Exclusive: Writer-director Kyle Hausmann-Stokes has continued rounding out an impressive cast for his debut feature, the dark veteran dramedy My Dead Friend Zoe, bringing Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption), Gloria Reuben (Mr. Robot) and Utkarsh Ambudkar (Brittany Runs a Marathon) aboard for roles.
The film delving into the lives of military veterans, to highlight both their triumphs and challenges upon returning home, will have the trio starring alongside the previously announced Ed Harris, Sonequa Martin-Green and Natalie Morales.
Written by Hausmann-Stokes and A.J. Bermudez, My Dead Friend Zoe is based on Merit x Zoe, a short that Hausmann-Stokes co-wrote and directed last year, which draws on his personal experience during and after the military, as a Bronze Star combat veteran. The film tells the story of a female veteran (Martin-Green) engaged in a mysterious but comfortable friendship with her wise-cracking (and dead) best friend from the Army (Morales). When the...
The film delving into the lives of military veterans, to highlight both their triumphs and challenges upon returning home, will have the trio starring alongside the previously announced Ed Harris, Sonequa Martin-Green and Natalie Morales.
Written by Hausmann-Stokes and A.J. Bermudez, My Dead Friend Zoe is based on Merit x Zoe, a short that Hausmann-Stokes co-wrote and directed last year, which draws on his personal experience during and after the military, as a Bronze Star combat veteran. The film tells the story of a female veteran (Martin-Green) engaged in a mysterious but comfortable friendship with her wise-cracking (and dead) best friend from the Army (Morales). When the...
- 6/27/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
"The Big Lebowski" might just be the most beloved movie that just about anyone who worked on it in front of and behind the camera has ever been involved in -- and we're talking about some legendary filmmakers. But over the years, the tale of The Dude, played to perfection by Jeff Bridges, has truly become a cinematic classic.
Would he risk tarnishing that legacy with a sequel? Actually, yes, but under one very important condition: directors Joel and Ethan Coen would have to be involved.
Bridges recently spoke with People and, as the movie celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, the actor was asked about a sequel. Bridges sounds like he would jump at the chance if the Coen brothers were involved -- but only if they were involved:
"Oh God! If the brothers were involved, I certainly would. The brothers, they're mysterious and full of surprises. You don't...
Would he risk tarnishing that legacy with a sequel? Actually, yes, but under one very important condition: directors Joel and Ethan Coen would have to be involved.
Bridges recently spoke with People and, as the movie celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, the actor was asked about a sequel. Bridges sounds like he would jump at the chance if the Coen brothers were involved -- but only if they were involved:
"Oh God! If the brothers were involved, I certainly would. The brothers, they're mysterious and full of surprises. You don't...
- 5/4/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
The Big Lebowski may not have been a big success upon its release 25 years ago (seriously?!) but the movie has since become a huge cult favourite for millions of fans. There has also been talk of a Big Lebowski sequel every so often, and although the likelihood of it happening is slim, Jeff Bridges is keen to return.
Jeff Bridges told People he’s open to a Big Lebowski sequel, but only if Joel and Ethan Coen are involved. “Oh God! If the brothers were involved, I certainly would,” Bridges said. “The brothers, they’re mysterious and full of surprises. You don’t know what they’re going to do, so since they’re surprising, I don’t think they’ll make a sequel. But like I say, they’re surprising, so maybe they’ll surprise me and make a sequel.” This isn’t the first time that Jeff Bridges...
Jeff Bridges told People he’s open to a Big Lebowski sequel, but only if Joel and Ethan Coen are involved. “Oh God! If the brothers were involved, I certainly would,” Bridges said. “The brothers, they’re mysterious and full of surprises. You don’t know what they’re going to do, so since they’re surprising, I don’t think they’ll make a sequel. But like I say, they’re surprising, so maybe they’ll surprise me and make a sequel.” This isn’t the first time that Jeff Bridges...
- 5/3/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
The Dude is down for a “Big Lebowski” sequel 25 years after its release.
Oscar winner Jeff Bridges told People he would be open to reprising his iconic role of The Dude for a follow-up film, so long as writer-directors Joel and Ethan Coen are involved.
“Oh God! If the brothers were involved, I certainly would,” Bridges said of returning to the 1998 comedy classic. “The brothers, they’re mysterious and full of surprises. You don’t know what they’re going to do, so since they’re surprising, I don’t think they’ll make a sequel. But like I say, they’re surprising, so maybe they’ll surprise me and make a sequel.”
“The Big Lebowski” also starred Ben Gazzara, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Sam Elliot, Tara Reid, John Turturro, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Bridges shared that he is in awe that it’s been over two decades since the film premiered.
Oscar winner Jeff Bridges told People he would be open to reprising his iconic role of The Dude for a follow-up film, so long as writer-directors Joel and Ethan Coen are involved.
“Oh God! If the brothers were involved, I certainly would,” Bridges said of returning to the 1998 comedy classic. “The brothers, they’re mysterious and full of surprises. You don’t know what they’re going to do, so since they’re surprising, I don’t think they’ll make a sequel. But like I say, they’re surprising, so maybe they’ll surprise me and make a sequel.”
“The Big Lebowski” also starred Ben Gazzara, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Sam Elliot, Tara Reid, John Turturro, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Bridges shared that he is in awe that it’s been over two decades since the film premiered.
- 5/3/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Terrence Howard (Empire), Jb. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Rebecca De Mornay (Jessica Jones) are set to star in Giving Thanks, a coming-of-age comedy set in Inglewood, California that will go into production in June.
The story revolves around Marcus and Roddy, two best friends who work at a dead-end retail job and dream about jump-starting their dream of living on their own while seeking fame and fortune. The pair come up with an ingenious plan to kidnap the pet iguana of football star Achilles Cooper for ransom, while also forcing the famous player to headline the birthday party of Marcus’s father.
Howard plays Calvin Turner, a hard-working father who wants to see his son, Marcus, take advantage of the opportunities life affords him. Smoove will portray Marcus’s arch-nemesis Dexter, an ambitious hustler who manages the retail box store where he works. And De Mornay is set...
The story revolves around Marcus and Roddy, two best friends who work at a dead-end retail job and dream about jump-starting their dream of living on their own while seeking fame and fortune. The pair come up with an ingenious plan to kidnap the pet iguana of football star Achilles Cooper for ransom, while also forcing the famous player to headline the birthday party of Marcus’s father.
Howard plays Calvin Turner, a hard-working father who wants to see his son, Marcus, take advantage of the opportunities life affords him. Smoove will portray Marcus’s arch-nemesis Dexter, an ambitious hustler who manages the retail box store where he works. And De Mornay is set...
- 5/1/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Pour yourself a White Russian, because The Big Lebowski is bowling its way back into theaters for its 25th anniversary. The cult classic film from Joel and Ethan Coen will return to the big screen for a limited time only on April 16th and April 20th (naturally).
The showtimes are 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time on April 16th and 7:00 p.m. on the 20th. Purchase your tickets via Fathom Events.
Written, produced, and directed by the Coen brothers, The Big Lebowski features Jeff Bridges as iconic LA slacker Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski, who gets assaulted in a case of mistaken identity for a millionaire (David Huddleston) who shares the same name. John Goodman played the Dude’s friend Walter Sobchak, with Sam Elliott, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and John Turturro also appearing in the film. The latter’s character of Jesus Quintana even got his own spinoff,...
