Plot: When Emmett and his fiancée Anya spend some time in the house that belonged to Emmett’s deceased mother, Anya starts acting just like the dead woman.
Review: Writer/director Laurence Vannicelli’s film Mother, May I? (watch it Here) has been described as a psychological thriller, but any genre fans who turn to this one hoping for heart-pumping scenes of thrills and scares won’t get what they’re looking for. This isn’t really the sort of movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat. While there are certainly moments where characters display strange behavior that might creep you out, for the most part Mother, May I? might be better described as a “psycho-drama”… and playing out all this drama allows lead actors Holland Roden and Kyle Gallner to turn the film into a great showcase of their skills.
When I heard about this movie,...
Review: Writer/director Laurence Vannicelli’s film Mother, May I? (watch it Here) has been described as a psychological thriller, but any genre fans who turn to this one hoping for heart-pumping scenes of thrills and scares won’t get what they’re looking for. This isn’t really the sort of movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat. While there are certainly moments where characters display strange behavior that might creep you out, for the most part Mother, May I? might be better described as a “psycho-drama”… and playing out all this drama allows lead actors Holland Roden and Kyle Gallner to turn the film into a great showcase of their skills.
When I heard about this movie,...
- 7/21/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: My Name is Earl star Jason Lee has signed with Buchwald for representation in all areas.
Lee recently joined the ensemble cast of the upcoming Netflix/Shondaland murder-mystery series The Residence, based on the Kate Anderson Brower book of the same name, and will star opposite Uzo Aduba, Andre Braugher, and Ken Marino.
The multihyphenate is widely recognized for playing the lead role in the Emmy-winning comedy series My Name is Earl, which aired on NBC for four seasons and earned him two Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations. He also starred in the TNT series Memphis Beat, produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, which ran for two seasons. His other television credits include Greg Garcia’s Raising Hope and the NBC/Broadway Video series Up All Night, opposite Christina Applegate and Maya Rudolph.
On the film side, Lee starred in Vanilla Sky and the Oscar-winning Almost Famous for director Cameron Crowe.
Lee recently joined the ensemble cast of the upcoming Netflix/Shondaland murder-mystery series The Residence, based on the Kate Anderson Brower book of the same name, and will star opposite Uzo Aduba, Andre Braugher, and Ken Marino.
The multihyphenate is widely recognized for playing the lead role in the Emmy-winning comedy series My Name is Earl, which aired on NBC for four seasons and earned him two Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations. He also starred in the TNT series Memphis Beat, produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, which ran for two seasons. His other television credits include Greg Garcia’s Raising Hope and the NBC/Broadway Video series Up All Night, opposite Christina Applegate and Maya Rudolph.
On the film side, Lee starred in Vanilla Sky and the Oscar-winning Almost Famous for director Cameron Crowe.
- 2/28/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Amanda Mackey, the casting director whose 40-year career counted credits like “A League of Their Own,” “The Proposal” and “The Fugitive,” has died. She was 70.
According to multiple media reports, Mackey died in her sleep on Saturday from a type of blood cancer called myelodysplastic syndrome at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn.
The 15-time Artios Award winner, bestowed by the Casting Society of America for casting excellence, earned her first credits as a casting assistant in the early ’80s on films such as “The World According to Garp” and worked her way through the ranks of associate and consultant.
In 1985, she served as casting director for the first time on “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins” and “Rocky IV.”
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According to multiple media reports, Mackey died in her sleep on Saturday from a type of blood cancer called myelodysplastic syndrome at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn.
The 15-time Artios Award winner, bestowed by the Casting Society of America for casting excellence, earned her first credits as a casting assistant in the early ’80s on films such as “The World According to Garp” and worked her way through the ranks of associate and consultant.
In 1985, she served as casting director for the first time on “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins” and “Rocky IV.”
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- 9/1/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Amanda Mackey, the casting director behind such films as Best Picture Oscar nominee The Fugitive and A League of Their Own and who earned an Emmy nom for The Normal Heart during a nearly four-decade career, has died. She was 70.
Her longtime friend and business partner Cathy Sandrich Gelfond told Deadline that Mackey died August 27 in her sleep of myelodysplastic syndrome, a form of blood cancer, at Calvary Hospital in Brooklyn.
“Amanda was a singular force — fiercely intelligent, impeccably stylish, wildly passionate about ideas, the state of the world and her work,” Sandrich Gelfond told Deadline. “She loved her daughters profoundly and was an unwaveringly steadfast friend and champion in a time when women weren’t as supportive to other women as they are now. She believed in me, lifted me up and gave me a career. She was the sister I never had and changed my life in countless ways.
Her longtime friend and business partner Cathy Sandrich Gelfond told Deadline that Mackey died August 27 in her sleep of myelodysplastic syndrome, a form of blood cancer, at Calvary Hospital in Brooklyn.
“Amanda was a singular force — fiercely intelligent, impeccably stylish, wildly passionate about ideas, the state of the world and her work,” Sandrich Gelfond told Deadline. “She loved her daughters profoundly and was an unwaveringly steadfast friend and champion in a time when women weren’t as supportive to other women as they are now. She believed in me, lifted me up and gave me a career. She was the sister I never had and changed my life in countless ways.
- 8/31/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Lucifer’s Lesley-Ann Brandt is joining Hulu musical pilot History of a Pleasure Seeker.
The project, which is based on Richard Mason’s novel, is a musical drama set in Amsterdam in 1907 — a tale of a charismatic young man’s explosive adventures through all the temptations of the Belle Époque.
The book, which was published in 2012 by Penguin Random House, follows Piet Barol, who has an instinctive appreciation for pleasure and a gift for finding it. When his mother dies, Piet applies for a job as tutor to the troubled son of Europe’s leading hotelier – a child who refuses to leave his family’s mansion on one of Amsterdam’s grandest canals. As Piet enters this glittering world, he learns its secrets and finds his life transformed.
Brandt will play Jacobina in the project. Powerful, beautiful and always in control, Jacobina has achieved everything her privileged childhood taught her to wish for.
The project, which is based on Richard Mason’s novel, is a musical drama set in Amsterdam in 1907 — a tale of a charismatic young man’s explosive adventures through all the temptations of the Belle Époque.
The book, which was published in 2012 by Penguin Random House, follows Piet Barol, who has an instinctive appreciation for pleasure and a gift for finding it. When his mother dies, Piet applies for a job as tutor to the troubled son of Europe’s leading hotelier – a child who refuses to leave his family’s mansion on one of Amsterdam’s grandest canals. As Piet enters this glittering world, he learns its secrets and finds his life transformed.
Brandt will play Jacobina in the project. Powerful, beautiful and always in control, Jacobina has achieved everything her privileged childhood taught her to wish for.
- 5/24/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
WME has signed five-time Grammy winning blues musician Keb’ Mo’.
A prolific singer-songwriter and guitarist, born Kevin Roosevelt Moore, he’s also carved out a significant resume in composing for the screen. His credits include “Mike and Molly,” “Memphis Beat,” “B Positive” and “Martha Stewart Living.” Keb’ Mo’ has also appeared as himself in work like Martin Scorsese’s “The Blues,” Aaron Sorkin’s “The West Wing” and the iconic children’s series “Sesame Street.”
