‘Nice White Parents’: HBO Outbids The Obamas & Netflix For New Series From Issa Rae & Adam McKay

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMilla Jovovich wasn’t actually that thrilled when her writer-director husband Paul W.S. Anderson asked her to star “Monster Hunter,” their new feature adaptation of the video game of the same name.“I was like, ‘Oh, my God, you have to be kidding me! Like, I just wrapped up ‘Resident Evil.’ We were killing zombies and now the next thing you want to do together is you want me to kill monsters? Give me a break,’” Jovovich tells Variety.

EXCLUSIVE: HBO has acquired Cutblock, a dramatic thriller it is putting in development as a limited series that tracks a family of west coast timber fallers in their century-long pursuit of prosperity. The series is being written, directed and executive produced by Andrew Cividino and Trey Edward Shults. Also exec producing are Hyperobject Industries’ Adam McKay and Betsy Koch.

Samuel L. Jackson has just boarded the second series-starring role of his career.

EXCLUSIVE: Jojo T. Gibbs is set to star alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan in Fresh, the social thriller from Legendary, writer Lauryn Kahn and director Mimi Cave.

James Gunn’s Suicide Squad spinoff HBO Max series Peacemaker has added Chukwudi Iwuji, as Clemson Murn in a series regular role, and three recurring guest stars, those being Lochlyn Munro as Larry Fitzgibbon, Annie Chang as Detective Sophie Song and Christopher Heyerdahl as Captain Locke.

One Tree Hill stars James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti reunited for a new comedy series that was just acquired by Hulu!

EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Mitchenor (Lethal Weapon) is set as a new series regular opposite Ryan Michelle Bathe, Jill Scott and Michelle Buteau in the upcoming second season of BET+’s The First Wives Club. Additionally, Gary Dourdan (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), Jordan Carlos (The Drew Barrymore Show), Essence Atkins (Ambitions) and Mikhail Keize (She Had To Ask) join in recurring roles.

Captain America hunk Chris Evans has joined Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, and Cate Blanchett in director Adam Mckay’s latest star-studded movie.The as-yet-untitled project, about two astronomers who try to warn people about an asteroid hurtling towards Earth, also boasts Timothee Chalamet, Jonah Hill, Matthew Perry, Kid Cudi, and Ariana Grande, and now Evans has joined in the fun, according to Deadline.The actor won’t have to travel far for his new role – production is

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVThirty years after his first unscripted TV series aired, John Lurie is getting another.HBO will debut “Painting With John,” a new series directed by, written by and starring Lurie, Jan. 22.

Adam McKay just needs to relax a little.

EXCLUSIVE: Adam McKay’s new Netflix movie already has an A-list ensemble and just added another star to its cast. Sources tell Deadline Chris Evans is joining the cast of McKay’s next film Don’t Look Up. He joins a cast that already includes Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Rob Morgan, Cate Blanchett, Jonah Hill, Himesh Patel, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, Matthew Perry and Tomer Sisley.

When it was announced that WarnerMedia was going to release every Warner Bros. 2021 film on HBO Max the same day as in theaters, the reactions were immediate and passionate.

Meryl Streep is getting candid about her new movie.

Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Meryl Streep remains busy. The three-time Oscar winner will be seen in two films this week — Steven Soderbergh's Let Them All Talk, premiering on HBO Max on Thursday, and Ryan Murphy's The Prom, streaming on Netflix beginning Friday — and she's currently filming another movie.

EXCLUSIVE: Issa Rae and La La Anthony want to scare the living daylights out of you and make you laugh at the same time with Juju.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterIssa Rae and Adam McKay are teaming up to adapt the Serial Productions podcast “Nice White Parents” into a half-hour series at HBO, Variety has learned.The project has received a pilot commitment at the premium cabler.

American Express, for which she is a compensated endorser, can help give an extra push during the holidays to small businesses who have gone into survival mode.Rae said using “word of mouth” and tagging a business on social media tremendously helps.“Survival is on the line,” the Emmy-nominated actor said in a recent interview. “You’re seeing the pandemic shut down so many businesses and businesses are struggling.