Director Mike Rianda On The Six-Year Journey Of ‘The Mitchells Vs. The Machines’ & Where To Find The Sequel Easter Egg [Interview]

Gillian Jacobs (Community) and The Wire alum Wood Harris have joined the cast of Adam McKay’s Los Angeles Lakers HBO drama series, based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is producing.

Early digital video player Funny or Die has been acquired by designer, activist and philanthropist Henry R. Muñoz III.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFunny Or Die has a new owner: Henry R. Muñoz III, a prominent business leader, architect, philanthropist and Democratic fundraiser, has acquired the 14-year-old comedy website and production company.Financial terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed.

HBO (and Adam McKay) apparently really likes Adrien Brody.

We’re extremely excited to see director Adam McKay‘s next film, “Don’t Look Up,” a disaster comedy led by Oscar-winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, coming to Netflix later this year.

There always seems to be a general reaction of hesitation when impressive and successful international features get the “domestic reboot treatment.” (Recall the news of J.J.

If you loved the cynical, grim nihilism and fascistic wet dream foulness of “Sicario: Day Of The Soldado,” you’re probably going to love Amazon’s “Without Remorse.” Made by the same writing/directing pair, filmmaker Stefano Sollima (the Italian “Gomorrah” TV series) and screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (“Sicario,” “Hell or High Water”), “Without Remorse” feels like a CIA Black Ops recruitment tool—making ruthless assassinations of faceless foreign nationals seem efficiently slick and badass—for

Adam McKay’s most recent films, “The Big Short,” “Vice,” and “Don’t Look Up” (based on the premise) all deal with political themes in a pretty explicit way. Sure, there’s the humor and heart that McKay has instilled in almost all of his features, dating back to his raunchy, R-rated Will Ferrell comedy days, but his later films don’t shy away from having a clear political viewpoint.

Leonardo DiCaprio is, you can be picky when it comes to which roles you choose to do. The 46-year-old will be starring in Adam McKay’s Netflix comedy ‘Don’t Look Up’ alongside Jennifer Lawrence.

Though he started his career as the comedy director, doing broad, R-rated comedies such as “Step-Brothers,” “Anchorman,” and “Talledega Nights,” Adam McKay has transformed into something of a dramedy auteur, with films such as “The Big Short” and “Vice.” But with his star-studded Netflix film, “Don’t Look Up,” it appears the filmmaker is skewing more towards his earlier work, while still delivering some serious themes.

Parasite swept off the Oscar at the 92nd Academy awards collecting the honors for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film. Auteur Bong Joon Ho accepted acclaim for his film worldwide and Parasite became the second name of the Korean film industry for the time being.

Shortly after “Parasite” was released in 2019 and went on to earn near-universal acclaim, with some calling Bong Joon Ho’s drama a masterpiece, it was announced that Adam McKay was teaming up with the filmmaker to adapt the feature as a new HBO series. Immediately, as is common when remakes of international films are announced, fans were concerned.

EXCLUSIVE: Tracy Letts (Ford v. Ferrari, Divorce) Julianne Nicholson (Mare of Easttown), Jimel Atkins (David Makes Man), LisaGay Hamilton (To Kill A Mockingbird) and Andy Hirsch (Fort McCoy) have joined the cast of Adam McKay’s Los Angeles Lakers HBO drama series, based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is producing.

On April 22, Saturday Night Live's Melissa Villaseñor will deliver her best impression of host — toplining the 2021 Independent Spirit Awards with her first-ever emcee gig. And while the 33-year-old comedian's deep bench of impersonations (Owen Wilson, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga and more) has made her a standout on the NBC series, audiences should not expect to see her spoofing the year in film.