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31.05.2023 - 09:19 / nme.com
The Office is getting an Australian adaptation, led by Australian comedian Felicity Ward, it has been revealed.Per Variety, the Australian adaptation is set to begin production in Sydney, Australia this June. The show – which will consist of eight episodes – will be released as an Amazon Original and will be available for streaming on Prime Video sometime in 2024 worldwide, apart from the US.Felicity Ward, who will lead the cast, will portray Hannah Howard, the managing director of Australian packaging company Flinley Craddick.
It will mark the first time in The Office‘s franchise history that the show is being led by a female actor.Taking place after the COVID-19 pandemic, Howard is informed by the company’s head office that her branch is being shut down, with her staff being forced to work from home. From there, Howard concocts schemes to keep the branch from being shuttered in order to keep her staff together.In a statement to Variety, original The Office creator Ricky Gervais said of the Australian adaptation: “I’m very excited about Australia remaking my little show from the turn of the century.
Offices politics have changed a bit in 20 years, so can’t wait to see how they navigate a modern-day David Brent.”Since Gervais’ version of The Office, the sitcom has been remade and adapted over 10 times for various regions across the world, with the most popular being the American version starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott, Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute and more.Speaking to the BBC in 2021, Gervais said he thinks The Office would fall victim to ‘cancel culture’ if it were to air today. “I’m looking forward to when they pick out one thing and try to cancel it,” Gervais commented.
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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are gearing up for their latest team-up.The couple stepped out at the New York City premiere at the Alice Tully Hull at Lincoln Center on Tuesday night to promote Wes Anderson's newest film featuring an A-list ensemble. Hanks plays Stanley Zak, father to Jason Schwartzman's war photographer Augie Steenbeck, while Wilson is also featured in the film.The star-studded cast also features Scarlett Johansson, Margot Robbie, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Steve Carell, Hong Chau, Liev Schreiber, Jeff Goldblum, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, Matt Dillon, Maya Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Jake Ryan and many more. It received a six-minute standing ovation at its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last month.«I'm going to say we throw ourselves into the loving hands and the delightful care of Mr.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez packed on the PDA as they attended “The Flash” premiere in Los Angeles on Monday night.
The positive response to the Dutch reality series De Verraders has brought different versions of The Traitors to many countries, but executive producer Toni Ireland says the biggest challenge for her was to ensure that the U.S. production stood out in the crowd. Peacock’s The Traitors brings together a group of everyday people and reality TV stars in an elaborate murder-mystery competition hosted by Alan Cumming. Perhaps the biggest change in the U.S. series was in how the game ended, which led to a shocking finale where the group needed to unanimously decide to either trust their fellow finalists and split the money or call for another elimination vote if they believe a traitor is still among them.
Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International The documentary “This Changes Everything” is getting a Canadian adaptation. Geena Davis and New York-based production house CreativeChaos will again partner for a new edition of their Gracie Award-winning film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was released in U.S. cinemas in 2019 and globally distributed by Starz and Netflix. The doc included interviews with top women in Hollywood discussing discrimination and the #MeToo movement, which was still in its nascent stages at that time. Actors involved in the original film included Davis, Meryl Streep, Natalie Portman, Taraji P. Henson, Reese Witherspoon, Cate Blanchett, Tiffany Haddish, Jill Soloway, Shonda Rhimes, Jessica Chastain, Yara Shahidi, Chloe Grace Moretz, Amandla Stenberg, Alan Alda, Sandra Oh, Anita Hill, Rashida Jones, Rose McGowan, Judd Apatow, Rosario Dawson and Maria Giese.
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Lea Michele has enjoyed monumental success since formally joining the cast of the Broadway hit Funny Girlin September 2022.
Lea Michele has enjoyed monumental success since formally joining the cast of the Broadway hit Funny Girlin September 2022.But while she's earned praise for deftly portraying the coveted role of the beloved character Fanny Brice, there's a simple reason why she's not eligible for a Tony Award. According to the Tony Awards' rules and regulations under eligibility requirements, «in order to be eligible, an actor or actress must perform in the role on the production's opening night and must perform in the minimum number of performances to which the producer of such production must invite and make tickets available to Tony voters as required by Rule 2(a)vi).»And therein lies the issue — the original actress who performed on opening night was Beanie Feldstein, who left in the wake of the show being at risk of closing due to poor reviews and lackluster ticket sales. That all changed after Michele formally replaced Feldstein in September.Michele and the cast of are still set to take the stage during Sunday night's ceremony as one of the evening's running list of performers.
