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FX has renewed Welcome to Wrexham for a third season that will premiere in 2024. The news comes ahead of the conclusion of season two on Dec. 13.
The fly-on-the-wall sports documentary series follows the exploits of Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and their ownership of soccer club Wrexham AFC, the world’s third-oldest professional soccer club, situated in the northern Welsh working-class town.
The first season tracked the Two Robs takeover of the club and their crash course in soccer fandom (and mostly despair) as Wrexham attempts to gain promotion from the National League. Season two continues the club’s progress as Reynolds and McElhenney sink more money into Wrexham to realize their promotion dreams.
Welcome to Wrexham has been wildly popular for Disney on FX in the U.S. and Disney+ in the rest of the world. Season one is currently nominated for six Emmy Awards,...
FX has renewed Welcome to Wrexham for a third season that will premiere in 2024. The news comes ahead of the conclusion of season two on Dec. 13.
The fly-on-the-wall sports documentary series follows the exploits of Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and their ownership of soccer club Wrexham AFC, the world’s third-oldest professional soccer club, situated in the northern Welsh working-class town.
The first season tracked the Two Robs takeover of the club and their crash course in soccer fandom (and mostly despair) as Wrexham attempts to gain promotion from the National League. Season two continues the club’s progress as Reynolds and McElhenney sink more money into Wrexham to realize their promotion dreams.
Welcome to Wrexham has been wildly popular for Disney on FX in the U.S. and Disney+ in the rest of the world. Season one is currently nominated for six Emmy Awards,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ahead of the Season 2 finale, FX has ordered a third season of “Welcome to Wrexham.” The forthcoming installment is scheduled for a spring 2024 premiere.
Starring and executive produced by Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, the docuseries chronicles the two stars’ efforts to return Wrexham AFC, one of the oldest and most storied football teams in history, to glory.
“The wild global success of ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ is a testament to the courage and vision of Rob and Ryan, the dogged spirit of the Red Dragons, and the hope and devotion of the people of Wrexham,” said Nick Grad, president of FX Entertainment. “It’s a story that has only begun to be told and one that everyone can continue to follow along with in the third season. Our thanks to the creative team who captured these thrilling moments and everyone who achieved what seemed impossible only a short time ago.
Starring and executive produced by Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, the docuseries chronicles the two stars’ efforts to return Wrexham AFC, one of the oldest and most storied football teams in history, to glory.
“The wild global success of ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ is a testament to the courage and vision of Rob and Ryan, the dogged spirit of the Red Dragons, and the hope and devotion of the people of Wrexham,” said Nick Grad, president of FX Entertainment. “It’s a story that has only begun to be told and one that everyone can continue to follow along with in the third season. Our thanks to the creative team who captured these thrilling moments and everyone who achieved what seemed impossible only a short time ago.
- 11/14/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ season 2 (Photo Cr: FX)
FX has officially announced they’ve renewed Welcome to Wrexham just hours prior to the sports docuseries’ season two finale. The six-time Emmy nomination series follows Wrexham AFC’s Red Dragons following the purchase of the team by Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia).
“The wild global success of Welcome to Wrexham is a testament to the courage and vision of Rob and Ryan, the dogged spirit of the Red Dragons, and the hope and devotion of the people of Wrexham,” said Nick Grad, President, FX Entertainment. “It’s a story that has only begun to be told and one that everyone can continue to follow along with in the third season. Our thanks to the creative team who captured these thrilling moments and everyone who achieved what seemed impossible only a short time ago.
FX has officially announced they’ve renewed Welcome to Wrexham just hours prior to the sports docuseries’ season two finale. The six-time Emmy nomination series follows Wrexham AFC’s Red Dragons following the purchase of the team by Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia).
“The wild global success of Welcome to Wrexham is a testament to the courage and vision of Rob and Ryan, the dogged spirit of the Red Dragons, and the hope and devotion of the people of Wrexham,” said Nick Grad, President, FX Entertainment. “It’s a story that has only begun to be told and one that everyone can continue to follow along with in the third season. Our thanks to the creative team who captured these thrilling moments and everyone who achieved what seemed impossible only a short time ago.
- 11/14/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
FX has renewed Welcome to Wrexham for a third season and is set to premiere in Spring 2024.
Season 2 will conclude on Tuesday night; the entire season will be available to watch on Wednesday via Hulu, Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in all other territories.
Welcome to Wrexham is a docuseries tracking the dreams and worries of Wrexham, a working-class town in North Wales, UK, as two Hollywood stars, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, guide the future of the town’s historic football club.
“The wild global success of Welcome to Wrexham is a testament to the courage and vision of Rob and Ryan, the dogged spirit of the Red Dragons, and the hope and devotion of the people of Wrexham,” said Nick Grad, President of FX Entertainment. “It’s a story that has only begun to be told and one that everyone can continue to follow along with in the third season.
Season 2 will conclude on Tuesday night; the entire season will be available to watch on Wednesday via Hulu, Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in all other territories.
Welcome to Wrexham is a docuseries tracking the dreams and worries of Wrexham, a working-class town in North Wales, UK, as two Hollywood stars, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, guide the future of the town’s historic football club.
“The wild global success of Welcome to Wrexham is a testament to the courage and vision of Rob and Ryan, the dogged spirit of the Red Dragons, and the hope and devotion of the people of Wrexham,” said Nick Grad, President of FX Entertainment. “It’s a story that has only begun to be told and one that everyone can continue to follow along with in the third season.
- 11/14/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Last month, we learned that Steven Spielberg‘s Amblin Television is teaming up with Boardwalk Pictures and Vice Studios to bring the four-part docu-series Encounters to the Netflix streaming service on September 27th. With that date right around the corner, we’ve gotten our hands on a trailer for the series and you can check it out in the embed above.
Yon Motskin, creator of the Max series Generation Hustle, has directed the four episodes of Encounters, which will explore four extraordinary true stories of encounters with otherworldly phenomena. Each episode tells a single story: strange lights in the sky over small-town Texas; submersible space crafts haunting a coastal Welsh village; an alien encounter with schoolchildren in Zimbabwe and non-human intelligence reportedly interfering with a nuclear power plant in Japan. Told from the perspective of firsthand experiencers – in the places where the sightings occurred – and guided by scientists and military personnel,...
Yon Motskin, creator of the Max series Generation Hustle, has directed the four episodes of Encounters, which will explore four extraordinary true stories of encounters with otherworldly phenomena. Each episode tells a single story: strange lights in the sky over small-town Texas; submersible space crafts haunting a coastal Welsh village; an alien encounter with schoolchildren in Zimbabwe and non-human intelligence reportedly interfering with a nuclear power plant in Japan. Told from the perspective of firsthand experiencers – in the places where the sightings occurred – and guided by scientists and military personnel,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Deadline reports that Steven Spielberg‘s Amblin Television is teaming up with Boardwalk Pictures and Vice Studios to bring the four-part docu-series Encounters to the Netflix streaming service – and the premiere date for this show is only a month away! It will be available to watch on Netflix as of September 27th.
Yon Motskin, creator of the Max series Generation Hustle, has directed the four episodes of Encounters, which will explore four extraordinary true stories of encounters with otherworldly phenomena. Each episode tells a single story: strange lights in the sky over small-town Texas; submersible space crafts haunting a coastal Welsh village; an alien encounter with schoolchildren in Zimbabwe and non-human intelligence reportedly interfering with a nuclear power plant in Japan. Told from the perspective of firsthand experiencers – in the places where the sightings occurred – and guided by scientists and military personnel, the series highlights the profoundly human impact of these encounters on lives,...
Yon Motskin, creator of the Max series Generation Hustle, has directed the four episodes of Encounters, which will explore four extraordinary true stories of encounters with otherworldly phenomena. Each episode tells a single story: strange lights in the sky over small-town Texas; submersible space crafts haunting a coastal Welsh village; an alien encounter with schoolchildren in Zimbabwe and non-human intelligence reportedly interfering with a nuclear power plant in Japan. Told from the perspective of firsthand experiencers – in the places where the sightings occurred – and guided by scientists and military personnel, the series highlights the profoundly human impact of these encounters on lives,...
