Since Warner Bros acquired the rights to make more Middle-earth films based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s works, Peter Jackson and his Lord of the Rings cohorts Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens have hovered over the proceedings as they mulled how to return, and how much to involve themselves into another deep dive into Tolkien mythology.
The choice for another movie coalesced into Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. And the other surprise was that Andy Serkis, the actor who turned in those breathtaking Gollum performances, would helm the film, with every chance that cast members from the original will drop in, as Bloom’s Legolas did in The Hobbit.
Not only was Serkis eager to reprise his role as the malevolent, tragic creature, but he also sparked to step up to his biggest challenge, as the film’s director. While Gollum’s backstory was dished in small doses during LOTR, Peter Jackson told Deadline that there is much more ground to cover. Especially in the periods when Gollum was off the grid.
“The Gollum/Sméagol character has always fascinated me because Gollum reflects the worst of human nature, whilst his Sméagol side is, arguably, quite sympathetic,” Jackson told Deadline. >>>Read The Interview |
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Raven Goes Home - Raven-Symoné is extending her relationship with Disney with a new multi-year overall deal at Disney Branded Television. Under the pact, she will produce, direct, and develop projects across linear and streaming, with a focus on multi-cam comedies. First off is an Alice-centered spinoff from Raven-Symoné’s Disney Channel multi-camera comedy series, Raven’s Home called Alice in the Palace. >>>" A True Trailblazer"
Another 'Grey's Departure - Grey Sloan is losing a surgical intern. Midori Francis, who has played Mika Yasuda on Grey’s Anatomy for the last two seasons, is departing the medical drama as a series regular. >>>Second This Week
'Robots Go Crazy' - Amazon MGM Studios has landed the package The Robots Go Crazy with Andy Samberg attached to star and Radio Silence attached to direct. >>>Radio Silence To Direct
'Snail' Sails To IFC - IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Memoir of a Snail, a stop-motion drama from Adam Elliot — the writer-director behind the Academy Award-winning 2004 short Harvie Krumpet. >>>Sarah Snook Leads Cast
'Furiosa' Film Review - George Miller has perhaps given birth to the greatest Max yet, a wheels-up, rock-and-rolling epic that delivers the origin story of the title character Charlize Theron picked up in Fury Road. >>>Pete Hammond's Take
'Reindeer' Games - Baby Reindeer's real-life Martha appears to be making good on her promise to sue Netflix, but is yet to hear from the streamer. She is working with Chris Daw KC, a barrister who is calling for a "major review" of Netflix's compliance procedures. >>>Lawyers Assembling |
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Brie Larson was the youngest member ever of the famous American Conservatory Theatre at age 6.
Of course, she went on to find movie stardom, with a memorable role in the 2013 indie hit Short Term 12 as well as Trainwreck with Amy Schumer and such blockbusters as Kong Skull Island, Fast X and Captain Marvel. And there was that Best Actress Oscar-winning role in the devastating drama Room. Her latest project is the Apple TV+ limited series adaptation of the best-selling novel Lessons in Chemistry.
Here she talks about that career and also why she loves doing those Nissan commercials that have brought her a whole new audience. >>>Watch The Interview |
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Marvel Studios keeps adding to the all-star cast for its upcoming The Fantastic Four movie as sources tell Deadline that Emmy-nominee Natasha Lyonne is set to join the highly-anticipated Marvel pic.
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Oscar-winner Kenneth Branagh has found his next outing as a director and landed a top-tier star to lead the film. Emmy and BAFTA winner Jodie Comer is set to star in Branagh’s The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde, which he also wrote.
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Caleb McKinnon is about to come face-to-face with the parents who abandoned him in the upcoming season of The Bay. Patrick Muldoon (Melrose Place) and Jennifer Taylor (Two and a Half Men) are joining the Popstar TV!'s The Bay as the conservative dad and mom to McKinnon (Mike Manning).
Bad Sisters star Anne-Marie Duff has boarded BBC thriller Reunion, about a deaf man determined to right his wrongs while unravelling the truth behind the events that led him to prison.
Ryan Corr (House of the Dragon) will star as an ex-TV weather presenter in Kangaroo, a film from Studiocanal's Cultivator Films, Bunya Productions and Brindle Films set in the Australian Outback that's inspired by the creation of a real life animal sanctuary. |
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📺 The CW‘s transformation under new owners Nexstar is almost complete, with only two pre-merger series, the final season of Superman & Lois and veteran improv comedy Whose Line It Is Anyway?, on the network’s fall schedule.
🗣️ The Trump and Biden campaigns have agreed to participate in a June 27 debate hosted by CNN and a September 10 debate hosted by ABC News.
🤝 RedBird IMI has completed its £1.15B ($1.45B) takeover of The Traitors maker All3Media. Jeff Zucker, RedBird IMI's CEO, has become Chairman of All3, with Jane Tranter and Sara Geater continuing to lead it as CEO and COO, respectively.
⛰️ Paramount+ announced that We Will Dance Again, a documentary on the Hamas terror attack on the Nova Music Festival that hundreds dead and dozens kidnapped, will premiere exclusively on the platform in the U.S. and worldwide this fall.
🏈 The announcement of the full league 2024 schedule sees the NFL continue its expansion into overseas markets. Three games are slated for London, the first league venture into South America comes opening weekend, and a game in Munich, Germany is also on tap.
🤝 Neon has made some key promotions, upping Elissa Federoff from President of Distribution to Chief Distribution Officer and Ryan Friscia from EVP, Finance and Business Development to Chief Financial Officer. |
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Thu - Bridgerton S3 premieres; David Letterman on Colbert; Young Sheldon series finale
Fri - Blue Bloods mid-season finale
Sat - Jake Gyllenhaal hosts SNL
Mon - Streaming Media NYC conference |
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'Furiosa' In France - Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth brought George Miller's latest installment in his Mad Max cycle to the Croisette, as the director said there are "certainly more stories" from the film's world that he could tell. |
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