He most recently won the Grammy for best Americana blues album in 2020, three years after his 2017 win for best blues album. He is also the recipient of 14 Blues Foundation Awards. His debut came with a self-titled record in 1994. Two years later, he won his first Grammy for best contemporary blues album for “Just Like You.”
The artist has collaborated with the likes of Taj Mahal, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, the Chicks and Lyle Lovett. He...
A prolific singer-songwriter and guitarist, born Kevin Roosevelt Moore, he’s also carved out a significant resume in composing for the screen. His credits include “Mike and Molly,” “Memphis Beat,” “B Positive” and “Martha Stewart Living.” Keb’ Mo’ has also appeared as himself in work like Martin Scorsese’s “The Blues,” Aaron Sorkin’s “The West Wing” and the iconic children’s series “Sesame Street.”
He most recently won the Grammy for best Americana blues album in 2020, three years after his 2017 win for best blues album. He is also the recipient of 14 Blues Foundation Awards. His debut came with a self-titled record in 1994. Two years later, he won his first Grammy for best contemporary blues album for “Just Like You.”
The artist has collaborated with the likes of Taj Mahal, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, the Chicks and Lyle Lovett. He...
- 11/5/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Writer-producer-director Liz W. Garcia has signed an overall deal with Entertainment One. Under the multi-year pact, Garcia will develop television series for broadcast, cable, and streaming, including projects by and about women, people of color and members of the Lgbtqia community.
Garcia most recently was executive producer of Katori Hall’s Starz drama P-Valley and co-executive producer on the first season of another well received cable drama, USA’s The Sinner. She co-created and executive produced the cult TNT series Memphis Beat, starring Jason Lee and Alfre Woodard and executive produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov. She began her career on the CBS crime drama Cold Case, winning the GLAAD Award for Best Dramatic Episode of Television. Her series writing credits also include Wonderfalls and Dawson’s Creek.
“Liz is an incredibly talented creative with great taste and an impressive eye for interesting and meaningful stories,” said Michael Lombardo,...
Garcia most recently was executive producer of Katori Hall’s Starz drama P-Valley and co-executive producer on the first season of another well received cable drama, USA’s The Sinner. She co-created and executive produced the cult TNT series Memphis Beat, starring Jason Lee and Alfre Woodard and executive produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov. She began her career on the CBS crime drama Cold Case, winning the GLAAD Award for Best Dramatic Episode of Television. Her series writing credits also include Wonderfalls and Dawson’s Creek.
“Liz is an incredibly talented creative with great taste and an impressive eye for interesting and meaningful stories,” said Michael Lombardo,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Prairie Surf Studios has officially launched in downtown Oklahoma City in a converted convention center with five new soundstages and over 1.3 million square feet of production support space.
The soundstages range from 25,000 – 32,000 square feet in the old Cox Convention Center. The studio was created by Prairie Surf Media, founded by industry veterans and Oklahoma natives, actress Rachel Cannon and screenwriter Matt Payne.
The Oscar-winning and much decorated film Minari – about a South Korean family trying to make a life in the rural U.S. — filmed in the state (which was standing in for Arkansas).
The studio announcement follows Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signing off on a new cash-back film rebate program with a rolling $30 million dollar cap and up to 38% for qualified expenditures. The “Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021″ was signed May 25 and takes...
The soundstages range from 25,000 – 32,000 square feet in the old Cox Convention Center. The studio was created by Prairie Surf Media, founded by industry veterans and Oklahoma natives, actress Rachel Cannon and screenwriter Matt Payne.
The Oscar-winning and much decorated film Minari – about a South Korean family trying to make a life in the rural U.S. — filmed in the state (which was standing in for Arkansas).
The studio announcement follows Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signing off on a new cash-back film rebate program with a rolling $30 million dollar cap and up to 38% for qualified expenditures. The “Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021″ was signed May 25 and takes...
- 6/7/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Rita Devereaux is putting down roots in Nola: Chelsea Field, who has recurred on NCIS: New Orleans as the DOJ attorney, has been promoted to series regular for Season 7 — opposite real-life husband Scott Bakula, our sister site Deadline reports.
Rita was first introduced in Season 3, after which she moved back to her hometown of New Orleans as she and onetime boyfriend Dwayne Pride (Bakula) rekindled their relationship.
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Rita was first introduced in Season 3, after which she moved back to her hometown of New Orleans as she and onetime boyfriend Dwayne Pride (Bakula) rekindled their relationship.
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- 9/29/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Terrence Howard has reversed his decision to retire and is to star alongside Evan Ross in a television drama about the Mississippi blues from Ozark producer Zero Gravity Management.
Empire star Howard also will make his directorial debut on the project, which is currently out to showrunners.
Howard has signed on for the pilot of Delta Blues, a one-hour drama based on true events that chronicles the story of W.C. Handy, sometimes referred to as the Father of the Blues. He will be joined onscreen by Star actor Ross. Neither Howard nor Ross will play Handy.
This comes after Howard said last year that he was quitting the acting business.
He said that the script was “better than bacon,” forcing him to change his mind. “I was done. But I am putting retirement on hold to tell this story,” he said.
The story begins in 1903 in the Mississippi Delta,...
Empire star Howard also will make his directorial debut on the project, which is currently out to showrunners.
Howard has signed on for the pilot of Delta Blues, a one-hour drama based on true events that chronicles the story of W.C. Handy, sometimes referred to as the Father of the Blues. He will be joined onscreen by Star actor Ross. Neither Howard nor Ross will play Handy.
This comes after Howard said last year that he was quitting the acting business.
He said that the script was “better than bacon,” forcing him to change his mind. “I was done. But I am putting retirement on hold to tell this story,” he said.
The story begins in 1903 in the Mississippi Delta,...
- 7/17/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Lesley-Ann Brandt, who plays Maze on Netflix’s drama series Lucifer, has signed with ICM Partners. The news comes as Lucifer preps its return for a fifth season on August 21.
The Cape Town, South Africa-born Brandt began her career in New Zealand after her family immigrated there when she was in her teens. Her breakout role there came in playing Naevia in Starz’s Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.
Brandt’s other TV credits include Gotham, Single Ladies, The Librarians, Legend of the Seeker and Memphis Beat. She also co-starred starred in the 2013 surf pic Drift.
She remains repped by Luber Roklin and attorney Matt Rosen at Goodman, Genow.
The Cape Town, South Africa-born Brandt began her career in New Zealand after her family immigrated there when she was in her teens. Her breakout role there came in playing Naevia in Starz’s Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.
Brandt’s other TV credits include Gotham, Single Ladies, The Librarians, Legend of the Seeker and Memphis Beat. She also co-starred starred in the 2013 surf pic Drift.
She remains repped by Luber Roklin and attorney Matt Rosen at Goodman, Genow.
- 7/16/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Nahnatchka Khan could have another series coming to ABC.
