EXCLUSIVE: APC Studios UK and Irish independent production company Magamedia are co-producing Irish dark comedy-crime drama Obituary exclusively in the US for streaming service Hulu, with RTÉ in Ireland pre-buying the series.
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“Dope” star Kiersey Clemons, “Euphoria” actress Barbie Ferreira and Oscar nominee Michael Shannon will star in a comedy-drama set among the drag king scene of 1990s Las Vegas for a film called, “The Young King.” Larin Sullivan wrote the script for the film and will make her directorial debut on “The Young King,” which Mister Smith Entertainment is presenting to international buyers at the upcoming American Film Market. WME Independent is handling North American rights.
Clemons in “The Young King” will star as Jules, an aspiring drag king who comes to Las Vegas to reconnect with her estranged dad Mick (Michael Shannon) and to make her debut performance in America’s biggest drag king revue. Mick, a legendary gambler and part-time children’s party clown, is less than excited to see his daughter “Julia” presenting as masculine, wearing suits and chasing after Ronnie (Barbie Ferreira), the no-nonsense dancer who he regularly frequents.
But during an unforgettable whirlwind weekend, Jules and Mick’s worlds collide.The project has received support from GLAAD, Sundance Institute, IFP’s Project Forum, Tribeca Film Institute and Inside Out Toronto for depicting the lesser-seen world of drag kings. The film will start production early in 2023 in Las Vegas.
“We are delighted to present Larin’s fresh twist on a classic Vegas story by shining a light on the drag king scene, which has rarely, if ever, been explored on the big screen. Led by our stellar cast, this is an incredibly emotional father-daughter story that will resonate with buyers and audiences,” Mister Smith Entertainment’s CEO David Garrett said in a statement.
EXCLUSIVE: APC Studios UK and Irish independent production company Magamedia are co-producing Irish dark comedy-crime drama Obituary exclusively in the US for streaming service Hulu, with RTÉ in Ireland pre-buying the series.
EXCLUSIVE: Cohen Media Group has acquired North American distribution rights to June Zero, writer-director Jake Paltrow’s historical drama about the last days of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann.
Netflix has announced a slate of Chinese-language films and series, headlined by fantasy series Agent From Above, which the streamer says “boasts extensive visual effects that are seldom seen in a local series”.
EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+ has rounded out the ensemble cast for Sunny (fka Dark Manual), a half-hour darkly comedic drama, starring and executive produced by Rashida Jones. Joanna Sotomura (Barry) stars in the titular role, along with annie the clumsy (Miss Osaka), YOU (Nobody Knows), Judy Ongg and Jun Kunimura (Kill Bill) join Jones in the series from Katie Robbins (The Affair, The Last Tycoon) and A24. Lucy Tcherniak (Station Eleven, The End of the F***ing World) is attached to direct.
Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water), Kiersey Clemons (Justice League) and Barbie Ferreira (Nope, Unpregnant, The Afterparty, Euphoria) will star in drag comedy feature The Young King.
Dustin Hoffman and Sissy Spacek are two of the most beloved actors of their generation. Now, in their next film together, they’ll have to fend with a new generation: their real-life kids.
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Jessica Chastain is revealing the victim of her best prank: James McAvoy.
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Larsa Pippen is being a social single lady. During an interview with ET's Brice Sander at BravoCon, the 48-year-old star responded to rumors of a romance between her and Michael Jordan's 31-year-old son, Marcus. «I have a lot of friends,» she said.
Loose Women's Judi Love has shared a rare clip of her son to celebrate his 13th birthday.The TV presenter and comedian, 42, keeps her children out of the limelight – not even revealing their names to the public – but she wanted to give her son some birthday wishes on his big day. Sharing a short video to her Instagram story, her son could be seen facing away from the camera and staring at a large one and three balloon while the song Goat by Lil TJay played over the video. Captioning the video, Judi wrote: "Love you son!!! Let's go!! My young King!! 13".
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Warner Bros. Discovery Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics chief marketing officer Tricia Melton is departing the company, along with Cartoon Network and Adult Swim senior VP of marketing and partnerships Jill King. Their exits rep the latest high-profile departures at the conglom as it continues to cut costs and downsize following the April acquisition of Warner Bros. by Discovery. Melton’s and King’s exits come just days after Warner Bros. TV Group’s animation division was hit hard by cuts — including the merger of development and main production teams for Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. Both shingles remain, but with a smaller, merged headcount.
King Charles was filmed reacting to Prime Minister Liz Truss’ entrance with “Dear oh dear” during the start of their first weekly audience. Liz Truss has only met the new King a handful of times, with the first being on September 9, one day after the Queen’s death and three days after she took office.
After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, many Royal fans are wondering: when is King Charles III’s coronation?
While tentpoles resuscitated moviegoing this past summer with pics like Top Gun: Maverick, it’s true that the more, adult-skewing fare is having a much harder time now. No where was this more true than with David O. Russell’s Amsterdam which rivals believed had a shot at opening to $12M-$15M this past weekend based on the period absurdist comedy’s glossy ensemble of Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Rami Malek, Robert De Niro, Anya Taylor Joy, Taylor Swift, Michael Shannon (the list doesn’t stop…).
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David O Russell’s oeuvre, it’s that great film-making chops (Three Kings!) meet wildly divergent outcomes (often within a single film); Russell will fall out with some of his cast, and said cast will be star-filled. His latest is Amsterdam, a period crime romp led by Margot Robbie, Christian Bale and John David Washington, abetted by Robert De Niro, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Rock, Rami Malek, Mike Myers, Andrea Riseborough, Zoe Saldaña, Michael Shannon and Taylor Swift. Results may vary.