Tag: Shameless

  • Cmg launches Cannes sales on Terrence Howard race drama ‘The Walk’ (exclusive)

    Cmg launches Cannes sales on Terrence Howard race drama ‘The Walk’ (exclusive)

    Production expected to wrap imminently on fact-based story.Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group (Cmg) is in town handling international sales on racially charged drama The Walk starring Justin Chatwin, Terrence Howard, Lovie Simone, Jeremy Piven, and Malcolm McDowell.Production is expected to wrap imminently on the fact-based story based on a 1974 court-ordered programme designed to end…

  • Supernatural Romance ‘Dan and Sam’ in the Works at Universal (Exclusive)

    Supernatural Romance ‘Dan and Sam’ in the Works at Universal (Exclusive)

    Universal is going on a date with a ghost.The studio is developing Dan and Sam, a supernatural romance based on the 2015 graphic novel by Mark Watson and Oliver Harud.Hikari, the filmmaker behind Berlin International Film Festival award winner 37 Seconds, will direct the adaptation, which will be written by Molly Smith Metzler, who has…

  • Film News Roundup: Jesse Eisenberg-Alexander Skarsgard’s ‘Hummingbird Project’ to Open Vancouver Festival

    Film News Roundup: Jesse Eisenberg-Alexander Skarsgard’s ‘Hummingbird Project’ to Open Vancouver Festival

    In today’s film news roundup, “The Hummingbird Project” will kick off the Vancouver Film Festival, SAG-aftra honors John Carter Brown, and Belva Davis and Gregg Sulkin has joined the cast of “This is the Year.”Film FestivalThe Vancouver International Film Festival will kick off its 16-day run on Sept. 27 with “The Hummingbird Project,” starring Jesse…

  • Emmy Rossum Says Goodbye to ‘Shameless’ In Emotional Letter

    Emmy Rossum Says Goodbye to ‘Shameless’ In Emotional Letter

    After winning a highly-publicized battle for equal pay with co-star William H. Macy in 2016, Emmy Rossum is leaving “Shameless” after nine seasons. In an emotional post made on her Facebook page, she compared the cast and crew of the Showtime series to a family, and said the opportunity to play Fiona Gallagher had been…

  • Film News Roundup: Ruby Modine Returns for ‘Happy Death Day 2’ (Exclusive)

    Film News Roundup: Ruby Modine Returns for ‘Happy Death Day 2’ (Exclusive)

    In today’s film news roundup, Ruby Modine reprises her villain role in the “Happy Death Day” sequel, Passionflix has cast its leads for “Driven,” and Breaking Glass sets a June release for Lgbtq story “Hooked.”CastingsRuby Modine has signed on to reprise her role as Lori Spengler in Blumhouse Productions’ thriller sequel “Happy Death Day 2”…

  • Film Review: ‘Krystal’

    Film Review: ‘Krystal’

    With a hangdog face unforgettable from such films as “Fargo” and “Boogie Nights” — and easily one of his generation’s most gifted character actors — William H. Macy made his feature directing debut some 30 years ago with a savvy TV-news parody called “Lip Service” for HBO. For some reason, it wasn’t until starring in…

  • Emmy Predictions 2018: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

    Emmy Predictions 2018: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

    Last Year’s Winner: Donald Glover in “Atlanta”Still Eligible: Yes.Hot Streak: William H. Macy has been nominated each of the past four years — every year since “Shameless” switched categories, from drama to comedy.Fun Fact: Alan Alda, Kelsey Grammer, and Ted Danson have the most nominations in this category, but only Grammer has been nominated for…