Kendra Wilkinson is opening up about the possibility of reconciling with ex-husband Hank Baskett.
Khloe Kardashian is addressing the current status of her relationship with Tristan Thompson.
The Office is finally getting a remake, but there is a huge twist, per CNN. In recent years, the entertainment industry has been making significant strides towards gender equality and representation.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is addressing what he has deemed a major failure in his life. In his upcoming Netflix docuseries, , out Wednesday, the 75-year-old blockbuster star revisited the moment he was confronted by his ex-wife, Maria Shriver, about fathering a child with their former housekeeper, Mildred Baena. As he recalled the events in an episode of the series, Arnold and Maria were in a weekly counseling session when their counselor told Arnold that Maria wanted to know if he was the father of Joseph Baena, now 25.
Queens of the Stone Age want to celebrate the end of the world with you.From August through October, the heavy alt-rockers are hitting the road for their ‘The End Is Nero Tour’ in support of their upcoming album “In Times New Roman.”Midway through the 30-concert North American leg of the trek, Josh Homme and co. will drop into Queens, NY’s Forest Hills Stadium at West Side Tennis Club on Saturday, Aug.
Katherine Ryan has signed on for ‘Celebrity Gogglebox’. The 39-year-old comic said she is “excited” to appear on the star-studded edition of the Channel 4 show alongside her husband Bobby Koostra, 40. She told The Sun: “It’s usually just the dogs who get to see us watch TV, so we’re excited to welcome viewers into our home as we decompress in our favourite spot – the sofa.
ABC is working to bring back Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to the network after the format’s brief dalliance with HGTV.
The Boogeyman” is here.Based on the short story by Stephen King (originally published in a 1973 issue of Playboy competitor Cavalier and collected in King’s 1978 anthology “Night Shift”), the slender story was first adapted by “A Quiet Place” writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods in 2018 for 20th Century Fox. When Disney acquired the company in 2019, development was canceled, only to be revived in late 2021.
attended the royal wedding of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan and Rajwa Alseif on May 31, and . Kate wore a floaty, blush pink maxi dress to the Islamic ceremony, which was held in Amman, Jordan, per . A pattern of intricate embroidery decorated the gown's bodice and gave it texture, with additional embroidered detailing on the cuffs of her long and slightly puffed bell sleeves. She finished the Cinderella-esque look with her signature shiny brown waves parted to the side and statement drop earrings.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Max will be celebrating Pride Month in June through a series of events, programming and partnerships highlighting LGBTQ+ voices. Among the initiatives will be partnerships with Them and Newfest to help amplify queer voices, stories and content. The streamer has planned an in-app Pride takeover of the LGBTQ+ Voices page which will highlight queer content premiering in June. Among the programs will be the premiere of the HBO documentary “The Stroll,” which tells the powerful and poignant history of transgender sex workers in New York’s pre-gentrified meatpacking district in the 1990s. The Max original documentary reality series “Naked. Loud. Proud.” will stream. HBO documentaries “Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed” and TaylorMac’s “24-Decade History of Popular Music” are set to air.
Ricky Gervais has said he “can’t wait to see” how Australia intends to modernise The Office. On Tuesday (30 May), it was announced that Australian comedian Felicity Ward will lead the country’s forthcoming re-envisioning of the popular British sitcom. While Prime Video’s The Office: Australia is the 13th version of the workplace mockumentary series, it will be the first-ever female-led version.
has finally shared the first official look at season 3, with new footage of stars Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Billy Crudup as well as newcomer Jon Hamm appearing in the extended Apple TV+ teaser for its upcoming slate of series and films. «It looks fabulous,» Bradley Jackson (Witherspoon) tells fellow UBA anchor Alex Levy (Aniston), who responds by saying, «I can't wait to see it.» Later, Crudup's character, Cory Ellison, is seen on a set saying, «This is a show.