“Daisy Jones & the Six” Cinematographer Checco Varese on Evoking 70s Vibe Through a Contemporary Lens
Cinematographer Checco Varese won a 2022 Emmy for his gripping treatment of Appalachia’s opioid epidemic in Dopesick before taking on the relatively innocent place and time dramatized in Daisy Jones & the Six. The 10-episode series (adapted from Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel), now streaming on Amazon Prime, follows the rise and fall of a mid-seventies Fleetwood Mac-like L.A. band fueled by drugs, sex, and rock and roll.
Varese,
“Game of Thrones” Director Taking on Amazon’s “Blade Runner” TV Series
Amazon’s Blade Runner 2099 has landed a director who knows a thing or two about pulling off an extremely ambitious series. Four-time Emmy nominee Jeremy Podeswa—you can read our interview with him about directing Game of Thrones here—will direct the pilot and serve as the series’ producing director and executive producer. Podeswa will also be a vital cog for the creative team in creating the first-ever television series adaptation of one of the most iconic sci-fi film franchises of them all.
After A Gripping Finale, “The Last of Us” Creators Tease Season 2 & Beyond
After the horror of “When We Are in Need,” the eighth episode of The Last of Us, which found Ellie (Bella Ramsey) fighting off a sadistic cannibal preacher she’s forced to stab, repeatedly, in a fit of sorrow and rage, one hoped that the season finale, “Look for the Light,” would give the resilient but battered teenager a well-deserved break from carnage and horror. And, in a sense, that’s what Ellie got, but only because she’d been anesthetized into a deep sleep for an operation she was both unaware of and would never wake up from.
“The Last of Us” Finale Draws Huge Ratings as Season One Bests “House of the Dragon”
Now that the first season of The Last of Us has wrapped up, we can take a step back and marvel at not only the robust viewership numbers but what was the greatest video game adaptation (by a wide margin) and one of the most compelling new dramas on TV. Oh, and not for nothing, The Last of Us can make a credible claim for joining the pantheon of the greatest zombie stories ever put on the screen,
Daniel Brühl Will Play Karl Lagerfeld in Disney+’s “Kaiser Karl” Series
Daniel Brühl is a chameleon, able to disappear into roles, and now he’ll be stepping into the polished boots and high, starched collar of the larger-than-life fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld.
Brühl is set to star in Disney+’s Kaiser Karl, a new series that will focus on the fashion icon’s life in Paris in the 1970s, before he was an icon, when he was first trying to break into the fashion world.
“House of the Dragon” Showrunner Teases Five New Dragons For Season 2
House of the Dragon showrunner and co-creator Ryan Condal has promised a five-pack of new dragons for season two of HBO’s hit Game of Thrones spinoff.
Condal appeared at an FYC event on Tuesday alongside George R.R. Martin and stars of the series and revealed this white-hot little nugget for fans. “You’re going to meet five new dragons,” Condal said at the event in Los Angeles. He also revealed that season two was going to begin filming soon.
Jon Bernthal Returning as the Punisher in Marvel’s “Daredevil: Born Again”
Jon Bernthal’s ready to mete out some punishment in the MCU.
The multi-talented Bernthal is reprising his role as the Punisher, only now, he’ll be doing it for Marvel Studios in their upcoming Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again. Bernthal’s brutal antihero will be mixing it up with Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock/Daredevil and Vince D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk/Kingpin, The Hollywood Reporter confirms.
Bernthal first appeared as Frank Castle,
First Trailer for Jeremy Renner’s “Rennervations” Will Roll Directly Into Your Heart
Our first look at the four-part docuseries Rennervations is here, revealing a heartwarming glimpse at Jeremy Renner’s long-standing passion project. The trailer arrives a mere two months after Renner’s deeply scary New Year’s Day snowplow accident and comes rumbling in with a whole lot of good vibes considering Renner’s recovery and the subject matter of the series.
Rennervations features Renner and his hand-picked crew of fabricators, mechanics, construction veterans,
“Succession” Trailer Teases The Roy Family Battle Royale in 4th and Final Season
After three seasons and 48 Emmy nominations, Succession‘s 4th and final season is nearly upon us. Creator Jesse Armstrong recently announced that his delicious deep dive into the serial infighting among one family of American billionaire berserks, the Roys, is coming to an end, and HBO has just released a decidedly high-octane official trailer to remind viewers why Succession has been one of the most consistently satisfying shows on TV.
“Ted Lasso” Season 3 Trailer Finds AFC Richmond Facing Off Against a Former Friend
You can’t always get what you want, but sometimes…you know the rest. Set to the deathless Rolling Stones tune, the first official trailer for Ted Lasso season three deliver us a peek at what’s next for AFC Richmond. It also sets up, without a lick of dialogue until the very end, the budding rivalry between coach Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) and his former assistant Nate (Nick Mohammed), who defected from AFC Richmond to go coach West Ham United for the loathsome Rupert (Anthony Head).