The showtimes are 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time on April 16th and 7:00 p.m. on the 20th. Purchase your tickets via Fathom Events.
Written, produced, and directed by the Coen brothers, The Big Lebowski features Jeff Bridges as iconic LA slacker Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski, who gets assaulted in a case of mistaken identity for a millionaire (David Huddleston) who shares the same name. John Goodman played the Dude’s friend Walter Sobchak, with Sam Elliott, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and John Turturro also appearing in the film. The latter’s character of Jesus Quintana even got his own spinoff,...
- 3/17/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
Grab a White Russian and head to theater as Fathom Events is bringing back The Big Lebowski to the big screen for its 25th Anniversary on April 16 (4pm and 7pm local times) and 20 (7pm).
The Joel and Ethan Coen cult classic, starring Jeff Bridges and John Goodman, opened back in March 1998 and grossed close to $47M worldwide.
The Fathom event also includes exclusive commentary from feature film historian and critic Leonard Maltin who will provide insights into the films, sharing his one-of-a-kind expertise with fans.
The Big Lebowski stars Jeff Bridges as stoner, Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski, whose passions are White Russians and bowling. But, when a case of mistaken identity leads to his beloved rug being ruined by thieves, The Dude decides this aggression will not stand and sets out—joined by his friend, Walter Sobchak (Goodman) —on a wild odyssey to avenge his prized possession and track down a millionaire’s missing wife.
The Joel and Ethan Coen cult classic, starring Jeff Bridges and John Goodman, opened back in March 1998 and grossed close to $47M worldwide.
The Fathom event also includes exclusive commentary from feature film historian and critic Leonard Maltin who will provide insights into the films, sharing his one-of-a-kind expertise with fans.
The Big Lebowski stars Jeff Bridges as stoner, Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski, whose passions are White Russians and bowling. But, when a case of mistaken identity leads to his beloved rug being ruined by thieves, The Dude decides this aggression will not stand and sets out—joined by his friend, Walter Sobchak (Goodman) —on a wild odyssey to avenge his prized possession and track down a millionaire’s missing wife.
- 3/16/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In the wake of the box office and critical success of "Fargo," all eyes were on the Coen Brothers and their next film, "The Big Lebowski," which celebrates its 25th anniversary this week. Instead of following up their Oscar-winning black comedy with another richly profound crime film, the Coens made a stoner comedy starring Jeff Bridges as an easygoing slacker perfectly content to spend his days sipping White Russians and bowling with his buddies. Decades later, The Dude has become a cultural icon and "The Big Lebowski" is considered a bonafide comedy classic. When it was first released, however, it received a lukewarm reception in the States, save for a few diehard fans that understood its low-key greatness.
No one was clamoring for a sequel, except John Turturro who pleaded with the Coen Brothers to sign off on a spin-off centering around his character Jesus Quintana — the perverted rival bowler...
No one was clamoring for a sequel, except John Turturro who pleaded with the Coen Brothers to sign off on a spin-off centering around his character Jesus Quintana — the perverted rival bowler...
- 3/10/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
Twenty five years ago, The Big Lebowski blew into theaters like a tumbleweed on an empty street.
Domestic audiences barely showed up, with the comedic detective tale only earning $18 million. Audiences gave it a B CinemaScore. Critics sniffed that it wasn’t as good as Joel and Ethan Coen’s last release, the Oscar-winning Fargo.
But that was just, like, their opinion, man.
“I thought it was going to be a big hit,” star Jeff Bridges tells THR, along with sharing some of his personal behind-the-scenes photos from the film’s set, many of which appeared in his 2003 book, Pictures. “I was surprised when it didn’t get much recognition. People didn’t get it, or something.”
Sam Elliott and Jeff Bridges on the set of The Big Lebowski
Coming near the end of the indie cinema wave, Lebowski stood out among the decade’s quirky, quippy crime dramas with...
Domestic audiences barely showed up, with the comedic detective tale only earning $18 million. Audiences gave it a B CinemaScore. Critics sniffed that it wasn’t as good as Joel and Ethan Coen’s last release, the Oscar-winning Fargo.
But that was just, like, their opinion, man.
“I thought it was going to be a big hit,” star Jeff Bridges tells THR, along with sharing some of his personal behind-the-scenes photos from the film’s set, many of which appeared in his 2003 book, Pictures. “I was surprised when it didn’t get much recognition. People didn’t get it, or something.”
Sam Elliott and Jeff Bridges on the set of The Big Lebowski
Coming near the end of the indie cinema wave, Lebowski stood out among the decade’s quirky, quippy crime dramas with...
- 3/2/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Clayton Cardenas (Mayans M.C.) has signed on to star opposite Taraji P. Henson in Alessandro Camon’s drama Time Alone, based on his play of the same name, which will enter production in Los Angeles in July.
In the film, Cardenas will play Gabriel, a young man convicted of killing a gang rival. His journey intersects with Anna (Henson), the mother of a police officer murdered in the line of duty, as they both end up in the world’s most lonely places: a solitary confinement prison cell, and the silent house of a grieving mother.
Cardenas was originally slated to play Gabriel on stage when the Belle Rêve production premiered at Los Angeles Theatre Center, before scheduling complications arose. Time Alone went on to receive the Stage Raw Award and Critics Award for Best Play, along with other nominations. Emanuel Morretti’s Motus Studios will finance and...
In the film, Cardenas will play Gabriel, a young man convicted of killing a gang rival. His journey intersects with Anna (Henson), the mother of a police officer murdered in the line of duty, as they both end up in the world’s most lonely places: a solitary confinement prison cell, and the silent house of a grieving mother.
Cardenas was originally slated to play Gabriel on stage when the Belle Rêve production premiered at Los Angeles Theatre Center, before scheduling complications arose. Time Alone went on to receive the Stage Raw Award and Critics Award for Best Play, along with other nominations. Emanuel Morretti’s Motus Studios will finance and...
- 5/3/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to a semi-autobiographical comedy series starring Pete Davidson, Variety has learned.
The series, title “Bupkis,” was first reported as being on the market back in March, with Peacock acquiring it in a competitive situation. Davidson serves as a writer and executive producer on the show in addition to starring. The half-hour comedy is described as a heightened, fictionalized version of Davidson’s real life. Per Peacock, it will combine grounded storytelling with absurd elements from the worldview for which Davidson is well known.
Dave Sirus and Judah Miller will write and executive produce the show along with Davidson. Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer, and Erin David of Broadway Video will also executive produce. Universal Television is the studio.
“Pete Davidson is one of the most sought-after comedians today with his smart, one-of-a-kind humor and honest point of view,” said Susan Rovner, chairman of entertainment content at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.
The series, title “Bupkis,” was first reported as being on the market back in March, with Peacock acquiring it in a competitive situation. Davidson serves as a writer and executive producer on the show in addition to starring. The half-hour comedy is described as a heightened, fictionalized version of Davidson’s real life. Per Peacock, it will combine grounded storytelling with absurd elements from the worldview for which Davidson is well known.
Dave Sirus and Judah Miller will write and executive produce the show along with Davidson. Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer, and Erin David of Broadway Video will also executive produce. Universal Television is the studio.
