Carol Mendelsohn, the former showrunner of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, has signed a deal with Fox and is once again attempting a series adaptation of Thomas Perry’s The Bomb Maker.
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Community creator Dan Harmon says he “believes” Donald Glover is returning for the long-awaited movie based on the TV series.Glover starred as Troy in the first five seasons of the NBC show, leaving along with co-star Yvette Nicole Brown before the show’s end.After a much-anticipated movie based on the show was confirmed last week, fans noticed that Glover and Brown’s names were absent from the list of characters confirmed for the movie, but Harmon has indicated that they will still likely appear.He told Variety: “I think that Donald is coming, based on word of mouth, but it’s just the deal isn’t official or wasn’t official. It would be difficult to really commit to doing this thing without Donald.“So I believe he is coming back.
I think if there are names missing from a list, it’s because the names that are on the list, their deals are agreed upon enough that it’s OK to say they are on the list, and anybody that’s not on a list, it’s just not the case yet. So there is nothing official about anybody being out.”Community star Joel McHale is set to serve as an executive producer on the film alongside the show’s creator Harmon, who will also write the script.
Carol Mendelsohn, the former showrunner of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, has signed a deal with Fox and is once again attempting a series adaptation of Thomas Perry’s The Bomb Maker.
House Party,” a raunchy, genre-bending comedy adventure co-produced by basketball legend LeBron James. Starring actors Jacob Latimore and Tosin Cole, the trailer gives glimpses at some of the hilarity and mayhem to come in the upcoming release, including a scene where the duo find themselves in James’ house, talking to a hologram the athlete created to shower him in words of affirmation. “He got a hologram of himself, just to give him compliments?” Latimore quips in the trailer. The feature is a remake of a 1990 comedy by the same title, though the plot has been adapted for a new, modern audience. As opposed to the two leads being high-schoolers in search of a fun night, Latimore and Cole play two aspiring club promoters who decide to host a massive party to distract from their financial troubles after being fired from their day-jobs as house cleaners.
Selome Hailu SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you haven’t watched “Crank Dat Killer,” Season 4, Episode 6 of “Atlanta.” In 2006 and 2007, Atlanta was experiencing a renaissance. A renaissance of snap music, to be specific. The city was already producing hits like Dem Franchise Boyz’s “Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It” and D4L’s “Laffy Taffy.” Then, Soulja Boy released his debut single Crank That (Soulja Boy)” just as the concept of YouTube virality was coming into existence, prompting thousands of Atlantans to create their own versions — from “Crank Dat Yank” to “Crank Dat Roosevelt” to a “Super Mario” version — while the rest of the country watched.
Donald Glover and Maya Erskine are still putting in work on Amazon Prime Video’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith reboot.
“Six seasons and a movie” is a mantra that has kept the hope alive for “Community” fans over the past several years. What was once a joke turned into a rallying cry and then a reality, as it was recently announced that the canceled sitcom, “Community,” is getting a new film in the future.
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer “Community” fans, sit tight: More of your favorite cast members may indeed appear in the upcoming Peacock film — including Donald Glover. That’s according to creator Dan Harmon, who addressed why two key “Community” stars, Glover and Yvette Nicole Brown, were missing from the greenlight news last week. Although Peacock and Sony Pictures TV announced production of the film with original stars Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash and Ken Jeong, Harmon confirms to Variety that others could still pop in as well. “I think that Donald is coming, based on word of mouth, but it’s just the deal isn’t official or wasn’t official. It would be difficult to really commit to doing this thing without Donald,” Harmon said. “So I believe he is coming back. I think if there’s names missing from a list, it’s because the names that are on the list, their deals are agreed upon enough that it’s OK to say they are on the list, and anybody that’s not on a list, it’s just not the case yet. So there is nothing official about anybody being out.”
Dan Harmon’s “Krapopolis” has scored a Season 2 order from Fox Entertainment before it’s even debuted its first season. The “Community” and “Ricky & Morty” vet’s latest animated series will premiere in 2023. Set in ancient Greece, “Krapopolis” follows a dysfunctional family of humans, gods and monsters as they try to govern the world’s first cities to varying degrees of success.
Fox is doubling down on Krapopolis.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter Fox has renewed the animated comedy “Krapopolis” for Season 2 before the show’s series premiere. The series, which hails from Dan Harmon, was originally picked up at Fox in February 2021. It is slated to premiere on the broadcaster in 2023, but it does not yet have an official premiere date. Per the official logline, “‘Krapopolis’ is set in mythical ancient Greece and tells the story of a dysfunctional family of humans, gods and monsters that try their hand at running the world’s first cities – without trying to kill each other, that is.” The show show’s voice cast includes stars like Hannah Waddingham, Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Pam Murphy, and Duncan Trussell.
