Author Scott Westerfeld never thought his 2005 novel “Uglies” would get the film treatment, for one simple reason: “There’s nobody in Hollywood who’s gonna want to make a movie abut ugly people.” Still, he had a message for the young fans of his book who
When the WB Network offered Greg Berlanti the showrunner job for “Dawson’s Creek” during its third season, he turned them down — a few times. “I thought that was a quick way to get fired, and I liked the job way too much to lose
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jason Reitman and his longtime collaborator cinematographer Eric Steelberg will receive the third annual Variety Creative Collaborators award at Virginia’s Middleburg Film Festival in October. The award will honor their collaborations on films such as “Juno,” “Up in the Air,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”
Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix winner “All We Imagine as Light” could find itself being in the enviable position of being the entry of choice at the Oscars’ international feature category from not one but two countries – France and India. Earlier this week, “All
Native American filmmaker Blake Pickens (Chickasaw) has joined the documentary film “Reservation Redemption” from first-time director Brenda Fisher (Yakama). Fisher and Pickens, who produced “Wild Indian,” will co-direct and co-produce the project. Brice Fisher (Siletz), son of Brenda Fisher, is associate producer. “Reservation Redemption” offers
The Netflix limited series adaptation of the Alice Feeney novel “His & Hers” has added four new cast members. Crystal Fox, Sunita Mani, Rebecca Rittenhouse, and Marin Ireland have all joined the series. Fox, Mani, and Rittenhouse will appear in series regular roles, while Ireland
Netflix is looking to heat up its live television slate. The streamer is in talks with BuzzFeed to air live versions of “Hot Ones,” the popular YouTube talk series hosted by Sean Evans that puts celebrities in the hot seat by forcing them to answer
“There is,” as Stephen Sondheim once groaned, “nothing worse than great expectations.” It may seem unfair to evoke a master when reviewing only the second show from a young British musical team, but when their debut was the Tony-winning, Tudors-Got-Talent sensation that is “Six,” expectations