- 8/18/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Steven Spielberg is no stranger to close encounters of the third kind.
Therefore, it’s fitting that his production company Amblin Television has teamed up with Boardwalk Pictures, which is behind Netflix’s Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?, and Vice Studios on a four-part docuseries about aliens.
Encounters has landed at Netflix, which will launch the four-parter on September 27.
Yon Motskin, who created Max’s Generation Hustle, will direct the series, which will explore four extraordinary true stories of encounters with otherworldly phenomena.
Each episode tells a single story: strange lights in the sky over small-town Texas; submersible space crafts haunting a coastal Welsh village; an alien encounter with schoolchildren in Zimbabwe and non-human intelligence reportedly interfering with a nuclear power plant in Japan.
Told from the perspective of firsthand experiencers – in the places where the sightings occurred – and guided by scientists and military personnel, the series highlights the...
Therefore, it’s fitting that his production company Amblin Television has teamed up with Boardwalk Pictures, which is behind Netflix’s Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?, and Vice Studios on a four-part docuseries about aliens.
Encounters has landed at Netflix, which will launch the four-parter on September 27.
Yon Motskin, who created Max’s Generation Hustle, will direct the series, which will explore four extraordinary true stories of encounters with otherworldly phenomena.
Each episode tells a single story: strange lights in the sky over small-town Texas; submersible space crafts haunting a coastal Welsh village; an alien encounter with schoolchildren in Zimbabwe and non-human intelligence reportedly interfering with a nuclear power plant in Japan.
Told from the perspective of firsthand experiencers – in the places where the sightings occurred – and guided by scientists and military personnel, the series highlights the...
- 8/17/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Expectations are incredibly high for the Wrexham Red Dragons in season two of FX’s Welcome to Wrexham. The underdog football club increased its worldwide fanbase over the first season, which spotlighted not just club members but residents of the struggling small town. Season two of the Emmy-nominated series – and Critics Choice-winning – documentary series picks up the story after the club’s heartbreaking loss at the end of season one.
Club owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney executive produce along with Josh Drisko, Bryan Rowland, Jeff Luini, Nick Frenkel, and George Dewey. Additional executive producers include Boardwalk Pictures’ Andrew Fried, Alan Bloom, Dane Lillegard, Sarina Roma, and Jordan Wynn.
The new season premieres on FX on September 12, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.
Poster for FX’s ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ season 2
FX offered this description of season two:
“Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) navigate running the...
Club owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney executive produce along with Josh Drisko, Bryan Rowland, Jeff Luini, Nick Frenkel, and George Dewey. Additional executive producers include Boardwalk Pictures’ Andrew Fried, Alan Bloom, Dane Lillegard, Sarina Roma, and Jordan Wynn.
The new season premieres on FX on September 12, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.
Poster for FX’s ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ season 2
FX offered this description of season two:
“Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) navigate running the...
- 8/10/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Poster for FX’s ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ season 2
FX is showing off the first official poster from the upcoming second season of Welcome to Wrexham just hours before Wrexham AFC takes the field to play Manchester United.
Season one premiered on August 24, 2022 and followed the Wrexham Red Dragons as they played their first season under new ownership. Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) knew nothing about owning a team when they purchased Wrexham and season one of the FX docuseries, which tracked their experiences with the team and the town, was a true underdog story.
The documentary series, which helped build up the Wrexham Red Dragons’ international fanbase, earned six Emmy nominations (including Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program) along with a Critics Choice Award for Best Sports Documentary.
Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds appear in the series and serve as executive producers along with Josh Drisko,...
FX is showing off the first official poster from the upcoming second season of Welcome to Wrexham just hours before Wrexham AFC takes the field to play Manchester United.
Season one premiered on August 24, 2022 and followed the Wrexham Red Dragons as they played their first season under new ownership. Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) knew nothing about owning a team when they purchased Wrexham and season one of the FX docuseries, which tracked their experiences with the team and the town, was a true underdog story.
The documentary series, which helped build up the Wrexham Red Dragons’ international fanbase, earned six Emmy nominations (including Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program) along with a Critics Choice Award for Best Sports Documentary.
Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds appear in the series and serve as executive producers along with Josh Drisko,...
- 7/25/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Wrexham AFC’s underdog story is returning to our screens soon. On Friday, FX revealed that Welcome to Wrexham — the documentary series based on the Welsh soccer club — will return for a second season on Sept. 12.
The Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny executive-produced show is set to air on FX before heading to Hulu and Disney+ internationally the following day. The announcement of a second season arrives after Welcome to Wrexham‘s success on Hulu after it earned six Emmy nominations, including for Unstructured Reality Series.
Wrexham AFC is currently on tour across the U.
The Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny executive-produced show is set to air on FX before heading to Hulu and Disney+ internationally the following day. The announcement of a second season arrives after Welcome to Wrexham‘s success on Hulu after it earned six Emmy nominations, including for Unstructured Reality Series.
Wrexham AFC is currently on tour across the U.
- 7/21/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ season 2 (Photo Credit: FX)
FX has set a September 12, 2023 premiere date for season two of the Emmy-nominated documentary series Welcome to Wrexham. The docuseries follows the Wrexham Red Dragons under their celebrity owners, Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia). Season one charted the impact on the team and community after the Hollywood stars took over. Season two picks up the action after Reynolds and McElhenney’s first football season as owners.
FX offered this description of season two:
“Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds navigate running the 3rd oldest professional football club in the world. Welcome to Wrexham is a docuseries tracking the dreams and worries of Wrexham, a working-class town in North Wales, UK, as two Hollywood stars guide the future of the town’s historic football club.
In 2020, Rob and Ryan teamed up to purchase...
FX has set a September 12, 2023 premiere date for season two of the Emmy-nominated documentary series Welcome to Wrexham. The docuseries follows the Wrexham Red Dragons under their celebrity owners, Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia). Season one charted the impact on the team and community after the Hollywood stars took over. Season two picks up the action after Reynolds and McElhenney’s first football season as owners.
FX offered this description of season two:
“Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds navigate running the 3rd oldest professional football club in the world. Welcome to Wrexham is a docuseries tracking the dreams and worries of Wrexham, a working-class town in North Wales, UK, as two Hollywood stars guide the future of the town’s historic football club.
In 2020, Rob and Ryan teamed up to purchase...
- 7/21/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Fans of the great Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds’ Welcome to Wrexham underdog story won’t have to wait too much longer for Season 2.
FX has revealed that the second season of its six-time Emmy nominated doc series will premiere September 12, and the following day streaming on Hulu and internationally on Disney+.
The show follows the Hollywood stars’ bid to run the third-oldest professional football club in the world, and Season 2 will spotlight quite the campaign, with the Red Dragons promoted from the fifth tier of UK football in dramatic fashion. The club is currently taking part in a preseason set of non-competition “friendly” matches against Chelsea, Manchester United and other clubs.
Season 1 of the fly-on-the-wall show has been a breakout hit for FX and was nominated for six Emmys, including Outstanding Unstructured Reality Series.
Welcome to Wrexham is executive produced by McElhenney, Reynolds, Josh Drisko, Bryan Rowland, Jeff Luini,...
FX has revealed that the second season of its six-time Emmy nominated doc series will premiere September 12, and the following day streaming on Hulu and internationally on Disney+.
The show follows the Hollywood stars’ bid to run the third-oldest professional football club in the world, and Season 2 will spotlight quite the campaign, with the Red Dragons promoted from the fifth tier of UK football in dramatic fashion. The club is currently taking part in a preseason set of non-competition “friendly” matches against Chelsea, Manchester United and other clubs.
Season 1 of the fly-on-the-wall show has been a breakout hit for FX and was nominated for six Emmys, including Outstanding Unstructured Reality Series.
Welcome to Wrexham is executive produced by McElhenney, Reynolds, Josh Drisko, Bryan Rowland, Jeff Luini,...
- 7/21/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Andrew Renzi, director of Netflix docuseries Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?, is reuniting with Boardwalk Pictures.
Renzi and his North of Now production company have signed a multi-year overall deal with the company, which is behind series such as Chef’s Table, Cheer and Welcome to Wrexham and worked with Renzi on the Netflix series that told the story of two mountaineers who took on Pepsi in the ‘90s in a David and Goliath advertising battle.
