Why Ethan Hawke and Little Marvin Refused to ‘Play it Safe’ With Their Limited Series

Director Roland Emmerich and screenwriter Dean Devlin have been longtime collaborators that started with the hit Jean-Claude Van Damme sci-fi action film “Universal Soldier.” Their most well-liked film is easily the 1996 alien invasion film “Independence Day” that helped launch a new era of disaster films, most made by Emmerich.

Will Smith is very well known for his leading role in Independence Day, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary today.

William Fichtner has been tapped for a key role opposite Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell in Joe Exotic (working title), Peacock’s limited series based on the Wondery podcast.

Switzerland’s Locarno Film festival has unveiled its line-up ahead of a physical 2021 edition running August 4-14. Scroll down for a list of titles.

Despite being one of the three leads of Marvel Studios’ “Moon Knight,” which is supposed to be shooting in Budapest, Ethan Hawke has shown up in Greece on the set of “Knives Out 2.” The actor has apparently joined the growing cast of Rian Johnson‘s whodunit sequel, which just started shooting yesterday, as per Johnson’s announcement on Twitter as revealed by new set photos.

Netflix has greenlighted Echoes, a twin sisters limited series from 13 Reasons Why writer/executive producer/showrunner Brian Yorkey. The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer will serve as executive producer and co-showrunner on the psychological thriller as part of a multi-year overall deal with the streamer for series and other projects.

Joel Marsh Garland (Orange Is the New Black) has joined Joe Exotic (working title), Peacock’s scripted limited series based on the Wondery podcast about the Tiger King character.

Julie Delpy is clearing up the confusion about a fourth Before movie.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorJulie Delpy did not turn down an offer to reunite with Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke for a fourth “Before” movie.Following reports that Delpy said during an interview with a French news outlet that she walked away from the project, she told me Friday morning that her comments were misinterpreted because a fourth film was never in the works.“What happened was that we — all three of use — agreed that we couldn’t come up with something

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargePlaying John Brown in Showtime’s limited series “The Good Lord Bird” required an intensity from star and executive producer Ethan Hawke that pushed him to his limits. “It was the first time I knew what having a heart attack might feel like,” Hawke told Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast.

EXCLUSIVE: Darrell Britt-Gibson, Rob Brown, McKinley Belcher III and Larry Mitchell have been cast as leads in We Own This City, HBO’s upcoming limited series from The Wire’s executive producer David Simon and producer George Pelecanos. They will star alongside previously cast Jon Bernthal, Josh Charles and Jamie Hector in the project, which will kick off production in July.

FX has ordered a limited series based on Jon Krakauer’s Mormon crime drama Under the Banner of Heaven with Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones starring.

EXCLUSIVE: News of the World and Fear Street actor Fred Hechinger has joined the cast of the Hulu limited series Pam & Tommy in a recurring role.

Dean Winters has been cast opposite Kate McKinnon, who plays Carole Baskin, and John Cameron Mitchell (Joe “Exotic” Schreibvogel) in Joe Exotic (working title), Peacock’s limited series based on the Wondery podcast.

Sensmeier has also recurred opposite Kevin Costner on Paramount Network’s Yellowstone. Other credits include Taylor Sheridan’s Wind River, opposite Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen, and in HBO’s Westworld. Prior to that, he also appeared opposite Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke in the Antoine Fuqua-directed MGM tentpole The Magnificent Seven.

In the never-ending battle for prestige streamer dominance, today was a good day for Showtime. The Viacom division took two prestigious Peabody Awards for its limited series “The Good Lord Bird” starring Ethan Hawke and the news program “VICE on Showtime: Losing Ground.” Another Viacom production, MTV Films “76 Days,” won in the Documentary category.

Julie Delpy is getting candid about why she turned down a role in the fourth installment of the Before movies.

“Atlanta” star Brian Tyree Henry and “A Teacher” lead Kate Mara are set to star on “Class of ’09,” a limited series from the team behind “Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.”The eight-episode show, which will launch as an FX on Hulu original, is described as a “suspense thriller following a class of FBI agents set in a near future where the U.S.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterFX has ordered the limited series “Class of ’09” starring Brian Tyree Henry and Kate Mara, Variety has learned.The one-hour drama series will air exclusively on FX on Hulu and has received an eight-episode order. The show is set in a near future where the U.S.