“Pete Davidson is one of the most sought-after comedians today with his smart, one-of-a-kind humor and honest point of view,” said Susan Rovner, chairman of entertainment content at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.
- 4/27/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Comedian and actor Bill Burr (F Is for Family) is writing, directing and starring alongside Emmy winner Bobby Cannavale (Boardwalk Empire) and Emmy nominee Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo) in the original comedy Old Dads, which Miramax has come aboard to produce in conjunction with Burr’s All Things Comedy.
Burr’s feature directorial debut centers on a middle-aged father (Burr) and his two best friends (Cannavale and Woodbine) who after selling their company to a millennial, find themselves out of step and behind the times as they hilariously struggle to navigate a changing world of culture, career and fatherhood. Burr and Ben Tishler penned the script and are producing with Bill Block, Monica Levinson and Mike Bertolina. Production kicked off in Los Angeles yesterday.
“I’m very excited to start shooting Old Dads,” said Burr. “This comedy is based on my own and my co-writer,...
Burr’s feature directorial debut centers on a middle-aged father (Burr) and his two best friends (Cannavale and Woodbine) who after selling their company to a millennial, find themselves out of step and behind the times as they hilariously struggle to navigate a changing world of culture, career and fatherhood. Burr and Ben Tishler penned the script and are producing with Bill Block, Monica Levinson and Mike Bertolina. Production kicked off in Los Angeles yesterday.
“I’m very excited to start shooting Old Dads,” said Burr. “This comedy is based on my own and my co-writer,...
- 3/3/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Orange Studio has signed a two-year distribution deal with the aggregation company Under The Milky Way. The pact will allow the outfit to handle the distribution of titles from Orange Studio’s library across English-speaking territories as well as Latin America on transactional VOD services such as Amazon, PlutoTV, Roku and Tubi.
The first films which are part of the deal are Philipe Lacheau’s “City Hunter,” Olivier Nakache et Eric Toledano’s “Tellement Proches,” Riad Sattouf’s “Beaux gosses,” Bertrand Tavernier’s “Death Watch” (pictured), and Bertrand Blier’s “Going Places.”
“This new partnership with Under The Milky Way will give us the opportunity to increase the international visibility of our films and reach new audiences on VOD services that are currently booming,” said Kristina Zimmermann, managing director of Orange Studio.
Alexis de Rendinger, the co-founder of Under The Milky Way, said this deal with Orange Studio will give...
The first films which are part of the deal are Philipe Lacheau’s “City Hunter,” Olivier Nakache et Eric Toledano’s “Tellement Proches,” Riad Sattouf’s “Beaux gosses,” Bertrand Tavernier’s “Death Watch” (pictured), and Bertrand Blier’s “Going Places.”
“This new partnership with Under The Milky Way will give us the opportunity to increase the international visibility of our films and reach new audiences on VOD services that are currently booming,” said Kristina Zimmermann, managing director of Orange Studio.
Alexis de Rendinger, the co-founder of Under The Milky Way, said this deal with Orange Studio will give...
- 2/10/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Cohen Film Collection is gearing up for a number of newly restored releases, among them Simon Callow’s 1991 drama “The Ballad of the Sad Café” and a number of Buster Keaton works.
Part of New York-based Cohen Media Group, Cohen Film Collection restores classic films and re-releases them theatrically. It’s vast catalogue includes the Merchant Ivory collection, of which “The Ballad of the Sad Café” is a part.
Based on the 1951 novella by Carson McCullers, the film stars Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Carradine and Rod Steiger.
The George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, is currently finishing the restoration of the film, which Cohen Film Group plans to release next year.
“There’s still a number of features to go, so we’re working our way through those, including some of the films set in India, which I’m personally really interested in,” says Tim Lanza, Cohen Film Collection vice president and archivist.
Part of New York-based Cohen Media Group, Cohen Film Collection restores classic films and re-releases them theatrically. It’s vast catalogue includes the Merchant Ivory collection, of which “The Ballad of the Sad Café” is a part.
Based on the 1951 novella by Carson McCullers, the film stars Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Carradine and Rod Steiger.
The George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, is currently finishing the restoration of the film, which Cohen Film Group plans to release next year.
“There’s still a number of features to go, so we’re working our way through those, including some of the films set in India, which I’m personally really interested in,” says Tim Lanza, Cohen Film Collection vice president and archivist.
- 10/12/2021
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Los Angeles-based The Rosenzweig Group continues to grow and expand its management ranks with the promotion of associate Liz Wagner to Manager.
Wagner joined the talent management and production company in 2019 to assist in all facets of the business including servicing the extensive roster of talent while contributing on the production side as well. Prior to joining Trg, Wagner served as an assistant at Meghan Schumacher Management.
A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Wagner has worked extensively in TV production, having developed and produced numerous projects, in addition to working as supervising/senior producer on series for Fyi, Bravo, and Lifetime.
“Liz’s contributions to the team have been invaluable thus far and we’re thrilled about this next chapter, where she’ll co-manage several existing clients on the roster as well as point new ones that she will help bring in,” said Marni Rosenzweig,...
Wagner joined the talent management and production company in 2019 to assist in all facets of the business including servicing the extensive roster of talent while contributing on the production side as well. Prior to joining Trg, Wagner served as an assistant at Meghan Schumacher Management.
A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Wagner has worked extensively in TV production, having developed and produced numerous projects, in addition to working as supervising/senior producer on series for Fyi, Bravo, and Lifetime.
“Liz’s contributions to the team have been invaluable thus far and we’re thrilled about this next chapter, where she’ll co-manage several existing clients on the roster as well as point new ones that she will help bring in,” said Marni Rosenzweig,...
- 7/27/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Alysia Reiner (Orange is the New Black) is set for a recurring role on Starz’s horror comedy series Shining Vale, starring Courteney Cox, Greg Kinnear and Mira Sorvino, from Trial & Error co-creator Jeff Astrof and Divorce creator Sharon Horgan. Lionsgate and Warner Bros. Television co-produce the series in association with Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, Astrof’s Other Shoe Productions as well as Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s Merman.
Written by Astrof from a story he wrote with Horgan, Shining Vale stems from an idea by Kaplan. It follows a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Patricia “Pat” Phelps (Cox), who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed – turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same. Pat is a former “wild child” who...
Written by Astrof from a story he wrote with Horgan, Shining Vale stems from an idea by Kaplan. It follows a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Patricia “Pat” Phelps (Cox), who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed – turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same. Pat is a former “wild child” who...
- 7/22/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: We have learned that Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson are in negotiations to headline the romantic comedy movie Meet Cute directed by Alex Lehmann. The deal has not yet closed.
Meet Cute, I hear, is a wildly inventive deconstruction of the romantic comedy built around the question: What would you do if you could travel to your loved ones’ past, heal their traumas, fix their problems, and change them into the perfect partner?
Cuoco will play Sheila, while Davidson will portray Gary in the pic. Noga Pnueli penned the script. Akiva Goldsman, Gregory Lessans, and Rachel Reznick of Weed Road Pictures will produce with Santosh Govindaraju and Dan Reardon of Convergent Media.
Cuoco recently closed an expansive new overall deal with Warner Bros. TV Group for her production company Yes, Norman, extending a 15-year relationship with the studio, as Deadline first reported. She developed, executive produced, and starred in...