The “Fresh Off the Boat” creator is an executive producer on a pilot called “Valley Trash,” which has been picked up at the Disney-owned network. A single-cam comedy, “Valley Trash” hails from “Speechless” writer Niki Schwartz-Wright and is set to star “My Name is Earl” alumnus Jason Lee in a lead role.
The prospective series revolves around the Harmans, a scrappy, blue collar family living in the deep Valley who suddenly experience a major culture clash when their fourteen-year-old daughter, Abby, gets accepted to a prestigious La private high school filled with students and parents who want nothing to do with her, her family or their 818 area code.
Lee will play the role of Cal, a Southern, charming, slightly rough around the edges father of two whose number one passion in life is being a great dad and a loving husband.
The “Fresh Off the Boat” creator is an executive producer on a pilot called “Valley Trash,” which has been picked up at the Disney-owned network. A single-cam comedy, “Valley Trash” hails from “Speechless” writer Niki Schwartz-Wright and is set to star “My Name is Earl” alumnus Jason Lee in a lead role.
The prospective series revolves around the Harmans, a scrappy, blue collar family living in the deep Valley who suddenly experience a major culture clash when their fourteen-year-old daughter, Abby, gets accepted to a prestigious La private high school filled with students and parents who want nothing to do with her, her family or their 818 area code.
Lee will play the role of Cal, a Southern, charming, slightly rough around the edges father of two whose number one passion in life is being a great dad and a loving husband.
- 2/26/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
ABC has given a pilot green light to Valley Trash, a single-camera La private school comedy headlined and produced by former My Name Is Earl star Jason Lee, from Speechless writer-producer Niki Schwartz-Wright and Fresh off the Boat creator/executive producer Nahnatchka Khan.
Valley Trash, produced by Universal TV, where Khan and her Fierce Baby Productions are under an overall deal, and ABC sibling 20th Century Fox TV, was one of three hot ABC comedy scripts this season that quietly received cast-contingent orders by the network, along with Home Economics and Untitled Emily Kapnek/Dean Holland (aka Wild Child). All three have been able to cast a lead, lifting the contingency; landing Lee did that for Valley Trash.
Written by Schwartz-Wright, Valley Trash was originally bought by ABC with a put pilot commitment. It centers on The Harmans, a scrappy, blue collar family living in the deep Valley who suddenly...
Valley Trash, produced by Universal TV, where Khan and her Fierce Baby Productions are under an overall deal, and ABC sibling 20th Century Fox TV, was one of three hot ABC comedy scripts this season that quietly received cast-contingent orders by the network, along with Home Economics and Untitled Emily Kapnek/Dean Holland (aka Wild Child). All three have been able to cast a lead, lifting the contingency; landing Lee did that for Valley Trash.
Written by Schwartz-Wright, Valley Trash was originally bought by ABC with a put pilot commitment. It centers on The Harmans, a scrappy, blue collar family living in the deep Valley who suddenly...
- 2/26/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: My Name Is Earl alum Jason Lee has signed with ICM Partners and Imagine Artist Management for representation in all areas.
Lee is best known in television for his starring role in the Emmy-winning series My Name Is Earl, for which he received two Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy series. His other television credits include TNT’s Memphis Beat, produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, as well as recurring roles in Greg Garcia’s Raising Hope and the NBC/Broadway Video series Up All Night, opposite Christina Applegate and Maya Rudolph.
He can currently be seen in a cameo in Kevin Smith’s Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Other Kevin Smith collaborations include Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma and Jersey Girl. Lee starred in Vanilla Sky and the Oscar-winning Almost Famous for director Cameron Crowe. He also has worked with directors Barry Sonnenfeld...
Lee is best known in television for his starring role in the Emmy-winning series My Name Is Earl, for which he received two Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy series. His other television credits include TNT’s Memphis Beat, produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, as well as recurring roles in Greg Garcia’s Raising Hope and the NBC/Broadway Video series Up All Night, opposite Christina Applegate and Maya Rudolph.
He can currently be seen in a cameo in Kevin Smith’s Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Other Kevin Smith collaborations include Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma and Jersey Girl. Lee starred in Vanilla Sky and the Oscar-winning Almost Famous for director Cameron Crowe. He also has worked with directors Barry Sonnenfeld...
- 10/18/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
"Did you get a makeover... or something?" Netflix has debuted an official trailer for an indie comedy titled Juanita, from actor / director Clark Johnson. This hasn't shown at any film festival, but they're releasing it straight to Netflix early next month. Fed up with her life, Juanita leaves her grown kids behind and hits the road headed towards Montana in search of a fresh start. Alfre Woodard stars as Juanita, with a full cast including Adam Beach, Gil Birmingham, Ashlie Atkinson, Marcus Henderson, & Blair Underwood. Doesn't look that great, but it does look like a fairly amusing reinvention film mixing things up. Might be worth a watch? Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Clark Johnson's Juanita, direct from Netflix's YouTube: Fed up with her deadbeat grown kids and marginal urban existence, Juanita (Alfre Woodard) takes a Greyhound bus up to Paper Moon, Montana where she ...
- 2/11/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is in discussions with Facebook for a reality series on the social network’s Facebook Watch platform, an insider with knowledge of the situation confirmed to TheWrap.
Variety was first to report on the potential series, which would follow Ronaldo’s day-to-day life, though the insider cautioned these are very initial talks and nothing is currently in development at the moment. The possible docu-series series would be packaged by CAA and produced by Matador Content and Religion of Sports.
CAA and Matador Content did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment, while Facebook and Religion of Sports declined to comment.
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Ronaldo is already in business with Facebook Watch, having signed a deal for a scripted series last month. Ronaldo is set to executive produce an untitled drama series, written “Memphis Beat” duo Liz Garcia and Josh Harto.
Variety was first to report on the potential series, which would follow Ronaldo’s day-to-day life, though the insider cautioned these are very initial talks and nothing is currently in development at the moment. The possible docu-series series would be packaged by CAA and produced by Matador Content and Religion of Sports.
CAA and Matador Content did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment, while Facebook and Religion of Sports declined to comment.
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Ronaldo is already in business with Facebook Watch, having signed a deal for a scripted series last month. Ronaldo is set to executive produce an untitled drama series, written “Memphis Beat” duo Liz Garcia and Josh Harto.
- 7/5/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Real Madrid star and former Manchester United player Cristiano Ronaldo has set conquering the entertainment industry as his next goal with two new TV projects.
On Wednesday, it was announced that Ronaldo will follow in the footsteps of another sports legend, Tom Brady, with a series for Facebook Watch. However, unlike Gotham Chopra’s documentary “Tom vs Time,” this series will be scripted.
Written “Memphis Beat” duo Liz Garcia and Josh Harto, the untitled drama centers on a high school girls soccer team in upstate New York. Ronaldo will serve as executive producer on the series, which hails from wiip, the independent studio led by former ABC boss Paul Lee. The series is the second from wiip to score a series order from Facebook Watch, following the Catherine Zeta-Jones-led “Queen America.”
