A first look at Netflix’s Eric is here!
The upcoming limited series stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Gaby Hoffman, McKinley Belcher III, Dan Fogler, and Clarke Peters.
Here’s the official synopsis: “Set in 1980s New York, Eric is a new emotional thriller from Abi Morgan following the desperate search of a father when his nine-year-old son disappears one morning on the way to school. Vincent, one of New York’s leading puppeteers and creator of the hugely popular children’s television show, ‘Good Day Sunshine,’ struggles to cope with the loss of his son, Edgar, becoming increasingly distressed and volatile. Full of self-loathing and guilt around Edgar’s disappearance, he clings to his son’s drawings of a blue monster puppet, Eric, convinced that if he can get Eric on TV then Edgar will come home. As Vincent’s progressively destructive behavior alienates his family, his work colleagues, and the detectives trying to help him,...
The upcoming limited series stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Gaby Hoffman, McKinley Belcher III, Dan Fogler, and Clarke Peters.
Here’s the official synopsis: “Set in 1980s New York, Eric is a new emotional thriller from Abi Morgan following the desperate search of a father when his nine-year-old son disappears one morning on the way to school. Vincent, one of New York’s leading puppeteers and creator of the hugely popular children’s television show, ‘Good Day Sunshine,’ struggles to cope with the loss of his son, Edgar, becoming increasingly distressed and volatile. Full of self-loathing and guilt around Edgar’s disappearance, he clings to his son’s drawings of a blue monster puppet, Eric, convinced that if he can get Eric on TV then Edgar will come home. As Vincent’s progressively destructive behavior alienates his family, his work colleagues, and the detectives trying to help him,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
A Tulsa County district attorney said that no charges will be filed in the fight that took place in the bathroom of an Oklahoma high school last month and involved 16-year-old Nex Benedict, whose death the following day was ruled a suicide.
District attorney Stephen A. Kunzweiler released a statement on his decision Thursday after reviewing the Owasso police’s investigation into Benedict’s death and the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s report, per the Associated Press.
“When I review a report and make a decision to file a charge I...
District attorney Stephen A. Kunzweiler released a statement on his decision Thursday after reviewing the Owasso police’s investigation into Benedict’s death and the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s report, per the Associated Press.
“When I review a report and make a decision to file a charge I...
- 3/22/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Studiocanal has announced a partnership with French production and sales company WTFilms (What The Films).
The collaboration will focus on genre films to produce and distribute French language and European content with global appeal.
The partnership is a further sign of Studiocanal’s desire to increase its presence in the genre space and follows the recent announcement of Jed Benedict’s return to the company to run a new genre label.
The French production team at Studiocanal will work together with Benedict on the WTFilms partnership and development slate.
The agreement was signed at the end of February 2024 follows a successful collaboration on Xavier Gens’ 2023 action movie Farang.
The France and Thailand-set picture, which Deadline spotlighted as a Global Breakout last summer, stars actor and former kickbox champion Nassim Lyes plays Sam as a prisoner forced on the run when his past violently catches up with him.
The production combined...
The collaboration will focus on genre films to produce and distribute French language and European content with global appeal.
The partnership is a further sign of Studiocanal’s desire to increase its presence in the genre space and follows the recent announcement of Jed Benedict’s return to the company to run a new genre label.
The French production team at Studiocanal will work together with Benedict on the WTFilms partnership and development slate.
The agreement was signed at the end of February 2024 follows a successful collaboration on Xavier Gens’ 2023 action movie Farang.
The France and Thailand-set picture, which Deadline spotlighted as a Global Breakout last summer, stars actor and former kickbox champion Nassim Lyes plays Sam as a prisoner forced on the run when his past violently catches up with him.
The production combined...
- 3/18/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
More than 20 years after his first nomination, Wes Anderson is an Oscar winner. The beloved filmmaker triumphed at the 96th Academy Awards this weekend, winning Best Live-Action Short Film for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, one of four Roald Dahl adaptations he directed for Netflix.