Selome Hailu Hulu has renewed adult animated comedy “Solar Opposites” for its fifth season. The news was announced at a panel discussion about the series at New York Comic Con on Thursday. The Season 5 renewal comes before the show’s fourth season has even debuted. Season 3 of the series arrived on Hulu in July, with Season 4 set to premiere with 12 episodes sometime in 2023. The series has aired several holiday specials, most recently “Sinister Halloween Scary Opposites Solar Special,” which arrived on Hulu on Oct. 3. Justin Roiland, best known for creating Adult Swim’s “Rick and Morty” with Dan Harmon, co-created “Solar Opposites” along with “Star Trek: Lower Decks” creator Mike McMahan. The series centers around a team of four aliens who are evenly split on whether Earth is awful or awesome. Korvo (Roiland) and Yumyulack (Sean Giambrone) only see the pollution, crass consumerism and human frailty while Terry (Thomas Middleditch) and Jesse (Mary Mack) love their TV, junk food and fun stuff. Their mission is to protect the Pupa, a living super computer that will one day evolve into its true form, consume them and terraform the Earth. Season 3 saw the group of aliens strive to become less of a team and more of a family.
A movie is on the way and star Joel McHale is excited about the opportunity.McHale hosted the charity gala The Event, presented by the by the Shaquille O'Neal Foundation, at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, and he spoke with ET about the long-awaited film, based on the cult hit sitcom, which was announced on Friday.«We've already shot it! We shot all three parts — it's like,» McHale joked. «Really, it is a dream come true.»«We can't believe a show that was canceled twice is now [getting a movie],» McHale marveled.
on NBC from 2009 to 2014 and aired its final season on Yahoo! Screen in 2015, is getting its own movie on Peacock, to the delight of fans. The movie will be helmed by original series creator Dan Harmon. Series stars Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash and Ken Jeong will return.Last year, McHale, a producer on the “Community” movie, told The Post that the cast had been encouraged by the reaction to their “Community” virtual table read during the height of the pandemic in 2020.Now, it looks like the line from the show, “six seasons and a movie,” will become a reality.
prophecy is finally coming true!Peacock announced on Friday that, nearly a decade after the start of a fan campaign to end the meta, fan-favorite comedy's run with a movie — as called out in a season 2 episode of the show — a movie is finally in the works.The film will reunite cast members Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Jim Rash and Ken Jeong with original series creator creator Dan Harmon -- McHale and Andrew Guest will also executive produce. Additionally, Peacock is acquiring the full series library for their streaming service.«Six seasons and a movie’ started out as a cheeky line from early seasons and quickly ignited a passionate fan movement for this iconic, hilarious and cool (cool, cool) NBC comedy,» said Susan Rovner, Chairman, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, in a statement.
It looks like “six seasons and a movie” is finally coming true. Peacock is giving “Community” fans what they’ve clamored for since the NBC/Yahoo! Screen series ended in 2015: a full-length movie that wraps up the show. READ MORE: The 70 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2022 “Community: The Movie” brings back original series stars Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash, and Jeong for the show’s feature film finale.
Six seasons and a movie is finally a reality as Peacock announces that the long-awaited “Community” film is officially in the works.
Community actor Joel McHale has confirmed that a film based on the beloved series is on the way.McHale, who played Jeff Winger on the NBC sitcom from 2009 to 2015, shared an image on Twitter today (September 30) which reads: “…And a movie.”The actor tagged several stars from the TV series, including Alison Brie, Ken Jeong, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown and Donald Glover. Jim Rash is also set to return.Gillian Anderson (Sex Education) was also tagged in the tweet, alongside streamer Peacock and Sony TV, with fans believing that McHale had meant to tag Gillian Jacobs, who plays Britta in the series..@alisonbrie @kenjeong @dannypudi @YNB @donaldglover @GillianA @peacock @SonyTV @CommunityTV pic.twitter.com/ynVqgaPuQD— Joel McHale (@joelmchale) September 30, 2022McHale is set to serve as an executive producer on the film alongside the show’s creator Dan Harmon, who will also write the script.
Six seasons and a movie is finally real after NBCUniversal’s Peacock ordered a feature film closure for Community.
“Community” movie, with most of the original cast of the beloved NBC comedy series returning for a feature film continuation that began as an in-joke in the show and became a rallying cry for fans after the series ended.Returning for the “Community” movie are cast members Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash and Ken Jeong. McHale will also serve as an executive producer on the film.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Pop, pop the champagne: Maybe it’s not the darkest timeline after all, as “six seasons and a movie” is finally becoming reality. Peacock has ordered a movie based on the Dan Harmon comedy “Community,” bringing back original stars Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash and Ken Jeong to check in on what the gang from Greendale has been up to since the show ended in 2015. Without sharing specifics, Peacock and Sony Pictures TV, which jointly announced the greenlight on Friday, described the negotiations for Peacock to secure the movie as “heavily competitive.” As part of the deal, Peacock has also acquired non-exclusive rights to the full six-season “Community” library, which can also be found on Netflix and Hulu.