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“In my free time, one of the things I like to do is to watch good television,” Portuguese national team player Ronaldo said in a statement. “To be the executive producer of this series is going to be an amazing experience, especially given the talent of the people who are working very hard to bring it to life. The story of my life has many similarities with the highs and lows the girls varsity soccer team will face in the series. While the series is set against the background of soccer, it goes much deeper than just the beautiful game. It’s about values, challenges, friendship, difficult times, hard work, solidarity, tensions, and harmony. In a word — it’s about life.”
The international football star has also teamed up with animation studio Graphic India and digital marketing and content management company Vms Communications to develop an animated series called “Striker Force 7,” which will star a cartoon version of Ronaldo himself.
Co-created by Graphic India’s Sharad Devarajan and Ronaldo, the character will also cross over into publishing, gaming, comics and digital content. No further details about the series were announced.
Graphic India
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On Wednesday, it was announced that Ronaldo will follow in the footsteps of another sports legend, Tom Brady, with a series for Facebook Watch. However, unlike Gotham Chopra’s documentary “Tom vs Time,” this series will be scripted.
Written “Memphis Beat” duo Liz Garcia and Josh Harto, the untitled drama centers on a high school girls soccer team in upstate New York. Ronaldo will serve as executive producer on the series, which hails from wiip, the independent studio led by former ABC boss Paul Lee. The series is the second from wiip to score a series order from Facebook Watch, following the Catherine Zeta-Jones-led “Queen America.”
Also Read: Catherine Zeta-Jones to Star in Facebook Watch's Dark Comedy 'Queen America'
“In my free time, one of the things I like to do is to watch good television,” Portuguese national team player Ronaldo said in a statement. “To be the executive producer of this series is going to be an amazing experience, especially given the talent of the people who are working very hard to bring it to life. The story of my life has many similarities with the highs and lows the girls varsity soccer team will face in the series. While the series is set against the background of soccer, it goes much deeper than just the beautiful game. It’s about values, challenges, friendship, difficult times, hard work, solidarity, tensions, and harmony. In a word — it’s about life.”
The international football star has also teamed up with animation studio Graphic India and digital marketing and content management company Vms Communications to develop an animated series called “Striker Force 7,” which will star a cartoon version of Ronaldo himself.
Co-created by Graphic India’s Sharad Devarajan and Ronaldo, the character will also cross over into publishing, gaming, comics and digital content. No further details about the series were announced.
Graphic India
Read original story Cristiano Ronaldo Slide-Tackles TV With 2 New Projects At TheWrap...
- 5/9/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Facebook Watch has given a series commitment with penalty to a scripted drama from international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, Memphis Beat creators Liz Garcia and Josh Harto, and Paul Lee’s recently launched independent studio, wiip.
Written by Garcia and Harto, the as-yet untitled project follows a high school girls soccer team in upstate New York as the team’s melting pot line-up and winning streak invites the community to overcome deep divisions along racial, ethnic and class lines by rallying around the universal language of the beautiful game. The show also explores the ups and downs of teenage life, as players maneuver love, friendships and family.
Garcia and Harto executive produce with Ronaldo. Wiip is producing.
The project marks wiip’s second series order at Facebook, coming on the heels of Queen America, starring Catherine Zeta Jones, created by Meaghan Oppenheimer and executive produced by Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories,...
Written by Garcia and Harto, the as-yet untitled project follows a high school girls soccer team in upstate New York as the team’s melting pot line-up and winning streak invites the community to overcome deep divisions along racial, ethnic and class lines by rallying around the universal language of the beautiful game. The show also explores the ups and downs of teenage life, as players maneuver love, friendships and family.
Garcia and Harto executive produce with Ronaldo. Wiip is producing.
The project marks wiip’s second series order at Facebook, coming on the heels of Queen America, starring Catherine Zeta Jones, created by Meaghan Oppenheimer and executive produced by Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories,...
- 5/9/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is kicking it with a new team. Ronaldo has partnered with with Paul Lee’s newly launched studio, wiip, to produce a new scripted drama series for Facebook Watch.
The series centers on a diverse high school girls soccer team from upstate New York, whose ability to achieve its goals through teamwork and friendship inspires the local community to transcend the racial, ethic and class differences that divide it. En route to greater cultural understanding, the show also explores the personal struggles and triumphs of the teen team members.
“The story of my life has many similarities with the highs and lows the girls varsity soccer team will face in the series,” Ronaldo said. “While the series is set against the background of soccer, it goes much deeper than just the beautiful game. It’s about values, challenges, friendship, difficult times, hard work, solidarity,...
The series centers on a diverse high school girls soccer team from upstate New York, whose ability to achieve its goals through teamwork and friendship inspires the local community to transcend the racial, ethic and class differences that divide it. En route to greater cultural understanding, the show also explores the personal struggles and triumphs of the teen team members.
“The story of my life has many similarities with the highs and lows the girls varsity soccer team will face in the series,” Ronaldo said. “While the series is set against the background of soccer, it goes much deeper than just the beautiful game. It’s about values, challenges, friendship, difficult times, hard work, solidarity,...
- 5/9/2018
- by Christi Carras
- Variety Film + TV
Fox has put in development Amy Herman’s Visual Intelligence, based on Herman’s book, from Memphis Beat creators Liz Garcia and Josh Harto, Blindspot executive producer Mark Pellington and 20th Century Fox TV. Garcia, Harto and Pellington will co-write and executive produce, and Pellington will direct. Herman also will executive produce. In the book, art historian Herman, who developed and conducts “The Art of Perception” seminars, uses works of art to help experts from…...
- 11/22/2016
- Deadline TV
True Memoirs Of An International Assassin is the latest Netflix original movie – an action comedy stars Kevin James as Sam Larson, a mild-mannered would-be author who gets mistaken for a killer-for-hire when his fictional novel about an international assassin is published as a true story. When the book is a huge success, he is suddenly kidnapped, taken out of the country, and forced into an assassination plot.
The film - which premieres on Netflix on November 11th – also stars Andy Garcia (Kill the Messenger), Zulay Henao (Meet the Blacks), Maurice Compte (Narcos), Andrew Howard (Taken 3), Rob Riggle (22 Jump Street), Kelen Coleman (The McCarthy’s), Leonard Earl Howze (Memphis Beat), Yul Vasquez (The Lottery) and Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy).
Check out the trailer and poster for True Memoirs Of An International Assassin below, and let us know what you think in the comments:...
The film - which premieres on Netflix on November 11th – also stars Andy Garcia (Kill the Messenger), Zulay Henao (Meet the Blacks), Maurice Compte (Narcos), Andrew Howard (Taken 3), Rob Riggle (22 Jump Street), Kelen Coleman (The McCarthy’s), Leonard Earl Howze (Memphis Beat), Yul Vasquez (The Lottery) and Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy).
Check out the trailer and poster for True Memoirs Of An International Assassin below, and let us know what you think in the comments:...
- 9/29/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Netflix released the trailer and poster for the Kevin James starring original film True Memoirs of an International Assassin, premiering on Friday, November 11 to members worldwide.
