How Apple TV+ Space Series ‘Constellation’ Pulled Off Those Zero Gravity Scenes

As the old saying goes, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Jack Dunn SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points, including the ending for “Inside Out 2” now playing in theaters. “Inside Out 2” director Kelsey Mann and producer Mark Nielsen held “a good 25 meetings” in preparation for the film’s climactic scene — when Riley, the movie’s teenage protagonist, suffers an anxiety attack. But these weren’t any average production discussions, they were “the gatherings of the mind council,” which summoned all the department heads together to strategize the execution of the scene. “Simulation, effects, lighting and animation all together like, “‘How are we going to do this?'” Neilsen tells Variety.

Jon Burlingame Dorsay Alavi spent nearly 20 years following jazz great Wayne Shorter with a camera before she was ready to unveil her three-hour Amazon Prime documentary, “Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity.” The 12-time Grammy winner was one of jazz’s most acclaimed composers and saxophone players. He died last year at the age of 89. “Wayne was just one of those people that invited you into his life,” Alavi tells Variety.

As studio and network executives rack their heads around what the under 25 demographic craves, multihyphenate creator and actor Alan Chikin Chow, who is behind the YouTube hit series Alan’s Universe, and his cast of Chelsea Sik, Michelle Park and Haven Everly have already figured it out.

The first look photos and teaser trailer for the new limited series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist were just revealed!

We just found out that “The Boys” is ending with Season 5 on Prime Video, but that doesn’t mean the universe that has been established in that show is going anywhere. If anything, it’s only just begun.

decided to paint the town red at the Fenty Hair launch party in Los Angeles on June 10, where she showed off her fresh hairstyle to go with her new beauty line and monochrome scarlet ‘fit.RiRi paired the natural ‘do with a ensemble from Khaite. The look included a straight maxi skirt and camisole, layered under an oversized red leather bomber jacket. The singer accessorized with pointed toe red pumps and red jewelry, including a ruby-and-diamond choker and three-stone-pendant necklace.

The Zurich Film Festival will hand Canadian composer and three-time Academy Award winner Howard Shore its Career Achievement Award during this year’s edition, which runs October 3-13. 

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “Apples Never Fall” costume designer Allyson Fanger turned to real tennis stars for inspiration when creating the outfits for a Florida family devoted to the sport. By using the players as her baseline, she found ways to inject different bits of personality into each family member’s style. The Peacock series follows Sam Neill as Stan, a man who becomes the prime suspect when his wife and family matriarch Joy (Annette Bening) goes missing.

Quinn Hemphill is making her big screen debut in the new movie Bad Boys: Ride or Die and we caught up with her to learn some fun facts.

The team behind Apple TV+‘s big-budget European drama Constellation took to the stage in Cologne this week to talk developing the psychological sci-fi drama, technical challenges of shooting zero gravity, almost casting Jeff Bridges and why they spent nearly $550,000 on space suits. You can watch a video of the session at the bottom.

Jack Dunn SPOILER WARNING: This story mentions major plot developments in the series premiere of “Star Wars: The Acolyte,” now streaming on Disney+. The first episode of “Star Wars: The Acolyte” has arrived on Disney+ from a galaxy far, far away, and with its debut comes two major revelations: the shocking death of Jedi Master Indara, played by Carrie-Anne Moss, and the confirmation that the show’s star, Amandla Stenberg, is playing twins.

Matthew Vaughn is responding to the heavy criticism his film Argylle received.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Sofia Vergara is paying tribute to her Colombian roots — and having some fun along the way — with a new coffee brand dubbed “¡DÍOS MIO!“ Available now on Walmart.com, ¡DÍOS MIO! COFFEE is a fair trade brand that launches with three roasts, all blended by a team of female coffee growers. The name riffs off the popular Spanish expression, that Vergara says is “used by Latinos when discovering the perfect taste and flavor.” Vergara’s coffee is available as ground coffee in a light, medium and dark roast.

Alex Edelman, the comedian behind HBO’s Just for Us special, was studying in London when he walked into a pub in Soho.

Cheryl Tweedy was almost “pulled off stage” by a fan during a Girls Aloud show in her hometown of Newcastle.Footage captured from the show at the Utilita Arena shows Tweedy appearing to stumble as a fan tries to pull her down while she’s greeting the crowd.She can be seen leaning down and struggling to maintain her balance before a security guard steadies her. The crowd can be heard gasping and someone off camera appears to apologise.Poor gals life flashed before her eyes pic.twitter.com/q7GuwGwoG2— Emily (@Emily741_) May 31, 2024Elsewhere in the show, Tweedy gave an emotional speech in which she reflected on how far she had come since she left Newcastle to pursue music.“I don’t think you could ever really know what it’s like to be stood here 22 years later in a room full of Geordies, the place where I dreamed a dream,” she said tearfully.“When I left from the Central [train station] 22 years ago, I could never have imagined being with you all tonight.

EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Neumann (The Deuce, Lovecraft Country) has been cast in Apple’s new 10-episode comedy starring and executive produced by Owen Wilson, and created, written by and executive produced by Jason Keller (Ford v Ferrari).

Loose Women was pulled off air early today, with the ITV show running for just 30 minutes.The popular show began at 12.30pm as normal, but was cut short to make way for the lunchtime news before ITV switched to coverage of day one of the Derby Festival from Epsom at 1.30pm. Anchor Kaye Adams revealed the news that the show would be shorter than usual as she kicked things off on Friday, 31 May. She was joined on the panel by Nadia Sawalha, Linda Robson and Brenda Edwards.

One of 2022’s most critically acclaimed shows returns in late summer. After a two-year wait, “Pachinko” Season 2 premieres on Apple TV+ on August 23.

Jon Burlingame Historical dramas often demand a specific musical approach: Music that suggests the time and place, along with reflecting the (often real-life) characters and the unique circumstances of their lives. Five of the past season’s miniseries featured outstanding scores along these lines. For producers Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, “Masters of the Air” marked the completion of a World War II trilogy (after “Band of Brothers,” about American soldiers in Europe, and “The Pacific,” about Marines in the Pacific theater), and composer Blake Neely worked on all three.