‘Watchmen’s Regina King On HBO Drama’s Prophetic Power In A COVID-19 & Police Brutality-Scarred America – Contenders TV

For more than 30 years, Regina King has been acting's equivalent of the go-to player. Whatever role directors threw at her — Detective Lydia Adams on the TNT police drama Southland, the unflappable Sharon Rivers in Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk, or an honest-to-god superhero in Damon Lindelof's Watchmen for HBO — King has hit it out of the park.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEmmy and Oscar-winning actress Regina King is in uncharted waters.“I am so excited and anxious – all the different forms of that word,” King tells us about unveiling her feature directorial debut One Night In Miami.“Pull up a thesaurus and look up the word anxious and I am all of those things.

If there are two things that Luca Guadagnino has proven he can do well as a filmmaker, it’s telling stories about teens coming of age and showcasing the beauty of Italy. Thankfully, the director is asked to do both of those things in the upcoming HBO series, “We Are Who We Are.” READ MORE: The 60 Most Anticipated TV Shows Of 2020 As seen in the new trailer for the HBO drama, Guadagnino’s show follows the story of two American teens that are living on a military base in Italy.

attacking passengers at the station during their arrest of suspected protesters.

HBO are set to adapt another Michael Crichton novel for a TV drama series, this time turning their attention to underwater thriller Sphere.Westworld executive producer and writer Denise Thé is attached, according to Deadline, alongside Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan’s Kilter Films (also known for their involvement in Westworld), Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey, and Warner Bros.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineOn Watchmen, VFX supervisor Erik Henry was presented with a project of incredible ambition and scale, finding in the series the opportunity to bring myriad worlds and time periods to life, while offering a fresh take on an iconic comic book world.Based on a DC Comics series created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, Damon Lindelof’s drama takes place in an alternate version of the 20th century, in which vigilantes—once celebrated as heroes—have been outlawed,

Michael Douglas is having his say on police brutality and racial injustice.

Naman Ramachandran Comcast-owned pay TV operator Sky has underlined its commitment to diversity, with U.K. content boss Zai Bennett expanding on the £30 million ($39 million) earmarked over the next three years for diversity training and improving Black and minority ethnic representation at all levels.Sky has targets in place to measure progression of under-represented groups throughout the organization.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticDeadline’s all-day Contenders Television: The Nominees virtual event gets underway Sunday beginning at 8 a.m.

Regina King, Jessica Alba, Amy Schumer and more celebrities are standing together in black T-shirts to share a powerful message.On Monday, August 10, 150 days after Breonna Taylor was killed, stars took to Instagram to spread awareness wearing a tee from Phenomenal, a Black, female-owned campaign that sells activist-inspired clothing.On the front of the shirt reads, “Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor.” Written on the back is, “Say her name” above a beautiful illustration of the late

The new teaser for “The Undoing” does exactly what you want a teaser for a series to do—shows the major players, hints at the story, and gives you all the reasons why you want to sit down and watch for hours. Just from this, it’s clear that HBO likely has yet another hit on its hands.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: In one of the biggest sales so far this (virtual) broadcast pitch season, ABC has given a production commitment to a drama about a female hip-hop group, from Harlem’s Kitchen creator Zahir McGhee, producer Sabrina Wind and ABC Studios where McGhee and Wind are based.

New films from Tilda Swinton and Regina King will be headlining the Venice Film Festival this September.

Regina King’s directorial debut, One Night In Miami, has been added to the line-up for the Venice Film Festival’s upcoming 77th edition.The Watchmen star’s movie, her first feature behind the camera, takes place in 1964 and follows a young Cassius Clay – later known to the world as Muhammad Ali – after he wins the title of world heavyweight boxing champion.King is already an experienced TV director with credits on shows such as Scandal and This Is Us.“We are pinching ourselves to have been

The Venice Film Festival just got a bit more star power. As is common during the lead-up to festivals, the Italian event has augmented its offering of films with a couple of projects featuring some superstar talent, including Tilda Swinton, Pedro Almodovar, and Regina King.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorAs suggested by Venice Film Festival chief Alberto Barbera last week, the 77th edition has added to its lineup.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRegina King’s directorial debut “One Night in Miami” and Pedro Almodovar’s Jean Cocteau adaptation “The Human Voice,” starring Tilda Swinton, have been added to the lineup of the Venice Film Festival’s upcoming 77th edition.Both additions will screen out-of-competition.“One Night in Miami,” to which Amazon Studios recently acquired worldwide rights, takes place in 1964 and follows a young Cassius Clay — who later becomes known to the world as Muhammad

Ahead of its TIFF debut, Amazon Studios has picked upRegina King’s feature directorial debutOne Night in Miami, with plans to release it as an awards contender. Based on the 2013 stage play by Kemp Powers, the movie is set on the night of February 25, 1964, and follows a young Cassius Clay (Eli Goree)— before he became Muhammad Ali— as he emerges from the Miami Beach Convention Center the new World Heavyweight Boxing Champion.