Rosario Dawson has been cast as the lead in the upcoming HBO Max pilot “DMZ,” which has Ava DuVernay on board as a director and Roberto Patino in place as writer-showrunner.
16.01.2020 - 01:26 / deadline.com
By Peter White
International Co-Editor
After news broke that HBO was set to make a limited TV series based on Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-nominated thriller Parasite, the #bonghive came alive asking how the series would follow the film and how it would deal with the ending’s dark twist.
The WarnerMedia-owned network is leaving that question up to Bong Joon Ho and Adam McKay, who are set to start working on it in March, with HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys telling Deadline that
Rosario Dawson has been cast as the lead in the upcoming HBO Max pilot “DMZ,” which has Ava DuVernay on board as a director and Roberto Patino in place as writer-showrunner.
By Dino-Ray Ramos
It's been a banner week for Parasite filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, who set a limited series adaptation of his film with HBO and Adam McKay and then landed six nominations for his breakout Korean-language thriller.How did it feel to earn six nominations?It's very gratifying, especially to be acknowledged for the craft of the film. We all thought that Song Kang-ho would be nominated for best supporting actor, so that was a little disappointing.
UPDATE: January 18, 2020, 11:39 a.m.: Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but sounds like there's been a snag in entire production of that highly-anticipated Friends reunion. The holdup? Pay negotiations for the original cast.
This photo from May 18, 2019, shows the Long Beach Pride sign illuminated at night on the festival grounds at Marina Green Park on Shoreline Drive in downtown Long Beach. Photo: Q Voice News.
By Peter White
By Amanda N'Duka
REVOLT is putting its stamp on the pervasiveness of hip-hop culture via an expansive in-house survey the media company next week will send to brands, agencies and other business stakeholders that parses the genre’s role in mainstream popular culture.
Friends fans have been eagerly awaiting news of a reunion of the hit show, but it looks like we’ll be waiting a bit longer.
By Peter White
We've waited over 15 years for areunion — and it seems we'll have to wait a little bit longer.
By Peter White
By Nellie Andreeva
By Anthony D'Alessandro
Adam McKay is a busy man.
By Denise Petski
Wolfgang Puck is cooking up a new series at HBO Max.