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Tony McNamara, creator of Hulu series The Great, is staying in the Disney family.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterABC Signature has signed a two-year overall deal with Tony McNamara, the Oscar- and Emmy-nominated writer who created Hulu’s “The Great” and penned films “The Favourite” and Disney’s “Cruella.”Under the pact, McNamara will develop and supervise projects for the Disney Television Studios-owned division.“Tony’s work on ‘The Great’ and ‘Cruella’ is sly, subversive and delicious, and we made it our mission to get this spectacular talent to our studio,” ABC Signature president Jonnie Davis said in a statement Wednesday. “Thankfully, he said ‘yes.’ We’re so excited to support him in whatever he wants to do next.”McNamara is the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated series “The Great” on Hulu, starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, which is based on his stage play.

EXCLUSIVE:  Sebastian de Souza, Eddie Marsan and Rich Sommer have boarded the Chloe Domont-directed finance world thriller opposite Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich.

Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult are set to return for a third season of Hulu’s The Great following a successful sophomore season currently available to stream in its entirety.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorIf you think the first season of “The Great” was naughty, wait till you see what’s coming up in season 2.“Nothing’s off limits,” Elle Fanning, who plays Catherine the Great in Tony McNamara’s fictional account of her reign, told me Sunday at the Hulu show’s red carpet premiere at The Sunset Room in Hollywood. “We’re unfazed.

If ever a show were crying out to be 30 minutes rather than an hour, it’s Hulu’s “The Great.” With its prestige pedigree in “The Favourite” screenwriter Tony McNamara as well as its ornate wig-and-gown show in the palatial estates of 18th century Russia, it’s understandable why the grandeur seems to merit extended episodes. But the series’ second season only further confirms its strengths lie in silliness rather than seriousness.

Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult are celebrating the release of The Great season two!

Elle Fanning and Tony McNamara’s royal comedy “The Great” wowed audiences in its first season. Catherine’s dramatized battle for power has led to a second season with lots of promise.

EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Abbot is set join the ensemble cast of Searchlight and Film4’s Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos adaptation of the Alasdair Gray novel. Emma Stone is on board to star along with Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo and Ramy Youssef also on board. Lanthimos is set to direct. Tony McNamara will adapt the script. Element Pictures will produce along with Stone, who will produce under her Fruit Tree banner, and Lanthimos.

Angelique Jackson Emma Stone will be back for more dramatic fashions and dastardly deeds, officially closing a deal to star in the upcoming “Cruella 2.”News of the sequel’s development broke in early June, just weeks after the live-action adaptation of the Disney animated classic opened in theaters.

On Friday, the creators and stars of The Great stopped by TCA to tease the second season of their acclaimed Hulu comedy, which is set to premiere on November 19.

Emma Stone starrer ‘Cruella’ got a release a few weeks ago and garnered tremendous response from the fans as well as critics. Emma Stone’s performance as the Disney anti-hero received overwhelming praise from people around the globe.

“The good thing about evil people is you can always trust them to do something, well, evil.” Of course, there’s a metaphor in there about movie studios, but we’ll let you figure that one out. Regardless, following the success of “Cruella” in theaters and Disney+, Disney is already developing a “Cruella 2” sequel.

Cruella is already in the works at Disney, according to reports.As noted in The Hollywood Reporter, a sequel to the Emma Stone-starring film is in “early development” with the publication reporting that Cruella director Craig Gillespie and screenwriter Tony McNamara expected to return for the follow-up.Cruella debuted on May 28 in cinemas and on Disney+ and has earned £34 million ($48.5 million) globally so far.In a statement, a Disney spokesperson said: “We are very pleased with Cruella’s box

Fresh off the release of “Cruella”, Disney is already prepping for a sequel.

No surprise here: Disney is capitalizing on last weekend’s success of Cruella in theaters and on Disney+ Premier, with a sequel already in the works with the pic’s director Craig Gillespie and writer Tony McNamara looking to team again.

A “Cruella” sequel is in the works at Disney, an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap.While the studio is in early development on the sequel, director Craig Gillespie and writer Tony McNamara are expected to return for the follow-up film. The first film was also co-written by Dana Fox.“Cruella” debuted on May 28 in theaters and Disney+, and it has earned $48.5 million globally so far — it also received positive reviews.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterThe world may have been a more wholesome place before Cruella De Vil, but Disney cannot get enough of her.Before “Cruella” — the live-action prequel to the animated feature “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” — has even entered its second weekend, Disney is already in early development on a sequel, with director Craig Gillespie and screenwriter Tony McNamara both expected to return.

