“No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public,” according to a quote widely attributed to H.L. Mencken.
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EXCLUSIVE: Andrew McCarthy (Brats), Drew Van Acker (Last Survivors) and Debby Ryan (Shortcomings) have wrapped production in New York on Orion, a new sci-fi thriller from director Jaco Bouwer (Gaia).
Written by first-timer Anne Vithayathil, the film centers around a heated interrogation between a U.S. Intelligence expert tasked to help an amnesiac astronaut recover his memory in order to determine “who” or “what” killed the rest of the crew before they crash landed back on Earth.
Producing the film alongside Van Acker, Elle Army (Life Like) and Scott Army, Sunil Perkash (Enchanted, Salt), describes the project as “a very unique world building sci fi thriller that relies on incredibly strong performances from all of the cast and the meticulously curated world building by our director, Jaco Bouwer. We could not be more excited to bring our clever twisting and turning film to audiences worldwide soon.”
Pic’s cast also includes rising singer/actress Karin Ann, Natalia Lesz, Theodora Miran and Danny Bisla. UTA Independent Film Group is representing the film for sales.
Known for turns in classic films like Pretty in Pink and Weekend at Bernie’s, McCarthy is coming off of directing Brats, a Brat Pack documentary that debuted at #1 on Hulu, after its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival. His book, Brat: An 80;s Story, which inspired the film, was a New York Times bestseller. Most recently seen as a series regular on Fox’s The Resident, McCarthy has also directed on some of the most popular TV shows in recent memory, including Orange Is the New Black, The Blacklist, and Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens.
Most recently, Van Acker starred opposite Alicia Silverstone and Steven Moyer in the sci-fi thriller Last Survivors, which
“No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public,” according to a quote widely attributed to H.L. Mencken.
There are reports of tensions rising once again between Prince Andrew and King Charles over the Duke of York's deteriorating residence, Royal Lodge. King Charles is said to be pressuring his younger brother to vacate his 30-room Windsor mansion in favour of the more modest Frogmore Cottage, previously the UK home of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The Duke of York, 64, is believed to have a lengthy lease on the Royal Lodge.
Bryan Kohberger is finally set to go before a jury of his peers — but it won’t happen for another YEAR! WHAT?!
My guest on 20 Questions this week is Anthony Michael Hall.
In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo gets killed off in episode one while discussing “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.” The Netflix series is based on the Bryan Lee O’Malley Manga book series and the Edgar Wright-directed cult hit film of the same name and follows an alternate take on Scott Pilgrim falling in love with Ramona Flowers, only to find that he has to fight her seven evil exes.
Andrew Lincoln, famed for his role in The Walking Dead, is set to star in the new ITV thriller Cold Water.
EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Lincoln is returning to British TV.
Andrew Rannells was planning on reprising his role as Jim Bakker in the new Broadway musical Tammy Faye, but he dropped out after contract negotiations fell through.
So many A-List stars were in attendance to ring in the new season at Nemacolin’s Summer Solstice Celebration!
The trailer for Red One is finally here!
Jack Dunn It’s Christmas in June! Amazon MGM Studios has released the trailer for the yuletide action-adventure “Red One,” starring Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans and J.K. Simmons as Saint Nick. Per the official synopsis, “After Santa Claus (Simmons) – Code Name: ‘Red One’ – is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security (Johnson) must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter (Evans) in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.” In the trailer, Johnson takes an ordinary Hot Wheels car from a toy store and turns it into a full-sized Chevy Corvette using some space-aged Christmas technology.
“Pretty in Pink” at the time that it came out.“I didn’t think it was that interesting,” said McCarthy, 61, in an interview with PEOPLE published Saturday. “I didn’t quite get the movie at the time.
The man accused of the infamous murders just off campus of the University of Idaho in November of 2022 may have been looking for one single person in particular.
The Royal Family made a grand return to the public eye last week with a united front at the Trooping the Colour. Just two days later, they regrouped for the annual Order of the Garter procession at Windsor Castle. Both events are deeply rooted in history and hold significant importance in the Royal calendar.
Jordan Moreau Andrew Callaghan, the 27-year-old director and journalist known for his popular Channel 5 YouTube videos, is back with his most intimate project yet: “Dear Kelly.” The documentary is Callaghan’s first major project since his directorial debut “This Place Rules,” which premiered on HBO in 2022. It also marks his return to feature filmmaking since he paused his career in light of sexual misconduct allegations in early 2023. After apologizing for his past behavior, Callaghan went on hiatus, began attending therapy and completed a 12-step Alcoholics Anonymous program.
Sarah, Duchess of York has finally spoken out about the rumours of a second Royal wedding with Prince Andrew.The Duchess of York - who was married to the late Queen's second son from 1986 until their split in 1992 and subsequent divorce in 1996 - is mum to Princess Beatrice, 35, and Princess Eugenie, 34, with her former spouse. Despite divorcing, Sarah and the Duke have continued to share their home, Royal Lodge, on the Windsor Estate, where Andrew's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother resided. Even though their close relationship post-divorce has sparked whispers of a potential romantic reunion, Sarah has firmly stated that remarriage is not on the cards.
Editor’s Note: Journalist David Blum might have forever coined The Brat Pack era, but it was Carl Kurlander who provided the reason the infamous New York article got written. St. Elmo’s Fire was a script Kurlander wrote with director Joel Schumacher, inspired by events in his life. Now an academic, Kurlander has written several guest columns for Deadline including a 35th anniversary remembrance of St. Elmo’s Fire. Why is he tapping again into those memories? He just watched Brats, the Hulu documentary that premiered at Tribeca, directed by and starring Andrew McCarthy. He was part of the St. Elmo’s Fire ensemble that felt maligned by a mag article published the week before the film was released and became a surprise hit. Here, Kurlander supplies some great dish — did you know Demi Moore‘s drug demons almost forced Joel Schumacher to replace her with the young singer Madonna? Or that Georgetown shunned the movie for immoral activity but OK’d The Exorcist because despite the vile goings on involving a possessed child, evil didn’t win? A little of that stuff would have helped McCarthy’s docu, which gets tedious as he attempts to expunge demons, even as cohorts like Moore, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez and Ally Sheedy seem to be humoring him on camera. After all, that film launched fine futures for them, even if the moniker stung. McCarthy paints journo Blum as a villain, but in fairness, The Brat Pack was a far more clever coinage than putting “gate” on the end of every scandal since Watergate. Blum also unwittingly etched into permanent Hollywood history the memory of those actors when they were young and gorgeous. Who wants to be forgotten?
EXCLUSIVE: Seven years after Ryan Bartlett left UTA to launch Hyperion, the veteran talent agent is leaving the boutique agency to join Independent Artist Group. He will work in IAG’s talent department, reporting to Andrew Rogers in a reunion for the duo who were agents together at Paradigm where Rogers headed Motion Picture Talent.
Michael Nordine For viewers of a certain age — or, perhaps more likely at this point, most ages — the term “Brat Pack” evokes nostalgia at its fondest. Movies like “The Breakfast Club” and “Pretty in Pink” remain rites of passage for teenagers coming of age nearly 40 years later, and few would argue that the 1980s didn’t represent a high-water mark for teen movies.
EXCLUSIVE: Micro Budget is a comedy feature about an aspiring director who recklessly moves himself and his nine-months-pregnant actress wife from Iowa to LA to shoot a low-budget indie movie and sell it to a streamer for a “fuck-ton of money”. Sound familiar?