True Memoirs of an International Assassin, starring Kevin James (Pixels), Andy Garcia (Kill the Messenger), and Zulay Henao (Meet the Blacks) is a Netflix original film directed by Jeff Wadlow (Kick Ass 2)
The action comedy follows Sam Larson, a mild-mannered would-be author who gets mistaken for a killer-for-hire when his fictional novel about an international assassin is published as a true story. When the book is a huge success, he is suddenly kidnapped, taken out of the country, and forced into an assassination plot.
Maurice Compte (Narcos), Andrew Howard (Taken 3), Rob Riggle (22 Jump Street), Kelen Coleman (The McCarthy’s), Leonard Earl Howze (Memphis Beat), Yul Vasquez (The Lottery) and Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy) also star in the film.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
True Memoirs of an International Assassin, starring Kevin James (Pixels), Andy Garcia (Kill the Messenger), and Zulay Henao (Meet the Blacks) is a Netflix original film directed by Jeff Wadlow (Kick Ass 2)
The action comedy follows Sam Larson, a mild-mannered would-be author who gets mistaken for a killer-for-hire when his fictional novel about an international assassin is published as a true story. When the book is a huge success, he is suddenly kidnapped, taken out of the country, and forced into an assassination plot.
Maurice Compte (Narcos), Andrew Howard (Taken 3), Rob Riggle (22 Jump Street), Kelen Coleman (The McCarthy’s), Leonard Earl Howze (Memphis Beat), Yul Vasquez (The Lottery) and Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy) also star in the film.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
- 9/29/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Jason Lee is looking to get back in the saddle.
The former My Name Is Earl star has nabbed the lead role in What Goes Around Comes Around, a single-camera comedy pilot at CBS.
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The potential series follows two fortysomething parents — Kenny (Lee) and Robin — who were wild and reckless teenagers and now face their worst nightmare: raising three adolescents of their own. In addition to being a husband and father, Lee’s Kenny is the owner of a hip music management company.
Since headlining Earl,...
The former My Name Is Earl star has nabbed the lead role in What Goes Around Comes Around, a single-camera comedy pilot at CBS.
RelatedPilot Season ’16: Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) New Shows, Who’s In Them
The potential series follows two fortysomething parents — Kenny (Lee) and Robin — who were wild and reckless teenagers and now face their worst nightmare: raising three adolescents of their own. In addition to being a husband and father, Lee’s Kenny is the owner of a hip music management company.
Since headlining Earl,...
- 3/1/2016
- TVLine.com
Jason Lee has been cast as the lead in the CBS comedy pilot “What Goes Around Comes Around,” TheWrap has learned. Lee will play Kenny, a husband, father and owner of a hip music-management company. Kenny and his wife, who were wild and reckless teenagers, now face their worst nightmare: raising three teenagers of their own. Lee starred in the NBC comedy “My Name Is Earl” from Greg Garcia for four seasons. He also appeared in “Raising Hope,” another Garcia series, and starred in TNT’s “Memphis Beat” for two seasons. Also Read: CBS Casts Sarah Shahi in Nancy Drew...
- 3/1/2016
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
Netflix has added several actors to its Kevin James action comedy True Memoirs Of An International Assassin. Zulay Henao (The Single Moms Club), Andy Garcia (Kill the Messenger), Maurice Compte (Narcos), Kelen Coleman (The McCarthys), Andrew Howard (Taken 3), Rob Riggle (22 Jump Street), Leonard Earl Howze (Memphis Beat), Yul Vazquez (The Lottery) and Kim Coates (Sons Of Anarchy) have join the pic directed by Jeff Wadlow. James stars as a mild-mannered would-be author who…...
- 2/4/2016
- Deadline
Looks like Kevin James is going to be leading a Netflix original film, and despite the above featured image, it is a not a Paul Blart: Mall Cop movie. The streaming service has announced today that the actor/comedian will be heading the film entitled True Memoirs Of An International Assassin.
The film's synopsis is as follows:
"A mild-mannered would-be author gets mistaken for a killer-for-hire when his fictional novel about an international assassin is published as a true story. The book is a huge success and he is suddenly kidnapped and taken to Venezuela and forced into an assassination plot."
True Memoirs Of An International Assassin is directed by Jeff Wadlow, who is likely best known for directing Kick-ass 2, and will be hitting Netflix some time in 2016.
While I feel no particular way or another about this film, I'm very interested to see the online interest. Given James'...
The film's synopsis is as follows:
"A mild-mannered would-be author gets mistaken for a killer-for-hire when his fictional novel about an international assassin is published as a true story. The book is a huge success and he is suddenly kidnapped and taken to Venezuela and forced into an assassination plot."
True Memoirs Of An International Assassin is directed by Jeff Wadlow, who is likely best known for directing Kick-ass 2, and will be hitting Netflix some time in 2016.
While I feel no particular way or another about this film, I'm very interested to see the online interest. Given James'...
- 2/3/2016
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
Netflix has announced the full cast for their upcoming action/comedy original feature "True Memoirs of an International Assassin" from PalmStar Media, Broken Road Productions and Global Film Group. Filming began in Atlanta in November and is scheduled to wrap next week in the Dominican Republic.
Funnyman Kevin James and Genesis Rodriguez ("Man on a Ledge") lead the cast in the film which also stars Zulay Henao ("The Single Moms Club"), Andy Garcia ("Kill the Messenger"), Maurice Compte ("Narcos"), Kelen Coleman ("The McCarthy's"), Andrew Howard ("Taken 3"), Rob Riggle ("22 Jump Street"), Leonard Earl Howze ("Memphis Beat"), Yul Vazquez ("The Lottery") and Kim Coates ("Sons of Anarchy").
James plays a mild-mannered would-be author who gets mistaken for a hitman-for-hire when his fictional novel about an international assassin is published as a true story. He is suddenly kidnapped and taken to Venezuela and forced into an assassination plot.
Jeff Wadlow ("Kick Ass...
Funnyman Kevin James and Genesis Rodriguez ("Man on a Ledge") lead the cast in the film which also stars Zulay Henao ("The Single Moms Club"), Andy Garcia ("Kill the Messenger"), Maurice Compte ("Narcos"), Kelen Coleman ("The McCarthy's"), Andrew Howard ("Taken 3"), Rob Riggle ("22 Jump Street"), Leonard Earl Howze ("Memphis Beat"), Yul Vazquez ("The Lottery") and Kim Coates ("Sons of Anarchy").
James plays a mild-mannered would-be author who gets mistaken for a hitman-for-hire when his fictional novel about an international assassin is published as a true story. He is suddenly kidnapped and taken to Venezuela and forced into an assassination plot.
Jeff Wadlow ("Kick Ass...
- 2/3/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Amazon has unveiled a sneak peek — or should we say Sneaky peek? — of its newest potential series.
The trailer for Sneaky Pete, a drama pilot that was initially passed on by CBS, was made available Tuesday, ahead of the episode’s Amazon launch.
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Executive-produced by David Shore (House), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Seth Gordon (The Goldbergs), the drama stars Giovanni Ribisi as a con man who, upon getting out of jail, assumes the identity of his former cellmate.