Anderson, who’s prepping his next film in Germany, couldn’t attend the ceremony but provided the following statement: “If I could have been there, I (along with Steven Rales) would have said ‘Thank you’ to: the family of Roald Dahl [Luke and Liccy]; the team at Netflix [Ted, Scott, Racheline, Lisa/Catherine, many others]; Benedict and Ralph and Ben Kingsley and Dev and Richard and Bob and Adam and Jeremy and John and Jim and Rich and Jim and Polly and more. Also I would have said: If I had not met Owen Wilson in a corridor at the University of Texas between classes when...
Anderson, who’s prepping his next film in Germany, couldn’t attend the ceremony but provided the following statement: “If I could have been there, I (along with Steven Rales) would have said ‘Thank you’ to: the family of Roald Dahl [Luke and Liccy]; the team at Netflix [Ted, Scott, Racheline, Lisa/Catherine, many others]; Benedict and Ralph and Ben Kingsley and Dev and Richard and Bob and Adam and Jeremy and John and Jim and Rich and Jim and Polly and more. Also I would have said: If I had not met Owen Wilson in a corridor at the University of Texas between classes when...
- 3/11/2024
- by John DiLillo
- Tudum - Netflix
Not long into Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Rob Peace, the eponymous character (Chance K. Smith) is sent to private school in a pre-emptive effort by his mother (Mary J. Blige) to keep him from the fate that often strands people of color in urban environments like Newark. Rob stands in front of the foreboding red bricks of his new school, as his new headmaster, Fr. Edwin Leahy (Michael Kelly), asks a group of Black teenagers, “What’s the most important thing you will learn here?” A few of the boys answer, but only Rob gets it right: brotherhood.
It’s the school’s most crucial lesson, etched on a plaque that you see the second you walk through the doors: “Whatever hurts my brother hurts me.” It’s chanted during morning convocation, where every student in the school gathers to take attendance, pray, and share the news as a community. And...
It’s the school’s most crucial lesson, etched on a plaque that you see the second you walk through the doors: “Whatever hurts my brother hurts me.” It’s chanted during morning convocation, where every student in the school gathers to take attendance, pray, and share the news as a community. And...
- 1/26/2024
- by Justin Clark
- Slant Magazine
A dominant sports dynasty descends into a tense relationship between NFL coach Bill Belichick, star quarterback Tom Brady and team owner Robert Kraft in the trailer for Apple TV+’s The Dynasty: New England Patriots, which dropped on Tuesday.
The 10-part series from Imagine Documentaries is based on a best-selling book by Jeff Benedict and chronicles the rise and historic 20-year run of the Patriots during the celebrated Brady-Belichick-Kraft era. But the docu-series directed by Matthew Hamachek also exposes an apparent tense undercurrent surrounding the team.
“There’s things that were done that can’t be undone,” Brady says in an interview during one point in the trailer against game footage of Belichick tossing a water bottle in anger on the sidelines.
Benedict spent two years with the Patriots while writing his book, which was published in 2020. The filmmakers behind the Apple TV+ series also had access to the team during the 2021 season,...
The 10-part series from Imagine Documentaries is based on a best-selling book by Jeff Benedict and chronicles the rise and historic 20-year run of the Patriots during the celebrated Brady-Belichick-Kraft era. But the docu-series directed by Matthew Hamachek also exposes an apparent tense undercurrent surrounding the team.
“There’s things that were done that can’t be undone,” Brady says in an interview during one point in the trailer against game footage of Belichick tossing a water bottle in anger on the sidelines.
Benedict spent two years with the Patriots while writing his book, which was published in 2020. The filmmakers behind the Apple TV+ series also had access to the team during the 2021 season,...
- 1/9/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: A trio of British actors is leading The Salvation, an Audible sci-fi podcast drama. Ariyon Bakare, Rose Leslie and Toby Jones will star in the time-travel series, which is from musical artist and writer Justin Lockey.
The Salvation drops on Audible on Thursday (October 5), directed by Boz Temple-Morris and recorded in London. A.K. Benedict and Jeffrey Aidoo have provided additional writing on the eight-part series, which comes from audio-first entertainment company Fresh Produce Media and London-based producer Free Turn Entertainment.