Meet Cute, I hear, is a wildly inventive deconstruction of the romantic comedy built around the question: What would you do if you could travel to your loved ones’ past, heal their traumas, fix their problems, and change them into the perfect partner?
Cuoco will play Sheila, while Davidson will portray Gary in the pic. Noga Pnueli penned the script. Akiva Goldsman, Gregory Lessans, and Rachel Reznick of Weed Road Pictures will produce with Santosh Govindaraju and Dan Reardon of Convergent Media.
Cuoco recently closed an expansive new overall deal with Warner Bros. TV Group for her production company Yes, Norman, extending a 15-year relationship with the studio, as Deadline first reported. She developed, executive produced, and starred in...
- 6/21/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Stampede Ventures has signed Alysia Reiner, Mimi Kennedy (Mom) and Miranda Rae Mayo (Chicago Fire) to its Max Chernov dark comedy Going Places.
Cameras started rolling on June 7.
After covering up a hit and run on the way to their valedictory desert getaway, three high school graduates face the true test of their friendship when they become entangled in a deadly crime ring imbroglio. Reiner will play Maya, a woman caught between two worlds as a loving mother and the head of an underground criminal enterprise. Mayo is ‘Jules, a hardened member of Maya’s crew with revenge on her mind, while Kennedy will play Sue, the free-spirited owner of an eccentric, rundown desert retreat.
Producers include Greg Silverman and Grant Torre of Stampede Ventures, Charles Rapp, and Chernov. Giuliano Musacchio of Sappy Moose Productions is also producing.
Cameras started rolling on June 7.
After covering up a hit and run on the way to their valedictory desert getaway, three high school graduates face the true test of their friendship when they become entangled in a deadly crime ring imbroglio. Reiner will play Maya, a woman caught between two worlds as a loving mother and the head of an underground criminal enterprise. Mayo is ‘Jules, a hardened member of Maya’s crew with revenge on her mind, while Kennedy will play Sue, the free-spirited owner of an eccentric, rundown desert retreat.
Producers include Greg Silverman and Grant Torre of Stampede Ventures, Charles Rapp, and Chernov. Giuliano Musacchio of Sappy Moose Productions is also producing.
- 6/9/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Stampede Ventures will start production next week on Going Places, a dark action comedy that marks the directing debut of Max Chernov, who wrote the script. After covering up a hit and run on the way to their valedictory desert getaway, three high school graduates face the true test of their friendship when they become entangled in a deadly crime ring imbroglio.
Ethan Cutkosky (Shameless) is co-producing and starring alongside Chloe East (Generation) and Spence Moore II (We Are Who We Are).
The pic’s produced by Greg Silverman and Grant Torre of Stampede Ventures, Charles Rapp, and Chernov. Giuliano Musacchio of Sappy Moose Productions will be exec producer and Marni Rosenzweig is an associate producer.
“From the moment we read Max’s script, we knew this project would really be going places,” said Grant Torre, Stampede Ventures’ Director of Film Development who is overseeing. “Max has assembled his...
Ethan Cutkosky (Shameless) is co-producing and starring alongside Chloe East (Generation) and Spence Moore II (We Are Who We Are).
The pic’s produced by Greg Silverman and Grant Torre of Stampede Ventures, Charles Rapp, and Chernov. Giuliano Musacchio of Sappy Moose Productions will be exec producer and Marni Rosenzweig is an associate producer.
“From the moment we read Max’s script, we knew this project would really be going places,” said Grant Torre, Stampede Ventures’ Director of Film Development who is overseeing. “Max has assembled his...
- 6/2/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Cameras are already rolling in Northern Rivers, Australia on Seriously Red, the musical dramedy that reps the first feature from Rose Byrne’s Dollhouse Pictures. While Dollhouse launched five years ago, and the Seriously Red screenplay by Krew Boylan has been in the fold, we can tell you that Byrne will be part of the newly announced ensemble cast along with her Emmy-winning partner Bobby Cannavale and Daniel Webber. Arclight Films has boarded to handle worldwide distribution rights with Gracie Otto (The Last Impresario) directing.
In the rowdy and rambunctious musical comedy, Red (played by Boylan) is at a crossroads in her life. A vivacious and hilarious redhaired woman grappling with high expectations and low self-esteem, she pours herself a cup of ambition and trades her 9 to 5 career in real estate for a life under the spotlight as a Dolly Parton impersonator.
In the rowdy and rambunctious musical comedy, Red (played by Boylan) is at a crossroads in her life. A vivacious and hilarious redhaired woman grappling with high expectations and low self-esteem, she pours herself a cup of ambition and trades her 9 to 5 career in real estate for a life under the spotlight as a Dolly Parton impersonator.
- 11/17/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
If audiences enjoy waking up to Nitv’s Big Mob Brekky – Australia’s first ever Indigenous breakfast show – this week as part of Naidoc Week, Sbs director of Indigenous content Tanya Denning-Orman doesn’t rule out it becoming a permanent fixture in the future.
Hosted by Shahni Wellington and Ryan Liddle, the show premiered yesterday, broadcasting live from Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, and will run everyday until Friday.
“It’s an on-air pilot; that’s what we do at the channel,” Denning-Orman tells If.
“If Australians are wanting that different perspective, waking up to something different in the morning, with a bit of our cheekiness as a blackfellas – anything’s possible as part of Sbs.”
The decision to run the show stems from a desire to do something different after a year of heavy news content, as well as the current conversation around diversity in media.
“It epitomises why the...
Hosted by Shahni Wellington and Ryan Liddle, the show premiered yesterday, broadcasting live from Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, and will run everyday until Friday.
“It’s an on-air pilot; that’s what we do at the channel,” Denning-Orman tells If.
“If Australians are wanting that different perspective, waking up to something different in the morning, with a bit of our cheekiness as a blackfellas – anything’s possible as part of Sbs.”
The decision to run the show stems from a desire to do something different after a year of heavy news content, as well as the current conversation around diversity in media.
“It epitomises why the...
- 11/10/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Apple TV+ has added Christopher Walken to its upcoming thriller series “Severance,” the streaming service announced Monday.
The series, which is executive produced and directed by Ben Stiller, centers on Lumen Industries, a company that’s “looking to take work-life balance to a new level.” Walken will play Burt, the Head of Optics and Design at Lumen Industries.
Walken will star alongside Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Zach Cherry and Britt Lower. Scott leads the series as Mark, an employee with a dark past trying to put himself back together, with Arquette playing his boss.
The project marks the first major foray into television for Walken, who recently starred in the film “The Jesus Rolls” alongside Turturro and “The War With Grandpa” alongside Robert De Niro and Uma Thurman. He is next set to appear in the John Patrick Shanley film “Wild Mountain Thyme,” which...
The series, which is executive produced and directed by Ben Stiller, centers on Lumen Industries, a company that’s “looking to take work-life balance to a new level.” Walken will play Burt, the Head of Optics and Design at Lumen Industries.
Walken will star alongside Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Zach Cherry and Britt Lower. Scott leads the series as Mark, an employee with a dark past trying to put himself back together, with Arquette playing his boss.