Angelique Jackson Mark Ruffalo will star opposite Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos’ upcoming adaptation of “Poor Things.”Ruffalo, an Emmy winner and three-time Oscar nominee, joins Oscar winner Stone and four-time nominee Willem Dafoe in the film adaptation of Alasdair Grey’s novelLanthimos will direct and produce the film for Searchlight Pictures, Film 4 and Element Pictures.

Also Read: 'Cruella' Trailer Is Reminding Everyone of 'Joker': 'She's Crazy and Evil'Disney’s “Cruella” is directed by Craig Gillespie (“I Tonya”) from a screenplay by Dana Fox and Tony McNamara, as well as a story by Aline Brosh McKenna and Kelly Marcel and Steve Zissis.It was produced by Andrew Gunn (“Freaky Friday”), Marc Platt (“Mary Poppins Returns”) and Kristin Burr (“Christopher Robin”), with Emma Stone, Michelle Wright, Jared LeBoff and Glenn Close serving as executive producers.

EXCLUSIVE: Willem Dafoe is in discussions to co-star in Searchlight and Film4’s Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos adaptation of the Alasdair Gray novel. Emma Stone is in talks to star with Lanthimos on board to direct. Tony McNamara will adapt the script. Element Pictures will produce along with Stone and Lanthimos.

Also Read: Disney+ Tops 94 Million Subscribers as Pandemic Continues to Drag Down Bottom LineStone has some big shoes to fill as Glenn Close has already given a memorable turn as a live-action Cruella in 1996’s “101 Dalmatians,” but this film has the backing of “I, Tonya” director Craig Gillespie as well as a screenplay by Dana Fox (“How to Be Single”) and Tony McNamara (“The Favourite,” “The Great”).

series. The 22-year-old actress shared the photo on Instagram, writing, «Cooking up something special for season 2 #TheGreat #firstlook.»The Golden Globe and SAG-nominated comedy series, which also stars Nicholas Hoult as Peter the Great, is gearing up for a second season and clearly Catherine isn't just going to be a mother to Russia anymore. A post shared by Elle Fanning (@ellefanning)When the series was first pitched to Hulu, Tony McNamara, creator and the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of ,

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Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineAs a playwright and screenwriter, Tony McNamara was never particularly interested in scripting the period piece.

Hulu's hilarious new series The Great was great enough to get a second season pickup! Hulu has announced that it has officially renewed the series for Season 2.From the mind of The Favourite's Tony McNamara, The Great is a historical satire of the famous Russian coup led by Catherine the Great (Elle Fanning). Season 1 told the story of her early days as the Empress of Russia and the wife of Emperor Peter III (Nicholas Hoult).

Elle Fanning's portrayal of Catherine II, the longest-reigning Empress of Russia, on .The actress steps strikingly into the Golden Era of the empire's 18th century Enlightenment on the lauded Hulu series, though it takes her character a moment to see past the glitz and glamour.

Will Thorne Staff WriterDuring several weeks of rehearsal in the build-up to shooting “The Favourite,” the core cast members, including Nicholas Hoult, would run scenes, play acting games and dance, while director Yorgos Lanthimos and writer Tony McNamara looked on.

Joe Utichi Editor, AwardsLineWhile promoting his Oscar-nominated work on 2018’s The Favourite, writer Tony McNamara expressed a dissatisfaction with period drama.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorOn the first Crew Call podcast of the Emmy season we speak with Oscar nominated The Favorite screenwriter Tony McNamara about his new Hulu/Media Rights Capital series The Great which follows Elle Fanning as 18th Century Empress of Russia Catherine the Great as she carefully plots a coup d’etat to take down her boorish husband, Peter III (Nicholas Hoult), in a mission to enlighten the country with the mores that are liberating her European

After making a detour over at Hulu, with the fun new satire, “The Great,” writer Tony McNamara is ready to reteam with filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos on another new project, an upcoming film titled “The Hawkline Monster.” READ MORE: Yorgos Lanthimos In Negotiations To Direct A New Feature Film, ‘The Hawkline Monster’ According to THR, McNamara has signed on to adapt the novel, “The Hawkline Monster,” for a new film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.

Elle Fanning is allergic the phrase "strong female characters." That's what the star of Hulu's new MRC-produced series The Great explained on the latest episode of IMDb's newly launched podcast Movies That Changed My Life.

Elle Fanning couldn’t get used to the corset she had to wear as Catherine the Great in Hulu‘s new streaming hit.

is the latest historical drama to revisit the life and rule of Russian Empress Catherine the Great. Unlike previous versions, however, creator and the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Tony McNamara makes no apologies about its satirical take and disregard for historical accuracy in the stylish and bitingly funny Hulu series starring Elle Fanning as a younger version of the aspiring ruler adjusting to royal life as wife to Emperor Peter III (Nicholas Hoult). 

The Great seems to a great hit on Hulu, after its’ premiere on Friday (May 15).

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