Twitlandia.
But when the Twits rise to power in their town, two brave orphans and a family of magical animals are forced to become as tricky as the Twits in order to save the city…
"I’ve always been attracted to reprehensible characters," says Johnston. "I don’t know what this says about me,...
- 9/18/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
“The Twits,” a new animated feature based on the Roald Dahl book of the same name, will be coming to Netflix in 2025.
Phil Johnston, a Disney vet who worked on “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Zootopia” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet” (which he also directed alongside longtime collaborator Rich Moore), is directing, producing and co-writing “The Twits.” Katie Shanahan and Todd Demong are on board as co-directors, with Meg Favreau co-writing the script with Johnston.
“The Twits” is the first animated venture to come out of Netflix’s 2021 acquisition of the Roald Dahl Story Company. The company says that the “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” series is still on the way and there will be more announcements forthcoming. But so far the only thing to come from the Dahl purchase are a series of short films helmed by Wes Anderson that will debut later this month, beginning with the 40-minute “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.
Phil Johnston, a Disney vet who worked on “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Zootopia” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet” (which he also directed alongside longtime collaborator Rich Moore), is directing, producing and co-writing “The Twits.” Katie Shanahan and Todd Demong are on board as co-directors, with Meg Favreau co-writing the script with Johnston.
“The Twits” is the first animated venture to come out of Netflix’s 2021 acquisition of the Roald Dahl Story Company. The company says that the “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” series is still on the way and there will be more announcements forthcoming. But so far the only thing to come from the Dahl purchase are a series of short films helmed by Wes Anderson that will debut later this month, beginning with the 40-minute “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.
- 9/18/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Something weird and wonderful from the twisted mind of Roald Dahl is coming to Netflix in 2025. Introducing The Twits, a feature animated film written and directed by Academy Award nominee Phil Johnston. The Twits celebrates the first screen adaptation based on the Roald Dahl book of the same name. Before arriving on Netflix, publishers translated The Twists into 41 languages and sold 16 million copies worldwide.
The Twits is part of Netflix’s line-up of adaptations inspired by Dahl’s cherished stories, including Wes Anderson’s upcoming live-action short film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and an animated adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Netflix landed the rights to Dahl’s library in September 2021, with projects in various stages of production since. Jellyfish Pictures is the animation studio in charge of The Twits.
Here’s the official synopsis for The Twists courtesy of Netflix:
Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the meanest,...
The Twits is part of Netflix’s line-up of adaptations inspired by Dahl’s cherished stories, including Wes Anderson’s upcoming live-action short film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and an animated adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Netflix landed the rights to Dahl’s library in September 2021, with projects in various stages of production since. Jellyfish Pictures is the animation studio in charge of The Twits.
Here’s the official synopsis for The Twists courtesy of Netflix:
Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the meanest,...
- 9/18/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Phil Johnston has adapted The Twits, the children’s novel penned by Roald Dahl in the 1980s, into an animated feature set to hit Netflix in 2025.
The pic, which Johnston co-wrote with Meg Favreau, is the first screen adaptation based on the Roald Dahl book of the same name. The novel has been translated into 41 languages and sold 16 million copies worldwide.
With animation by the Brixton-based studio Jellyfish Pictures, the pic follows Mr. and Mrs. Twit, the meanest, smelliest, nastiest people in the world who also happen to own and operate the most disgusting, most dangerous, most idiotic amusement park in the world, Twitlandia. But when the Twits rise to power in their town, two brave orphans and a family of magical animals are forced to become as tricky as the Twits to save the city.
Synopsis reads: A hysterically funny,...
The pic, which Johnston co-wrote with Meg Favreau, is the first screen adaptation based on the Roald Dahl book of the same name. The novel has been translated into 41 languages and sold 16 million copies worldwide.
With animation by the Brixton-based studio Jellyfish Pictures, the pic follows Mr. and Mrs. Twit, the meanest, smelliest, nastiest people in the world who also happen to own and operate the most disgusting, most dangerous, most idiotic amusement park in the world, Twitlandia. But when the Twits rise to power in their town, two brave orphans and a family of magical animals are forced to become as tricky as the Twits to save the city.