The project marks the first major foray into television for Walken, who recently starred in the film “The Jesus Rolls” alongside Turturro and “The War With Grandpa” alongside Robert De Niro and Uma Thurman. He is next set to appear in the John Patrick Shanley film “Wild Mountain Thyme,” which...
- 11/2/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Oscar winner Christopher Walken is set as a lead alongside Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower and John Turturro in Severance, Apple’s upcoming workplace thriller drama directed by and executive produced by Ben Stiller.
Severance takes place at Lumen Industries, a company that’s looking to take work-life balance to a new level with a “severance procedure,” which separates work and out-of-work memories. Scott stars as Mark, an employee with a dark past trying to put himself back together.
Walken will play Burt, the department Head of Optics and Design at Lumen Industries.
The series is written and created by Dan Erickson, whose Severance script was the first TV script to make it on to the annual Bloodlist in 2016.
Chris Black exec produces alongside Erickson, Stiller and Nicky Weinstock and Jackie Cohn from Red Hour Productions. Arquette and Scott also serve as producers.
Severance takes place at Lumen Industries, a company that’s looking to take work-life balance to a new level with a “severance procedure,” which separates work and out-of-work memories. Scott stars as Mark, an employee with a dark past trying to put himself back together.
Walken will play Burt, the department Head of Optics and Design at Lumen Industries.
The series is written and created by Dan Erickson, whose Severance script was the first TV script to make it on to the annual Bloodlist in 2016.
Chris Black exec produces alongside Erickson, Stiller and Nicky Weinstock and Jackie Cohn from Red Hour Productions. Arquette and Scott also serve as producers.
- 11/2/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Christopher Walken has joined the cast of the upcoming Apple drama series “Severance.”
He joins a cast that includes Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Zach Cherry and Britt Lower. The series is described as a workplace thriller that introduces Lumen Industries, a company that’s looking to take work-life balance to a new level. Walken will star as Burt, the department head of Optics and Design at Lumen.
“Severance” will mark one of few TV roles that Walken has taken on in his onscreen career, which extends back nearly seven decades at this point. His last TV outing was the role of Captain Hook in the NBC special “Peter Pan Live!” in 2014. He is primarily known for his film work, having won an Academy Award for best supporting actor for “The Deer Hunter” in 1979. He was nominated in the same category for “Catch Me if You Can...
He joins a cast that includes Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Zach Cherry and Britt Lower. The series is described as a workplace thriller that introduces Lumen Industries, a company that’s looking to take work-life balance to a new level. Walken will star as Burt, the department head of Optics and Design at Lumen.
“Severance” will mark one of few TV roles that Walken has taken on in his onscreen career, which extends back nearly seven decades at this point. His last TV outing was the role of Captain Hook in the NBC special “Peter Pan Live!” in 2014. He is primarily known for his film work, having won an Academy Award for best supporting actor for “The Deer Hunter” in 1979. He was nominated in the same category for “Catch Me if You Can...
- 11/2/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The Notebook Primer introduces readers to some of the most important figures, films, genres, and movements in film history.Since the early 1970s, Isabelle Huppert has amassed a staggering body of work. Relentlessly prolific and uncompromisingly daring, she has embodied an eclectic range of characters, often delving into the enigmatic recesses of individuals who are by turns destructive, tormented, and obsessed, and yet can be audaciously empowered, sexually complex, and passionately reflective. Huppert “surprises and unsettles us,” notes David Parkinson, writing for the British Film Institute, doing so by “relaxing her tightly coiled control and channeling her strength and energy into doing something shockingly impulsive.” But that control and impulsiveness was not instantaneous, nor was it effortless. Huppert’s abilities have been steadily honed over the course of more than 140 appearances in film and television. And if there is a darkness lingering over some of her more disturbing characterizations, there...
- 9/10/2020
- MUBI
Altitude anticipates business with international buyers at Cannes virtual market.
Screen Media has acquired all North American rights from Altitude Film Sales to crocodile horror Black Water: Abyss.
Andrew Traucki directed from a screenplay by John Ridley and Sarah Smith that marks a follow-up to the 2007 survival story original Black Water.
The action takes place in a remote cave system deep in the forests of Northern Australia where friends get trapped with killer crocodiles when a tropical storm hits. Altitude handles international sales and will take the title to the Cannes virtual market.
Jessica McNamee (The Meg), Luke Mitchell (Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D....
Screen Media has acquired all North American rights from Altitude Film Sales to crocodile horror Black Water: Abyss.
Andrew Traucki directed from a screenplay by John Ridley and Sarah Smith that marks a follow-up to the 2007 survival story original Black Water.
The action takes place in a remote cave system deep in the forests of Northern Australia where friends get trapped with killer crocodiles when a tropical storm hits. Altitude handles international sales and will take the title to the Cannes virtual market.
Jessica McNamee (The Meg), Luke Mitchell (Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D....
- 6/10/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Photo by Parisa Taghizadeh / Screen Media
Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, today announced the acquisition of all North American rights, as well as select international territories, of Roger Michell’s latest feature film, Blackbird.
Starring Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Mia Wasikowska, Sam Neill, Rainn Wilson and Bex Taylor-Klaus, Blackbird premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Screen Media plans to release the film, acquired from Millennium Media, in September.
In Blackbird, Lily (Sarandon) has learned she is terminally ill with Als, so she and her husband Paul (Neill), gather the family and loved ones together to discuss her options. But once together, opinions vary, especially those of Lily’s daughters, Jennifer (Winslet) and Anna (Wasikowska) and what was intended as a loving family gathering quickly shifts into a panoply of family dynamics.
Directed by Roger Michell and written by Christian Torpe, Blackbird is produced by David Bernardi,...
Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, today announced the acquisition of all North American rights, as well as select international territories, of Roger Michell’s latest feature film, Blackbird.
Starring Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Mia Wasikowska, Sam Neill, Rainn Wilson and Bex Taylor-Klaus, Blackbird premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Screen Media plans to release the film, acquired from Millennium Media, in September.
In Blackbird, Lily (Sarandon) has learned she is terminally ill with Als, so she and her husband Paul (Neill), gather the family and loved ones together to discuss her options. But once together, opinions vary, especially those of Lily’s daughters, Jennifer (Winslet) and Anna (Wasikowska) and what was intended as a loving family gathering quickly shifts into a panoply of family dynamics.
Directed by Roger Michell and written by Christian Torpe, Blackbird is produced by David Bernardi,...
- 5/12/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Screen Media has acquired all North American rights and select foreign territories to Roger Michell’s Blackbird ensemble movie which made its world premiere at Tiff last year. A September release is planned.
The pic, which Screen Media picked up from Millennium Media, stars Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Mia Wasikowska, Sam Neill, Rainn Wilson and Bex Taylor-Klaus.
In Blackbird, Lily (Sarandon) has learned she has cancer, so she and her husband Paul (Neill), gather the family and loved ones together to discuss her options. But once together, opinions vary, especially those of Lily’s daughters, Jennifer (Winslet) and Anna (Wasikowska) and what was intended as a loving family gathering quickly shifts into a panoply of family dynamics. Blackbird was written by Christian Torpe and produced by David Bernardi, Sherryl Clark and Robert Van Norden.
“I think all of us were surprised by how powerful this little film turned out. It...
