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Glen Powell Says He’s Ready to Embrace Stardom: ‘I’m OK Now with My Personal Life Being Part of the Entertainment’
Much like the fun-loving cut-up he plays in Richard Linklater’s “Everybody Wants Some!!,” Glenn Powell likes to have a good time. (As proof, read our on-the-scene report of his induction into the Texas Film Hall of Fame.) When he started his career, he was eager to put himself out there in ways that made him attractive to some, but an outcast to others. In a recent profile in Vanity Fair, Powell spoke of his early days in Hollywood and how things have shifted in the last year or two with hits like “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Anyone But You” and...
Yup, the ‘Bridgerton’ Part 1 Cliffhanger Really Just Did That
Dearest readers: It’s Bridgerton Week at IndieWire. We’re celebrating the new season by diving deep on one of the best romance shows on TV.'Thelma the Unicorn' Review: Brittany Howard Provides Animated Netflix Musical with Plenty of Soul [Editor’s note: The following interview contains spoilers for “Bridgerton” Season 3 – Part 1″ including the ending.] Oh, my God. The “Bridgerton” team absolutely heard some fans’ complaints about the lack of steamy scenes in Season 2. This time around, there is no such issue. “It’s all about character,” showrunner Jess Brownell told IndieWire. “In Season 2, we had a lot of discussions about how much intimacy we wanted...
‘Ultraman: Rising’ Trailer: Transforming the Legendary Anime Into an Ode to Parenthood
Netflix unveiled the trailer for “Ultraman: Rising” (premiering at Annecy June 12 and streaming June 14), the animated feature from first-time director Shannon Tindle (“Lost Ollie,” “Kubo and the Two Strings”), who re-imagines the legendary anime franchise from Tsuburaya Productions as an action-packed, heartwarming ode to parenthood.Meryl Streep: 'Of Course I Want to' Star in 'Mamma Mia 3' With Tokyo under siege from rising kaiju attacks, Dodgers baseball superstar Ken Sato (Christopher Sean) reluctantly returns home to take on the mantle of rogue superhero Ultraman from his father (Gedde Watanabe) while signing with the Giants. But he has trouble balancing his...
‘Sugar’ Is Not How American TV Usually Gets Made
In Hollywood, director Fernando Meirelles is known for critically acclaimed films like “City of God” and “The Constant Gardner.” His TV work had been confined to Brazil, which, he discovered while shooting the Apple TV+ series “Sugar,” was nothing like American TV production.Meet the Charmingly Awkward New 'Bridgerton' Star “My first impression [was] the size, the scale of the whole thing, it’s a big circus,” Meirelles told IndieWire. “You’re tied into this big machine, and you’re piloting the machine, but the machine is also taking you. It’s an interesting experience, much different from what I was used to, but I really...
The State of Streaming Bundles
Summer is coming, but streamers want you to bundle up.While Grieving the Loss of Participant, We Should Celebrate the World It Made Possible (Opinion) It has long not been an original thought to say that streaming is starting to look more and more like cable, but the industry has been taking new steps to ensure the comparison doesn’t die. On Tuesday, Comcast chief Brian L. Roberts revealed a coming bundle between NBCUniversal’s Peacock, Apple’s Apple TV+, and Netflix’s, well, Netflix. We did not get a price point or a launch date, but we do have a name: StreamSaver. Roberts promised significant...
While Grieving the Loss of Participant, We Should Celebrate the World It Made Possible (Opinion)
With a mission wholly unique at the time, make money while inspiring social change through entertainment, Participant Media managed to rewrite the rules of Hollywood during its all too short 20-year run. The studio singlehandedly proved to the world that you can produce unbelievably great films that have an impact, and audiences will go see them. Most studios and filmmakers working today owe a debt of gratitude to Jeff Skoll and his team of visionaries. That’s why the announcement that the studio will be shutting its doors felt like a gut punch, especially at a time when Hollywood is feeling a bit...
For Naomi Watts, ‘Feud’ Proved a Great Actress Is Even Better When Producing
In 2014, Naomi Watts voiced an animated version of herself in the “BoJack Horseman” episode “One Trick Pony.” The Watts in Hollywoo — the “BoJack” stand-in for the entertainment industry’s epicenter, inhabited mostly by anthropomorphic animals — is starring opposite BoJack in a biopic about his frenemy, Mr. Peanutbutter. She appears on set preparing to play Diane, a burgeoning writer. The meta joke is the actress accepted the part to get a break from emotionally draining, praiseworthy performances.'Thelma the Unicorn' Review: Brittany Howard Provides Animated Netflix Musical with Plenty of Soul “I just keep getting pigeonholed as these complex characters in...