Synopsis reads: A hysterically funny,...
- 9/18/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix’s animated film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book The Twits is scheduled to come to the streaming service in 2025.
Phil Johnston, the Oscar-nominated helmer of Ralph Breaks the Internet, is directing the project, with Katie Shanahan and Todd Demong as co-directors. Johnston, whose writing credits include Academy Award winner Zootopia, is also penning the script with Meg Favreau and producing alongside Maggie Malone. The animation will be produced at Jellyfish Pictures.
This is among several planned adaptations of Dahl’s stories for Netflix. Others include Wes Anderson’s live-action short The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and an animated retelling of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Netflix acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company in September 2021.
The Twits follows the nasty Mr. and Mrs. Twit, who also own and operate a disgusting and dangerous amusement park, Twitlandia. According to the announcement, when the Twits rise to power in their town,...
Phil Johnston, the Oscar-nominated helmer of Ralph Breaks the Internet, is directing the project, with Katie Shanahan and Todd Demong as co-directors. Johnston, whose writing credits include Academy Award winner Zootopia, is also penning the script with Meg Favreau and producing alongside Maggie Malone. The animation will be produced at Jellyfish Pictures.
This is among several planned adaptations of Dahl’s stories for Netflix. Others include Wes Anderson’s live-action short The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and an animated retelling of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Netflix acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company in September 2021.
The Twits follows the nasty Mr. and Mrs. Twit, who also own and operate a disgusting and dangerous amusement park, Twitlandia. According to the announcement, when the Twits rise to power in their town,...
- 9/18/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Cadillac Three are known for hard-hitting Southern rock and country-funk — “country fuzz,” the trio calls it — but members Jaren Johnston and Neil Mason are looking outside of that box for their new record label. On Thursday, Johnston and Mason announced War Buddha Records, a partnership with Warner Records, and their first signed artist: Rett Madison, a West Virginia singer-songwriter now living and working out of Los Angeles.
Madison, who released the album Pin-Up Daddy in 2021 and recently finished a tour with St. Paul and the Broken Bones, is no stranger to Rolling Stone.
Madison, who released the album Pin-Up Daddy in 2021 and recently finished a tour with St. Paul and the Broken Bones, is no stranger to Rolling Stone.
- 3/9/2023
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Your favorite reality TV family is returning to TLC. The fourth season of Doubling Down With the Derricos — which follows Karen and Deon Derrico and their 14 children – premieres this May.
‘Doubling Down With the Derricos’ Season 4 premieres May 30 The Derrico family of ‘Doubling Down With the Derricos’ | TLC
Doubling Down With the Derricos Season 4 will premiere Tuesday, May 30 at 10 p.m. on TLC. The new episodes will showcase “more love, fun, family, and of course some crying moments!!” Deon shared on Instagram.
In the new season of the Las Vegas family’s reality show, Karen and Deon face fresh challenges when raising their 14 kids, including multiple sets of multiples. They’ve outgrown their current home, but finding a new place that will comfortably fit a family of 16 is no easy task. To make matters worse, the cramped situation in their home is exacerbating Deon’s Ocd.
Deon and Karen also...
‘Doubling Down With the Derricos’ Season 4 premieres May 30 The Derrico family of ‘Doubling Down With the Derricos’ | TLC
Doubling Down With the Derricos Season 4 will premiere Tuesday, May 30 at 10 p.m. on TLC. The new episodes will showcase “more love, fun, family, and of course some crying moments!!” Deon shared on Instagram.
In the new season of the Las Vegas family’s reality show, Karen and Deon face fresh challenges when raising their 14 kids, including multiple sets of multiples. They’ve outgrown their current home, but finding a new place that will comfortably fit a family of 16 is no easy task. To make matters worse, the cramped situation in their home is exacerbating Deon’s Ocd.
Deon and Karen also...
- 2/28/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Tl;Dr:
Bruce Johnston wrote some of The Beach Boys’ songs and Barry Manilow’s “I Write the Songs.”Johnston said one of the songs he wrote was supposed to be like Back to the Future.The song came out before Back to the Future. The Beach Boys | Michael Ochs Archives / Handout
Bruce Johnston is a longtime member of The Beach Boys. He wrote The Beach Boys’ “Disney Girls (1957).” Subsequently, he compared the song to Back to the Future.
