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EXCLUSIVE: United Talent Agency has signed rising-star actor, writer and filmmaker Jordan Mendoza for representation in all areas by a large, cross-departmental team.
Most recently, Mendoza wrote for Season 3 of FX’s acclaimed comedy series, Dave, co-created by and starring Dave Burd, which chronicles Burd’s pursuit of a reputation as one of the greatest rappers of all time under the name Lil Dicky.
Additionally, he was recently cast as one of the leads of the new Netflix series Neon, where he also serves as a consulting producer. The comedy created by Shea Serrano (Primo), which follows three small-town Florida friends as they look to make it in Miami’s world of reggaeton, debuts October 19th. Mendoza can also be seen starring in Netflix’s limited series Kaleidoscope, a heist drama from Eric Garcia and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free, which premiered at top of year.
Mendoza appeared opposite Jennifer Lawrence in this summer’s R-rated sex comedy No Hard Feelings from filmmaker Gene Stupnitsky and Sony, and will also be seen coming up in the comedy The Treasure of Foggy Mountain from the SNL writer-performer trio Please Don’t Destroy, which debuts on Peacock November 17th, as well as Julio Torres’ A24 comedy Problemista, which moved off of its August release date amidst the SAG-AFTRA strike, and has not yet gotten a new slot, having launched this spring at SXSW.
Past writing credits for Mendoza include Big Mouth, Human Resources, Beavis and Butt-Head, and Ziwe, where he co-wrote the show’s hit song, “Stop Being Poor.” The Filipino-American multi-hyphenate, who got his start in the New York comedy scene and the Comedy Central creators’ program, was awarded the New Face recognition at the Just For Laughs festival in 2022. He
Manchester United return to Premier League action with a crucial clash against Sheffield United this evening.
Actress Haydn Gwynne, known for her roles in Drop the Dead Donkey, The Crown and The Windsors, has died aged 66. Her death was confirmed in a statement shared by her representatives on Friday 20 October.The statement read: “It is with great sadness we are sharing with you that, following her recent diagnosis with cancer, the star of stage and screen Haydn Gwynne died in hospital in the small hours of Friday 20 October, surrounded by her beloved sons, close family and friends. “We would like to thank the staff and teams at the Royal Marsden and Brompton Hospitals for their wonderful care over the last few weeks.” Haydn was due to return to the West End in September in the new production of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, but pulled out earlier in the month due to "sudden personal circumstances".
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Uncut Gems was not initially on board with casting her because she wasn’t a “big name”.The actor and model, who had her debut role in the 2019 crime thriller opposite Adam Sandler, explained in her new memoir Down The Drain how screenwriter Josh Safdie had been “telling her for five years” that she would be perfect for the role.As reported by People, Safdie is said to have told Fox the studio, however, wanted “someone with a big name, like Lady Gaga or Jennifer Lawrence” for the role. As she wasn’t known in Hollywood at the time, Fox said she never expected to get the part.Following a successful screen test with Sandler, Fox landed the part and said getting the news felt like she hit the lottery.In an interview with The New York Times, Safdie explained how Fox’s character, Julia De Fiore, evolved in the writing process to become “more specific” to the actor.“When she finished [reading the script], Julia asked me if I had been spying on her because she thought that there were so many strange similarities with the character,” Safdie said.Speaking about how he would call Fox whenever he had writer’s block, Safdie added: “I would ask her for advice.
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“You Are What You Watch — How Movies and TV Affect Everything.” Case in point: The huge surge in archery lessons among women and girls, inspired by Katniss Everdeen’s bow-and-arrow skills in the 2014 movie “The Hunger Games.”Another prime example is the fact that after the success of “Jaws” in 1975, the shark population in the waters off the northeast United States decreased by about 50% as testosterone-fueled trophy hunters took to the sea.Across the generations, our viewing habits seep into our everyday lives — and it starts when we’re young, when the influence of characters like superheroes prove pivotal. Hickey cites one 2017 research study, wherein 180 children were given a boring, repetitive task to do.
Woody Harrelson, Andy Serkis, and Derry Girls star Louisa Harland have signed on to star in Ulster American, a new stage production from Irish playwright David Ireland (Cyprus Avenue) and directed by Jeremy Herrin (A Mirror, Best of Enemies).
EXCLUSIVE: Simon Callow (Four Weddings And A Funeral) is leading comedy-horror Murder Ballads: How to Make it in Rock’n’Roll, which will launch later this month at the Nightmares Film Festival in Columbus, Ohio.
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic “Foe” is a grandly muddled dystopian sci-fi movie starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal as a Midwestern farm couple in 2065 (they appear to be the only Midwestern farm couple left). When you hear the film’s premise, which makes it sound like a cross between “Interstellar” and “Blade Runner,” you may think it’s going to be one of those movies in which a pair of critical darlings from the indie world leave their low-budget poetic movies behind to plug themselves into the blockbuster machine.
English actress Stephanie Leonidas is making her Hallmark Channel debut while playing Amy in the new film A Very Venice Romance and you might be curious to learn more about her personal life!
Argylle” has an all star cast. The spy film, directed by Matthew Vaughn, has released its first trailer, showing plenty of action, comedy, and a roster of talented actors helmed by Henry Cavill, who sports a really weird haircut. Ariana DeBose’s BAFTA performance is defended by the show’s producerWatch Ariana DeBose make her Marvel debut in ‘Kraven the Hunter’Marc Anthony & Ariana DeBose perform together at the Maestro Cares galaThe trailer teases some of the story of the film, including the fact that Cavill plays a fictional spy called Argylle, who’s the figment of Elly Conway’s (Bryce Dallas Howard) imagination.
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Argylle, featuring Dua Lipa, has arrived – you can watch it above.Directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman franchise), the star-studded film follows Bryce Dallas Howard’s (Jurassic World franchise) spy fiction novelist Elly Conway, who spends most of her nights at home with her cat, Alfie.However, when the plots of her books — centred on secret agent Argyle (Henry Cavill) — begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organisation, Elly’s quiet evenings at home quickly become a thing of the past.An official description adds: “Accompanied by Aiden (Sam Rockwell), a cat-allergic spy, Elly (carrying Alfie in her backpack) races across the world to stay one step ahead of the killers as the line between Elly’s fictional world and her real one begins to blur.”Alongside Howard, Rockwell, Cavill and Dua Lipa, the A-list ensemble cast also includes John Cena (Fast X), Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek), Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service), and Samuel L. Jackson.
Ariana Madix, with fellow cast member Raquel Leviss. The ensuing scandal launched endless headlines, and boosted the show’s ratings. Rapaport is also apparently a fan of many of the “Real Housewives” who have found themselves on the other side of the law – since Shannon Beador and Teresa Giudice have both gotten arrested (and Giudice even went to prison).
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McKinley Franklin editor British YouTube creator group Sidemen has signed with UTA for representation in all areas of North America, the company announced Thursday. The London-based Sidemen have accumulated over 44.5 million followers across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. Made up of seven best friends, Simon, Vik, JJ (aka KSI), Josh, Tobi, Harry and Ethan, the group is renowned as Europe’s largest online collective.