Tag: The Leftovers
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Damon Lindelof Departs Upcoming ‘Star Wars’ Movie
Damon Lindelof is jetting out of a galaxy far, far away. “The Leftovers” and “Watchmen” creator will no longer write the screenplay for an upcoming “Star Wars” film, Deadline reports.Lindelof leaves the project along with his co-writer Justin Britt-Gibson, and a replacement writer has yet to be announced. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, best known for directing episodes…
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Ann Dowd Explains How She Learned to Embrace Difficult Material, from ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ to ‘Mass’
In 2017, Ann Dowd was nominated for both “The Leftovers” and “Handmaid’s Tale,” which she won. It changed her life. After decades of working under the radar, she didn’t have to audition anymore. In an interview, she described the experience of entering into “that kind of arena where there’s visibility.”It took 30 years for the…
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‘Maid’ Trailer: Margaret Qualley Seeks a Better Life in Netflix Limited Series
After breaking out on HBO’s “The Leftovers” and delivering a stellar leading turn in the 2017 feature “Novitiate,” actress Margaret Qualley is entering the Netflix limited series game with “Maid.” The one-season series is inspired by Stephanie Land’s memoir, “Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive” and is created and written…
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Actor Carrie Coon: ‘My husband says I have ice-water in my veins’
The chameleon-like star of Fargo and The Leftovers on performing opposite Jude Law in new thriller The Nest, the sophistication of British audiences – and her ‘showmance’ with husband Tracy LettsA toddler is playing a tuba in the next room and Carrie Coon apologises in advance if she’s a little distracted. Unexpectedly saddled with childcare…
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Tom Spezialy to Serve as Showrunner on Marvel’s ‘Silk’ Series — Report
Tom Spezialy executive produced HBO’s “Watchmen,” one of the most acclaimed superhero television shows in recent memory. Now, he’s setting his sights on a Marvel character via “Silk,” Sony Television Pictures’ upcoming live-action series based on the Spider-Man character.Deadline recently reported that Spezialy, whose credits also include “The Leftovers” and “Castle Rock,” has signed an…
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Damon Lindelof Sets Mysterious Peacock Drama ‘Mrs. Davis,’ His First Project After ‘Watchmen’
Three-time Primetime Emmy winner Damon Lindelof has set his first project post-“Watchmen” with “Mrs. Davis,” a new drama series headed for Peacock. He will team with “Young Sheldon” writer and co-executive producer Tara Hernandez for the series. Peacock has ordered a 10-episode first season.While plot details remain under wraps, the series is set to explore…
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‘Watchmen’ Season 2: Damon Lindelof Still Wants Someone Else to Take Over
Watchmen, last year’s HBO series overseen by Lost and The Leftovers showrunner Damon Lindelof, was a miraculous piece of storytelling that pushed the envelope in terms of what a sequel to a beloved property could be. It also happened to be remarkably prescient in terms of topics like race and police brutality, which are obviously…
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‘Watchmen’: How the Finale Explains Every Damon Lindelof Love Story
There is a moment roughly two-thirds of the way through the finale of Damon Lindelof and company’s “Watchmen” that I finally understood love. That is, perhaps, an overstatement, but not much of one. Put more accurately, I finally understood love stories as they exist within Lindelof’s worlds, where they often serve as a foundational element.…
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Regina King Talks The Mixing Of Genres In ‘Watchmen’ & The Series’ Social Commentary [Interview]
Recently, Regina King attended the San Francisco “Watchmen” premiere, organized by HBO, presenting Damon Lindelof‘s (“The Leftovers“) bold, highly-acclaimed adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons‘ iconic, comic book series. A thorough departure from the majority of the graphic novels, Lindelof’s envisions a new alternate universe in which white supremacy has seemingly risen to power…
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HBO’s ‘Watchmen’: Everything You Need to Know About Damon Lindelof’s Take On the Classic Graphic Novel
After “The Leftovers’” series finale in 2017, there were a lot of questions about what Damon Lindelof’s next TV project would be. Prior to “The Leftovers,” he’d done “Lost,” a series that’s finale had received—and to this day, still receives—a far different response than the universally-praised conclusion to the later series. But with the goodwill…