Bruce Johnston wrote songs for The Beach Boys and Barry Manilow’s ‘I Write the Songs’
Johnston wrote The Beach Boys’ songs “Disney Girls (1957),” “Deirdre,” “She Believes in Love Again,” and “Tears in the Morning.” He also penned Barry Manilow’s hit “I Write the Songs.”
During a 2022 interview with Uncut, Johnston named “Disney Girls (1957)” one of his favorite songs from The Beach Boys’ catalog. “I’d been writing this song...
Bruce Johnston wrote some of The Beach Boys’ songs and Barry Manilow’s “I Write the Songs.”Johnston said one of the songs he wrote was supposed to be like Back to the Future.The song came out before Back to the Future. The Beach Boys | Michael Ochs Archives / Handout
Bruce Johnston is a longtime member of The Beach Boys. He wrote The Beach Boys’ “Disney Girls (1957).” Subsequently, he compared the song to Back to the Future.
Bruce Johnston wrote songs for The Beach Boys and Barry Manilow’s ‘I Write the Songs’
Johnston wrote The Beach Boys’ songs “Disney Girls (1957),” “Deirdre,” “She Believes in Love Again,” and “Tears in the Morning.” He also penned Barry Manilow’s hit “I Write the Songs.”
During a 2022 interview with Uncut, Johnston named “Disney Girls (1957)” one of his favorite songs from The Beach Boys’ catalog. “I’d been writing this song...
- 2/27/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Robert Dalva, the film editor who earned an Oscar nomination for his work on the touching family adventure The Black Stallion and collaborated with director Joe Johnston on five films, including Jumanji and Captain America: The First Avenger, has died. He was 80.
Dalva died Jan. 27 of lymphoma in Marin County, California, his son Matthew Dalva told The Hollywood Reporter.
Dalva attended USC film school in the same class with George Lucas, and he went to work with him and Francis Ford Coppola in 1969 as the pair launched their innovative American Zoetrope production company in San Francisco.
The relationship paid off when Lucas hired Dalva to handle second-unit photography — he shot the land speeder going across the desert — on the original Star Wars (1977).
On the Coppola-produced Black Stallion (1979), starring Mickey Rooney in an Oscar-nominated performance, Dalva partnered with director Carroll Ballard, who also did second-unit work on Star Wars.
“We had...
Dalva died Jan. 27 of lymphoma in Marin County, California, his son Matthew Dalva told The Hollywood Reporter.
Dalva attended USC film school in the same class with George Lucas, and he went to work with him and Francis Ford Coppola in 1969 as the pair launched their innovative American Zoetrope production company in San Francisco.
The relationship paid off when Lucas hired Dalva to handle second-unit photography — he shot the land speeder going across the desert — on the original Star Wars (1977).
On the Coppola-produced Black Stallion (1979), starring Mickey Rooney in an Oscar-nominated performance, Dalva partnered with director Carroll Ballard, who also did second-unit work on Star Wars.
“We had...
- 2/6/2023
- by Mike Barnes and Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Battle of Hoth in "The Empire Strikes Back" consists mostly of four-legged At-at walkers bearing down on a Rebel base as Luke Skywalker and other snowspeeder pilots fly out to meet them. However, there's one shot where the At-at's two-legged cousin, the At-st, or chicken walker, ambles past the camera, looking a little out of place in retrospect. The At-st would take on a more prominent role as a target of Ewok aggression in "Return of the Jedi," but it was originally designed by Joe Johnston late in the VFX process for "The Empire Strikes Back."
Johnston went on to become a filmmaker in his own right, directing "The Rocketeer" and "Captain America: The First Avenger," among other movies, but he started out as a designer and visual effects artist on the original "Star Wars" trilogy. A few years ago, we toured the "Star Wars: Identities" exhibition, where you...
Johnston went on to become a filmmaker in his own right, directing "The Rocketeer" and "Captain America: The First Avenger," among other movies, but he started out as a designer and visual effects artist on the original "Star Wars" trilogy. A few years ago, we toured the "Star Wars: Identities" exhibition, where you...
