Ghosts could make easy jokes about sounds that go bump in the night but then that wouldn’t make it the breakout comedy that CBS needs it to be. So says the cast of the hit freshman comedy, which took center stage at Deadline’s Contenders TV event at Paramount Studios.
Tom Blyth, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jordyn Denning, Zach Villa & Jay Mohr To Star In Comedy ‘Discussion Materials’ From Director Alfredo Barrios Jr.
21.03.2022 - 21:51 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Blyth (Billy the Kid), Chris Diamantopolous (Red Notice), Jordyn Denning (Pam & Tommy), Zach Villa (Good Mourning with a U) and Jay Mohr (The Cleaning Lady) have signed on to star in the comedy Discussion Materials, marking the feature directorial debut of TV writer, director and producer Alfredo Barrios Jr.
The offbeat comedy is based on the based on the bestselling book Discussion Materials: Tales of a Rookie Wall Street Investment Banker by Bill Keenan. It follows Bobby Sanders (Blyth), a hustling and quick-talking ex-pro-hockey-player-turned-junior-banker who navigates the quirky and somewhat surreal world of high finance as he confronts life’s meaning within this gilded cage.
Diamantopolous will play the bank’s most feared managing director, Masterson, with Denning as Michelle, the brilliant and high-flying corporate attorney that Bobby falls for. Villa will portray Danny, an investment banking analyst whose financial brilliance is only matched by his insatiable libido, with Mohr as Abernathy, a wily and golf-loving managing director who made a lucrative career out of doing hare-brained corporate deals that line his pockets and leave his corporate clients in ruins.
Barrios Jr. adapted the script for Discussion Materials, from a story he wrote with Keenan. Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin, Bill Immerman, Keenan, Doug Ellin and Andrew Sugerman are producing.
Barrios Jr. is perhaps best known for serving as showrunner and exec producer on the History Channel’s critically acclaimed series Six, and as one of the EPs on USA Network’s Burn Notice. He’s also written and directed episodes of such series as Magnum P.I., Justice and Just Legal, while serving on their producing teams.
Blyth currently plays the title role
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FX Orders Comedy Pilot From Lauren Ludwig
Joe Otterson TV ReporterFX has ordered a half-hour comedy pilot from Lauren Ludwig.The pilot is described as a metaphysical comedy about a group of queer twenty-somethings forced by the most unlikely source to confront their generational anxieties and unpack their emotional baggage.Ludwig is writing and executive producing the pilot. Chris & Paul Weitz of Depth of Field, Andrew Miano, Dan Balgoyen and Aaron Kogan will also executive produce.
deadline.com
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‘The Trainer’: Soo Joo Park, Brock O’Hurn, Bella Thorne, Laird Hamilton & Duke Nicholson Board Dark Comedy From Director Tony Kaye
EXCLUSIVE: Soo Joo Park (Sense8), Brock O’Hurn (The Righteous Gemstones), Bella Thorne (Measure of Revenge), Laird Hamilton (Point Break) and Duke Nicholson (Us) are the latest additions to the cast of the dark comedy The Trainer, which Tony Kaye (American History X) is directing from a script by star Vito Schnabel and Jeff Solomon.
variety.com
07.04.2022 / 17:45
Syrian Civil War Drama ‘Broadcast’ Casts Syrian-American Actor Jay Abdo as Lead (EXCLUSIVE)
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06.04.2022 / 17:39
‘Morning Joe’ Rips Tom Cotton’s Attack on Kentanji Brown Jackson: ‘A Wretched Display’
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04.04.2022 / 20:35
George Clooney Movie ‘The Boys In The Boat’ Adds Chris Diamantopoulos
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31.03.2022 / 17:19
Wrestling Drama ‘Pinned’ From Craig O’Neill, Tom Rinaldi & WWE’s Vince McMahon In The Works At NBCU
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Ed Sheeran, Liam Payne and The Wanted bandmates lead tributes to Tom Parker
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29.03.2022 / 20:59
Jason Patric, Keli Price, Jack Kesy, Penelope Ann Miller, Mickey Rourke & More To Topline Action-Thriller ‘Murder At Hollow Creek’
EXCLUSIVE: Jason Patric (Wayward Pines), Keli Price (The Hyperions), Jack Kesy (Sheroes), Penelope Ann Miller (Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story), Perrey Reeves (Paradise City), Tiffany Hines (Magnum P.I.), Casper Van Dien (All American) and Academy Award nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) are set to star in Murder at Hollow Creek, a new action-thriller from director David Lipper (Wolf Mountain) that is on the cusp of wrapping production.
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Gus Kenworthy Jokes About Colton Underwood’s ‘Whirlwind’ Engagement to Jordan C. Brown: ‘I’ve Had Food Poisoning Longer’
Doing a double take. Gus Kenworthy poked fun at pal Colton Underwood‘s speedy engagement to fiancé Jordan C. Brown.
deadline.com
24.03.2022 / 19:15
‘The Faith Of Long Beach’: ‘Nope’s Brandon Perea To Star Alongside Common In Boxing Drama From ‘Snowfall’ Co-Creator Eric Amadio
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21.03.2022 / 23:39
‘Feeling Randy’: Reid Miller, Jonathan Silverman, Marguerite Moreau & Chris Mulkey Board Coming-Of-Age Comedy From Director Dean Lent
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18.03.2022 / 21:41
Vito Schnabel, Julia Fox & Steven Van Zandt To Star In Dark Comedy ‘The Trainer’; ‘American History X’s Tony Kaye Directing From Script By Schnabel And Jeff Solomon
EXCLUSIVE: Vito Schnabel (Before Night Falls), Julia Fox (Uncut Gems) and Steven Van Zandt (The Sopranos) have signed on to star in the dark comedy The Trainer, which Tony Kaye (American History X) is directing from a script by Schnabel and Jeff Solomon.
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18.03.2022 / 20:33
‘Alaskan Nets’ From EP Chris Pratt Gets Release Date; ‘Asleep In My Palm,’ ‘Condition Of Return’ Cast Up; Acquisitions By Freestyle, Glass House Distribution; More – Film Briefs
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Listen to Tom Morello’s new cover of Tom Waits’ ‘Come On Up To The House’
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