It is Boardwalk’s latest overall deal, having recently struck an overall pact with with W. Kamau Bell’s recently launched Wkb Productions. It comes after Deadline revealed that Boardwalk has sold a minority interest to investment firm Shamrock Capital.
Renzi will work with Boardwalk to create non-fiction films and TV shows. It is a further expansion of Boardwalk Studios, which is led by Jordan Wynn, and is also behind premium docs such as Val.
Renzi and his North of Now production company have signed a multi-year overall deal with the company, which is behind series such as Chef’s Table, Cheer and Welcome to Wrexham and worked with Renzi on the Netflix series that told the story of two mountaineers who took on Pepsi in the ‘90s in a David and Goliath advertising battle.
It is Boardwalk’s latest overall deal, having recently struck an overall pact with with W. Kamau Bell’s recently launched Wkb Productions. It comes after Deadline revealed that Boardwalk has sold a minority interest to investment firm Shamrock Capital.
Renzi will work with Boardwalk to create non-fiction films and TV shows. It is a further expansion of Boardwalk Studios, which is led by Jordan Wynn, and is also behind premium docs such as Val.
- 6/21/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Film Independent announced the TV nominations for the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Tuesday morning, with four shows in particular leading the pack. ABC’s beloved comedy “Abbott Elementary,” FX’s critical darling “The Bear,” the HBO Max limited series “Station Eleven” and the acclaimed Apple TV+ drama “Severance” scored the most nominations of any show with three each.
The Apple TV+ series “Pachinko” won the Best Ensemble award.
New this year, as with the film nominees, is a switch to gender neutral acting awards with the Best Actor and Best Actress categories replaced by a 10-nominee Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series award. In addition to this change, a Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series award has been added to honor performances outside of the leading roles.
The 38th Film Independent Spirit Awards will be held on March 4, 2023, in Santa Monica. Check out the film nominees here.
The Apple TV+ series “Pachinko” won the Best Ensemble award.
New this year, as with the film nominees, is a switch to gender neutral acting awards with the Best Actor and Best Actress categories replaced by a 10-nominee Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series award. In addition to this change, a Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series award has been added to honor performances outside of the leading roles.
The 38th Film Independent Spirit Awards will be held on March 4, 2023, in Santa Monica. Check out the film nominees here.
- 12/13/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
The Film Independent Spirit Awards are unveiling their 2023 nominees for television Tuesday morning. The reveal marks a previously announced expansion of the TV categories, as well as a move to gender-neutral acting races this year in both television and film, the latter of which were revealed last month during the Spirits’ film nominations.
The organization has combined both actor and actress in TV’s Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series, and in the new category of Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series.
Related Story Spirit Award Noms 2023: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Leads & Will Vie For Best Picture With ‘Bones And All’, ‘Our Father, The Devil’, ‘Tár’ & ‘Women Talking’ Related Story Spirit Awards Set 2023 Date, Go Gender-Neutral And Increase Budget Cap Related Story Film Independent Spirit Awards: 'The Lost Daughter' Takes Home Best Feature As Netflix Reigns With Six Wins
Billions star Asia Kate Dillon...
The organization has combined both actor and actress in TV’s Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series, and in the new category of Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series.
Related Story Spirit Award Noms 2023: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Leads & Will Vie For Best Picture With ‘Bones And All’, ‘Our Father, The Devil’, ‘Tár’ & ‘Women Talking’ Related Story Spirit Awards Set 2023 Date, Go Gender-Neutral And Increase Budget Cap Related Story Film Independent Spirit Awards: 'The Lost Daughter' Takes Home Best Feature As Netflix Reigns With Six Wins
Billions star Asia Kate Dillon...
- 12/13/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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Film Independent has revealed the TV nominees for the 2023 Spirit Awards.
Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Severance and Station Eleven landed three nominations each, the most of any series.
Notable nominees include Emmy winners Quinta Brunson and Sheryl Lee Ralph of Abbott Elementary, who earned Emmys in September for best writing for a comedy series and supporting actress, respectively, for the ABC sitcom. Emmy nominee Janelle James was also honored with a supporting performance nomination. Other nominees from September’s Emmys include Yellowjackets‘ Melanie Lynskey, Station Eleven‘s Himesh Patel and Severance‘s Adam Scott.
While Till star Danielle Deadwyler was not recognized in the film categories for her acclaimed performance in the United Artists drama, she did earn a supporting performance nod for her role in Station Eleven.
While lead actor Jeremy Allen White was not nominated for his performance on The Bear,...
Film Independent has revealed the TV nominees for the 2023 Spirit Awards.
Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Severance and Station Eleven landed three nominations each, the most of any series.
Notable nominees include Emmy winners Quinta Brunson and Sheryl Lee Ralph of Abbott Elementary, who earned Emmys in September for best writing for a comedy series and supporting actress, respectively, for the ABC sitcom. Emmy nominee Janelle James was also honored with a supporting performance nomination. Other nominees from September’s Emmys include Yellowjackets‘ Melanie Lynskey, Station Eleven‘s Himesh Patel and Severance‘s Adam Scott.
While Till star Danielle Deadwyler was not recognized in the film categories for her acclaimed performance in the United Artists drama, she did earn a supporting performance nod for her role in Station Eleven.
While lead actor Jeremy Allen White was not nominated for his performance on The Bear,...
- 12/13/2022
- by Hilary Lewis and Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The International Documentary Association (IDA) presented awards to the winners in 18 categories for the 38th IDA Documentary Awards on December 10, 2022 at the Paramount Theater in Los Angeles. Shaunak Sen‘s “All That Breathes” went into the evening with four nominations and emerged as a winner of three, including the top prize. See the full list of winners below.
In addition to taking home Best Feature Documentary, Shen was named Best Director and the film’s editor Charlotte Munch Bengtsen won for Best Editing. Of its four nominations, “All That Breathes” lost only the award for Best Cinematography which went to the team on “Fire of Love” instead.
“Fire of Love” was the leader in nominations with five and won twice — it was also victorious in Best Writing. “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues” won for Best Music Documentary and “The Melt Goes On Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons” won for Best Music Score.
In addition to taking home Best Feature Documentary, Shen was named Best Director and the film’s editor Charlotte Munch Bengtsen won for Best Editing. Of its four nominations, “All That Breathes” lost only the award for Best Cinematography which went to the team on “Fire of Love” instead.
“Fire of Love” was the leader in nominations with five and won twice — it was also victorious in Best Writing. “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues” won for Best Music Documentary and “The Melt Goes On Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons” won for Best Music Score.
- 12/13/2022
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced the winners in 18 categories at the 38th annual IDA Documentary Awards Ceremony on December 10, 2022 at the Paramount Theater in Los Angeles. Hosted by Jenny Yang, the show was live-streamed on IDA’s YouTube channel.
Shaunak Sen’s Indian eco-documentary “All That Breathes” won Best Director, Editing, Feature Film, and the Pare Lorentz Award, beating out in that category Laura Poitras’ “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” Sara Dosa’s Best Cinematography and Writing winner “Fire of Love,” Simon Lereng Wilmont’s “A House Made of Splinters,” Edward Buckles’ “Katrina Babies,” Isabel Castro’s “Mija,” Daniel Roher’s “Navalny,” Akuo de Mabior’s “No Simple Way Home,” Lukasz Kowalski’s “The Pawnshop,” and Neasa Ní Chianáin and Declan McGrath’s “Young Plato.”
The winner of the Sundance Film Festival 2022 Grand Jury Prize for World Documentary, “All the Breathes” is building momentum on the awards circuit,...
Shaunak Sen’s Indian eco-documentary “All That Breathes” won Best Director, Editing, Feature Film, and the Pare Lorentz Award, beating out in that category Laura Poitras’ “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” Sara Dosa’s Best Cinematography and Writing winner “Fire of Love,” Simon Lereng Wilmont’s “A House Made of Splinters,” Edward Buckles’ “Katrina Babies,” Isabel Castro’s “Mija,” Daniel Roher’s “Navalny,” Akuo de Mabior’s “No Simple Way Home,” Lukasz Kowalski’s “The Pawnshop,” and Neasa Ní Chianáin and Declan McGrath’s “Young Plato.”