- 2/5/2023
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
The opening of Irvin Kershner's 1980 film "The Empire Strikes Back" didn't leave viewers with must cause for hope. The ending of its predecessor "Star Wars" saw the evil Empire more or less destroyed. A brave cadre of scrappy rebels had gathered in a team of battle crafts to attack and destroy the moon-sized Death Star, a powerful weapon that could destroy an entire planet with one laser blast. With the Death Star destroyed, it appeared that the Good Guys won and the Bad Guys were vanquished.
"The Empire Strikes Back" revealed that the Empire was very much still alive, and was now seeking retribution. The Rebels had taken to hiding out on a remote, frozen world called Hoth, populated only by two-legged beasts of burden and the occasional yeti. The underground rebels' base, however, was almost immediately located by the Empire, and the villains commenced a forward military assault on it.
"The Empire Strikes Back" revealed that the Empire was very much still alive, and was now seeking retribution. The Rebels had taken to hiding out on a remote, frozen world called Hoth, populated only by two-legged beasts of burden and the occasional yeti. The underground rebels' base, however, was almost immediately located by the Empire, and the villains commenced a forward military assault on it.
- 2/1/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
When "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" was first released in theaters in 1980, fans were enraptured by the unique "look" of a certain background bounty hunter so much that he quickly elevated to fan favorite status. Not much was known about Boba Fett at the time — his backstory would later be colored by expanded universe material and a parentage established by the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy. His design, however, was still compelling enough to capture the imagination of the most curious-minded fans of George Lucas's fantasy/sci-fi galaxy.
It's the sleek and effortless cool of the T-shaped visor on the helmet, the various intricate shapes that make up his weaponry and toolset, a dark green and black color palette, and even a jetpack that transformed into every kid's most desired action figure. With all this in mind, it may come as a shock to know that the...
It's the sleek and effortless cool of the T-shaped visor on the helmet, the various intricate shapes that make up his weaponry and toolset, a dark green and black color palette, and even a jetpack that transformed into every kid's most desired action figure. With all this in mind, it may come as a shock to know that the...
- 1/31/2023
- by Tyler Llewyn Taing
- Slash Film
Tyler Hubbard, the Georgia half of the dearly departed “bro country” kings Florida Georgia Line, made his Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon solo debut on Monday, performing “Dancin’ in the Country” from his newly released self-titled debut album. “You ready to get your dance on tonight?” Hubbard asked the audience, before lighting into his upbeat jam backed by a five-piece band.
Being the sole center of the attention is somewhat new to Hubbard, who shared the spotlight opposite Brian Kelley in Fgl since 2010. Last fall, he opened for Keith Urban as a solo artist,...
Being the sole center of the attention is somewhat new to Hubbard, who shared the spotlight opposite Brian Kelley in Fgl since 2010. Last fall, he opened for Keith Urban as a solo artist,...
- 1/31/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Plot: A robotics engineer invents a robotic doll that develops a (murderous) mind of her own.
Review: Hollywood loves a killer doll. Think about some of the great ones, like Fats from Magic, Chucky – of course – and add M3GAN to the list thanks to Blumhouse and Atomic Monster’s modestly budgeted crowdpleaser. Directed by Housebound director Gerard Johnstone with a camp vibe that makes it feel very much in the mode of producer James Wan’s Malignant, M3GAN stars Allison Williams as a robotics genius named Gemma, who works for a big toy company. She’s invented a pet substitute toy called Purrpetual Pets that are all the rage but has started getting knocked off by competitors. But, she’s on to something much bigger – a humanoid robot that acts as a constant companion to their child owners. She finds a great test subject in her niece, Violet McGraw’s Cady,...
Review: Hollywood loves a killer doll. Think about some of the great ones, like Fats from Magic, Chucky – of course – and add M3GAN to the list thanks to Blumhouse and Atomic Monster’s modestly budgeted crowdpleaser. Directed by Housebound director Gerard Johnstone with a camp vibe that makes it feel very much in the mode of producer James Wan’s Malignant, M3GAN stars Allison Williams as a robotics genius named Gemma, who works for a big toy company. She’s invented a pet substitute toy called Purrpetual Pets that are all the rage but has started getting knocked off by competitors. But, she’s on to something much bigger – a humanoid robot that acts as a constant companion to their child owners. She finds a great test subject in her niece, Violet McGraw’s Cady,...
