‘I May Destroy You’ Alum Sam Miller to Direct Apple’s ‘Surface;’ Ari Graynor and 5 Others Join Cast

Havoc,” an action thriller starring Tom Hardy and Forest Whitaker, has rounded out its cast.In addition to the previously announced Hardy and Whitaker, the Netflix movie will also feature Timothy Olyphant, “Training Day” and “The Umbrella Academy” actor Justin Cornwell, star of the upcoming Edgar Wright horror film “Last Night in Soho” Jessie Mei Li and Malaysian actress Yeo Yann Yann.

EXCLUSIVE: Sunita Mani has joined the cast of Apple Original Films’ highly anticipated film Spirited, starring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds and Octavia Spencer. Mani will play Past, known as The Ghost of Christmas Past.

In the journalism section, “PBS NewsHour” anchor Judy Woodruff was named the first-ever recipient of the Peabody Award for Journalistic Integrity, with “PBS NewsHour” also receiving two Peabodys for their work covering the COVID-19 pandemic and migrant caravans in Central America.

The third day of Peabody Awards results are in and in a wonderful reminder to Emmy voters, today’s big winner was Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You.” The HBO limited series was the only entertainment category winner announced today along with “La Llorona,” an International Film Oscar shortlist film that somehow qualified for a Peabody (I guess…streaming?).

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeHBO’s “I May Destroy You” and Netflix’s “Crip Camp” are among the next batch of this year’s Peabody Award winners, which continue to be announced throughout the week.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVCall it another COVID-19 pandemic casualty, but for the first time in a decade, the number of scripted series that aired in the calendar year of 2020 decreased from the previous year (493, down from 532).

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticEvery year, the Peabody Awards recognize a stacked group of TV projects across all different genres, taking care to highlight shows that are worthy of further consideration.

Biopics covering iconic musicians have always been potential Oscar bait to Hollywood (see “Ray” with Jamie Foxx), but ever since the Oscar-winning Queen movie “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Straight Outta Compton, based on the iconic rap group N.W.A., became major box office hits, the trend to get new ones up and running has gone into overdrive.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 for his contribution to soul music and the Motown sound. Rolling Stone ranked the “What’s Going On” album No.

EXCLUSIVE: A24 has rounded out its cast for Kelly Reichardt’s next film Showing Up with Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, Maryann Plunkett, John Magaro, André Benjamin, Heather Lawless, Amanda Plummer, Larry Fessenden and James Le Gros all joining Michelle Williams, who will star. The film is penned by Reichardt and her longtime writing partner, Jon Raymond. Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani, and Vincent Savino will produce.

EXCLUSIVE: A24 has rounded out its cast for Kelly Reichardt’s next film Showing Up with Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, Maryann Plunkett, John Magaro, André Benjamin, Heather Lawless, Amanda Plummer, Larry Fessenden, and James Le Gros all joining Michelle Williams, who will star. The film is penned by Reichardt and her long-time writing partner, Jon Raymond. Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani, and Vincent Savino will produce.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“I May Destroy You,” “The Flight Attendant” and “Killing Eve” were among the top winners as the Banff World Media Festival revealed the winners to this year’s Rockie Awards International Program Competition. Announced Tuesday via a live, streamed virtual event, this year’s Rockie Awards saw the United Kingdom take home the most kudos, with 11, followed by the United States with ten.

Michaela Coel’s searing British drama I May Destroy You has just won an armful of BAFTAs, including best writer for Coel herself. So what better time to peer between the pages of her script for the BBC and HBO sexual assault survivor series?

Michaela Coel delivered a powerful acceptance speech after she won the Leading Actress gong at Sunday night’s 2021 BAFTA TV Awards.

Michaela Coel delivered a powerful acceptance speech after she won the Leading Actress gong at Sunday night’s 2021 BAFTA TV Awards.

I May Destroy You.The BBC drama won two BAFTAs last night (June 6).

sexual assault was named best miniseries, while creator and star Michaela Coel won the best actress prize.Coel dedicated the award to the show’s director of intimacy, Ita O’Brien, “for making the space safe for creating physical, emotional, and professional boundaries so that we can make work about exploitation, loss of respect, about abuse of power, without being exploited or abused in the process.”Paul Mescal was named best actor for Irish love story “Normal People” at a live ceremony on