The winner of the Sundance Film Festival 2022 Grand Jury Prize for World Documentary, “All the Breathes” is building momentum on the awards circuit,...
- 12/11/2022
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
“All That Breathes” took top prize for best feature at the International Documentary Assn. Awards Dec. 10, also grabbing prizes for director Shaunak Sen, editing and the special Pare Lorentz award.
“We Need to Talk About Cosby” won the award for multi-part documentary, while “Fire of Love” took the cinematography and writing prizes.
The 38th annual event, held at L.A.’s Paramount Theater, was hosted by comic-actor Jenny Yang. Prizes were announced in 18 categories. The show was also LiveStreamed on IDA’s YouTube channel and the recording is now available.
There were 16 competitive categories and two special categories, the ABC News VideoSource Award and the Pare Lorentz Award.
This year’s shortlists and nominees were selected by independent committees of 310 documentary makers, curators, critics, and industry experts from 52 countries. IDA received 806 submissions in all categories, 40 of which are internationally produced or coproduced projects from 86 countries.
The winners are:
Feature: “All That Breathes...
“We Need to Talk About Cosby” won the award for multi-part documentary, while “Fire of Love” took the cinematography and writing prizes.
The 38th annual event, held at L.A.’s Paramount Theater, was hosted by comic-actor Jenny Yang. Prizes were announced in 18 categories. The show was also LiveStreamed on IDA’s YouTube channel and the recording is now available.
There were 16 competitive categories and two special categories, the ABC News VideoSource Award and the Pare Lorentz Award.
This year’s shortlists and nominees were selected by independent committees of 310 documentary makers, curators, critics, and industry experts from 52 countries. IDA received 806 submissions in all categories, 40 of which are internationally produced or coproduced projects from 86 countries.
The winners are:
Feature: “All That Breathes...
- 12/11/2022
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Did Pepsi actually launch an ad campaign in which they seemed to promise a Harrier jet to anyone who collected enough Pepsi Points? Strange as it sounds, they did. The Netflix documentary series Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? follows the case of John Leonard, the man who attempted to get Pepsi to give him a jet and ultimately sued the corporation when they refused to come through.
Netflix just dropped the trailer for the docuseries and announced the four-part series will premiere on November 17, 2022. The streaming service also released the following description of Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?:
“The year was 1996, and the cola wars were raging. Despite Pepsi’s celeb-soaked advertisements, Coke still held the bigger market share, so the second-place brand decided to roll out their biggest campaign ever: Called ‘Pepsi Stuff,’ it featured a soon-to-be infamous commercial implying that if you just bought enough of their products,...
Netflix just dropped the trailer for the docuseries and announced the four-part series will premiere on November 17, 2022. The streaming service also released the following description of Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?:
“The year was 1996, and the cola wars were raging. Despite Pepsi’s celeb-soaked advertisements, Coke still held the bigger market share, so the second-place brand decided to roll out their biggest campaign ever: Called ‘Pepsi Stuff,’ it featured a soon-to-be infamous commercial implying that if you just bought enough of their products,...
- 10/24/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Because no media story of the ’90s is complete without a streaming documentary about it, a docuseries examining a court case over an infamous Pepsi commercial is heading to Netflix. Four-part docuseries “Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?” will touch down onto the streamer November 17.
The series, which cheekily takes its name from stoner comedy “Dude, Where’s My Car?,” revolves around John Leonard, a college student who, in 1996, went on an ambitious quest to obtain 7 million “Pepsi Points,” a loyalty program that offered merchandise for customers who bought enough Pepsi cans. In a commercial for the program, Pepsi advertised that 7 million points (equivalent to about 4.3 million in Pepsi cases) could be redeemed for an Av-8 Harrier II jet.
The Coke competitor made it even easier via some fine print in the catalog that allowed one to buy Pepsi Points for just 10 cents apiece. In this case, 15 legitimate Pepsi Points plus a...
The series, which cheekily takes its name from stoner comedy “Dude, Where’s My Car?,” revolves around John Leonard, a college student who, in 1996, went on an ambitious quest to obtain 7 million “Pepsi Points,” a loyalty program that offered merchandise for customers who bought enough Pepsi cans. In a commercial for the program, Pepsi advertised that 7 million points (equivalent to about 4.3 million in Pepsi cases) could be redeemed for an Av-8 Harrier II jet.
The Coke competitor made it even easier via some fine print in the catalog that allowed one to buy Pepsi Points for just 10 cents apiece. In this case, 15 legitimate Pepsi Points plus a...
- 10/24/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Excusive: Greenwich Entertainment said Monday that it has acquired North American distribution rights to Accepted, the feature documentary from The Disunited States of America helmer Dan Chen that played at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.
The pic, from Concordia Studio, Boardwalk Pictures, Diamond Docs and Jubilee Media, will now get a July 1 release date in theaters.
Accepted goes inside the high-stakes quest for elite college admissions and centers on Tm Landry Prep School in Louisiana, which boasted a remarkable 100 college acceptance rate for its ambitious, underprivileged high school students. That was before a New York Times exposé detailing Landry’s methods led the school to buckle under the scrutiny, leaving its students’ fates in limbo.
Deadline bowed a first-look clip of the film ahead of its Tribeca bow last year.
Chen also produced the film with Jason Lee, Jesse Einstein and Mark Monroe. Executive producers are Davis Guggenheim, Laurene Powell Jobs,...
The pic, from Concordia Studio, Boardwalk Pictures, Diamond Docs and Jubilee Media, will now get a July 1 release date in theaters.
Accepted goes inside the high-stakes quest for elite college admissions and centers on Tm Landry Prep School in Louisiana, which boasted a remarkable 100 college acceptance rate for its ambitious, underprivileged high school students. That was before a New York Times exposé detailing Landry’s methods led the school to buckle under the scrutiny, leaving its students’ fates in limbo.
Deadline bowed a first-look clip of the film ahead of its Tribeca bow last year.
Chen also produced the film with Jason Lee, Jesse Einstein and Mark Monroe. Executive producers are Davis Guggenheim, Laurene Powell Jobs,...
- 4/25/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
“Flee” won best feature at the International Documentary Association’s annual awards ceremony on Friday night.
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, “Flee” is also nominated for best documentary feature at this year’s Oscars. Leading the ceremony with the most wins, however, was “Summer of Soul,” which took home the best director prize for Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson as well as best music documentary and best editing.
The ceremony also handed out speciality awards, honoring Roger Ross Williams with the Career Achievement Award, Ronan Farrow with the Truth to Power Award, Cecilia Aldarondo with the Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award, Jean Tsien with the Pioneer Award and Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh with the Courage Under Fire Award.
Below, find the full list of winners.
Best Feature
“Flee”
Best Director
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson — “Summer of Soul”
Best Short
“A Broken House”
Best Curated Series
“Independent Lens”
Best Episodic Series
“My Love: Six...
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, “Flee” is also nominated for best documentary feature at this year’s Oscars. Leading the ceremony with the most wins, however, was “Summer of Soul,” which took home the best director prize for Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson as well as best music documentary and best editing.
The ceremony also handed out speciality awards, honoring Roger Ross Williams with the Career Achievement Award, Ronan Farrow with the Truth to Power Award, Cecilia Aldarondo with the Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award, Jean Tsien with the Pioneer Award and Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh with the Courage Under Fire Award.
Below, find the full list of winners.
Best Feature
“Flee”
Best Director
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson — “Summer of Soul”
Best Short
“A Broken House”
Best Curated Series
“Independent Lens”
Best Episodic Series
“My Love: Six...
- 3/5/2022
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
The Danish animated documentary “Flee” has been named the best nonfiction film of 2021 at the International Documentary Association’s IDA Documentary Awards, which were streamed in a virtual ceremony on Friday night.
The film, in which director Jonas Poher Rasmussen uses animation to disguise the identity of an Afghan refugee who fled to Russian and then Denmark, scored an unprecedented trifecta when it was nominated for Academy Awards in the Best Documentary Feature, Best Animated Feature and Best International Feature Film categories.