- 1/5/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Peter Guber’s Mandalay Television is stepping into the fantasy realm.
The production company has optioned Raven Kennedy’s Plated Prisoner series, which includes five books: Gild, Glint, Gleam, Glow, and Gold.
It is now setting up the project as a series.
The books are a new take on the story of King Midas and how everything he touches turns to gold. They have been a viral hit on Instagram’s Book Club and BookTok.
The story follows Auren, a twenty-five year old woman, who has been gold-touched by King Midas. Her skin, her hair – everything is gold except for the whites of her eyes and her teeth. Midas saved her and she gave him her heart. She is kept in a gilded cage on the highest level of the castle, but she is safe. Until a deal is struck. Her trust is broken in the one person she thought would never betray her.
The production company has optioned Raven Kennedy’s Plated Prisoner series, which includes five books: Gild, Glint, Gleam, Glow, and Gold.
It is now setting up the project as a series.
The books are a new take on the story of King Midas and how everything he touches turns to gold. They have been a viral hit on Instagram’s Book Club and BookTok.
The story follows Auren, a twenty-five year old woman, who has been gold-touched by King Midas. Her skin, her hair – everything is gold except for the whites of her eyes and her teeth. Midas saved her and she gave him her heart. She is kept in a gilded cage on the highest level of the castle, but she is safe. Until a deal is struck. Her trust is broken in the one person she thought would never betray her.
- 12/6/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the Waldorf Declaration, which on November 25, 1947, officially launched the Hollywood Blacklist. On that day, the heads of the major studios, with a few notable exceptions, agreed after a contentious two-day conference at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City to ban the Hollywood Ten and to not “knowingly” employ Communists.
And so began one of the darkest chapters in Hollywood’s history.
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Just a few weeks earlier, the Hollywood Ten had denounced and refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee and later were sent to federal prison for contempt of Congress.
“We will forthwith discharge or suspend without compensation those in our employ,” the Waldorf Declaration stated,...
And so began one of the darkest chapters in Hollywood’s history.
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Just a few weeks earlier, the Hollywood Ten had denounced and refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee and later were sent to federal prison for contempt of Congress.
“We will forthwith discharge or suspend without compensation those in our employ,” the Waldorf Declaration stated,...
- 11/25/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s a scene in “The Rocketeer,” Disney’s big budget would-be blockbuster from the summer of 1991, that ranks among the most profoundly strange and transfixing moments in the studio’s storied history.
The scene, which takes place in 1938, unfolds right before the movie’s big, fiery climax at L.A.’s Griffith Observatory. Our hero, L.A. stunt pilot-turned-makeshift-superhero Cliff Secord (Billy Campbell) is in the office of Howard Hughes (a perfectly cast Terry O’Quinn). Hughes, it turns out, is the inventor of an experimental rocket pack that Secord has happened upon and utilized in a series of exciting action sequences. The FBI is there too. Hughes wants his rocket back, stressing how potentially dangerous it is, especially if it fell into the wrong hands. Secord wants to keep it.
To underline his point, Hughes shows Secord a film. “Keep watching, kid. It cost a man’s life to get this out of Germany,...
The scene, which takes place in 1938, unfolds right before the movie’s big, fiery climax at L.A.’s Griffith Observatory. Our hero, L.A. stunt pilot-turned-makeshift-superhero Cliff Secord (Billy Campbell) is in the office of Howard Hughes (a perfectly cast Terry O’Quinn). Hughes, it turns out, is the inventor of an experimental rocket pack that Secord has happened upon and utilized in a series of exciting action sequences. The FBI is there too. Hughes wants his rocket back, stressing how potentially dangerous it is, especially if it fell into the wrong hands. Secord wants to keep it.
To underline his point, Hughes shows Secord a film. “Keep watching, kid. It cost a man’s life to get this out of Germany,...
- 8/31/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
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