Beginning Friday, Aug. 7, the Sneaky Pete pilot will be available on Amazon for free for 30 days,...
The trailer for Sneaky Pete, a drama pilot that was initially passed on by CBS, was made available Tuesday, ahead of the episode’s Amazon launch.
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Executive-produced by David Shore (House), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Seth Gordon (The Goldbergs), the drama stars Giovanni Ribisi as a con man who, upon getting out of jail, assumes the identity of his former cellmate.
Beginning Friday, Aug. 7, the Sneaky Pete pilot will be available on Amazon for free for 30 days,...
- 8/4/2015
- TVLine.com
Lucifer has found his leading lady.
Chicago Fire‘s Lauren German will play a homicide detective entranced (and disgusted) by the Dark Prince in Fox’s DC Comics drama pilot, our sister site Deadline reports.
In the potential series, German’s Chloe Dancer works for the Los Angeles Police Department and teams up with Lucifer (played by Rush‘s Tom Ellis), who has abandoned Hell and chosen to help L.A.’s finest apprehend and punish criminals. Their partnership causes the Lord of the Underworld to wonder at Chloe’s inherent goodness, which in turn causes him to think humanity...
Chicago Fire‘s Lauren German will play a homicide detective entranced (and disgusted) by the Dark Prince in Fox’s DC Comics drama pilot, our sister site Deadline reports.
In the potential series, German’s Chloe Dancer works for the Los Angeles Police Department and teams up with Lucifer (played by Rush‘s Tom Ellis), who has abandoned Hell and chosen to help L.A.’s finest apprehend and punish criminals. Their partnership causes the Lord of the Underworld to wonder at Chloe’s inherent goodness, which in turn causes him to think humanity...
- 3/10/2015
- TVLine.com
Rizzoli & Isles has been around for five seasons, and the 18-episode release of the latest season is headed your way. It hits June 9th, and has some interesting bonus features.
The show has had some ups and downs, with some episodes feeling decidedly clunky, but it hasn’t hurt the ratings, and the show has become the hit of TNT.
The release puts this one in your hand in time for the sixth season premiere, in case you need to do any catching up and/or revisiting.
Check out all the info below, and make sure to pick up your copy.
Four-Disc Set Includes All 18 Episodes from the Show’s Fifth Season
Plus Never-Before-Seen Bonus Material
Get set for another exciting season of the chartbusting, suspenseful hit cable series Rizzoli & Isles, with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s (Wbhe) release of Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete Fifth Season, available June 9, 2015. Angie Harmon...
The show has had some ups and downs, with some episodes feeling decidedly clunky, but it hasn’t hurt the ratings, and the show has become the hit of TNT.
The release puts this one in your hand in time for the sixth season premiere, in case you need to do any catching up and/or revisiting.
Check out all the info below, and make sure to pick up your copy.
Four-Disc Set Includes All 18 Episodes from the Show’s Fifth Season
Plus Never-Before-Seen Bonus Material
Get set for another exciting season of the chartbusting, suspenseful hit cable series Rizzoli & Isles, with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s (Wbhe) release of Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete Fifth Season, available June 9, 2015. Angie Harmon...
- 2/26/2015
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Shaq this out: Shaquille O’Neal will star in truTV’s comedy pilot Shaq Inq.
The workplace sitcom is loosely based on the wild and frenetic business empire of the former basketball player, who will serve as an executive producer alongside Mike Tollin (Smallville, Arli$$).
The half-hour project follows O’Neal and the team who manages his existing products and endorsements while implementing his latest batch of eccentric and oftentimes brilliant business ideas.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* Get ready for a bloody good time. NBC has unveiled a trailer for Season 3 of Hannibal, premiering this summer.
The workplace sitcom is loosely based on the wild and frenetic business empire of the former basketball player, who will serve as an executive producer alongside Mike Tollin (Smallville, Arli$$).
The half-hour project follows O’Neal and the team who manages his existing products and endorsements while implementing his latest batch of eccentric and oftentimes brilliant business ideas.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* Get ready for a bloody good time. NBC has unveiled a trailer for Season 3 of Hannibal, premiering this summer.
- 1/23/2015
- TVLine.com
Today’s film is the 2013 short The Door. The film is written and directed by Ava DuVernay, and is part of Miu Miu’s Women’s Tales collection of short films. It stars Gabrielle Union, Adepero Oduye, and Alfre Woodard. Woodard has been seen in numerous television shows over the years, including St. Elsewhere, Desperate Housewives, Memphis Beat, and Copper, as well as in films such as Scrooged, Primal Fear, and K-Pax. Her newest feature, titled Annabelle, opens in wide release in American theatres this weekend.
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- 10/4/2014
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
New Once Upon A Time season 3 revealed new Glinda The Good Witch actress. Hey, guys. As previously reported, the Once Upon A Time season 3 folks are going to feature Glinda The Good Witch later this season to possibly mix it up with the evil Wicked Witch character. Now, TV Line has delivered a face to attach to the Good Witch character in actress, Sunny Mabrey (left). Glinda is described as being elegant, warm ,and benevolent, as well as wise, clever ,and shrewd. However, years of isolation have made her lonely and cautious. Though at her core, she is a steadfastly filled with optimism. Sunny Mabrey's acting credits include previous roles in TNT’s Memphis Beat and Lifetime’s The Client List, which will debut this spring. Season 3 is set to return on Sunday night, March 9th at 7pm central time on ABC.
- 2/14/2014
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
"Once Upon a Time" has found its Good Witch of the North -- with a name that is perfect for the part.
TVLine reports that Sunny Mabrey has been cast as Glinda, the nemesis of the Wicked Witch of the West in the "Wizard of Oz" canon. Whether Glinda and "Ouat's" Wicked Witch (Rebecca Mader) are bitter enemies in Fairytale Land remains to be seen -- you know how "Ouat" likes to play with its characters' traditional roles.
We wonder if Glinda will be in present-day Fairytale Land or if she'll be part of the Wicked Witch's flashbacks?
Before being cast on "Ouat," Mabrey's TV credits include "Memphis Beat" and "The Client List." She was also in "Snakes on a Plane."
"Once Upon a Time" returns from hiatus Sunday, March 9 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on ABC.
TVLine reports that Sunny Mabrey has been cast as Glinda, the nemesis of the Wicked Witch of the West in the "Wizard of Oz" canon. Whether Glinda and "Ouat's" Wicked Witch (Rebecca Mader) are bitter enemies in Fairytale Land remains to be seen -- you know how "Ouat" likes to play with its characters' traditional roles.
We wonder if Glinda will be in present-day Fairytale Land or if she'll be part of the Wicked Witch's flashbacks?
Before being cast on "Ouat," Mabrey's TV credits include "Memphis Beat" and "The Client List." She was also in "Snakes on a Plane."
"Once Upon a Time" returns from hiatus Sunday, March 9 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on ABC.