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson won the IDA award in the Best Director category for “Summer of Soul,” his directorial debut. The film also won in the Best Music Documentary and Best Editing categories, making it the only film to win more than one award at the ceremony.
Other winners included Jimmy Goldblum’s “A Broken House” in the Best Short category, the series “Independent Lens” for Best Curated Series,...
The film, in which director Jonas Poher Rasmussen uses animation to disguise the identity of an Afghan refugee who fled to Russian and then Denmark, scored an unprecedented trifecta when it was nominated for Academy Awards in the Best Documentary Feature, Best Animated Feature and Best International Feature Film categories.
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson won the IDA award in the Best Director category for “Summer of Soul,” his directorial debut. The film also won in the Best Music Documentary and Best Editing categories, making it the only film to win more than one award at the ceremony.
Other winners included Jimmy Goldblum’s “A Broken House” in the Best Short category, the series “Independent Lens” for Best Curated Series,...
- 3/5/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Both films in contention at American Cinema Editors, Film Independent Spirit Awards this weekend.
Flee and Summer Of Soul director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson were the big winners at the International Documentary Association’s 37th Annual IDA Documentary Awards on Friday night (4).
Danish Oscar contender Flee directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen and produced by Monica Hellstrӧm, Signe Byrge Sørensen, and Charlotte De La Gournerie was voted best feature by IDA members.
Neon and Participant handle US distribution on the best documentary, animation and international feature Oscar contender.
The Best Director award went to Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson for Summer Of Soul, which...
Flee and Summer Of Soul director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson were the big winners at the International Documentary Association’s 37th Annual IDA Documentary Awards on Friday night (4).
Danish Oscar contender Flee directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen and produced by Monica Hellstrӧm, Signe Byrge Sørensen, and Charlotte De La Gournerie was voted best feature by IDA members.
Neon and Participant handle US distribution on the best documentary, animation and international feature Oscar contender.
The Best Director award went to Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson for Summer Of Soul, which...
- 3/4/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The primary simultaneous imbalance and blessing of W. Kamau Bell’s We Need To Talk About Cosby is that even with a running time of four-hours, it’s clear by the end there’s still a lot more to say about the ex-convicted sex offender who was once America’s Dad.
Which is sort of the point of the United Shades of America host directed docuseries, premiering today at the virtual Sundance Film Festival and on January 30 on Showtime. After potent interviews with fellow comedians, journalists, cultural commentators, and lawyers as well as several of the dozens and dozens of survivors of Cosby’s sexual assaults in the docuseries, when Bell asks towards the conclusion of the fourth episode if you can “separate the art from the artist, and should you?” the conversation has no choice but to continue in the existential afterparty.
Sprung free last year by the Pennsylvania...
Which is sort of the point of the United Shades of America host directed docuseries, premiering today at the virtual Sundance Film Festival and on January 30 on Showtime. After potent interviews with fellow comedians, journalists, cultural commentators, and lawyers as well as several of the dozens and dozens of survivors of Cosby’s sexual assaults in the docuseries, when Bell asks towards the conclusion of the fourth episode if you can “separate the art from the artist, and should you?” the conversation has no choice but to continue in the existential afterparty.
Sprung free last year by the Pennsylvania...
- 1/22/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime Documentary Films announced “We Need To Talk About Cosby” will premiere on Jan. 30 at 10 p.m., following its Sundance Film Festival premiere.
From Emmy-winning director W. Kamau Bell, the four-part docuseries will take a deep dive into Bill Cosby’s influential career and ultimate downfall — due to accusations of rape, drug facilitated sexual assault, sexual battery and other misconduct by more than 60 women.
“As a child of Bill Cosby, I was a huge fan of all of his shows and wanted to be a comedian because of him,” said Bell in a statement. “I never thought I’d ever wrestle with who we all thought Cosby was and who we now understand him to be. I’m not sure he would want me to do this work, but Cliff Huxtable definitely would.”
Added Vinnie Malhorta, executive vice president of nonfiction programming, Showtime Networks: “Kamau has bravely ventured into...
From Emmy-winning director W. Kamau Bell, the four-part docuseries will take a deep dive into Bill Cosby’s influential career and ultimate downfall — due to accusations of rape, drug facilitated sexual assault, sexual battery and other misconduct by more than 60 women.
“As a child of Bill Cosby, I was a huge fan of all of his shows and wanted to be a comedian because of him,” said Bell in a statement. “I never thought I’d ever wrestle with who we all thought Cosby was and who we now understand him to be. I’m not sure he would want me to do this work, but Cliff Huxtable definitely would.”
Added Vinnie Malhorta, executive vice president of nonfiction programming, Showtime Networks: “Kamau has bravely ventured into...
- 12/20/2021
- by Jennifer Yuma
- Variety Film + TV
W. Kamau Bell’s docuseries We Need To Talk About Cosby was one of the most high-profile non-fiction titles announced for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Showtime has now revealed that the four-part series, directed by the United Shades of America star, will premiere on January 30, a week after its January 22 debut at the festival. The network has also unveiled a trailer for the series.
Bell is directing the series, which offers an in-depth look at the revolutionary career and personal descent of Bill Cosby. It will explore Cosby’s life and work, weighing his actions against his indisputable global influence through interviews with comedians, cultural commentators, journalists and women who share their most personal, harrowing encounters with Cosby.
It will also feature archival footage and shed new light on Cosby’s cultural contributions and impact at the height of his disgrace – accused of rape, drug-facilitated sexual assault, sexual battery and...
Showtime has now revealed that the four-part series, directed by the United Shades of America star, will premiere on January 30, a week after its January 22 debut at the festival. The network has also unveiled a trailer for the series.
Bell is directing the series, which offers an in-depth look at the revolutionary career and personal descent of Bill Cosby. It will explore Cosby’s life and work, weighing his actions against his indisputable global influence through interviews with comedians, cultural commentators, journalists and women who share their most personal, harrowing encounters with Cosby.
It will also feature archival footage and shed new light on Cosby’s cultural contributions and impact at the height of his disgrace – accused of rape, drug-facilitated sexual assault, sexual battery and...
- 12/20/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The International Documentary Association has announced nominations for its 37th annual awards, with “Summer of Soul” picking up four noms and “Not Going Quietly” nabbing three.
Winners will be announced Feb. 5 at the awards ceremony at Paramount Studios.
“Summer of Soul,” Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s look at 1969’s Harlem Cultural Festival, picked up nominations for Thompson for director in addition to best feature, best music doc and best editing. “Not Going Quietly,” about healthcare activist Ady Barkan, received noms for Nicholas Bruckman for best director along with best feature and best writing.
IDA members may vote online for the best feature and best short categories starting Dec. 13.
PBS earned 14 nominations, followed by Netflix and Hulu with seven nominations each and HBO with six. This year’s submissions included 314 documentary features, 137 shorts, 172 series, 54 student films, 29 music docs and 41 audio documentaries or podcasts.
Here’s the full list of 2021 nominees:
Best Feature...
Winners will be announced Feb. 5 at the awards ceremony at Paramount Studios.
“Summer of Soul,” Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s look at 1969’s Harlem Cultural Festival, picked up nominations for Thompson for director in addition to best feature, best music doc and best editing. “Not Going Quietly,” about healthcare activist Ady Barkan, received noms for Nicholas Bruckman for best director along with best feature and best writing.
IDA members may vote online for the best feature and best short categories starting Dec. 13.
PBS earned 14 nominations, followed by Netflix and Hulu with seven nominations each and HBO with six. This year’s submissions included 314 documentary features, 137 shorts, 172 series, 54 student films, 29 music docs and 41 audio documentaries or podcasts.
Here’s the full list of 2021 nominees:
Best Feature...
- 11/15/2021
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
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From Batman to Iceman to Jim Morrison, Val Kilmer has demonstrated a consistent knack for transformation throughout his career. The mercurial and sometimes misunderstood actor is letting fans deep into his personal and professional life via the new documentary “Val,” debuting on Amazon Prime on Friday.
