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“Mr. Harrigan’s Phone,” produced by Ryan Murphy and Jason Blum, straddles both sectors – it’s the tale of a young boy (“It” alum Jaeden Martell) who befriends an elderly billionaire (Donald Sutherland). After the billionaire dies, he still communicates with the boy through the iPhone he was gifted shortly before his death.
(Yes, this is a period movie set in the mid-2000s.) Both creepy and compelling, “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone” has something for everybody, especially if you’re a King fan (it’s remarkably faithful to the original story, from the 2020 collection “If It Bleeds”).TheWrap spoke to Hancock about what it was like adapting King and collaborating with him, what he learned from the process and what scene King loved most (hint: it’s not from the book).As someone who took classes at U Conn Stamford, it was nice to see it represented in the movie. What was it like shooting in Connecticut?We loved it.
It’s a lovely part of the world. I’d never been there for that period of time. I had visited for a day here, a day there kind of thing, but actually living there for six months.
I liked it a lot.You’ve done so many different types of movies, but nothing that even approaches horror. What was it about “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone” that spoke to you?When I read it, I didn’t know what to expect, but Jason Blum called.
He said, “It’s a novella. Read it and see if you might be interested in writing and directing.” And Stephen King. Love Stephen King.
Sure, I’ll read it. Read and realized pretty quickly that it was in the Stephen King vein of “The Body,” which became “Stand By Me” or “Shawshank” or some of those kind of things. And more particularly “The Body” because of the coming-of-age aspect of it.
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EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Whitesell (Hold the Dark) and Daniel Jun (The Fall of the House of Usher) have boarded Monarch Media’s thriller Valiant One in supporting roles. The pair will star alongside the previously announced Chase Stokes, Lana Condor, Desmin Borges and Callan Mulvey.
The “Alien” franchise has had a headache-inducing history. Though dozens of scripts were developed over the years, many were completely tossed out, and several films featured last-minute scenes being rewritten on the set during filming.
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the striking first official image of Kate Winslet as Lee Miller in feature Lee.
Season five of The Crown will finally drop on Netflix on Wednesday 9 November and the latest instalments certainly come at an interesting time for the Royal family. As Charles and Camilla settle into life as King and Queen Consort, the hit series will throw the spotlight on a fictionalised depiction of Charles' relationship with Diana.
Sir John Major has branded 'The Crown' "damaging and malicious fiction". The former Prime Minister - who will be played by Jonny Lee Miller in the upcoming fifth season of the Netflix drama series - insisted he has "never been approached" by producers to discuss the scenes planned for the show and hit out a storyline depicting then-Prince Charles (Dominic West) lobbying him to join a plot to urge Queen Elizabeth (Imelda Staunton) to abdicate. The 79-year-old former Conservative leader insisted there was "never" such discussions between himself and Charles during his time as Prime Minister.
The Crown is facing accusations of attempting a smear campaign against King Charles III.
Jon Burlingame editor The centennial of Henry Mancini, composer of “The Pink Panther,” “Moon River” and other movie songs, isn’t until 2024. But the celebration began on Thursday when an all-star parade of Oscar, Emmy and Grammy-winning musicians got together to re-record one of his most famous works: “Peter Gunn.” With legendary composers John Williams and Herbie Hancock on keyboards, jazz great Arturo Sandoval on trumpet and music mogul Quincy Jones conducting an 18-piece band of L.A. session players, Mancini’s 1958 TV theme rocked the Warner Bros. scoring stage all afternoon. It was old home week for many, who seemingly spent half the three-hour session embracing, laughing and snapping photos. Williams and Jones called each other “Q” and “John T.,” the nicknames they had when the two were toiling side-by-side at Universal Television in the 1960s, before each started collecting Oscars and Grammys for their work in films and records.
“The Crown” has, once again, changed heads.Netflix released photos of its new Season 5 cast of the British royal family TV series on Friday. This ensemble of actresses will continue through Season 6, the show’s last.Imelda Staunton becomes the third and final actress to play Queen Elizabeth II on the series — this time during the tumultuous 1990s, in which a fire ravaged Windsor Castle, Princess Diana and Prince Charles had a messy divorce and Diana died in a Paris car crash in 1997.One still shows Staunton, 66, as the queen, looking smaller and grayer than her predecessor Olivia Colman, who won an Emmy for playing the part, next to Jonathan Pryce, 75, as Prince Philip.Another sees a sunglasses-and-swimsuit-clad Diana — Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki, 32, takes over from Emma Corrin — on a boat with Charles (Dominic West, 52), and young princes William (Timothee Sambor) and Harry (Teddy Hawley). But her happiness will be revealed as a facade.
Cheryl Burke is ready for a change. The 38-year-old pro confirms to ET that this will «likely» be her final season performing on the series, revealing that she's set her sights on a seat at the judges' table. «It will likely be my last season,» she told ET's Denny Directo backstage after Monday's Disney+ episode. Asked what might make her stick around a little longer with the franchise, she confessed, «Give me another job on the show.»«There's lots of different titles,» she continued.
via Facebook by her mother, Terri. “It is with heavy hearts we wanted to share that our Sara Weston has gone to be with Jesus,” Terri Lee wrote Thursday. “We are all in shock and arrangements are not complete.
last month optioned the rights to “Fairy Tale” and is both developing the feature and will also write the script, direct and produce. Greg Goodman will also produce.“Fairy Tale” is a dark fantasy novel from the master of horror as published by Scribner in September, and it follows a 17-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a terrifying world where good and evil are at war.
EXCLUSIVE: It’s a fairy-tale ending for Universal Pictures, which emerged from a heated auction to win Fairy Tale, an adaptation of the new Stephen King bestseller that Paul Greengrass will adapt and direct.
EXCLUSIVE: eOne has struck a multi-year first-look deal with BAFTA-winning writer-director Paul Andrew Williams.
William Earl Variety has announced the lineup for its annual Business of Broadway breakfast presented by City National Bank in New York on Oct. 17. Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson will join the event for a keynote conversation about their collaboration on the revival of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson,” currently playing on Broadway. The programming will also include a Broadway producers panel moderated by Erik Piecuch, senior vice president and entertainment banking leader of City National Bank. The panel will feature Lee Daniels (“Ain’t No Mo’”), Cindy Tolan (“Death of a Salesman”), LaChanze (“Kimberly Akimbo” and “Topdog/Underdog”) and Ken Davenport (“A Beautiful Noise”). The producers will speak about their experiences premiering new productions on Broadway this season and how the business has changed since Broadway’s return.