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May302024 by cineverseNo Comments

Richard Gadd Short Film ‘Truth Serum’ Snapped Up by Omeleto (EXCLUSIVE)

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By K.J. Yossman Truth Serum,” a short film starring “Baby Reindeer” creator Richard Gadd, has been snapped up by Omeleto. Directed by Vika Evdokimenko, “Truth Serum” is a comedy that follows a group of guests at a housewarming party who are slipped a mysterious drug. “When ugly truths start to emerge, chaos reigns and threatens the relationships of old friends,” reads the logline. “Baby Reindeer” fans will no doubt enjoy seeing Gadd playing a character that is not dissimilar to the Netflix series’ Donny Dunn. Gadd’s character of Jimi is friends with the host couple; he is described as a “liability” whose “self-destructive behavior masks deep self-loathing and a secret that’s not ready to come out.” Gadd stars alongside Olivia Vinall (“Road Kill”) as a party hostess at the ...

May292024 by cineverseNo Comments

The Veil’ Finale: Elisabeth Moss on Her Character’s Massive Mistake, Shocking Loss: ‘I Don’t Think She Will Recover From This

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By Hunter Ingram SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “The Cottage,” the season finale of FX’s “The Veil,” now streaming on Hulu. Whoever says you can’t go home again has probably been watching “The Veil.” In the finale of FX’s espionage series, Imogen (Elisabeth Moss) reluctantly heads to the last place she ever wanted to be again –– the home of Michael Althorp (James Purefoy), her late father’s friend, her former lover/mentor and the kind of English rich man who can turn the tide of wars or start them. This mysterious man, who had so far only appeared in flashbacks, is Imogen’s only hope of getting new passports for Adilah (Yumna Marwan), from whom she is still trying to coax information about the looming ISIS bombing of a United States ship. The series h...

May292024 by cineverseNo Comments

Theo James Joins Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Heist Thriller ‘Fuze’

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By Michaela Zee Theo James is set to star alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the heist thriller “Fuze.” Directed by David Mackenzie (“Hell or High Water,” “Outlaw King”) from a script penned by Ben Hopkins (“Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie,” “Simon Magus”), “Fuze” “opens on the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb in a London construction site sparking a mass evacuation the perfect cover for a heist,” according to the film’s synopsis. Filming will begin in early July. “Fuze” is produced by Gillian Berrie (“Outlaw King,” “Tetris”) for Sigma Films, as well as Sebastien Raybaud (“The End We Start From,” “Greenland”) and Callum Grant (“Jackdaw,” “Cleaner”) for Anton. “Hell or High Water” cinematographer Giles Nuttgens has joined the creative team as d...

May282024 by cineverseNo Comments

Wake Up Dead Man’ announces new cast members

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ByShreya Mukherjee Josh O'Connor and Cailee Spaeny have been confirmed as the latest additions to the cast of Netflix's upcoming film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.They join Daniel Craig in the third installment of the popular Knives Out franchise.The announcement follows last week's title reveal, with production set to commence next month and a release planned for 2025. Director's take Rian Johnson will return to direct third 'Knives Out' installment Rian Johnson, the director of the previous two Knives Out films, is set to return for this project.In addition to directing, Johnson has also written the script and will co-produce the film with his partner, Ram Bergman, through T-Street Pictures.On social media, he expressed ...

May282024 by cineverseNo Comments

Theater expresses ‘regret’ for Richard Dreyfuss’ remarks at ‘Jaws’ event

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By Dennis Romero A Massachusetts theater expressed "regret" for actor Richard Dreyfuss' remarks during a start-of-summer screening of the movie "Jaws," the venue said Monday. Dreyfuss appeared for a Q&A at the Cabot Theater in Beverly on Saturday as part of a screening of the 1975 blockbuster directed by Steven Spielberg. Witnesses on social media said he addressed topics from Barbra Streisand to transgender people to women, using words that Cabot Executive Director J. Casey Soward said in a statement Monday “do not reflect the values of inclusivity and respect that we uphold as an organization.” Video verified by NBC News shows Dreyfuss appearing onstage in a breakaway dress that is removed by stagehands to reveal him in slacks, a dress shirt and a jacket and using a cane....

May282024 by cineverseNo Comments

Filming The Pilot Of Gilligan’s Island Came With Piles Of Frogs

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BY VALERIE ETTENHOFER Popular early TV comedy "Gilligan's Island" faced some obstacles throughout its 3 season run, from a cast that changed between pilot and series to a bad response to the initial pitch to a planned fourth season that was cut short when the show was seen as getting in the way of "Gunsmoke." But one of the first problems the series' creator had to deal with on the show had nothing to do with network expectations, and in fact sounds a bit like a plot from the series itself. Before the show ever went to air, its Hawaiian production area was swarmed with a seemingly endless army of frogs. Popular early TV comedy "Gilligan's Island" faced some obstacles throughout its 3 season run, from a cast that changed between pilot and series to a bad response to the initial p...

May272024 by cineverseNo Comments

How ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Used Sacreligious Statues, Projection Animation to Create the Théâtre des Vampires

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By Hunter Ingram The new season of “Interview With the Vampire” offers plenty of immortal pleasures for the patient fans of AMC’s Anne Rice adaptation. But for production designer Mara LaPere-Schloop, Season 2 also fulfilled the artistic promise that first attracted her to the project — the Théâtre des Vampires. “Living in New Orleans, it was really an exciting exercise to think about how we could tell that story and showcase the city in Season 1,” LaPere-Schloop tells Variety. “But more than anything, I really wanted to sink my teeth into this theater and the coven.” The theater, which made its debut in Episode 2, is among the most beloved parts of Rice’s 1976 novel, the latter half of which finds Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Claudia (Delainey Hay...