Nathan Fielder has signed a one-year overall deal with HBO. The comedian and former star of acclaimed series Nathan for You will write, direct and star in an as-yet-untitled comedy pilot for the network, Variety reports. As part of the deal, Fielder will also executive produce the upcoming How To…With …
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Ask Vanessa Kirby if, as a little girl living in London’s middle-class neighborhood of Wimbledon, she dreamed of punching people in the face. You might hear a giggle on the other end of the phone line. Inquire about the endless hours she must have spent during her formative years wishing …
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In the new heart-racing trailer for Harriet, Cynthia Erivo plays Harriet Tubman as she makes her harrowing escape north, then returns south to lead scores of slaves to freedom. Directed by Kasi Lemmons, who co-wrote the script with Gregory Allen Howard, the biopic’s preview opens as Tubman flees from her …
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Jake Gyllenhaal joined James Corden on Tuesday’s Late Late Show, the second installment in their week-long London residency, for a goofy parody of Whitney Houston‘s “Greatest Love of All.” The writers set-up the bit right up-front: Corden opened the episode by apologizing that Gyllenhaal wouldn’t be appearing on the show …
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Over two centuries after the end of the American Revolutionary War, James Corden and Michelle Obama set out to end the USA versus U.K. debate once and for all with a game of dodgeball on The Late Late Show Monday. The pair assembled two crack teams, with Obama enlisting Melissa …
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Joanna Hogg has, by her own admission, a decent memory. Not perfect, mind you — “Which is why I always hesitate when the word ‘autobiographical’ comes up,” the British director says, taking in the afternoon light as it streams through a window in A24’s New York office. “You need a …
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Bill Murray and Adam Driver delve into the nitty-gritty of proper zombie-killing technique in the new restricted trailer for Jim Jarmusch‘s upcoming film, The Dead Don’t Die, out June 14th. The Dead Don’t Die stars Murray and Driver as a pair of small town cops tasked with containing a zombie …
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The race—and pressure—is on for Beto O’Rourke in the new trailer for HBO‘s Running With Beto. The documentary goes behind-the-scenes with the then-hopeful senatorial candidate as he attempts to unseat Ted Cruz. The documentary will debut on May 28th. Filmmaker David Modigliani embedded with O’Rourke’s grassroots campaign for a year …
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Following the premiere of Lifetime’sSurviving R. Kelly this past January, which broke the network’s ratings records, Lifetime has announced a follow-up special,Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact, to premiere this May. The new two-hour special will highlight the reactions, conversations and controversies in the wake ofSurviving R. Kelly, and the impact …
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Sorry, Eddie. After Ed Sheeran made a much-maligned cameo appearance during the seventh season of Game of Thrones, the HBO series has finally revealed what happened to his character. In the premiere of season eight, the show’s final season, Bronn (Jerome Flynn) discovered that “Eddie” was a victim of dragon …
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