Tag: After Life
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‘Avatar 2’s’ Jamie Flatters Sports Bloodstains in First Look From Indie Feature ’Black Dog’ (Exclusive)
“Avatar 2: The Way of Water” star Jamie Flatters looks unrecognizable in stills from his upcoming indie feature “Black Dog,” revealed here exclusively by Variety.Shedding his blue CG ensemble, Flatters, who plays Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington’s eldest Na’avi son in James Cameron’s billion-dollar smash, reverts to type in “Black Dog” as a London teenager…
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Actor David Earl: ‘Sex scenes? I’d rather go back to gardening’
The comedian on his Sundance hit film about a homemade robot, why Ricky Gervais persuaded him to give up his day job, and being a hopeless romanticThe actor, comedian and former gardener David Earl, 48, got his breakthrough by creating standup character Brian Gittins. He’s best known for his collaborations with Ricky Gervais, appearing in…
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UK producer Charlie Hanson removed from Netflix’s ‘After Life’ following abuse allegations
Bafta suspends Hanson, who denies all allegations.UK producer Charlie Hanson has been removed from production of season three of After Life by Netflix, in the wake of allegations against him by 11 women including of serious sexual assault.The allegations were detailed in a report by UK newspaper The Times today (May 29); Hanson has denied…
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Film4, BFI comedy ‘Brian & Charles’ begins UK shoot
Feature has been co-written and stars cult comedy writer-actor David Earl.Filming has begun on Jim Archer’s UK comedy feature Brian & Charles for Film4 and the BFI, starring David Earl.Earl, who also co-wrote the film with Chris Hayward, is best known for his darkly comedic roles in Ricky Gervais series’ Derek and After Life.Archer’s credits…
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David Earl Begins Filming Film4 and BFI Comedy ‘Brian & Charles’ (Exclusive)
Filming has begun in North Wales locations on Film4 and British Film Institute-backed feature film “Brian & Charles,” cowritten by and starring David Earl (“After Life”).The project began life as an acclaimed 2017 short of the same name directed by Jim Archer (“The Young Offenders”). Archer makes his feature directorial debut with “Brian & Charles.”…
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TV Bits: ‘Masters of the Universe’, ‘After Life’, ‘Yellowstone’, ‘Project Blue Book’, ‘Fuller House’, and More
In this edition of TV Bits: CBS has renewed – and canceled – several shows. Kevin Smith gives an update on his Masters of the Universe series. Ricky Gervais’ After Life gets a third season at Netflix. Watch a trailer for Yellowstone season 3. Peacock signs a deal with Apple. History has canceled Project Blue…
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‘After Life’ Season 2 Trailer Finds Ricky Gervais Giving Back to His Community
Netflix has released a trailer for the second season of After Life, and while star Ricky Gervais is trying to be a bit more “zen” this season, this is still the rare (only?) trailer to end with the c-word, so perhaps it’s not going as well as he’d like? Gervais returns as small-town news reporter…
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‘La Casa de Papel’ (‘Money Heist’) Tops Netflix’s Charts in Key European Markets
“La Casa de Papel” (“Money Heist”) Part 3 was the most-watched content on Netflix in 2019 across major European markets, including France, Spain and Italy, according to information released Monday by the streaming giant. In the U.K., however, both Alex Pina’s “La Casa de Papel” and, more curiously, British royal family series “The Crown” were…
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New Ricky Gervais Comedy Series Gets 6-Episode Order at Netflix
After his recent standup special on Netflix, Humanity, Ricky Gervais is returning to for another collaboration. The streaming giant has order 6 episodes of After Life, which will be a single camera comedy, and marks Gervais’ second series to premiere on the platform (his comedy Derek as well as the movie Special Correspondents also debuted…