‘Megalopolis’ First Reactions Boast That Francis Ford Coppola’s Epic Transcends Genre: ‘It’s the Craziest Thing I’ve Ever Seen’
Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” just may have broken the internet — and the brains of more than a few critics at Cannes. 'Thelma the Unicorn' Review: Brittany Howard Provides Animated Netflix Musical with Plenty of Soul Upon the film’s world premiere, fans and critics alike took to social media to capture the “insanity” of Coppola’s latest feature, which has been described by the auteur as a “Roman epic.” Count IndieWire’s David Ehrlich as a fan: In his review, he said that “Coppola’s wild and delirious fever dream inspires new hope for the future of movies.” The film debuted in competition at...
‘Megalopolis’ Review: Francis Ford Coppola’s Wild and Delirious Fever Dream Inspires New Hope for the Future of Movies
As personal and egoless as you could ever hope to expect from an $120 million self-portrait that doubles as a fable about the fall of Ancient Rome, Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” is the story of an ingenious eccentric who dares to stake his fortune on a more optimistic vision for the future — not because he thinks he can single-handedly bring that vision to bear, but rather because history has taught him that questioning a civilization’s present condition is the only reliable hope for preventing its ruin. Needless to say, the movie isn’t arriving a minute too soon. 'MoviePass, MovieCrash' Trailer: Alleged...
‘Shōgun’ Seasons 2 and 3 in Development
More “Shōgun” is in the works. Meet the Charmingly Awkward New 'Bridgerton' Star The hit FX for Hulu series is in development in two more seasons; “Shōgun” was originally announced as a limited series. Co-creators, executive producers, and writers Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo would return for Seasons 2 and 3, which FX says are now “likely” to happen, along with executive producer Michaela Clavell and series star and producer Hiroyuki Sanada. Production has not been set as the additional seasons have not yet been ordered — but a writers’ room is being assembled and will begin in the summer. The estate...
Top TV Talent to Be Feted at First-Ever Spring IndieWire Honors
IndieWire, the definitive outlet for creative independence in film and TV, announced on Thursday, May 16 a new edition of its IndieWire Honors event focused entirely on television. Curated and selected by IndieWire’s editorial team, IndieWire Honors is a celebration of the creators and stars responsible for some of the most stellar work of the TV season.Yup, the 'Bridgerton' Part 1 Cliffhanger Really Just Did That Hosted by “Just for Us” comedian Alex Edelman, the latest edition of the event will be celebrated at an intimate cocktail reception taking place Thursday, June 6 in Los Angeles. Exclusive editorial content, including honoree...
‘Queer Planet’ Trailer: Andrew Rannells Narrates LGBTQ+ Nature Doc
“Queer Planet” is more than just gay penguins or bisexual lions, as the aptly-titled LGBTQ+ Peacock feature documentary trailer states.'MoviePass, MovieCrash' Trailer: Alleged Fraud Behind Theater Subscription Service Is Untangled The upcoming film is narrated by “Girls5eva” actor Andrew Rannells and is billed as a “first-of-its-kind nature documentary” that focuses solely on the queer creatures in the animal kingdom. “We’ve all heard of gay penguins, but this film really opened my eyes to the full spectrum of LGBTQ+ behaviors across the natural world,” Rannells said in a press statement. “And what could be more natural than being who you are? I’m...
Nicola Coughlan Masters Her Main Character Moment
Dearest readers: It’s Bridgerton Week at IndieWire. We’re celebrating the new season by diving deep on one of the best romance shows on TV.For Naomi Watts, 'Feud' Proved a Great Actress Is Even Better When Producing A few days before “Bridgerton” Season 3 premieres worldwide, an eager fan muscled her way through the small crowd hovering around star Nicola Coughlan at the world premiere in New York City. That fan would be this author’s mother, delighted to see her favorite character from one of her favorite shows (and she said as much in the moment). When Coughlan arrived at the IndieWire offices a couple...
