“Rick and Morty” will return to the airwaves for its seventh season despite the major scandal involving co-creator and lead voice actor Justin Roiland.
07.08.2023 - 18:45 / variety.com
Brent Lang Executive Editor Yellow Veil Pictures and Vinegar Syndrome announced have co-acquired North American rights for “Riddle of Fire,” the feature debut of writer and director Weston Razooli. The movie follows three mischievous children as they embark on an odyssey when their mother asks them to run an errand. The film was also an official selection at this year’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and will screen on the closing night of the Toronto Film Festival’s Midnight Madness section.
It stars Lio Tipton, Charles Halford, Charlie Stover, Skyler Peters, Phoebe Ferro, and Lorelei Olivia Mote. The film is produced by David Atrakchi, Sohrab Mirmont, Razooli and Tipton. Executive producers are Marlow Griffin Lyddon, Brendon Griffin Lyddon, David Wiener, Kate Wiener, Jay Van Hoy, Sophie Meister, and Donna Gruneich.
Mister Smith Entertainment is handling worldwide sales. This is the first time that the two distributors have partnered. Yellow Veil and Vinegar Syndrome are planning a theatrical release in early 2024, which will include a 35mm print tour to several cities.
The distributors will collaborate on all rights of the release including a limited edition Blu-ray, merchandise, board games, and other promotional material. “I’m super happy for ‘Riddle of Fire’ to become part of the Yellow Veil and Vinegar Syndrometreasure chests,” Razooli said in a statement. “I look forward to creating a trove of artwork, posters, videos, books, and magic items alongside them.” Yellow Veil Pictures’ Co-Founder Justin Timms said, “’Riddle of Fire’ is a whimsical fairytale that I’m sure is going to leave the Midnight Madness audience in awe.
“Rick and Morty” will return to the airwaves for its seventh season despite the major scandal involving co-creator and lead voice actor Justin Roiland.
Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose made their red carpet debut as a couple!On Wednesday, the musical duo — who got engaged in 2022 — walked their first red carpet together at the 16th annual Academy of Country Music Honors (ACM) in Nashville, Tennessee. For the outing, Billy Ray rocked a straw cowboy hat and a black denim jacket that he wore with black pants and a relaxed black shirt.For her part, Firerose coordinated in black distressed jeans and a black shirt. Adding her own flare, the Aussie songstress wore a bedazzled jacket and black cowgirl hat, completing the outfit with a pair of cowgirl boots.
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Howie Mandel is defending his joke aimed at Sofia Vergara. ET's Denny Directo spoke with the judge the day after the first live show of the season, and Mandel doubled down on making a joke about his co-worker's single status.«I was helping Sofia!» Mandel insisted to ET, before lamenting that «people were killing him» online for his lighthearted quip.It all started when Brynn Cummings, a ventriloquist and magician, performed an act aimed at finding an eligible bachelor. The performer enlisted judge Heidi Klum to help with the trick, but Mandel took issue with that, given that the model has been married to Tom Kaulitz since 2019.«If I have one word of advice, if you're looking for eligible bachelors, you should've talked to Sofia because she's in the market right now,» Mandel quipped on air, alluding to Vergara's July split from Joe Manganiello.«I just thought, 'Oh my god.
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