The story follows David Miller (Bakare), a war-scarred veteran grappling with Ptsd, who discovers his traumatic flashbacks are gateways to time travel. Recruited by the shadowy Fallen Arrow, he undergoes a surreal transformation into a time agent, wielding a unique power triggered by ‘The Lullaby.’ He is told to...
The Salvation drops on Audible on Thursday (October 5), directed by Boz Temple-Morris and recorded in London. A.K. Benedict and Jeffrey Aidoo have provided additional writing on the eight-part series, which comes from audio-first entertainment company Fresh Produce Media and London-based producer Free Turn Entertainment.
The story follows David Miller (Bakare), a war-scarred veteran grappling with Ptsd, who discovers his traumatic flashbacks are gateways to time travel. Recruited by the shadowy Fallen Arrow, he undergoes a surreal transformation into a time agent, wielding a unique power triggered by ‘The Lullaby.’ He is told to...
- 10/3/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The college football season is about to begin! For the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Hbcu) in the United States, that means a slate of almost 90 games will begin airing on ESPN, ESPN2, Espnu, ESPN+ and ABC. It starts Saturday, Aug. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Et with the 2023 Cricket Meac/Swac Challenge Kickoff game, and continues through December! You can watch ESPN’s coverage of Hbcu teams this season with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream.
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- 8/26/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
What kind of a name is Benedick, anyway?
Jeopardy! contestant Ben Chan must have been asking himself the same thing as he realized his nine-day winning streak on the ABC gameshow was coming to an end. On Tuesday night’s episode, the philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin, whose nine games’ worth of winnings totaled $252,600 by that point, lost Final Jeopardy! by one letter.
The final round’s answer read, “Both of the names of these two lovers in a Shakespeare play come from Latin words for ‘blessed.’”
Chan’s opponents, Lynn Di Vito and Danny Leserman, both wrote down Romeo and Juliet. Chan had his tenth win in his grasp, but he slipped up by writing “Beatrice and Benedict” rather than “Beatrice and Benedick.” So close, but not good enough for the Jeopardy! judges.
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Jeopardy! contestant Ben Chan must have been asking himself the same thing as he realized his nine-day winning streak on the ABC gameshow was coming to an end. On Tuesday night’s episode, the philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin, whose nine games’ worth of winnings totaled $252,600 by that point, lost Final Jeopardy! by one letter.
The final round’s answer read, “Both of the names of these two lovers in a Shakespeare play come from Latin words for ‘blessed.’”
Chan’s opponents, Lynn Di Vito and Danny Leserman, both wrote down Romeo and Juliet. Chan had his tenth win in his grasp, but he slipped up by writing “Beatrice and Benedict” rather than “Beatrice and Benedick.” So close, but not good enough for the Jeopardy! judges.
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- 5/24/2023
- by Mason Bissada
- The Wrap
“Bridgerton” author Julia Quinn encourages fans to look at the bright side of Benedict’s love story being pushed back for Colin and Penelope’s in the next season.
Season 3 of the Netflix drama series will adapt the fourth book in Quinn’s series, “Romancing Mister Bridgerton” which features Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlin) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) instead of the storyline from the third book, “An Offer from a Gentleman.”
“I think they had just felt they had laid down so much groundwork because we already know Penelope,” Quinn told Business Insider of the shift in narrative.
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Benedict has previously had romantic flings with both the Modiste Genevieve (Kathryn Drysdale) and a male artist Henry Granville, leading fans to wonder if he could be bisexual.
Showrunner Chris Van Dusen clarified those Season 1 scenes in an interview with TVLine.
Season 3 of the Netflix drama series will adapt the fourth book in Quinn’s series, “Romancing Mister Bridgerton” which features Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlin) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) instead of the storyline from the third book, “An Offer from a Gentleman.”
“I think they had just felt they had laid down so much groundwork because we already know Penelope,” Quinn told Business Insider of the shift in narrative.
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‘Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’ Rules Over Netflix Top 10 TV List in First Week
Benedict has previously had romantic flings with both the Modiste Genevieve (Kathryn Drysdale) and a male artist Henry Granville, leading fans to wonder if he could be bisexual.
