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BET+ series.“I’m going to be real with you,” said Cole, 51, told The Post. “I wrote a movie from my point-of-view and it had comedy and also dramatic moments.
And I went and pitched it and took [meetings] with some heavy-hitting directors and no one wanted to do it. They said, ‘It’s got to be comedy; drama is going to make people sad.’“I was like, ‘You can really do both.
I guarantee you.’ But no one would do it. And then this script came along and I was like, ‘Oh, s–t, this is like my script!’ It had humor, drama, horror, gore, gangster s–t — everything all in one.”In the 10-episode series, created by Robb Cullen — and inspired by his life — Cole plays Joe Washington, a middle-class, family-man plumber who lives in suburban Pittsburgh with his wife Angela (Tammy Townsend) and 18-year-old daughter, Jen (Ashley Olivia Fisher).
The action opens violently — Joe is slugged over the head in an office — then flashes back to the previous day as Joe and his family mourn the death of Joe’s father, Teddy, who owned a local towing service (and valuable Steelers tickets).Joe soon learns that his father led a double-life as a drug mule — and that Jen’s new-ish boyfriend, Dimitri (Chris Petrovski), is the son of Russian mobster Nicolai Dzhugashvili (Pasha D. Lychnikoff), from whom Teddy stole $10 million and a Lamborghini.
Dimitri demands that Joe return both the car and the money … or else. This leads to several murders, a coverup, the attention of no-nonsense state cop Pam Talford (Ashani Roberts) and a search for the $10 million that ensnares not only Joe, Angela and Jen but their friends: bumbling, henpecked Leon (Malcolm Barrett, who shines in comic relief), his wife Cathy (Cynthia McWilliams) — whose true-crime addiction come in
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Ex-Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs ' retrial later this month on domestic violence charges has been abandoned after lawyers withdrew the prosecution. Ryan, 49, was due to go on trial for a second time on 31 July, accused of controlling or coercive behaviour towards his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville, 39, between August 2017 and November 2020. He was also accused of assault by “losing control” and headbutting her, as well as the common assault of Ms Greville’s sister, Emma, by elbowing her in the jaw, during a row at his home in Worsley, Greater Manchester, on 1 November, 2020.
This is the season of political town halls, but there’s one on Monday evening that is garnering some attention in the media pundit class: An event featuring Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman designed to promote the group No Labels.
Christina Hall may be a busy mom of three, but she still maintains a “healthy lifestyle” to keep her looking — and feeling – her best.
Jimmie Allen filed two separate counterclaims Thursday against women who have accused the country music star of sexual assault. Allen insisted the sexual encounters were both consensual in court documents filed in Tennessee federal court and obtained by Fox News Digital.
Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Matt Damon has revealed that the “Oppenheimer” cast talked about their strike strategy before hitting the movie’s red carpet premiere in London on Thursday. “We talked about it,” Damon told Variety on the carpet. “Look, if it’s called now, everyone’s going to walk obviously in solidarity … Once the strike is officially called, [we’re walking]. That’s why we moved this [red carpet] up because we know the second it’s called, we’re going home.” Damon added: “We gave the strike authorization. We voted 98% to 2% to do that because we know our leadership has our best interest at heart.”
The New York Comedy Festival, considered the largest comedy festival in the U.S., is about to get larger: In its 19th year, the 2023 NYCF will expand from seven to ten days, running Friday, Nov. 3 to Sunday, Nov. 12.
Robert Downey Jr. is opening up about Dolittle, the 2020 film that was ill-reviewed and has a 15% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Tom Cruise and his Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One director, Christopher McQuarrie, and co-star, Simon Pegg, sit down for a new interview in promotion of the film.
, so there's no reason to think she wouldn't have written songs about her famous friends as well. Currently, the internet's preeminent scholars of Swiftian lore are convinced that Swift's newly released track titled “When Emma Falls in Love” is about Emma Stone.“When Emma Falls in Love” is one of six songs “from the vault” that from the original album.
Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans are legally divorced — but their drama is far from over.
Nearly one year ago, an inflammatory report circulated the Internet suggesting that Elon Musk had an affair with his billionaire friend Google founder Sergey Brin‘s wife Nicole Shanahan.
Indiana Jones has been entertaining audiences for four decades, and the fifth movie is keeping up the tradition. In the past, Indiana Jones has worked toward stopping the Nazis in "Raiders of the Lost Ark," found himself on a dangerous adventure in India in "Temple of Doom," working against the Nazis to find the Holy Grail in "Last Crusade," and racing against the Soviets in search for a hidden artifact with his long-lost son in Peru in "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." The newest movie, "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," follows the famous architect on a journey with his goddaughter, Helena Shaw, played by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, on their way to find a dial that is said to hold the powers of changing history.
Patricia Arquette-fronted comedy drama High Desert is ending after one season.
Hallmark!Hallmark Channel will debut four original romances every Saturday for the month of August as part of its «Summer Nights» lineup, while Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will premiere two new movies, ET can exclusively reveal. Additionally, season 10 of the Erin Krakow-led will be underway with new episodes rolling out every Sunday on Hallmark Channel.'s Holland Roden, Brittany Bristow, Alexa PenaVega, Carlos PenaVega and Andrew Walker headline new Hallmark Channel movies.Meanwhile, 's Kavan Smith co-stars in the Montana-set sequel, , opposite Emmanuelle Vaugier, and Rachel Boston and Warren Christie lead for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.Hallmark touts the six August films as «feel-good summer love stories» that take the romance to another level as they find the characters at a seaside music festival, the African savanna, a Napa Valley winery and a 30th birthday celebration.See the schedule below.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Sex and the City” fans will want to cherish every second of Kim Cattrall’s cameo as Samantha Jones in the “And Just Like That” Season 2 finale, as it sounds like it will be the last time Cattrall reprises her fan-favorite character. “This is as far as I’m going to go,” Cattrall told “Today” after being asked about Samantha’s future beyond the cameo. “[But] I don’t think I’ll ever say goodbye to Samantha. She’s like a lot of other characters that I’ve done over the years. I get very emotionally attached and protective of my characters. She gave me so much, and I’m so appreciative of her.” Variety exclusively reported in May that Cattrall would appear in the second season of Max’s “Sex and the City” sequel series “And Just Like That.” The scene in question finds Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie and Cattrall’s Samantha having a brief conversation over the phone. Cattrall shot her scene without any involvement from the show’s current cast.
in shows such as “Black-ish,” films such as “Barbershop,” and is soon to steal the show in a breakthrough dramatic role in “The Color Purple.” But, the Chicago native’s career of making laughs — one that dates to the 1990s — almost never happened. Deon was a late bloomer, to say the least.“I was like, way out of college and high school.
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott have closed the door on a potential reconciliation as they focus on raising their kids together.
After playing exclusively in theaters for a week, specifically attached to prints for Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City,” the first trailer for “Drive-Away Dolls” has been offered up for online consumption. Anyone checking out Focus Features’ 1950s-set sci-fi comedy in multiplexes this weekend will likely get a theatrical helping of this one too, but you can watch it above instead.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Focus Features and Working Title have released the first trailer for Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s comedy caper “Drive-Away Dolls.” The comedy is set to open in theaters on Sept. 22. The film follows Jamie, played by Margaret Qualley, who is an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan), who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals. Speaking with Variety, Coen described the film as “filthy fun” and a “chase intrigue movie. In one word, it’s a comedy.”