Kilmer, who has been recovering from throat cancer, first revealed the health diagnosis in 2017. Chemotherapy and radiation treatments have left Kilmer unable to speak clearly, but he hasn’t lost his creative voice. “Val” compiles footage dating back to his childhood, along with personal recordings from the early days in his career — including his 1983 Broadway debut. Kilmer’s son Jack, an actor himself, narrates the film.
If...
From Batman to Iceman to Jim Morrison, Val Kilmer has demonstrated a consistent knack for transformation throughout his career. The mercurial and sometimes misunderstood actor is letting fans deep into his personal and professional life via the new documentary “Val,” debuting on Amazon Prime on Friday.
Kilmer, who has been recovering from throat cancer, first revealed the health diagnosis in 2017. Chemotherapy and radiation treatments have left Kilmer unable to speak clearly, but he hasn’t lost his creative voice. “Val” compiles footage dating back to his childhood, along with personal recordings from the early days in his career — including his 1983 Broadway debut. Kilmer’s son Jack, an actor himself, narrates the film.
If...
- 8/7/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
The day before its Cannes Film Festival premiere, Amazon Studios released the trailer for “Val,” a documentary about the life and career of actor Val Kilmer.
“My name is Val Kilmer; I’m an actor,” a narrator says in the trailer. “I’ve lived a magical life and captured quite a bit of it. I was the first guy I knew to own a video camera.”
Through Kilmer’s own documentation, audiences will get a first-hand account of the actor’s journey from making 16 mm home movies with his brother to performing in iconic roles for blockbusters like “Top Gun,” “Batman Forever,” “Tombstone” and “The Doors.” Perhaps more revelatory will be a behind-the-scenes look at Kilmer’s life between films, as seen in moments in the trailer when he’s paling around with Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon. Pulling from thousands of hours of footage, the film spans four decades.
“My name is Val Kilmer; I’m an actor,” a narrator says in the trailer. “I’ve lived a magical life and captured quite a bit of it. I was the first guy I knew to own a video camera.”
Through Kilmer’s own documentation, audiences will get a first-hand account of the actor’s journey from making 16 mm home movies with his brother to performing in iconic roles for blockbusters like “Top Gun,” “Batman Forever,” “Tombstone” and “The Doors.” Perhaps more revelatory will be a behind-the-scenes look at Kilmer’s life between films, as seen in moments in the trailer when he’s paling around with Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon. Pulling from thousands of hours of footage, the film spans four decades.
- 7/6/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon Studios has acquired from A24 the rights to “Val,” a feature documentary about “Top Gun” and “Batman Forever” star Val Kilmer.
“Val” is the first in the slate of documentary features and docuseries from A24. The doc is compiled from thousands of hours of footage of Kilmer, including a large amount of home movie footage shot on 16mm by Kilmer and his brothers.
Leo Scott and Ting Poo direct the feature that aims to explore why Kilmer is one of the most mercurial and misunderstood actors of the last few decades. The film is described as a “raw, wildly original and unflinching” documentary film about how Kilmer lived to extremes, and the sometimes hilarious and heartwarming side of his complexities as an artist and a man.
Amazon will release “Val” later this year in the U.S. and Latin America. A24 controls all remaining worldwide rights.
“At least once...
“Val” is the first in the slate of documentary features and docuseries from A24. The doc is compiled from thousands of hours of footage of Kilmer, including a large amount of home movie footage shot on 16mm by Kilmer and his brothers.
Leo Scott and Ting Poo direct the feature that aims to explore why Kilmer is one of the most mercurial and misunderstood actors of the last few decades. The film is described as a “raw, wildly original and unflinching” documentary film about how Kilmer lived to extremes, and the sometimes hilarious and heartwarming side of his complexities as an artist and a man.
Amazon will release “Val” later this year in the U.S. and Latin America. A24 controls all remaining worldwide rights.
“At least once...
- 5/27/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Amazon Studios has acquired US and Latin American rights to the documentary Val from A24 about Top Gun and The Doors actor Val Kilmer. Amazon will release the doc later this year; A24 controls all remaining global rights.
From directors Leo Scott and Ting Poo, Val includes hours of footage which Kilmer has amassed throughout his career and life from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles from blockbuster movies like Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, and Batman Forever.
Kilmer said: “At least once a day for years I looked around and got this bittersweet feeling that there are a thousand reasons that this project could’ve been shipwrecked. I mean, what could a film look like of a man filming himself, sometimes daily, years at a time? It is unimaginable that this movie actually could’ve ever come to light without the partnership of my dear friends,...
From directors Leo Scott and Ting Poo, Val includes hours of footage which Kilmer has amassed throughout his career and life from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles from blockbuster movies like Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, and Batman Forever.
Kilmer said: “At least once a day for years I looked around and got this bittersweet feeling that there are a thousand reasons that this project could’ve been shipwrecked. I mean, what could a film look like of a man filming himself, sometimes daily, years at a time? It is unimaginable that this movie actually could’ve ever come to light without the partnership of my dear friends,...
- 5/27/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
FX has ordered two seasons of a new docuseries about actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney purchasing and running one of the world’s oldest professional soccer clubs, Welsh football team Wrexham AFC, the cable channel said Tuesday.
Titled “Welcome to Wrexham,” the show will track “the dreams and people of Wrexham, a working-class town in North Wales, UK, as two Hollywood stars take ownership of the town’s historic yet struggling football club.”
Per FX, “Founded in 1864, the ‘Red Dragons’ are one of the oldest football teams in the world and currently compete in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system.”
In 2020, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” creator and star McElhenney and “Deadpool” star Reynolds “teamed up to purchase the team in the hopes of turning the club into an underdog story the whole world could root for,” the cable channel said. “The worry?...
Titled “Welcome to Wrexham,” the show will track “the dreams and people of Wrexham, a working-class town in North Wales, UK, as two Hollywood stars take ownership of the town’s historic yet struggling football club.”
Per FX, “Founded in 1864, the ‘Red Dragons’ are one of the oldest football teams in the world and currently compete in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system.”
In 2020, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” creator and star McElhenney and “Deadpool” star Reynolds “teamed up to purchase the team in the hopes of turning the club into an underdog story the whole world could root for,” the cable channel said. “The worry?...
- 5/18/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Big news from Apple TV+ — big as in 6-foot-11. The streamer has ordered Big Man on Campus, a docuseries focusing on 20-year-old basketball phenom Makur Maker of Howard University.
Directed and executive produced by Seth Gordon (Undefeated), the series will tell Maker’s coming-of-age story as he navigates the highs and lows of his freshman year in college against the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter movement and the global pandemic. Exhibit A, Boardwalk Pictures and Sony Pictures Television are producing.
Big Man on Campus is the story of a historic moment in America told through the lens of a young athlete with the power to create change. In a year marked by social unrest, five-star NCAA recruit and NBA prospect Maker made the groundbreaking decision to play college basketball for Howard University in support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, rather than join one of the many top-tier programs offering him a full ride.
Directed and executive produced by Seth Gordon (Undefeated), the series will tell Maker’s coming-of-age story as he navigates the highs and lows of his freshman year in college against the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter movement and the global pandemic. Exhibit A, Boardwalk Pictures and Sony Pictures Television are producing.
Big Man on Campus is the story of a historic moment in America told through the lens of a young athlete with the power to create change. In a year marked by social unrest, five-star NCAA recruit and NBA prospect Maker made the groundbreaking decision to play college basketball for Howard University in support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, rather than join one of the many top-tier programs offering him a full ride.
- 5/4/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max released a trailer for Season 4 of “Gomorrah,” which launches on May 20.
The new season focuses on Genny, who, in order to protect his family, commits to legit business and tries to escape the world in which his father raised him.
“Gomorrah” stars Salvatore Esposito, Ivana Lotito, Cristiana Dell’Anna, Arturo Muselli and Loris De Luna.
Based on the book by Roberto Saviano, “Gomorrah” is executive produced by Riccardo Tozzi, Gina Gardini, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz, Nils Hartman and Sonia Rovai. The series is developed by Saviano and Stefano Bises, alongside Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli, who also serve as writers with Enrico Audenino and Monica Zapelli. The fourth season is directed by Claudio Cupellini, Marco D’Amore, Enrico Rosati, Ciro Visco and Francesca Comencini, who is also the artistic supervisor.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
First Looks
PBS released a trailer for “Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten,...
