We're nearing the halfway point of 2024, and Apple is still doing its best to mimic Pinky and the Brain with world domination in mind, at least on the streaming front.
Credit where credit is due. Apple is nothing if not on-brand when it comes to quality over quantity.
There's little doubt that some programs popping up on Apple TV + over the years have been duds, but quality duds indeed.
What Is Time Bandits About?
Apple has announced its next assault on our streaming lives by turning back the clocks to an oldie but goodie known as Time Bandits.
For the uninitiated, Time Bandits is a 1981 film by Terry Gilliam. It is a dark comedy filled with Gilliam's bizarre filmmaking aesthetic.
Taika Waititi, Iain Morris, and Jemaine Clement lead the way as co-creators and co-showrunners.
With Lisa Kudrow (Friends and The Comeback) on board in a leading role, prepare for some serious buffoonery.
Credit where credit is due. Apple is nothing if not on-brand when it comes to quality over quantity.
There's little doubt that some programs popping up on Apple TV + over the years have been duds, but quality duds indeed.
What Is Time Bandits About?
Apple has announced its next assault on our streaming lives by turning back the clocks to an oldie but goodie known as Time Bandits.
For the uninitiated, Time Bandits is a 1981 film by Terry Gilliam. It is a dark comedy filled with Gilliam's bizarre filmmaking aesthetic.
Taika Waititi, Iain Morris, and Jemaine Clement lead the way as co-creators and co-showrunners.
With Lisa Kudrow (Friends and The Comeback) on board in a leading role, prepare for some serious buffoonery.
- 5/23/2024
- by Thomas Godwin
- TVfanatic
(Photo Credit – Instagram)
Apple TV+ has set the premiere date for its new comedy-adventure series Time Bandits, an adaptation of the 1981 film of the same name. Headlined by Friends star Lisa Kudrow, the series is described as an ‘unpredictable journey through time and space’ that can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages.
The show follows an 11-year-old history geek, Kevin, who tags along with a group of thieves on a mission to save his parents and the world. Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi are the creators behind the series.
Release Date of Apple TV+’s Time Bandits Announced
On Monday, Apple TV+ announced that Time Bandits will be released on the streaming platform for the global audience on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The series is going to comprise 10 episodes. Kudrow stars in the show as Penelope, the leader of the group of marauders. As per the official synopsis, the...
Apple TV+ has set the premiere date for its new comedy-adventure series Time Bandits, an adaptation of the 1981 film of the same name. Headlined by Friends star Lisa Kudrow, the series is described as an ‘unpredictable journey through time and space’ that can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages.
The show follows an 11-year-old history geek, Kevin, who tags along with a group of thieves on a mission to save his parents and the world. Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi are the creators behind the series.
Release Date of Apple TV+’s Time Bandits Announced
On Monday, Apple TV+ announced that Time Bandits will be released on the streaming platform for the global audience on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The series is going to comprise 10 episodes. Kudrow stars in the show as Penelope, the leader of the group of marauders. As per the official synopsis, the...
- 5/21/2024
- by Jashandeep Singh
- KoiMoi
Updated with clarification: Paramount Television Studios is turning its back on limited series in the U.S., Nicole Clemens has revealed.
Clemens, who runs Ptvs as President, said that she is focused on global stories that “have broader appeal and are propulsive and entertaining” during her Mia Market keynote at the Rome TV and film confab this afternoon.
Miniseries such as Paramount+/Ptvs biographical drama The Offer, which told the story of the making of The Godfather, are a no-go area for the time being.
“The only thing we’re not doing is limited series in the U.S.,” she said. “They are still happening internationally and people are still looking for opportunistic ways to make hit limited series but we are looking for contemporary, ongoing shows.”
Clemens encouraged “big, loud and funny” half-hour comedy pitches from producers, noting the upcoming Paramount+ Frasier revival from CBS Studios, which she oversaw...
Clemens, who runs Ptvs as President, said that she is focused on global stories that “have broader appeal and are propulsive and entertaining” during her Mia Market keynote at the Rome TV and film confab this afternoon.
Miniseries such as Paramount+/Ptvs biographical drama The Offer, which told the story of the making of The Godfather, are a no-go area for the time being.
“The only thing we’re not doing is limited series in the U.S.,” she said. “They are still happening internationally and people are still looking for opportunistic ways to make hit limited series but we are looking for contemporary, ongoing shows.”
Clemens encouraged “big, loud and funny” half-hour comedy pitches from producers, noting the upcoming Paramount+ Frasier revival from CBS Studios, which she oversaw...
- 10/10/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
We recently told you about director Scott Goldberg‘s upcoming werewolf movie The Forest Hills, set to star Edward Furlong (Terminator 2) and Dee Wallace (The Howling). Deadline brings us a surprising update this afternoon, reporting that Shelley Duvall (The Shining) will also be appearing in The Forest Hills – Duvall’s first movie appearance in two decades.
The Forest Hills follows Rico (Chiko Mendez), a man who is tormented by nightmarish visions after enduring head trauma while hiking in the Catskills.
Deadline notes, “Duvall will play the mother of the mentally and emotionally disturbed Rico, who serves as his inner voice.”
Shelley Duvall retired from acting in the wake of Manna from Heaven back in 2002, the actress of course also known for Popeye, Time Bandits, and Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie.
“We are huge fans of The Shining and it’s honestly one of my favorite horror movies of all time,...
The Forest Hills follows Rico (Chiko Mendez), a man who is tormented by nightmarish visions after enduring head trauma while hiking in the Catskills.
Deadline notes, “Duvall will play the mother of the mentally and emotionally disturbed Rico, who serves as his inner voice.”
Shelley Duvall retired from acting in the wake of Manna from Heaven back in 2002, the actress of course also known for Popeye, Time Bandits, and Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie.
“We are huge fans of The Shining and it’s honestly one of my favorite horror movies of all time,...
- 10/28/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Terry Gilliam spent 30 years — nearly half the 79-year-old director’s life — pushing “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” up a mountain. Production stalls, casting qualms, budget blow-ups, even a stroke. It would seem the fates were against the legendary filmmaker. Was it all worth it? “Sure,” the director told IndieWire in a recent interview. “We did something everybody said ‘Don’t do.’ I didn’t take advice. I feel good when I don’t take advice.”
Gilliam’s Miguel de Cervantes adaptation has been notoriously thwarted all the way back to 1989. Yet the finished product, which finally shot in 2017 once Adam Driver signed on, stands as an impressive achievement on its own terms that doesn’t reflect any behind-the-scenes drama. “That’s the whole point. Our problems are not supposed to be your problem,” Gilliam said. “I don’t think of the film as taking 30 years to make. The film we made,...
Gilliam’s Miguel de Cervantes adaptation has been notoriously thwarted all the way back to 1989. Yet the finished product, which finally shot in 2017 once Adam Driver signed on, stands as an impressive achievement on its own terms that doesn’t reflect any behind-the-scenes drama. “That’s the whole point. Our problems are not supposed to be your problem,” Gilliam said. “I don’t think of the film as taking 30 years to make. The film we made,...
- 12/20/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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