| | What's news: The first full trailer for the Gossip Girl reboot has dropped and it's slick and scandalous. Amazon is quietly streaming Woody Allen's latest film. Plus: Lil Jon to join roster of co-hosts for Bachelor in Paradise. Yeah! — Abid Rahman |
TV Director Roundtable ►Lena Dunham, Noah Hawley, Steven Canals, Lucia Aniello, Zach Braff, Rick Famuyiwa and Elisabeth Moss join Lacey Rose to talk about befriending intimacy coordinators, fighting the clock and awkwardly coaching actors. The roundtable. —Lena Dunham (Industry): "I hadn’t directed TV since Girls, and Industry has its fair share of sex scenes. I was thrilled because I think people were under this misapprehension that somehow the sex scenes on Girls were a constant enthusiasm party." —Noah Hawley (Fargo): "I’ve found with the franchise stuff, which I’ve flirted with, is that people don’t have a good sense of humor about that stuff the way they do when there is less money involved." —Rick Famuyiwa (The Mandalorian): "You hear a lot about how great directors are decisive, but I feel like my number one job as a director is to create a safe, creative environment." —Lucia Aniello (Hacks): "Jean [Smart] had never worked with [an intimacy coordinator] before, and while Hannah [Einbinder], who is very new [to acting], is like, 'OK, great,' Jean was a little bit like, 'Well, I know how to kiss.' And you’re like, 'Yes, we know, it’s just …'" —Steven Canals (Pose): "I never want my cast to walk away from the experience feeling like that brought up difficult emotions, or you just asked me to go to a really scary space and then once you cut, we are on to the next scene. I recognize what we’re asking them to do." —Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale): "I got a lot of great advice from a lot of directors, but I asked Ben Stiller for advice as an actor-director, and he gave me the piece I used the most, which was to allow yourself to have that extra take if you need it." —Zach Braff (Ted Lasso): "There is an old expression that’s always stuck with me. It’s related to acting but it applies to directing, too, which is that you get paid for all the auditioning and all the stress and getting to do the thing should be free, because you can’t believe you get to do it." |
Quote of the Day "I never went anywhere" THR's nicest man Chris Gardner speaks to Lara Flynn Boyle, and the actress opens up in a rare interview about her new movie those negative tabloid stories and why she has only seen "about 45 percent" of her work. The full interview. | Hacks, PEN15 and Girls5Eva Writers Reveal How They Crafted Their Funniest Jokes ►"I think I can say my bisexual employee has bisex." A drunken conversation in a casino about bisexuality? Two best friends who are convinced they’re witches? A musical based on Jim Carrey’s oeuvre? Where do these ideas come from? The minds behind these TV shows talk to Rebecca Ford and show us how the sausage gets made. The story. —Did you miss me? Gossip Girl is back! Forget wealth taxes, the thing the rich fear most is anonymous bloggers. The first full trailer for the HBO Max reboot has dropped and there's scandals aplenty. The trailer. —Lil Jon? Yeah! What? OK! A roster of co-hosts will be filling in for the departed Chris Harrison when Bachelor in Paradise returns this summer, including David Spade, Lance Bass, Tituss Burgess and, yes, Lil Jon. OK! The story. —Alexa, play my sad songs mix. Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist has been canceled after two seasons on NBC after plans to move it to Peacock fizzled. But there's still hope. The story. |
Crunching the Numbers $68 Million The value of the four film deal struck in 2017 between Woody Allen and Amazon months before #MeToo hit Hollywood. Despite Amazon's attempts to sever ties, Allen's A Rainy Day in New York is now streaming on Prime, the result of a settlement between the company and the tarnished director. The story. | The Kardashians Say Goodbye►This Week in TV. If you're not already familiar with it , THR's Rick Porter does a must-read weekly rundown of TV premieres, returns and specials over the next seven days, and in the case of Keeping Up With the Kardashians this week , the journey's end. It would be next to impossible to watch everything, but let Rick point the way to worthy options for the coming week. The guide. — Four is the magic number. Four of the key men in the lives of Sex and the City's main characters are set to return for HBO Max's sequel series And Just Like That, click to find out who (it's not really that hard to guess). The story. — More for four. Netflix's Stranger Things is beefing up its cast as it heads into season four adding Amybeth McNulty, Myles Truitt, Regina Ting Chen and Grace Van Dien in recurring parts. The story. |
Loki Taking Shape►Disney+'s latest Marvel series Loki dropped on the streamer yesterday, and THR has all the content you could possibly ask for. Warning, spoilers ahead. — "I am Loki, of Asgard, and I am burdened with glorious purpose." Richard Newby looks into the subtle reference to WandaVision in the first episode of Loki and how the show takes big swings with a connection that could be more consequential than it seems: "The narrative potential of Loki, much like its titular character, is ambitious, bold, a little mad, and, barring disaster, glorious." The analysis. — "I almost think of it a bit like Rashomon." Brian Davids speaks to Loki director Kate Herron on shooting new Avengers: Endgame-era footage for the series, how SNL factored into the look of Owen Wilson's character and the influence of Jurassic Park on a key scene. The interview. — "I Google myself." Loki head writer Michael Waldron lets us see the world through his eyes for a day. The diary. — ICYMI. And here's Dan Fienberg's Loki review from yesterday, it's a good read! The review. In other news... —Cannes Festival adds Ari Folman, Gaspar Noe, Bill Murray titles to official selection lineup. —NBCUniversal is partnering with Target and producer Will Packer on film series spotlighting Black creators. —Film review: Mark Wahlberg in Antoine Fuqua's Infinite. —Sian Heder, the director behind Sundance winner CODA, has signed an overall deal with Apple. — Who will Hollywood back for next Los Angeles mayor? —Ludacris and Beau Bridges are boarding the Netflix thriller End of the Road. —Film review: Salma Hayek, Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson in The Hitman’s Wife's Bodyguard. —How a Brentwood school landed Oprah Winfrey for commencement. — In the Heights gets a Spanish-language dub via the TheaterEars app. What else we're reading... —"The Curious Rise of Twitter Power Broker Yashar Ali" [ L.A. Magazine] —"HBO Max’s Global Expansion Faces Intense Competition And Tangled Rights" [ L.A. Times] —"Kevins Can Score Improbably Attractive TV Wives" [ New York Times] —"Why Judge Judy Is Taking Her Gavel From Broadcast TV to Streaming" [ Wall Street Journal] —"How Snapchat Became The Forgotten Social Platform" [ Vox] Today... ... in 1994, 20th Century Fox revved up actioner Speed in theaters, where it would go on to be a summer hit grossing $120 million-plus stateside. THR's original review. Today's birthdays: Sasha Obama (20), Gina Gershon (59), Faith Evans (48), Kate Upton (29), Elizabeth Hurley (56), Bill Burr (53), Jürgen Prochnow (80) |
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