The cast of West Side Story are playing a game of “This or That,” exclusively for Just Jared!
24.02.2022 - 00:27 / deadline.com
Sean Patrick Small has long been aware of the similarities between him and Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird.
Growing up as a 6’4 kid who played basketball, he took on Bird’s number 33 shirt as he was trying to perfect his own jump shot.
While it’s not a big jump for HBO to cast him in the Adam McKay-exec produced series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty as Magic Johnson’s rival – you just have to look at the pictures – the confluence of events that got him there is its own wild story.
Small transferred to USC after discovering a passion for acting and writing. “How can I try to combine these two things together in order to make my way? I’ve been told that I looked like Larry Bird, and I’m 6’4 and played basketball. Let’s see if this guy has a good enough story to write about,” he told Deadline
A friend recommended Seth Davis’ book When March Went Mad: The Game That Transformed Basketball, which details a legendary NCAA championship game that launched an epic rivalry between Bird and Johnson.
He subsequently optioned the book himself and wrote a four-part miniseries based on it, exploring the early lives of the two stars. It wasn’t, however, just a writing sample. Small managed to attach Thomas Carter, director of Samuel L. Jackson-fronted basketball feature Coach Carter, to the project, and began pitching to networks and streamers
Meanwhile, the HBO series came together from Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht and based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the LA Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.
John C. Reilly was attached to star as owner Jerry Buss in a star-studded cast that also includes Jason Clarke, Gaby Hoffmann, Adrien Brody, Sally Field, Michael Chiklis and Jason Segel as well as Quincy Isaiah as
The cast of West Side Story are playing a game of “This or That,” exclusively for Just Jared!
Dare to dream and be a relentless optimist even if you have no experience or skill in your field, amirite? That’s the remit of young actor-turned-filmmaker Craig Roberts (“Submarine,” the Amazon series “Red Oaks“), the director behind “The Phantom Of The Open,” an uplifting story about a naive dreamer who managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship Qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history.
Sony Pictures Classics announced today that its feature documentary Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, co-directed by five-time Oscar nominee Frank Marshall (The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart) and Ryan Suffern (Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records), will hit theaters in New York and Los Angeles on May 13, before expanding to additional markets in the following weeks. It will open against IFC Films’ horror-thriller The Innocents, Roadside Attractions’ comedy Family Camp and Universal’s horror-thriller Firestarter starring Zac Efron and more.
Jonathan Cohen On paper, the prominent use of sensitive American singer-songwriter music from the 1970s and ‘80s in a modern Norwegian romantic comedy might seem rather incongruous, if not downright anachronistic. But five decades on from some of their biggest successes, Art Garfunkel, Todd Rundgren, Harry Nilsson and Christopher Cross are back on the big screen helping soundtrack Danish/Norwegian director Joachim Trier’s acclaimed “The Worst Person in the World,” which is nominated for best original screenplay and best international feature film at the upcoming Academy Awards.Co-written by Trier and longtime collaborator Eskil Vogt, “Worst Person” has already won best foreign language film from the New York Film Critics Circle and garnered Renate Reinsve the best actress award at Cannes.
Pamela Anderson is set to make her Broadway debut this spring.
Ryan Murphy's weird and wonderful creative world has managed to bring just about every TV genre into our homes — from spine-tingling horror stories to tragic re-tellings of historic events. And soon, Murphy's impressive TV catalog will live under the same streaming roof, too — with seasons of , and more, all available to watch in the same place.Regardless of your TV show preferences, you've more than likely seen (and enjoyed) Ryan Murphy's work in some capacity.
King Richard director Reinaldo Marcus Green, writer Zach Baylin, star Aunjanue Ellis and film editor Pamela Martin joined Warner Bros’ panel at Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees event.
Brad Falchuk is in great shape at 51!
Hulu is now the exclusive streaming home of all past and future seasons of Ryan Murphy’s big FX franchises, American Crime Story, American Horror Story and Pose. All three shows left Netflix at the end of February.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterAll past and future seasons of the Ryan Murphy shows “American Crime Story” and “American Horror Story” and all three seasons of “Pose” will soon be available to stream on Hulu.While all past seasons of “American Horror Story” are currently available on Hulu, both “American Crime Story” and “Pose” had previously only been available on Netflix due to a deal between Netflix and studio 20th Television. All three seasons of both “ACS” and “Pose” will become available on Hulu on March 7, while all future seasons of both “AHS” and “ACS” will then stream exclusively on Hulu.“AHS” has been renewed through Season 13 at FX, with Season 11 due to debut this fall.
Pamela Anderson, 54, is getting ready to speak her truth in a new Netlix documentary about her life. The streaming network announced the news in a tweet on March 2, just one month after Hulu’s premiere of Pam & Tommy, the series centered on her and her ex-husband Tommy Lee‘s sex tape scandal, which erupted in 1995.
Baywatch star posted a handwritten note on Netflix letterhead to her Instagram (her only post, as of press time). She signed it with a lipstick kiss.“My life / A thousand imperfections / A million misperceptions / Wicked, wild and lost / Nothing to live up to / I can only surprise you / Not a victim, but a survivor / And alive to tell the real story," she wrote.
Pamela Anderson will speak her truth. On Wednesday, Netflix announced that the 54-year-old actress «is ready to tell her story in a new documentary.»«The film, which has been in the making for several years, will feature the pop culture icon setting the record straight as she looks back on her professional path and her personal journey,» reads the statement from the streaming service. According to, the doc is directed by Ryan White (, ).The announcement, which was posted on social media, also included a note from Anderson with a kiss print, which reads, «My life, a thousand imperfections, a million misperceptions.
The Larry David documentary won’t be released just yet.
tweeted the official HBO documentaries Twitter account.The news comes just two weeks after HBO first announced the birth of the documentary, which was supposed to give fans of the 74-year-old funnyman a “peek behind the proverbial curtain,” as he reflects on his road to success and life lessons “from his humble beginnings as an unfunny Brooklyn kid to becoming America’s favorite misanthrope.”“Is this a joke?” reacted one bewildered fan, while other disgruntled Twitter users posted gif reactions featuring David himself.“The amount of pull Larry David has at HBO… wow!” tweeted another. “Just mere hours before it was set to premiere.
Counting down to the big day! Brittany Matthews celebrated her upcoming wedding to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes with her friends — and some fitness.
engaged in oral sex with a 16-year-old male in South Florida.Parson, 53, has been charged with two felony counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor. If convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison for each charge.Under Florida law, the age of consent is 18 years old.