The pic, which Screen Media picked up from Millennium Media, stars Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Mia Wasikowska, Sam Neill, Rainn Wilson and Bex Taylor-Klaus.
In Blackbird, Lily (Sarandon) has learned she has cancer, so she and her husband Paul (Neill), gather the family and loved ones together to discuss her options. But once together, opinions vary, especially those of Lily’s daughters, Jennifer (Winslet) and Anna (Wasikowska) and what was intended as a loving family gathering quickly shifts into a panoply of family dynamics. Blackbird was written by Christian Torpe and produced by David Bernardi, Sherryl Clark and Robert Van Norden.
“I think all of us were surprised by how powerful this little film turned out. It...
- 5/12/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
John Turturro, left, with Bobby Cannavale in “The Jesus Rolls. Photo: Atsushi Nishijima/Screen Media
No, it’s not a Christian movie but a sequel to The Big Lebowski. Well, sort of a sequel. The Jesus Rolls, which debuts on DVD and Blu-Ray on May 5, is not directed nor written by Joel and Ethan Coen, but by John Turturro, who played the bowling-loving, spandex-wearing character who calls himself “the Jesus,” and doesn’t pronounce it the way Hispanics usually do.
If there were a Big Lebowski sequel, the bowling adversary of the Dude and pals Walter and Donny, is not the first character that would spring to mind for most audiences. But this is not really a Lebowski sequel. Instead, director John Turturro is playing the same character as in the Coen brothers classic, but now that character has been transported to another movie, for a remake of the 1974 French sex farce Les Valseuses,...
No, it’s not a Christian movie but a sequel to The Big Lebowski. Well, sort of a sequel. The Jesus Rolls, which debuts on DVD and Blu-Ray on May 5, is not directed nor written by Joel and Ethan Coen, but by John Turturro, who played the bowling-loving, spandex-wearing character who calls himself “the Jesus,” and doesn’t pronounce it the way Hispanics usually do.
If there were a Big Lebowski sequel, the bowling adversary of the Dude and pals Walter and Donny, is not the first character that would spring to mind for most audiences. But this is not really a Lebowski sequel. Instead, director John Turturro is playing the same character as in the Coen brothers classic, but now that character has been transported to another movie, for a remake of the 1974 French sex farce Les Valseuses,...
- 5/6/2020
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Screen Media Credit: Simon Varsano
Screen Media announced today the acquisition of all U.S. rights to the feature film The Outpost, based on The New York Times best-selling non-fiction book, The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor from CNN’s Jake Tapper.
In this military thriller, a tiny unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 Cav became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.
The film was set to have its world premiere at the South by Southwest Festival before the event was cancelled. Screen Media will release the film around the July 4th weekend.
Screen Media announced today the acquisition of all U.S. rights to the feature film The Outpost, based on The New York Times best-selling non-fiction book, The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor from CNN’s Jake Tapper.
In this military thriller, a tiny unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 Cav became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.
The film was set to have its world premiere at the South by Southwest Festival before the event was cancelled. Screen Media will release the film around the July 4th weekend.
- 4/20/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Screen Media has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to “The Outpost,” a war film starring Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones and Orlando Bloom that is based on Jake Tapper’s nonfiction book, the distributor announced Monday.
Rod Lurie directed the movie that was meant to make its debut as part of the SXSW Film Festival. Screen Media will now release “The Outpost” around the July 4th weekend.
Tapper’s book “The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor” details one of the worst of the war in Afghanistan that took place in 2009 at Combat Outpost Keating, just 14 miles from the Pakistani border. There, 53 American soldiers as part of Bravo Troop 3-61 Cav squared off against over 400 Taliban fighters in what was known as The Battle of Kamdesh. Eight U.S. soldiers died, and about two dozen more were wounded, according to The Washington Post.
Tapper revealed in his book...
Rod Lurie directed the movie that was meant to make its debut as part of the SXSW Film Festival. Screen Media will now release “The Outpost” around the July 4th weekend.
Tapper’s book “The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor” details one of the worst of the war in Afghanistan that took place in 2009 at Combat Outpost Keating, just 14 miles from the Pakistani border. There, 53 American soldiers as part of Bravo Troop 3-61 Cav squared off against over 400 Taliban fighters in what was known as The Battle of Kamdesh. Eight U.S. soldiers died, and about two dozen more were wounded, according to The Washington Post.
Tapper revealed in his book...
- 4/20/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
With the production of Matt Reeves' The Batman being placed on hold until the looming danger of the Covid-19 pandemic can be properly managed, stars of the upcoming superhero film have been granted more time with which to explore their characters, and discover what truly makes them tick. Recently while speaking with The Inquirer, The Jesus Rolls and O Brother, Where Art Thou? actor John Turturro…...
- 3/30/2020
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Turturro’s return to the role of the bowling champ he played in the Coen brothers’ cherished classic is an amiably indifferent caper
John Turturro’s planned return to the universe of The Big Lebowski was announced four years ago with a fanfare as a much-anticipated spin-off from one of cinema’s most cherished cult items. With its belated theatrical release nixed by the coronavirus, The Jesus Rolls has now snuck out on streaming platforms. It appears key creative personnel lost faith or patience along the way: these choppy 85 minutes comprise a sunnily indifferent caper, displaying next to none of the Coens’ visual invention, and little of their wit. At best, what you get is an amiable footnote.
Turturro follows the road taken by Bertrand Blier in 1974’s bad-taste classic Les Valseuses (Aka Going Places), replaying pivotal couplings and conversations, albeit with a sensibility too goofy to push as far or as forcefully as Blier.
John Turturro’s planned return to the universe of The Big Lebowski was announced four years ago with a fanfare as a much-anticipated spin-off from one of cinema’s most cherished cult items. With its belated theatrical release nixed by the coronavirus, The Jesus Rolls has now snuck out on streaming platforms. It appears key creative personnel lost faith or patience along the way: these choppy 85 minutes comprise a sunnily indifferent caper, displaying next to none of the Coens’ visual invention, and little of their wit. At best, what you get is an amiable footnote.
Turturro follows the road taken by Bertrand Blier in 1974’s bad-taste classic Les Valseuses (Aka Going Places), replaying pivotal couplings and conversations, albeit with a sensibility too goofy to push as far or as forcefully as Blier.
- 3/23/2020
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
The coronavirus outbreak has led to all cinemas across the UK being closed.
The widespread closure of cinemas across the UK due to the coronavirus outbreak has seen box office gains grind to a halt.
Theatres were still admitting audiences at the start of last week, despite a significant drop in attendance as the public heeded government advice over “social distancing”.
But all major cinema chains announced they would close their doors mid-week, following advice from UK prime minister Boris Johnson for people to avoid such venues, and the premier upgraded this to a call for all cinemas to close...
The widespread closure of cinemas across the UK due to the coronavirus outbreak has seen box office gains grind to a halt.
Theatres were still admitting audiences at the start of last week, despite a significant drop in attendance as the public heeded government advice over “social distancing”.
But all major cinema chains announced they would close their doors mid-week, following advice from UK prime minister Boris Johnson for people to avoid such venues, and the premier upgraded this to a call for all cinemas to close...