The new season focuses on Genny, who, in order to protect his family, commits to legit business and tries to escape the world in which his father raised him.
“Gomorrah” stars Salvatore Esposito, Ivana Lotito, Cristiana Dell’Anna, Arturo Muselli and Loris De Luna.
Based on the book by Roberto Saviano, “Gomorrah” is executive produced by Riccardo Tozzi, Gina Gardini, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz, Nils Hartman and Sonia Rovai. The series is developed by Saviano and Stefano Bises, alongside Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli, who also serve as writers with Enrico Audenino and Monica Zapelli. The fourth season is directed by Claudio Cupellini, Marco D’Amore, Enrico Rosati, Ciro Visco and Francesca Comencini, who is also the artistic supervisor.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
First Looks
PBS released a trailer for “Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten,...
- 5/4/2021
- by Antonio Ferme and Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has ordered a documentary series about NASCAR Cup Series driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace.
The series is currently in production and will follow Wallace behind the scenes of the 2021 NASCAR season as he competes for the newly formed 23Xi Racing team, which was created by Wallace, Michael Jordan, and Denny Hamlin. Wallace is currently the only Black driver at the top level of the sport. The show will explore Wallace, 23Xi Racing, and NASCAR’s efforts to advocate for inclusion and equality in racing and beyond.
Erik Parker, who is known for “LA Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later,” will direct and executive produce the series. Kevin Liles, Nolan Baynes, and Kelly G. Griffin will executive produce for 300 Studios. Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Jordan Wynn, and Sarina Roma will executive produce for Boardwalk Pictures. Tim Clark and Tally Hair are executive producers on behalf of NASCAR. Rob Ford serves as co-executive producer.
The series is currently in production and will follow Wallace behind the scenes of the 2021 NASCAR season as he competes for the newly formed 23Xi Racing team, which was created by Wallace, Michael Jordan, and Denny Hamlin. Wallace is currently the only Black driver at the top level of the sport. The show will explore Wallace, 23Xi Racing, and NASCAR’s efforts to advocate for inclusion and equality in racing and beyond.
Erik Parker, who is known for “LA Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later,” will direct and executive produce the series. Kevin Liles, Nolan Baynes, and Kelly G. Griffin will executive produce for 300 Studios. Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Jordan Wynn, and Sarina Roma will executive produce for Boardwalk Pictures. Tim Clark and Tally Hair are executive producers on behalf of NASCAR. Rob Ford serves as co-executive producer.
- 4/22/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is developing a docuseries following Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s only Black full-time driver, as he competes for Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin’s 23Xi Racing team.
The untitled series, from 300 Studios and Boardwalk Pictures and directed and produced by Erik Parker, will take viewers behind the 2021 NASCAR season through Wallace’s eyes. The Netflix series will explore Wallace, Jordan and Hamlin’s newly-formed 23Xi Racing squad, and NASCAR’s efforts to advocate for inclusion and equality in racing and beyond.
Executive producers for the docuseries are Kevin Liles, Nolan Baynes, and Kelly G. Griffin for 300 Studios; Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Jordan Wynn, and Sarina Roma for Boardwalk Pictures; Matt Summers, Tim Clark, and Tally Hair for NASCAR. Rob Ford serves as co-executive producer.
In the 2020 summer, amid the George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Black Lives Matter protests, Wallace gained national attention after he claimed that he found a rope...
The untitled series, from 300 Studios and Boardwalk Pictures and directed and produced by Erik Parker, will take viewers behind the 2021 NASCAR season through Wallace’s eyes. The Netflix series will explore Wallace, Jordan and Hamlin’s newly-formed 23Xi Racing squad, and NASCAR’s efforts to advocate for inclusion and equality in racing and beyond.
Executive producers for the docuseries are Kevin Liles, Nolan Baynes, and Kelly G. Griffin for 300 Studios; Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Jordan Wynn, and Sarina Roma for Boardwalk Pictures; Matt Summers, Tim Clark, and Tally Hair for NASCAR. Rob Ford serves as co-executive producer.
In the 2020 summer, amid the George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Black Lives Matter protests, Wallace gained national attention after he claimed that he found a rope...
- 4/22/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix has released the official trailer for “The Playbook,” a docuseries produced by LeBron James, and TBS announced John Cena and Nicole Byer as the hosts of “Wipeout.”
Casting
Shudder, AMC Networks‘ horror streaming service, announced that Anna Camp, Keith David, Ashley Laurence, Josh McDermitt and Adam Pally will star in episodes of the second season of its anthology series “Creepshow“ directed by executive producer and showrunner Greg Nicotero. The six-episode season just began production in Atlanta, Ga. and is set to premiere in 2021. The show’s first season broke Shudder’s records for number of viewers, new subscriber sign-ups and total minutes streamed, becoming the most-watched show in Shudder’s history. “Creepshow” is produced by The Cartel with Monster Agency Productions, Taurus Entertainment and Striker Entertainment.
TBS announced John Cena and Nicole Byer as the hosts of the revival of competition series “Wipeout,...
Casting
Shudder, AMC Networks‘ horror streaming service, announced that Anna Camp, Keith David, Ashley Laurence, Josh McDermitt and Adam Pally will star in episodes of the second season of its anthology series “Creepshow“ directed by executive producer and showrunner Greg Nicotero. The six-episode season just began production in Atlanta, Ga. and is set to premiere in 2021. The show’s first season broke Shudder’s records for number of viewers, new subscriber sign-ups and total minutes streamed, becoming the most-watched show in Shudder’s history. “Creepshow” is produced by The Cartel with Monster Agency Productions, Taurus Entertainment and Striker Entertainment.
TBS announced John Cena and Nicole Byer as the hosts of the revival of competition series “Wipeout,...
- 9/10/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime Sports Documentary Films is ready for you to take a gamble on their forthcoming four-part docuseries Action. The premium cabler’s new series will take a deep dive into the legalization of the once taboo industry of sports gambling and its evolving impact on the gambling community as the industry navigates a landmark 2018 court ruling. Action is set to debut March 24 at 8 pm on Showtime.
Action chronicles the lives of professional gamblers, bookies and oddsmakers throughout the 2018 NFL season following the Supreme Court decision to lift a ban on sports betting. The series will culminate with the biggest gambling day of the year, Super Bowl Sunday. The character-driven narrative delivers intimate access to a diverse cross-section of authentic and sometimes garrulous subjects within the sports gaming community, documenting the effects of legalization through their prisms.
“The world of sports gambling has fascinated Hollywood for decades, but never before has...
Action chronicles the lives of professional gamblers, bookies and oddsmakers throughout the 2018 NFL season following the Supreme Court decision to lift a ban on sports betting. The series will culminate with the biggest gambling day of the year, Super Bowl Sunday. The character-driven narrative delivers intimate access to a diverse cross-section of authentic and sometimes garrulous subjects within the sports gaming community, documenting the effects of legalization through their prisms.
“The world of sports gambling has fascinated Hollywood for decades, but never before has...
- 2/12/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
It looks as though fans will have a chance to see Duncan Jones' Source Code on VOD and Est two weeks before the DVD/Blu-ray releases. Be sure to read our review of the film Here. I loved this movie and am excited to see it again at home.
Here is the official press release from Summit:
Summit Home Entertainment announced today that its sci-fi film Source Code will be available via VOD and Est on Friday, July 8, 2011, approximately two weeks prior to the film's home entertainment release date of Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Traditionally standard VOD and Est are available day and date with physical discs. This particular case will test the demand for viewing a bigger budgeted film digitally prior to the release of physical discs. Summit is not shortening the industry established window between a film’s theatrical release and its home entertainment debut, rather this test aligns...
Here is the official press release from Summit:
Summit Home Entertainment announced today that its sci-fi film Source Code will be available via VOD and Est on Friday, July 8, 2011, approximately two weeks prior to the film's home entertainment release date of Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Traditionally standard VOD and Est are available day and date with physical discs. This particular case will test the demand for viewing a bigger budgeted film digitally prior to the release of physical discs. Summit is not shortening the industry established window between a film’s theatrical release and its home entertainment debut, rather this test aligns...