‘MoviePass, MovieCrash’ Trailer: Alleged Fraud Behind Theater Subscription Service Is Untangled
The rise and fall of theater subscription service MoviePass is captured in new HBO documentary “MoviePass, MovieCrash.” 'The Strangers: Chapter 1' Review: Madelaine Petsch Baits Relentless Jump Scares in Familiar Format Dubbed “the Netflix of the movie theater” in the trailer, MoviePass was founded by Stacy Spikes and Hamet Watt in 2011 before former CEOs Mitch Lowe and Ted Farnsworth allegedly utilized fraudulent business tactics; the duo were charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a 2022 lawsuit. The lawsuit additionally named ex-MoviePass Vice President Khalid Itum as a defendant, with Itum being accused of submitting false invoices for the company. MoviePass...
‘The Regime’ Created a World as Off-Kilter as Its Dictator
Rulers cannot, as the old anecdote goes, physically roll back the tide on command, but “The Regime” would not be the first piece of art (or history) to show that with enough money, guns, sycophants, and social media, dictators can create a manufactured reality where it sure seems like they can. The HBO limited series explores what it’s like to live in the reality of Elena Vernham (Kate Winslet), chancellor and de-facto dictator of an unnamed country vaguely located near the Danube.Yup, the 'Bridgerton' Part 1 Cliffhanger Really Just Did That What it’s like is kind of a nightmare. Elena’s palace...
‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ Review: Madelaine Petsch Baits Relentless Jump Scares in Familiar Format
“The Strangers: Chapter 1” is more enjoyable than anticipated. In a backwards way, that’s all the more reason to be let down by Lionsgate’s increasingly confused slasher franchise: A recognizable and once cherished piece of IP that, less than two decades since its creation, is already getting picked for parts.'Bird' Review: Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski Shine in Andrea Arnold's Strangest Movie Yet What began as a barebones home invasion horror — extraordinary because of how well writer/director Bryan Bertino manipulated a total lack of expectation in his first film from 2008 — isn’t so beautifully subtle or senseless anymore. No, these days and...
How Issa López Created the Most Haunting Season of ‘True Detective’ Yet
HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country” is the most haunting and eerie season of “True Detective” yet, a result of showrunner and director Issa López‘s willingness to explore harrowing questions and her ability to find the precise visual corollaries for her characters’ isolated, traumatized inner states. Although “Night Country” shares DNA with Nic Pizzolatto and Cary Joji Fununaga’s first season in its core idea — which López described to IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast as “the sense that something very rotten is coming to the surface” — López was determined to approach the series’ pitiless tone in a fresh way. When 'The...
‘Bird’ Review: Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski Shine in Andrea Arnold’s Strangest Movie Yet
There is only one Andrea Arnold, as much as her contemporaries in Europe and beyond try to imitate her particular style: emotionally heightened social realism with often first-time actors playing characters not far from their real selves. That itself started in the 1950s with British kitchen sink realism. Yet Arnold has done much to imbue it with a radical poetry that finds the beauty in a hardscrabble life, from a volatile East London teenager with hip-hop ambitions in “Fish Tank” (2009) to the rumbling road odyssey “American Honey” (2016) that found Arnold shooting in the United States for the first...
‘It Ends with Us’ Trailer: Blake Lively Tries to Escape a Toxic Relationship in Love-Triangle Drama
Blake Lively’s return to acting marks a momentous occasion not just for her fans, but also most BookTok members. Lively leads the adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s “It Ends with Us,” adding to the rise of fem-lit features in 2024. It will follow “The Idea of You,” “Lessons in Chemistry,” and the highly anticipated announcements “People We Meet on Vacation,” “Beach Read,” and “Red, White, and Royal Blue 2,” all coming to the big screen soon. 'Back to Black': How Sam Taylor-Johnson Crafted 5 Key Scenes in Her Amy Winehouse Biopic “It Ends with Us” centers on Lily Bloom (Lively), a woman...
‘Back to Black’: How Sam Taylor-Johnson Crafted 5 Key Scenes in Her Amy Winehouse Biopic
[Editor’s note: The following interview contains light spoilers for “Back to Black.”]Aubrey Plaza: 'I'd Rather Humiliate Myself' for Roles to Make Audiences Feel More Confident How do you capture a life — a famous one, a big one, an incredibly well-documented one — on the silver screen? Take it moment by moment. For her Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black,” director Sam Taylor-Johnson traces the rise and fall of the beloved British singer and songwriter (played by Marisa Abela), telling a well-known tragic tale through a series of iconic images. We still remember so much about the Grammy winner: the swoop...
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