- 3/23/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
It’s been 22 years since the dubious Puerto Rican appeared in the Coen brothers’ classic – and 46 since Les Valseuses, the French sex comedy John Turturro has loosely adapted for Jesus’s comeback. Welcome to the world of the cinematic crossover
Long before the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with its characters popping up willy-nilly in one another’s adventures, there existed what might be called the World Cinema Universe. It was there when the McU was a gleam in an accountant’s eye, and it will be with us long after Tom Holland is using a stairlift rather than climbing the walls, although entry is not restricted to those with superpowers. It is here that you will find characters crossing between separate films, sometimes in the form of a grudge match or a genre mashup (the various Abbott and Costello Meet … horror-comedies). The same actor (Michael Keaton) might play the same cop...
Long before the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with its characters popping up willy-nilly in one another’s adventures, there existed what might be called the World Cinema Universe. It was there when the McU was a gleam in an accountant’s eye, and it will be with us long after Tom Holland is using a stairlift rather than climbing the walls, although entry is not restricted to those with superpowers. It is here that you will find characters crossing between separate films, sometimes in the form of a grudge match or a genre mashup (the various Abbott and Costello Meet … horror-comedies). The same actor (Michael Keaton) might play the same cop...
- 3/20/2020
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
Like a lot of actors who’ve had long, incredibly varied careers, John Turturro gets approached by a number of different folks when he’s out in public. The 63-year-old can usually tell what they recognize him from within a few seconds. “If they have kids, it’s almost always Transformers,” he says, referring to his recurring role in the action-figure film franchise. “Parents watch those movies with their kids a hundred times! Those are the folks that usually want to take a picture with me — they want to prove...
- 3/17/2020
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Filmmakers the Coen Brothers aren’t interested in sequels, it’s not their thing. But after their initial skepticism, dubiety, and indifference, they eventually relented and allowed John Turturro to reemploy Jesus Quintana, the stand out supporting character he played in their 1998 film “The Big Lebowski,” for “The Jesus Rolls.” A spin-off movie of Turturro’s own making, “The Jesus Rolls,” features the hilariously creepy bowling icon at its center.
Continue reading ‘The Jesus Rolls’: John Turturro’s Horny ‘Big Lebowski’ Spin-Off Doesn’t Provide Big Dick Energy Or Laughs [Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Jesus Rolls’: John Turturro’s Horny ‘Big Lebowski’ Spin-Off Doesn’t Provide Big Dick Energy Or Laughs [Review] at The Playlist.
- 3/1/2020
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
For French musician Émilie Simon, the flamenco-meets-gypsy vibe writer-director John Turturro was seeking for the soundtrack to his movie “The Jesus Rolls” turned out to be in her musical and genetical DNA.
“This music originally comes from where I grew up in the south of France,” says the 41-year-old electronic musician, who has released five albums in France since her self-titled 2003 debut. “It was something deep in my genes, my blood, my childhood. It’s a language I understand and am very sensitive to.”
“The Jesus Rolls,” which opens this weekend, picks up the story of Puerto Rican bowling kingpin Jesus Quintana, who made his infamous ball-licking cameo in “The Big Lebowski” to the tune of the Gipsy Kings’ cover of “Hotel California.” He returns here having been released in jail to join up with Bobby Cannavale and French chanteuse Audrey Tatou. What few people know is the character was...
“This music originally comes from where I grew up in the south of France,” says the 41-year-old electronic musician, who has released five albums in France since her self-titled 2003 debut. “It was something deep in my genes, my blood, my childhood. It’s a language I understand and am very sensitive to.”
“The Jesus Rolls,” which opens this weekend, picks up the story of Puerto Rican bowling kingpin Jesus Quintana, who made his infamous ball-licking cameo in “The Big Lebowski” to the tune of the Gipsy Kings’ cover of “Hotel California.” He returns here having been released in jail to join up with Bobby Cannavale and French chanteuse Audrey Tatou. What few people know is the character was...
- 2/29/2020
- by Roy Trakin
- Variety Film + TV
The specialty box office is headed towards the second star on the right and straight on till morning with Benh Zeitlin’s magical adventure Wendy, a fresh reimagination of J. M. Barrie’s classic tale of Peter Pan. The pic from Searclight Pictures is Zeitlin’s follow up to his Oscar-nominated Beasts of the Southern Wild which was released in 2012.
Co-written by Zeitlin and his sister Eliza, Wendy isn’t necessarily cut from the same cloth from Disney animated feature, rather it speaks to Zeitlin’s hyperealstic aesthtetic. The film, which debuted at Sundance earlier this year, stars newcomer Devin France in the titular role of Wendy, based on the heroine Wendy Darling of Peter Pan. In Zeitlin’s vision of Neverland, Wendy and her friends get whisked away by a boy named Peter where they get lost on a mysterious island where no one ages and time stands still.
Co-written by Zeitlin and his sister Eliza, Wendy isn’t necessarily cut from the same cloth from Disney animated feature, rather it speaks to Zeitlin’s hyperealstic aesthtetic. The film, which debuted at Sundance earlier this year, stars newcomer Devin France in the titular role of Wendy, based on the heroine Wendy Darling of Peter Pan. In Zeitlin’s vision of Neverland, Wendy and her friends get whisked away by a boy named Peter where they get lost on a mysterious island where no one ages and time stands still.
- 2/28/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
The Jesus Rolls, John Turturro’s long-awaited quasi-sequel to The Big Lebowski, arrives in theaters Friday, and Rolling Stone has an exclusive clip from the film that follows Turturro’s beloved brash bowler over 20 years later.
“Hours after being released from prison for good behavior, Jesus Quintana (John Turturro) reunites with his best friend and fellow underachiever Petey (Bobby Cannavale),” the film’s synopsis states. “In the first in a series of rapidly escalating bad decisions, they steal a vintage car parked in front of an upscale salon and hit...
“Hours after being released from prison for good behavior, Jesus Quintana (John Turturro) reunites with his best friend and fellow underachiever Petey (Bobby Cannavale),” the film’s synopsis states. “In the first in a series of rapidly escalating bad decisions, they steal a vintage car parked in front of an upscale salon and hit...
- 2/28/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
A remake of a controversial 1974 French comedy that also doubles as a feature-length spin-off for a character who appeared in two scenes of a Coen brothers movie 22 years ago, “The Jesus Rolls” is a picaresque curio about an accused pedophile named “The” Jesus Quintana — a cartoonish Puerto Rican man played by the film’s Italian-American writer-director — who gets out of jail, reunites with his best friend, and immediately embarks upon a sweet and breezy crime spree that’s fueled by stolen cars and borrowed women. In other words, .
That isn’t always a bad thing, of course. The freewheeling Jonathan Demme energy only grows more infectious as the film drifts along, Émilie Simon’s buoyant flamenco score finds the zest in each scene, and the lightly fantastical “none of this matters” attitude feels like manna from heaven in an age of interconnected cinematic universes (Turturro’s utter disinterest in rehashing...
That isn’t always a bad thing, of course. The freewheeling Jonathan Demme energy only grows more infectious as the film drifts along, Émilie Simon’s buoyant flamenco score finds the zest in each scene, and the lightly fantastical “none of this matters” attitude feels like manna from heaven in an age of interconnected cinematic universes (Turturro’s utter disinterest in rehashing...
