During The Batman director Matt Reeves’ appearance during the DC FanDome event, and with a keen eye on corporate synergy, he discussed the upcoming Gotham P.D. live-action series that will debut on HBO Max (timing for that one is Tbd but we can safely bet it will be alongside The Batman’s theatrical launch next fall). […]
Continue readingHBO Max is spinning off “The Batman” as a drama series set in the Gotham City Police Department, the latest in a string of news about the streaming service’s upcoming DC Comics series.The upcoming spinoff, which is currently untitled, hails from “The Batman” director Matt Reeves, “Boardwalk Empire” creator Terence Winter, “The Batman” producer Dylan […]
Continue readingTechnically, it’s possible to make a quality television show without casting Shea Whigham as a supporting character. That being said, why would you want to? Whigham’s filmography reads like a whos-who of prestige television, including – but not limited to – “Homecoming,” “Fargo,” “Waco,” and, of course, his breakout role on “Boardwalk Empire.” Whigham’s glowering […]
Continue readingThe British actor reflects on a year in which he was ‘everywhere’, from gritty TV drama The Virtues to Martin Scorsese’s starry gangster epicMerseyside-born Stephen Graham, 46, discovered acting aged eight, before joining Liverpool’s Everyman youth theatre in his teens. His breakthrough role was his Bafta-nominated performance as skinhead Combo in Shane Meadows’s This Is […]
Continue readingMartin Scorsese is one of the greatest champions of the cinematic form, but he’s not averse to television. Over the past decade, he’s directed the pilots for and executive produced both Boardwalk Empire and Vinyl for HBO – but in a new interview, he says he never once thought about making The Irishman as a […]
Continue readingCompany places faith in frequent collaborator after difficult run.Jennifer Lopez is understood to be eyeing a possible directorial debut on STXfilms’ The Godmother, about Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco.Lopez will star in the project – her third collaboration with Stx after Second Act and the upcoming Tiff selection Hustlers – based on a screenplay by […]
Continue readingKelly Macdonald is such a compelling actress, she can make putting together a jigsaw puzzle required viewing.Of course, her new film, “Puzzle,” is about much more than that. Macdonald plays Agnes, a complacent American housewife who discovers a skill for assembling puzzles that leads her to move outside her comfort zone. That includes a relationship […]
Continue readingWhile Martin Scorsese has continued to put out some of the best films of the decade in his later years, his forays into TV have been a bit of a mixed bag. Boardwalk Empire, which he worked on with Terrence Winter, remains one of the best series that HBO has yet to put out, boasting […]
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