Showrunner Chris Van Dusen clarified those Season 1 scenes in an interview with TVLine.
- 5/10/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Netflix’s acclaimed drama Bridgerton no longer follows the blueprint of Julia Quinn’s novels. Instead of Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) being the subject of season 3, Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) will stand at the center of the drama. Now the show’s creators are explaining why they switched up the order.
Their explanation for the new order makes a great deal of sense.
Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in ‘Bridgerton’ | Netflix/ Liam Daniel ‘Bridgerton’ show vs. books
Fans were shocked to learn that Colin and Penelope’s romance would be central to season 3. After all, their story is the subject of Quinn’s fifth novel, Romancing Mr. Bridgerton.
“There are eight Bridgerton siblings, so there are eight books. We plan to follow each of their romantic stories,” Shonda Rhimes told Entertainment Tonight. “We are not necessarily going in order. But we will be seeing each...
Their explanation for the new order makes a great deal of sense.
Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in ‘Bridgerton’ | Netflix/ Liam Daniel ‘Bridgerton’ show vs. books
Fans were shocked to learn that Colin and Penelope’s romance would be central to season 3. After all, their story is the subject of Quinn’s fifth novel, Romancing Mr. Bridgerton.
“There are eight Bridgerton siblings, so there are eight books. We plan to follow each of their romantic stories,” Shonda Rhimes told Entertainment Tonight. “We are not necessarily going in order. But we will be seeing each...
- 3/8/2023
- by Aramide Tinubu
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) has been a reasonably aloof character in Netflix’s Bridgerton. The second eldest sibling, he’s been able to live life on his terms for the most part. However, if fans take a closer look at the character, they will note that he’s a bit more interesting, than they may have initially thought.
Benedict is leading man material.
Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in ‘Bridgerton’ | Netflix/ Liam Daniels Benedict Bridgerton won’t be the focus of season 3
Fans of Quinn’s novels know that the details of Benedict’s love affair are the central focus of her third novel, An Offer From A Gentleman. In the book, Benedict encounters a woman named Sophie Beckett at a ball, the illegitimate daughter of an earl; the two have an intense meet-cute before they are separated in a Cinderella-like way.
Years later, after being outcast by her evil stepmother,...
Benedict is leading man material.
Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in ‘Bridgerton’ | Netflix/ Liam Daniels Benedict Bridgerton won’t be the focus of season 3
Fans of Quinn’s novels know that the details of Benedict’s love affair are the central focus of her third novel, An Offer From A Gentleman. In the book, Benedict encounters a woman named Sophie Beckett at a ball, the illegitimate daughter of an earl; the two have an intense meet-cute before they are separated in a Cinderella-like way.
Years later, after being outcast by her evil stepmother,...
- 3/8/2023
- by Aramide Tinubu
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bridgerton fans are still awaiting more details for season 3 of the series. However, they are convinced that Sophie Beckett has been cast in the show. The acclaimed Netflix drama loves to keep things under wraps, but fans believe that a clue to Benedict Bridgerton‘s (Luke Thompson) future will make her Bridgerton debut in season 3.
Here are some significant hints and clues about the actor who may step into Sophie’s shoes.
Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in ‘Bridgerton’ | Liam Daniel/ Netflix ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 will premiere in 2023
Fans are thrilled that the third season of Bridgerton will debut sometime this year. This season will focus on Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin (Luke Newton). “Bridgerton is back for its third season and finds Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) has finally given up on her long-held crush on Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) after hearing his disparaging words about her last season,” an official description reads via Twitter.
Here are some significant hints and clues about the actor who may step into Sophie’s shoes.
Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in ‘Bridgerton’ | Liam Daniel/ Netflix ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 will premiere in 2023
Fans are thrilled that the third season of Bridgerton will debut sometime this year. This season will focus on Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin (Luke Newton). “Bridgerton is back for its third season and finds Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) has finally given up on her long-held crush on Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) after hearing his disparaging words about her last season,” an official description reads via Twitter.
