Tag: Succession
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‘Succession’ Creator Jesse Armstrong Debated Splitting Season 4 Into Two Parts Before Opting for ‘Full-Fat’ Final Season
“Succession” wasn’t going to leave anything on the table before closing out the series.Showrunner and creator Jesse Armstrong said in upcoming book “‘Succession’: Season Four: The Complete Scripts” (as excerpted by Vulture) that he was determined to do a “full-fat” final season instead of splitting up Season 4 into parts, like fellow HBO series such…
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Every Main Character on ‘Winning Time,’ Ranked by Likability
HBO didn’t have to wait for too long after the series finale of Succession to get another great drama series executive produced by Adam McKay. With a similar rapid-fire sense of humor and unique method of chronicling historical events as McKay’s films The Big Short and Vice, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty…
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‘Succession’ Season 5 Almost Happened, But Not in the Way You Think
The final season of Succession placed the Roy family in the position they never wanted to be in, but one they were destined for from the pilot — needing to find an immediate successor to Logan Roy (Brian Cox) as the Chief Executive Officer of Waystar Royco. While the fourth and final season did a…
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Mike Flanagan Heads To The World Of Edgar Allan Poe With The Fall Of The House Of Usher Trailer
“What if ‘Succession‘ but Edgar Allan Poe?” is a pretty damn fine pitch for a horror series if you ask me, especially when it’s coming from Mike Flanagan. The modern horror maestro has been a practical machine for Netflix these last several years, churning out hit after hit like “Gerald’s Game,” “The Haunting of Hill…
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Jeffrey Wright Is Pitch Perfect and Oscar-Worthy in Cord Jefferson’s ‘American Fiction’; Possible TIFF Audience Winner?
With “American Fiction,” Cord Jefferson, best known for penning television episodes of “Succession” and “Watchmen,” helms one of the finest directorial debuts seen since Sam Mendes’ “American Beauty.” In the style that feels like an audacious blend of the screenplays of Alexander Payne’s “Sideways” and Nicole Holofcener’s “Can You Ever Forgive Me,” he shepherds an…
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A Deleted Scene From Succession’s Finale Would Have Been A Very On-Brand Roman Moment
For every incredible moment in “Succession,” ten more never made it off the cutting room floor. As the show drew to a close and storylines were tied up with a bow, hilarious jokes and poignant moments were edited out. In the finale, the Roy siblings have reverted to their childhood selves, for better or for…
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Why Stranger Things Only Submitted One Actor To The 2023 Emmys For Season 4
When the 2023 Emmy Award nominations were announced back in July, it was expected that shows like “The Last of Us” and “Succession” would dominate the playing field. What was surprising to many fans, however, was that the Netflix juggernaut “Stranger Things” was shut out of the series and acting categories. Breakout star Joseph Quinn…
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Succession Creator Jesse Armstrong Says Kendall’s Name Was Underlined, Not Crossed Out
This article contains spoilers for “Succession” season 4.Just when “Succession” fans thought that business mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) was done torturing his children (on account of being dead), he reached out from beyond the grave to flick one last barb into his hapless would-be heir, Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong). The fourth season of the…
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Lightdox boards world sales rights on ‘Bye Bye Tiberias’ ahead of Venice world premiere (exclusive)
Lina Soualem’s docmentary features her mother, actor Hiam Abbass.Switzerland’s Lightdox has acquired world sales rights to Lina Soualem’s Bye Bye Tiberias ahead of the documentary’s world premiere in the special events sidebar of Venice parallel section Giornate degli Autori.Soualem’s feature captures the stories passed on by four generations of daring Palestinian women in her family,…
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Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’ Acquired by Mubi for International Distribution
Global film distributor, production company and streamer Mubi has acquired international rights, excluding North America and Italy, for Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” which will premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival.Mubi will retain all rights in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America, Benelux and Turkey. Mubi will release the film theatrically in the U.K.,…