You have to watch what you say if you’re famous these days. This week, Wednesday star Jenna Ortega has been both lauded and criticised for an interview she gave with Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast. Speaking about Netflix’s record-breaking Addams Family adaptation, she described aspects of the original script as not “making sense”, claiming that she “became almost unprofessional” and “started changing lines” while on set. “I can’t watch my work, but I can go home from set and say, ‘The scene that we shot today felt good,’” Ortega said. “[On] Wednesday there was not a scene in that show that I went home and was like, ‘Ok, that should be fine.’”
Her comments drew the ire of some: suffice to say, she is not the most popular figure on screenwriting Twitter at the moment. Pushing back against others’ work on set is one thing. Discussing it...
Her comments drew the ire of some: suffice to say, she is not the most popular figure on screenwriting Twitter at the moment. Pushing back against others’ work on set is one thing. Discussing it...
- 3/11/2023
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - TV
You might say going in to bat for a frontrunner is boring and, typically, I’d agree – but when that frontrunner has spent decades as the underdog, boredom is a small price to pay for some overdue validation.
Don’t get me wrong: Everything Everywhere All at Once was never an underdog itself. Straight out the gate, the film – made on a relatively modest budget of £21m by directing dream team Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – was a huge success. Released last summer, the screwball comedy-drama was lavished with praise from all sides. They made good on that buzz this year, as the film swept awards season in remarkable fashion, turning out a slew of heartwarming acceptance speeches that have gone viral every time. With the most Oscar nods of any other nominee, the movie will hardly be a dark horse come Sunday night – but until this year at least,...
Don’t get me wrong: Everything Everywhere All at Once was never an underdog itself. Straight out the gate, the film – made on a relatively modest budget of £21m by directing dream team Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – was a huge success. Released last summer, the screwball comedy-drama was lavished with praise from all sides. They made good on that buzz this year, as the film swept awards season in remarkable fashion, turning out a slew of heartwarming acceptance speeches that have gone viral every time. With the most Oscar nods of any other nominee, the movie will hardly be a dark horse come Sunday night – but until this year at least,...
- 3/11/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Film
The stars of British period drama Downton Abbey are set to swap their country estate for the red carpet this evening in London ahead of the release of its big-screen debut.
Nearly four years since last appearing on the ITV/PBS drama, Maggie Smith Michelle Dockery and Hugh Bonneville, as well as the rest of the Crawley family and the servants who worked for them, are returning for the Focus Features and Carnival Films movie from Julian Fellowes.
Opening on September 13 in the UK and on September 20 in North America, the film sees the household prepare for the arrival of the King and Queen.
Ahead of their arrival, Deadline spoke with Carnival Films boss Gareth Neame about the show’s conception, how it changed British television and lead to the creation of The Crown as well as the impact on his own NBCU-backed business.
How did Downton Abbey begin?...
Nearly four years since last appearing on the ITV/PBS drama, Maggie Smith Michelle Dockery and Hugh Bonneville, as well as the rest of the Crawley family and the servants who worked for them, are returning for the Focus Features and Carnival Films movie from Julian Fellowes.
Opening on September 13 in the UK and on September 20 in North America, the film sees the household prepare for the arrival of the King and Queen.
Ahead of their arrival, Deadline spoke with Carnival Films boss Gareth Neame about the show’s conception, how it changed British television and lead to the creation of The Crown as well as the impact on his own NBCU-backed business.
How did Downton Abbey begin?...
- 9/9/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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