- 2/14/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
With its siblings Showtime and CBS tackling terrorism via Homeland and Hostages, respectively, the CW also is joining the fray. The network is putting its youthful stamp on the subject with an untitled project from Memphis Beat creators Liz W. Garcia and Joshua Harto and producer Bill Haber. Described as Alias meets Homeland, the untitled drama centers on a young female FBI agent with the New York City Joint Terrorism Task Force whose undercover assignment at a prestigious New York university becomes the focus of the entire agency when she discovers a vital terrorist cell hiding in plain sight. Garcia and Harto are writing the script and will exec produce with Haber for Warner Bros. TV and Haber’s Ostar Prods. The project reunites Harto and Haber with Warner Bros. whose cable division produced Memphis Beat for TNT. The duo, repped by CAA and Madhouse, also has Angel Time, a...
- 11/19/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
TNT has found a new showrunner for Rizzoli & Isles. Jan Nash, who worked on TNT's Memphis Beat and CBS' Without a Trace, will succeed creator-showrunner Janet Tamaro, who exited the procedural at the end of production on the fourth season, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. Tamaro, who had overseen the show since 2010 and will be a consulting producer on season five, developed Rizzoli & Isles from characters created by best-selling author Tess Gerritsen. Story: 'Rizzoli & Isles' Showrunner to Step Down Rizzoli & Isles stars Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander as Jane Rizzoli, a tough Boston police
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- 11/18/2013
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Jan Nash is joining TNT‘s flagship drama series Rizzoli & Isles as executive producer/showrunner. She will succeed creator/executive producer Janet Tamaro, who stepped down as showrunner in September, right after the series wrapped production on Season 4. One of the first orders of business for Nash and her writing team will be dealing with the death of Rizzoli & Isles co-star Lee Thompson Young, who committed suicide in August during the filming of the second-to-last episode of Season 4. His death was not addressed in the final episodes of Season 4 and will be dealt with at the opening of Season 5. Rizzoli & Isles is TNT’s No. 1 show of all time and the No. 2 scripted series in the history of ad-supported cable television, behind only AMC’s The Walking Dead. The series reunites Nash with Warner Bros TV and its cable division Warner Horizon. She previously worked with the studio on another TNT drama series,...
- 11/18/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
"Touched by an Angel" with a dark twist? Not exactly. The Anne Rice novel "Angel Time" has been snapped up by CBS as the basis for a new series with Joe Carnahan ("The A-Team," "The Blacklist" and Sarah Timberman ("Masters of Sex") signed on as executive producers. Carnahan will direct the pilot if it's ordered, while Liz Garcia and Joshua Harto ("Memphis Beat") wrote the script. Given the talent and the book involved, this isn't likely to be family-friendly viewing, even though Rice wrote the book during her ten-year return to the Catholic belief system of her youth (she renounced her...
- 9/27/2013
- by Liane Bonin Starr
- Hitfix
While Joe Carnahan continues to mull over which one of the many feature film projects he wants to direct next, it looks like he’ll be getting involved in helming another network drama, following the premiere this week of "The Blacklist." CBS has tapped him to direct their drama series project “Angel Time,” which is based on characters from Anne Rice’s “The Songs of the Seraphim” novel series. Josh Harto and Liz Garcia, the creators of the short-lived TNT show “Memphis Beat,” adapted the Anne Rice novels. “Angel Time” takes place in New Orleans and centers around Toby O’Dare, “a soulless assassin with a tragic past” who finds himself on a path towards redemption. In other TV-related news, as his latest film “X-Men: Days of Future Past” enters post-production, Bryan Singer has recently decided to dip his toes back into television. The filmmaker, along with his Bad Hat Harry Productions outfit,...
- 9/26/2013
- by Ken Guidry
- The Playlist
CBS is developing a drama based on Anne Rice's The Songs of the Seraphim novels. According to Deadline, Angel Time will be written by Memphis Beat's Josh Harto and Liz Garcia. The books follow a New Orleans–based assassin named Toby O'Dare who crosses paths with an angel and winds up seeking salvation. He also travels to thirteenth-century England, where he helps bridge gaps between Christians and persecuted Jews. Okay, CBS.
- 9/26/2013
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
CBS has begun development of the drama series "Angel Time" from Timberman-Beverly Productions ("Justified," "Elementary").
The series is based on the characters in "Interview with the Vampire" author Anne Rice's "The Songs of the Seraphim" novel series
Josh Harto and Liz Garcia ("Memphis Beat") are penning the New Orleans-set operatic drama about a soulless assassin with a tragic past who finds himself on a road to redemption.
Filmmaker Joe Carnahan ("The Grey," "Narc"), whose pilot for NBC's "The Blacklist" drew good reviews and strong ratings this week, is set to direct the project.
Carnahan will also executive produce along with Rice, Harto, Garcia, Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman.
Source: Deadline...
The series is based on the characters in "Interview with the Vampire" author Anne Rice's "The Songs of the Seraphim" novel series
Josh Harto and Liz Garcia ("Memphis Beat") are penning the New Orleans-set operatic drama about a soulless assassin with a tragic past who finds himself on a road to redemption.
Filmmaker Joe Carnahan ("The Grey," "Narc"), whose pilot for NBC's "The Blacklist" drew good reviews and strong ratings this week, is set to direct the project.
Carnahan will also executive produce along with Rice, Harto, Garcia, Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman.
Source: Deadline...
- 9/26/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
CBS is hoping to turn the Anne Rice novel Angel Time into a possible series.
The network has ordered a drama script from Liz Garcia and Joshua Harto (Memphis Beat) that’s based on Rice’s 2009 novel. The book, which was the first in the author’s Songs of the Seraphim series, tells the story of an assassin with a tragic past who finds himself on a road to redemption. The story takes place at the historic Mission Inn in Riverside, CA.
Rice will serve an executive producer on the project, as well as Sarah Timberman (Masters of Sex) and Carl Beverly.
The network has ordered a drama script from Liz Garcia and Joshua Harto (Memphis Beat) that’s based on Rice’s 2009 novel. The book, which was the first in the author’s Songs of the Seraphim series, tells the story of an assassin with a tragic past who finds himself on a road to redemption. The story takes place at the historic Mission Inn in Riverside, CA.
Rice will serve an executive producer on the project, as well as Sarah Timberman (Masters of Sex) and Carl Beverly.
- 9/26/2013
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
Exclusive: CBS has put in development Angel Time, a drama series project based on the characters in Anne Rice’s The Songs of the Seraphim novels. Named after the first book in the series, Angel Times hails from CBS Studios and Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman’s studio-based Timberman-Beverly Prods. Joe Carnahan is set to direct the project, with Rice executive producing. Written by Memphis Beat creators Josh Harto and Liz Garcia, Angel Time is a New Orleans-set high-stakes, operatic drama about Toby O’Dare, a soulless assassin with a tragic past who finds himself on a road to redemption. Harto and Garcia are executive producing the project with Rice, Carnahan, Timberman and Beverly. Narc director Carnahan, repped by CAA and Stuart Rosenthal, is on a hot streak in TV with the two pilots he directed, A&E’s Those Who Kill and NBC’s The Blacklist, both going to series,...
- 9/26/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Spunky, sloth-lovin' Kristen Bell takes a turn for the dramatic in the upcoming indie "The Lifeguard."