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” Makes History at 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
Everything Everywhere All At Once lived up to its title last night, grabbing just about everything in sight at the SAG Awards and all at once. In a record-setting night at the SAG Awards, the indie juggernaut took home all of the movie category awards (save for the non-televised stunt ensemble). Not for nothing, on Saturday night, Everything Everywhere All At Once grabbed the Best Picture Award at the Producers Guild,
Harpo Films Director of Development & Production Lauren Tuck Wants Her Creators to Flourish
Harpo Films and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has been leading the pack in Hollywood in terms of diversity and inclusion for years. From the very beginning of OWN’s drama series Queen Sugar, creator Ava DuVernay envisioned using all female directors for the series, and both OWN and Harpo Films were 100% behind that. DuVernay’s show proved a hit, and her commitment to hiring diverse female directors resulted in greater success for the 42 helmers that took part.
“The Last of Us” Production Designer John Paino on Building a World in Ruins
“I’ve noticed an uptick in mushroom articles,” production designer John Paino jokes. So have I, actually, but it might be a case of being suddenly aware of the ubiquity and centrality of fungi to the living world ever since HBO’s The Last of Us premiered. The series, based on the critically acclaimed video game by Naughty Dog, asks us to look afresh at the fungus and fear. It presents a world in which fungi,
Director Haifaa Al-Mansour on Casting a Spell in “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches”
Though Haifaa Al-Mansour is known as the first female filmmaker in Saudi Arabia by virtue of her award-winning 2012 feature Wadjda, she has since become a go-to director inside and outside Hollywood through both features and projects on the small screen. The writer/director’s releases Mary Shelley and The Perfect Candidate were lauded by critics and audiences, and her artistic contributions to shows like The Good Lord Bird,
“House of the Dragon” Season 2 Coming to HBO in 2024
Production for House of the Dragon season 2 is just beginning, and HBO and HBO Max content CEO Casey Bloys has confirmed with Variety that viewers can expect to return to Westeros in 2024.
Bloys told Variety that the popular Game of Thrones spinoff series will likely not be eligible for the 2024 Emmy season, and considering that eligibility ends on May 31,
“The White Lotus” Executive Producer Reveals Season 3 Almost Certainly Set in Asia
After Mike White’s deliciously biting satire The White Lotus delivered an immensely satisfying Sicily-set second season, there were whispers, some provided by White himself, that season three was headed to Asia. Now, series executive producer David Bernard has essentially confirmed it during a keynote chat at the Berlinale Series Market.
“We’ve tried to work in Asia a lot, and hopefully, season three will be our chance to make something happen there,” the Emmy winner said during his address.
“Harlem” Costume Designer Deirdra Elizabeth Govan on Season Two’s Evolving Looks
Costume designer Deirdra Elizabeth Govan has been working in the film industry for decades but really made a name for herself with Boots Riley’s brilliant 2018 film Sorry to Bother You. Since then, she’s worked on high profile films, including 2019’s The Sun is Also A Star and last year’s Devotion, and projects on the small screen like The L Word: Generation Q and First Wives Club.
“The Mandalorian” Season 3 Will Be Biggest Yet, Season 4 Already Written
In the strict, honor and duty-bound codes of the Mandalorians, one of the gravest sins you can commit is removing your helmet. We know that’s precisely what Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) did when he bid farewell to Grogu in season 2. It was an unthinkable breach, yet it movingly spoke to the connection Din Djarin and the foundling had forged over their dangerous adventures. In season 3, Din will be doing his best to make ammends for this all-too-human failure as he reunites with Grogu and heads back to his home planet of Mandalore.
“Fight the Power” Producer Helen Bart on Exploring Hip Hop’s Explosive Power With Chuck D
Nearly fifty years ago in the Bronx, on August 11, 1973, Jamaican American DJ Kool Herc used two turntables to spin funky drum breaks at his sister’s back-to-school party. The event turned out to be hip hop’s big bang moment. In the decades that followed, the music became a politically charged platform empowering Black America to share its culture through rhymes brimming with wit, ferocity and pathos. Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World,
“Ted Lasso” Season 3 Teaser Reveals Hopeful Message & Premiere Date
Seeing is believing. That’s the message in the first teaser for Ted Lasso season three, which has an official premiere date.
The critical and commercial hit series returns to Apple TV on Wednesday, March 15, with a new episode dropping weekly after that. Season 3 will boast 12 episodes and will track Coach Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) and AFC Richmond’s new reality as they’ve now been promoted to the Premier League. As the featured image reveals,
