Tag: Mike White
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‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Casts Carrie Coon
Carrie Coon is continuing to lean into the finer things in life as The Gilded Age star is taking a vacation Mike White-style and joining the cast of The White Lotus’ third season. It’s been a huge week for casting reveals surrounding the upcoming season of the award-winning series as we previously reported that Jason…
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The Road-Tripping ‘School of Rock’ Sequel That Never Happened
Although Richard Linklater is best known for his work in independent features like Slacker, Boyhood, and Dazed and Confused, he managed to reach a much broader audience with his 2003 family film School of Rock. Paired with an excellent screenplay by future The White Lotus writer Mike White and one of Jack Black’s most endearing…
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Jack Black Apologized to ‘School of Rock’ Kid’s Mom for Cursing on Set; Richard Linklater Originally Turned Script Down: ‘It Was Cheesy’ and ‘Formulaic’
Jack Black admitted in Rolling Stone’s new oral history of “School of Rock” that he was nervous to act opposite a bunch of children in Richard Linklater’s hit comedy. The film, written by “The White Lotus” creator Mike White, cast Black as Dewey Finn, a down-on-his-luck guitarist who puts together a makeshift band of kid…
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‘Nothing Is Too Much’: The Italian Fever Dream of ‘The White Lotus’ Season 2
Nothing is free in the world of “The White Lotus” — not even Mike White‘s beloved breakfast buffets come without confronting the frayed nerves, petty arguments, and thwarted yearnings of rich people on vacation. But not least among the pleasures of the HBO series’ second season is what changes in the move from Hawaii to…
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‘Migration’ Trailer: Birds of a Feather Flock Together
After The Super Mario Bros. Movie took Illumination to new heights, the studio behind the Minions franchise is hoping to continue their winning streak with latest offering Migration. Taking to the skies this Christmas, the upcoming animated film promises to have the whole family flocking to theaters, with a new trailer having now been released.…
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Creative Arts Emmy Analysis: ‘The Last of Us’ and ‘The White Lotus’ Are the Big Craft Winners
HBO’s “The Last of Us,” the acclaimed dystopian survival drama from showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, led all Emmys craft categories July 12 with 12 (the first for a live-action video game adaptation). Right behind was the streamer’s “The White Lotus” with 11 nominations. Mike White’s vacationing social satire relocated to Sicily and now…
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‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie,’ ‘Minions’ Producer Chris Meledandri Presented Annecy’s Golden Ticket by Pharrell Williams
Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri was presented with the Annecy International Film Festival’s lifetime accreditation Golden Ticket on Wednesday.In a surprise appearance, two-time Oscar nominee and Grammy-winning global superstar Pharrell Williams presented Meledandri with the festival’s honor.Meledandri is the creative producer behind “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the Despicable Me, Minions, Sing and The…
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Mike White Is Open to a ‘White Lotus’ Prequel Series Starring a De-Aged Jennifer Coolidge
“The White Lotus” fans have become used to seeing Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya McQuoid appearing in each episode of Mike White’s HBO anthology, but the events of Season 2 made it extremely unlikely that she’ll be back for Season 3. But that doesn’t mean we’ve seen the last of the ultra-wealthy character.White and Coolidge appeared together…