Throwing ‘The Afterparty’: How Chris Miller and Phil Lord Crafted the Animated and Musical Episodes

Wilson Chapman editorAmerica’s dad Tom Hanks transforms into Pinocchio’s dad in the live-action Disney Plus remake of the animated classic.“Pinocchio,” a spin on the 1940 animated Disney film of the same name, is itself adapted from Carlo Collodi’s children’s novel “The Adventures of Pinocchio.” The movie stars Hanks as Geppetto, a childless woodworker desperate for a son. The first look image shows a scruffy, white-haired Hanks admiring a not-yet animated Pinocchio (voiced in the film by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) on his workbench.

In the first look photo at Robert Zemeckis’ “Pinocchio,” Tom Hanks dressed as Geppetto admires at his puppet boy wonder and re-imagines a scene that closely resembles the 1940 animated classic. The live-action film combines Zemeckis’ CG visual effects in order to bring Pinocchio to life on Geppetto’s quest to help him become a real boy.

Say what you want about Yungblud, but he seems to be planning for the future on his new single, The Funeral. 

After rising to fame with his iconic drag person Lily Savage, Paul O’Grady has become a national treasure thanks to his numerous radio shows, TV programmes and incredible presenting abilities. Known for his quick wit and charming personality, the beloved presenter quickly won over the hearts of the nation with his emotional series For The Love of Dogs as he told the stories of abandoned pets at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. But despite amassing a legion of fans, Paul lives a considerably private life away from the cameras.

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Maggie,” the Season 1 finale of “The Afterparty,” which debuted on Apple TV Plus on March 4.The stars of “The Afterparty” have been lying to their families.That’s because the comedic whodunnit, which hails from director-showrunner Chris Miller and executive producer Phil Lord, established a strict rule of secrecy from Day 1. But after Friday’s finale revealed the killer to be Ben Schwartz’s Yasper, the cast can finally come clean to their loved ones, and hundreds of Reddit detectives can hang up their investigative hats.“I’ve been semi-playing werewolf with everybody,” Schwartz tells Variety. “I still haven’t told my parents.

Wilson Chapman editor“The Afterparty” on Apple TV Plus is a wildly ambitious storytelling exercise; over the course of its eight episode run, the series’ first season tells the story of a high school reunion that ends in murder in wildly different genres, as the various suspects recount their recollections of the night through the lens of their own worldviews. And in order to successfully embody the different genres, be they rom-com or thriller, the show needs to adapt itself to every episode: a single moment might be romantic one episode or comical the next, through the use of music and editing to change the mood of the scene.The music of “The Afterparty” is composed by Daniel Pemberton, who came to the project after working with creator and director Christopher Miller and executive producer Phil Lord on the critically acclaimed animated film “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” He was attracted to working on the show because of the challenge and complexity of the score, which would require him to alter his musical style nearly every episode.

Tiffany Haddish-fronted murder mystery comedy The Afterparty will be back for a second case.

DirecTV has dropped RT America, the sister network to Russia Today, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Mad Max: Fury Road prequel film Furiosa.The Thor actor will face off against Furiosa, played by Anya Taylor-Joy, in the film due for release in 2024. The name of his character is yet to be confirmed.Speaking to journalist Kyle Buchanan in his book Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild And True Story Of Mad Max: Fury Road, producer and Fury Road first assistant director P.J.

Carrie Underwood, 38, knows how to throw a good party and proved by hosting a Star Wars-themed birthday for her son Isaiah on Sunday, Feb. 27. The “Cowboy Casanova” singer did not skimp on any details. She had a multi-layer cake made with one tier with his name written in Star Wars font and stormtroopers that was decked out in a galactic backdrop while the tier above it had Darth Vader’s head and a lightsaber. She also mounted a life-size stormtrooper inflatable at the arcade where she held his party.

John Mulaney, 37, returned as SNL host for the fifth time! The former cast member slayed even more musical sketches this week, and was joined by a variety of cast members as he sang at an unfortunately lame dance, outside a churro stand, and wearing a baseball jersey. Castmembers from Cecily Strong to Keenan Thompson supported him in the hilarious sketches, making his Five-Timer Club episode truly one to remember.

Holly Willoughby has wowed yet again in her Dancing On Ice outfit.This week Holly, 41, was a vision in white as she shared her look for musicals week.The beauty posed with her eyes closed and hands up, with her beautiful locks in a sensational flick. Holly's white gown reached the floor and revealed her shoulders, in a totally chic look.

Lights, camera, music! While some TV shows are known for their musical interludes — e.g. Empire and Glee — other series incorporate show-stopping numbers out of nowhere.

Illumination and Universal have set release dates for their forthcoming animated films Migration and Despicable Me 4. The former original will be released wide on June 30, 2023, opening against the untitled fifth film in the Indiana Jones franchise from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The latest installment in the top-grossing Despicable Me franchise is set for a wide release on the wide-open weekend of July 23, 2044. Both films are taking up slots inhabited by previously announced, untitled Illumination Animated Films.

Rosalía has been unveiled as a new musical guest on Saturday Night Live.NBC, the host network of the long-running late night sketch show, announced today (February 17) that Rosalía will appear as a guest on March 12, alongside host Zoe Kravitz.On the upcoming February 26 episode, the previously announced LCD Soundsystem will appear as musical guests, while Charli XCX will now appear on the March 5 edition of the show alongside host Oscar Isaac.Coming soon! pic.twitter.com/d3Pk3HF1zJ— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) February 17, 2022Just hours out from her scheduled slot on Saturday Night Live last December, Charli XCX announced that her performance wasn’t able to go ahead due to “limited crew”.Charli was set to perform with Caroline Polachek and Christine And The Queens on the December 18 episode of the show, hosted by Paul Rudd. However, new COVID restrictions were brought in by the NBC programme in response to the Omicron variant, reducing the number of cast and crew.“Due to the limited crew at tonight’s taping of SNL my musical performances will no longer be able to go ahead.

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz will co-write and co-direct Spanish Dracula, the true story about how silent film star and Mexican actress Lupita Tovar found a second wind starring in  Spanish language versions of Hollywood films like the Universal classic Dracula. The Weitz Brothers are her grandsons, and they will produce through Depth of Field, along with Pancho Kohner. He is their uncle and author of The Sweetheart of Mexico, a memoir he helped his mother write about her most fascinating life.

Clayton Davis Phil Lord and Chris Miller are down the Oscar road again as producers on the animated feature “The Mitchells vs. the Machines,” receiving an Academy Award nomination earlier this week.