- 2/26/2020
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
In “The Jesus Rolls” — John Turturro’s film imagining the trajectory of his iconic “Big Lebowski” character Jesus Quintana — he’s just out of prison and is now “on the road, flat broke, hanging loose.”
And yeah, it’s still his style to lick his bowling balls before throws a strike.
The first full trailer for the film reveals a comedic road trip movie and love story that shows Jesus and his fellow misfists Petey (Bobby Cannavale) and Marie (Audrey Tautou) embarking on a freewheeling joyride of petty crime and romance. Just don’t ask how many times they’ve all been around the block.
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“374 guys I’ve had,” Tautou’s character says with a smile. “Did you count us in the total,” the Jesus asks in response. “Of course not,...
And yeah, it’s still his style to lick his bowling balls before throws a strike.
The first full trailer for the film reveals a comedic road trip movie and love story that shows Jesus and his fellow misfists Petey (Bobby Cannavale) and Marie (Audrey Tautou) embarking on a freewheeling joyride of petty crime and romance. Just don’t ask how many times they’ve all been around the block.
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“374 guys I’ve had,” Tautou’s character says with a smile. “Did you count us in the total,” the Jesus asks in response. “Of course not,...
- 2/6/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The first real The Jesus Rolls trailer is here, and it looks…strange. This Big Lebowski spin-off clearly has nothing to do with The Big Lebowski, even though both films feature a similar character: Jesus Quintana, played by John Turturro. While Jesus was a minor supporting player in the Coen Brothers cult classic, he takes center stage here, leading a […]
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- 2/6/2020
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
John Turturro’s bowling legend “The Jesus” from “The Big Lebowski” was always destined for cult status. Twenty-two years after being first introduced in Joel and Ethan Coen’s stoner comedy classic, Turturro’s freewheeling bowler will return to theaters courtesy of “The Jesus Rolls.” Directed, written by, and starring Turturro, “Jesus Rolls” is the “Big Lebowski” spinoff we never knew we needed, and based on this latest full trailer, it’s shaping up to be a wild ride with a terrific comic ensemble.
Set for release in theaters and on demand from Screen Media on March 6, the movie reunites “Big Lebowski” fans with Jesus Quintana (Turturro) as he teams up with fellow misfits Petey (Bobby Cannavale) and Marie (Audrey Tautou) on a raucous joyride of petty crime.
While Turturro’s character is said to nod heavily to “The Big Lebowski,” the actor/filmmaker is more directly remaking Bertrand Blier’s 1974 French comedy “Going Places,...
Set for release in theaters and on demand from Screen Media on March 6, the movie reunites “Big Lebowski” fans with Jesus Quintana (Turturro) as he teams up with fellow misfits Petey (Bobby Cannavale) and Marie (Audrey Tautou) on a raucous joyride of petty crime.
While Turturro’s character is said to nod heavily to “The Big Lebowski,” the actor/filmmaker is more directly remaking Bertrand Blier’s 1974 French comedy “Going Places,...
- 2/6/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
John Turturro reprises his role as The Big Lebowski’s bowling alley arch-nemesis, Jesus Quintana, in the new trailer for the spin-off movie, The Jesus Rolls, out February 28th. Along with starring in the film, Turturro wrote and directed it.
The trailer opens with Jesus getting out of prison and the warden, played by Christopher Walken, telling him he’s got one “strike” left before he’s locked up for good (hooray for bowling puns). Outside the jail, Jesus reunites with his best friend Petey (Bobby Cannavale) and the two...
The trailer opens with Jesus getting out of prison and the warden, played by Christopher Walken, telling him he’s got one “strike” left before he’s locked up for good (hooray for bowling puns). Outside the jail, Jesus reunites with his best friend Petey (Bobby Cannavale) and the two...
- 2/6/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
When it was announced, people were fairly shocked that the first real continuation of the world originated in “The Big Lebowski” would be focused on the supporting character, Jesus Quintana. But yet, that’s exactly what “The Jesus Rolls” is, and the new trailer gives us a first real look at what the plot of the film will be.
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Until now, most of the discussion surrounding “The Jesus Rolls” was focused on the early images from the film and a couple of teasers.
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Until now, most of the discussion surrounding “The Jesus Rolls” was focused on the early images from the film and a couple of teasers.
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- 2/6/2020
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
"What do you have to offer?" Screen Media Films has finally revealed an official Us trailer for The Jesus Rolls, a spin-off from the Coens' The Big Lebowski centered on notable bowler Jesus Quintana, played by John Turturro in the original film. We featured the Italian trailer last fall, but that was dubbed. Now we finally get a real look at this odd film, which is opening in select theaters at the end of this month. This has been in the works for a while, and John Turturro not only stars in it but he also wrote & directed the film. It features yet another crazy Coen-esque plot that involves a gun-toting hairdresser and more misadventures, in addition to Jesus Quintana getting out of prison. And it has quite a wacky but impressive cast: Bobby Cannavale, Audrey Tautou, Jon Hamm, Susan Sarandon, and Pete Davidson. You have to see this. Here's...
- 2/6/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Jesus is back — that is, John Turturro’s Jesus Quntana character from “The Big Lebowski” in a Screen Media’s trailer for the spinoff movie “The Jesus Rolls.”
The footage shows Turturro, who also directed, with his memorable licking of a bowling ball before sending it down a lane and into outer space.
“The Jesus Rolls” also stars Bobby Cannavale, Susan Sarandon, Jon Hamm, Audrey Tautou, and Christopher Walken. The trailer did not include an appearance by Jeff Bridges’ character Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski from the original 1998 movie, in which Turturro’s character taunted Lebowski and his bowling team at a bowling alley and referred to himself as “The Jesus.”
“The Jesus Rolls” follows a trio of misfits — Turturro, Cannavle and Tatou — whose sexually charged dynamic evolves into a surprising love story as their spontaneous and flippant attitude towards the past or future backfires time and again, even as they inadvertently perform good deeds.
The footage shows Turturro, who also directed, with his memorable licking of a bowling ball before sending it down a lane and into outer space.
“The Jesus Rolls” also stars Bobby Cannavale, Susan Sarandon, Jon Hamm, Audrey Tautou, and Christopher Walken. The trailer did not include an appearance by Jeff Bridges’ character Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski from the original 1998 movie, in which Turturro’s character taunted Lebowski and his bowling team at a bowling alley and referred to himself as “The Jesus.”
“The Jesus Rolls” follows a trio of misfits — Turturro, Cannavle and Tatou — whose sexually charged dynamic evolves into a surprising love story as their spontaneous and flippant attitude towards the past or future backfires time and again, even as they inadvertently perform good deeds.
- 1/31/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
John Turturro has long dreamed of making a spin-off from The Big Lebowski focused on his character, Jesus Quintana. While the Coen Brothers had no intention of ever making a follow-up film, they granted Turturro to use the character as he saw fit, and so he did. The result: The Jesus Rolls, a film Turturro directs and stars […]
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- 1/31/2020
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
The phrase “Big Lebowski sequel” may conjure memories of Easy Rider: The Ride Back, which was a sequel to an iconic movie born from one rich guy’s love and complete misunderstanding of the original, but the Big Lebowski sequel The Jesus Rolls is… actually a little bit like that. The catch is that this time the rich…...
- 1/30/2020
- by Sam Barsanti on News, shared by Sam Barsanti to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
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