Werner Herzog’s ‘Fireball’ Joins Apple TV+ Documentary Slate

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Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe UK’s DCMS has launched the recruitment process for a new Chair of the BFI.

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Like everything else this year, the 2020 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is looking a little different. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the film festival is undergoing some changes, starting with a reduced program and an unusual coalition with other festivals like Telluride, Venice and NYFF.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe Toronto Film Festival (September 10-19) has revealed the lineup for its hybrid 2020 edition, which has had to be pared back due to the impact of coronavirus.Joining movies previously announced for the festival are new projects by the likes of Werner Herzog, Regina King, Francois Ozon and Naomi Kawase. Mira Nair’s TV series A Suitable Boy has been set as the festival’s closing film.

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Kaleem Aftab Werner Herzog says the success of Disney Plus series “The Mandalorian,” in which he plays The Client, has made him think it’s time to park his acting career.Speaking to Oscar-winning “Amy” director Asif Kapadia on Monday as part of the BFI at Home series on BFIYouTube, Herzog said, “I have done a lot more acting recently, and I have to review it, because it takes away too much attention from the real things that I’m doing.”By “real,” Herzog is referring to his work as a filmmaker.

After taking some time away from documentary filmmaking to marvel at the cinematic achievement that is Baby Yoda, Werner Herzog is ready to get back behind the camera. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker will be teaming up with AppleTV+ and professor Clive Oppenheimer on astronomy documentary “Fireball.” READ MORE: Werner Herzog Calls Baby Yoda “A Massive Achievement For Cinema” Apple announced Friday that it will release “Fireball” on its AppleTV+ streaming platform.

Apple is boosting its documentary slate with a pickup for Fireball, an upcoming feature from Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer. The doc's focus will be on how shooting stars, meteorites and deep impacts have focused the human imagination on other realms and worlds, and on our past and our future.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorThe Umbrella Academy star Emmy Raver-Lampman has joined Apple’s animated series Central Park in a recasting for the role of Molly Tillerman, the mixed-race character originally voiced by Kristen Bell.