- 3/7/2023
- by Aramide Tinubu
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Back in the early spring of 2003, on April 4th to be exact, a trio of musicians took the tiny stage at Sir Benedict’s Tavern on the Lake in Duluth, Minnesota. What was meant as a casual gathering of friends to shoo away the cold weather blues — with guitar, mandolin, banjo, and their voices — evolved into a live act for the ages: Nearly two decades later, Trampled by Turtles have released their ninth studio album, Alpenglow.
“Sir Benedict’s is this sandwich shop that I worked at, with a stage...
“Sir Benedict’s is this sandwich shop that I worked at, with a stage...
- 10/31/2022
- by Garret K. Woodward
- Rollingstone.com
Talking to Tony Hale is the equivalent of sitting down with a good friend you’ve known forever — even if you’re meeting for the first time. This is probably because Hale has become a Disney staple, providing fun and comfort to audiences starting with his turn as the depressed spork Forky in “Toy Story 4.” Since then, Hale has been at the helm of Forky getting his own short series, the Emmy-winning “Forky Asks a Question,” and playing the dual roles of Benedict and L.D. Curtain on the Disney+ series “The Mysterious Benedict Society.”
For Hale, playing in the sandbox of the eccentric Disney+ show — following a group of highly intelligent children as they try to stop Curtain, the twin brother of their benefactor, Mr. Benedict — isn’t only an opportunity to praise intelligence, love, and compassion; it’s also an opportunity to work with longtime friends like Kristen Schaal.
For Hale, playing in the sandbox of the eccentric Disney+ show — following a group of highly intelligent children as they try to stop Curtain, the twin brother of their benefactor, Mr. Benedict — isn’t only an opportunity to praise intelligence, love, and compassion; it’s also an opportunity to work with longtime friends like Kristen Schaal.
- 10/26/2022
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
The Mysterious Benedict Society season 2 debuts Oct. 26 on Disney+, and now is the perfect time to catch up. Season 1 arrived in June 2020 but was quickly lost to adults in the shuffle of the new Marvel and Star Wars universe series.
Season 2 follows up on season 1’s unique combination of mystery and adventure with a necessary social message. Even though Disney+ is targeting the series for preteens and teens, the show’s writers have made sure that there are plenty of strong concepts, jokes, and references adults can enjoy.
“We have kids thinking of the way they’ve experienced the recent past as a relentless tide of anxiety, and how do we get to the bottom of that and how do we find ways to contend with it?” co-creator and executive -roducer Phil Hay said in an interview with Den Of Geek in June 2020 before the premiere of season 1.
“I think...
Season 2 follows up on season 1’s unique combination of mystery and adventure with a necessary social message. Even though Disney+ is targeting the series for preteens and teens, the show’s writers have made sure that there are plenty of strong concepts, jokes, and references adults can enjoy.
“We have kids thinking of the way they’ve experienced the recent past as a relentless tide of anxiety, and how do we get to the bottom of that and how do we find ways to contend with it?” co-creator and executive -roducer Phil Hay said in an interview with Den Of Geek in June 2020 before the premiere of season 1.
“I think...
- 10/26/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
New characters, big special effects, and dancing — all things viewers can expect from the second season of Disney+’s magical ride, The Mysterious Benedict Society. The cast — Emmy DeOliveira (Kate), Mystic Inscho (Reynie), Seth Carr (Sticky), and Marta Kessler (Constance) — joined TV Insider in our New York Comic Con studio earlier this month to talk about what they’re most excited about for the audience to see in the new episodes. Tony Hale (Benedict and Curtain) and Kristin Schaal (Number Two) also were there to talk about things like the show’s soundtrack, which often leans heavily to ’70s and ’80s pop, like Jefferson Starship and Stevie Nicks. Hale also chatted about how he channels both his characters, who are brothers but are very, very different. “One of the big differences is Curtain — who’s kind of the bad brother but just misunderstood, I think — if he’s talking to somebody,...
- 10/25/2022
- TV Insider
Those of you keen on seeing more of Plot Twist’s The Last Case of Benedict Fox when it was first announced a few weeks back, you’re in luck. The devs have released a first look at the upcoming Lovecraftian Metroidvania’s gameplay, focusing on protagonist Benedict Fox and the game’s world of Limbo mechanic. Narrated by […]
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- 6/26/2022
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
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