- 5/31/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Check out a new "Time Is a River" featurette from Source Code, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga and Jeffrey Wright. Source Code is directed by Duncan Jones (Moon) from a screenplay by Ben Ripley (Species III). Mark Gordon, Philippe Rousselet and Jordan Wynn produced the film. Also in the cast of the critically-acclaimed action sci-fi adventure are Russell Peters, James A. Woods, Michael Arden and Cas Anvar. Plot: A helicopter pilot recruited for a top-secret military operation finds himself on a startlingly different kind of mission in Source Code, a smart, fast-paced action thriller that challenges our assumptions about time and space. Filled with mind-boggling twists and heart-pounding suspense...
- 4/1/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out a new "Time Is a River" featurette from Source Code, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga and Jeffrey Wright. Source Code is directed by Duncan Jones (Moon) from a screenplay by Ben Ripley (Species III). Mark Gordon, Philippe Rousselet and Jordan Wynn produced the film. Also in the cast of the critically-acclaimed action sci-fi adventure are Russell Peters, James A. Woods, Michael Arden and Cas Anvar. Plot: A helicopter pilot recruited for a top-secret military operation finds himself on a startlingly different kind of mission in Source Code, a smart, fast-paced action thriller that challenges our assumptions about time and space. Filled with mind-boggling twists and heart-pounding suspense...
- 4/1/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Chicago – In our latest action/thriller edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Source Code” starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga and Jeffrey Wright!
“Source Code,” which was filmed in part in Chicago, also stars Russell Peters, James A. Woods, Michael Arden, Cas Anvar, Joe Cobden, Chris Ramirez, Craig Thomas and Gordon Masten from director Duncan Jones and writer Ben Ripley. The film opens everywhere on April 1, 2011.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Source Code” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 8 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The movie poster for “Source Code” with Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga.
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“Source Code,” which was filmed in part in Chicago, also stars Russell Peters, James A. Woods, Michael Arden, Cas Anvar, Joe Cobden, Chris Ramirez, Craig Thomas and Gordon Masten from director Duncan Jones and writer Ben Ripley. The film opens everywhere on April 1, 2011.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Source Code” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 8 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The movie poster for “Source Code” with Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga.
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- 3/22/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Parallel realities? Personality shifting? "Forking" the river of time? These are just some of the far-out concepts at play in director Duncan Jones' (Moon) new sci-fi thriller, Source Code, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a soldier whose consciousness is sent back in time and into the body of a dead man over and over again until he can find a way to stop the terrorist attack that killed the man and hundreds of others. Does the plot sound far-fetched to you? Well, according to producer Jordan Wynn, writer Ben Ripley and astrophysicist Dr. Michio Kaku in a new featurette about the movie, there is some actual science mixed in with the pseudoscience behind the Source Code plot.
Next Showing: Source Code opens April 1
Source Code - Trailer
Trailer for Source Code
Link | Posted 3/13/2011 by BrentJS
Jake Gyllenhaal | Ben Ripley | Jordan Wynn | Source Code...
Next Showing: Source Code opens April 1
Source Code - Trailer
Trailer for Source Code
Link | Posted 3/13/2011 by BrentJS
Jake Gyllenhaal | Ben Ripley | Jordan Wynn | Source Code...
- 3/13/2011
- by BrentJS Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
Previously, Director Duncan Jones explored the moon with Sam Rockwell in 2009′s appropriately titled independent hit Moon. Now, Jones (son of David Bowie) has brought his science-fiction imagination to a location that holds its own beauty and mystery, Chicago.
His latest film, Source Code, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Famiga and Jeffrey Wright, was shot in and around the Windy City. Not only does it feature shots of Chicago’s skyline, but it also features shots of the city’s unsung hero, the Metra line. For all of you midwesterners, be sure to look out for the Downer’s Grove, Skokie, Lagrange, Lagrange Park and Orland Park Metra stops when you catch Source Code when it opens on Friday, April 1st.
And for all of you that have visited Chicago before -- yes, there’s also a shot from inside the city’s curious tourist attraction, the Bean.
His latest film, Source Code, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Famiga and Jeffrey Wright, was shot in and around the Windy City. Not only does it feature shots of Chicago’s skyline, but it also features shots of the city’s unsung hero, the Metra line. For all of you midwesterners, be sure to look out for the Downer’s Grove, Skokie, Lagrange, Lagrange Park and Orland Park Metra stops when you catch Source Code when it opens on Friday, April 1st.
And for all of you that have visited Chicago before -- yes, there’s also a shot from inside the city’s curious tourist attraction, the Bean.
- 3/11/2011
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Chicago – A highly-anticipated film with a fantastic Chicago connection has been chosen to open the South by Southwest Film Festival this Friday, Mar. 11, 2011. Shot and set in Chicago with location shoots in Downer’s Grove, Skokie, Lagrange Park, Orland Park, and Millennium Park, “Source Code” highlights the city as it presents a sci-fi thriller.
Duncan Jones, the talented director of the great “Moon,” works from a screenplay by Ben Ripley to craft the film starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, and Jeffrey Wright. The preview is below and the synopsis below that. If you’re in Austin, check it out at SXSW or wait until April 1st, 2011, when it opens nationwide.
Synopsis: “A helicopter pilot recruited for a top-secret military operation finds himself on a startlingly different kind of mission in Source Code, a smart, fast-paced action thriller that challenges our assumptions about time and space. Filled with mind-boggling twists and heart-pounding suspense,...
Duncan Jones, the talented director of the great “Moon,” works from a screenplay by Ben Ripley to craft the film starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, and Jeffrey Wright. The preview is below and the synopsis below that. If you’re in Austin, check it out at SXSW or wait until April 1st, 2011, when it opens nationwide.
Synopsis: “A helicopter pilot recruited for a top-secret military operation finds himself on a startlingly different kind of mission in Source Code, a smart, fast-paced action thriller that challenges our assumptions about time and space. Filled with mind-boggling twists and heart-pounding suspense,...
- 3/10/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Check out a new poster from Source Code and movie images from the film starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga. Duncan Jones, known for the Sam Rockwell starrer Moon, directs from the writing by Ben Ripley. Mark Gordon, Philippe Rousselet and Jordan Wynn produce. Also starring in Source Code are Jeffrey Wright, Russell Peters, James A. Woods,Michael Arden and Cas Anvar. Source Code Synopsis: Plot: A helicopter pilot recruited for a top-secret military operation finds himself on a startlingly different kind of mission in Source Code, a smart, fast-paced action thriller that challenges our assumptions about time and space. Filled with mind-boggling twists and heart-pounding suspense, Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) awakens on a speeding commuter train with no idea how he got there. Seated across from him is Christina (Michelle Monaghan), a woman he doesn't know...
- 3/8/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out a new poster from Source Code and movie images from the film starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga. Duncan Jones, known for the Sam Rockwell starrer Moon, directs from the writing by Ben Ripley. Mark Gordon, Philippe Rousselet and Jordan Wynn produce. Also starring in Source Code are Jeffrey Wright, Russell Peters, James A. Woods,Michael Arden and Cas Anvar. Source Code Synopsis: Plot: A helicopter pilot recruited for a top-secret military operation finds himself on a startlingly different kind of mission in Source Code, a smart, fast-paced action thriller that challenges our assumptions about time and space. Filled with mind-boggling twists and heart-pounding suspense, Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) awakens on a speeding commuter train with no idea how he got there. Seated across from him is Christina (Michelle Monaghan), a woman he doesn't know...
- 3/8/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch a new clip from Source Code with Jake Gyllenhaal called Downtown Chicago is the Next Target! The Summit Entertainment thriller also stars Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright, Russell Peters, James A. Woods,Michael Arden and Cas Anvar. Source Code's plot follows a soldier who wakes up in the body of an unknown commuter and is forced to live and relive a train bombing until he can finally determine who is responsible. Duncan Jones, known for directing the intriguing Sam Rockwell sci-fi drama Moon, helms from the writing by Ben Ripley. Mark Gordon, Philippe Rousselet and Jordan Wynn produce...
- 2/17/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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