When Bell's Leigh, who is resolutely 29 years old and not 30, ditches her life in the big city and moves back home, her wacky life decisions have a rippled effect on her circle of friends, including Mel (Mamie Gummer) and Todd (Martin Starr). At first, things are all fun and games; working as a lifeguard all day and boozing it up like in high school at night sounds good, right?
Even if you're acting like a teenager, it's still illegal to date them in most states. David Lambert plays Leigh's love interest, a young skateboarder with problems of his own.
"The Lifeguard" feels a little like last year's "Hello I Must Be Going," which stars Melanie Lynskey as a divorcee who moves back home and Christopher Abbott as her younger love interest. The love affair in "Hello" is legal,...
When Bell's Leigh, who is resolutely 29 years old and not 30, ditches her life in the big city and moves back home, her wacky life decisions have a rippled effect on her circle of friends, including Mel (Mamie Gummer) and Todd (Martin Starr). At first, things are all fun and games; working as a lifeguard all day and boozing it up like in high school at night sounds good, right?
Even if you're acting like a teenager, it's still illegal to date them in most states. David Lambert plays Leigh's love interest, a young skateboarder with problems of his own.
"The Lifeguard" feels a little like last year's "Hello I Must Be Going," which stars Melanie Lynskey as a divorcee who moves back home and Christopher Abbott as her younger love interest. The love affair in "Hello" is legal,...
- 7/9/2013
- by Jenni Miller
- Moviefone
There are a lot of things about my high school days that I enjoyed and that I love revisiting through memories and conversations, but to have gone back to do it all over again a year ago when I was 29 sounds like a pretty terrible idea. Then again, that might sound like a mini-vacation to some people. People like Leigh, Kristen Bell.s character in the upcoming comedic drama The Lifeguard, which will be the feature debut from director and screenwriter Liz W. Garcia, a former writer for series like Memphis Beat and Cold Case. Neither of those shows scream .introspective female maturation,. so Garcia.s talent goes untold, though the direction in the trailer appears fine. Bell is probably the perfect choice for this role though, as it takes a naturally enjoyable actress to add humanity to a character who would be a supremely bratty bitch if performed by...
- 7/9/2013
- cinemablend.com
Focus World and Screen Media Films have teamed up to acquire U.S. rights to the Kristen Bell starrer The Lifeguard. The film written and directed by Liz W. Garcia made its debut in competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Lifeguard marks Garcia's first feature after working as a writer and producer on such series as Cold Case and co-creating Memphis Beat with The Lifeguard producer Joshua Harto. Bell (Showtime's House of Lies) stars alongside Mamie Gummer, Martin Starr and Amy Madigan. Story: Kristen Bell Set to Star in Stage Adaptation 'Some Girls,' Animated Feature 'Frozen' (Exclusive) Mike Landry and Carlos Velazquez of C Plus Pictures produced
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- 3/22/2013
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Taylor Kitsch has joined "The Normal Heart," according to Entertainment Weekly.
The "Fright Night Lights" alum will appear in Ryan Murphy's HBO movie adaptation of Larry Kramer's Tony-winning play, which tells the story of the onset of the HIV-aids crisis in New York City in the early '80s.
In "The Normal Heart," Kitsch will play Bruce Niles, "a closeted banker who becomes a big-time AIDS activist," Deadline reports. The role was originated by David Allen Brooks and revived by "Pushing Daisies" star Lee Pace.
The "Friday Night Lights" alum joins the impressive "Normal Heart" cast, which includes Julia Roberts, Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer and ...
In more casting news ...
Jim Parsons will revive his "Normal Heart" role. The "Big Bang Theory" star made his Broadway debut as gay activist Tommy Boatwright in the 2011 revival and will bring back the role in Ryan Murphy's HBO movie version. [Deadline]
Dermot Mulroney...
The "Fright Night Lights" alum will appear in Ryan Murphy's HBO movie adaptation of Larry Kramer's Tony-winning play, which tells the story of the onset of the HIV-aids crisis in New York City in the early '80s.
In "The Normal Heart," Kitsch will play Bruce Niles, "a closeted banker who becomes a big-time AIDS activist," Deadline reports. The role was originated by David Allen Brooks and revived by "Pushing Daisies" star Lee Pace.
The "Friday Night Lights" alum joins the impressive "Normal Heart" cast, which includes Julia Roberts, Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer and ...
In more casting news ...
Jim Parsons will revive his "Normal Heart" role. The "Big Bang Theory" star made his Broadway debut as gay activist Tommy Boatwright in the 2011 revival and will bring back the role in Ryan Murphy's HBO movie version. [Deadline]
Dermot Mulroney...
- 3/1/2013
- by Jaimie Etkin
- Huffington Post
"Legit" star DJ Qualls is set to be a guest-star this season on TNT's Perception, starring Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Eric McCormack. Qualls is best known for his performance in hit films such as, Road Trip, The New Guy and Hustle & Flow. Qualls currently stars as Billy in the FX series Legit and plays a recurring role on The CW.s Supernatural. His other television credits include Memphis Beat, Scrubs, Lost, Breaking Bad, The Big Bang Theory, and Criminal Minds. From TNT In Perception, Qualls will play Agent Rudy Fleckner, a young, tech-savvy FBI agent who specializes in investigating cyber crimes. When an online social game Caleidoscope becomes the center of a homicide case, Pierce relies...
- 3/1/2013
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
DJ Qualls is heading back to TNT.
The former Memphis Beat star will guest-star on the second season of the cable network's Perception, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.
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Qualls will play FBI Agent Rudy Fleckner, a young, tech-savvy investigator who specializes in cybercrimes. When a new online social game becomes the center of a homicide case, Dr. Daniel Pierce (Eric McCormack) will call on Fleckner's expertise to crack the case...
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The former Memphis Beat star will guest-star on the second season of the cable network's Perception, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.
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Qualls will play FBI Agent Rudy Fleckner, a young, tech-savvy investigator who specializes in cybercrimes. When a new online social game becomes the center of a homicide case, Dr. Daniel Pierce (Eric McCormack) will call on Fleckner's expertise to crack the case...
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- 3/1/2013
- by Adam Bryant
- TVGuide - Breaking News
It’s been a long enough time since Memphis Beat was canceled; it’s time for Jason Lee to move on and find a new series to be a part of. Unfortunately, it’s one of those crime dramas that gives its lead a strange talent that they will inevitably use to solve crimes in some bizarre, contrived way. Pardon my negativity, but this is just not the type of show I would be interested in, but you might so I will tell you about it in the hopes it catches your interest. Lee has been cast in Second Sight, a crime pilot for CBS.
In Second Sight, Lee plays a detective in the New Orleans Police Department with a secret so terrifying if anyone in the police found out about it they would kick his ass to the curb. He has an ocular disorder that causes him to have...
In Second Sight, Lee plays a detective in the New Orleans Police Department with a secret so terrifying if anyone in the police found out about it they would kick his ass to the curb. He has an ocular disorder that causes him to have...
- 2/20/2013
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
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