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What is it with big-city mayors and ill-advised air travel decisions these days? Before Trump’s Justice Department abruptly dropped its charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams — who, completely coincidentally, is now super concerned about undocumented migrants in Manhattan — federal investigators were looking into illegal campaign contributions in the form of luxury travel perks, like $15,000 business class seats that Turkish Airlines was offering Adams for all of $50. Now, it’s Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ turn in the hot seat — or, rather, the fully reclinable, 70-inch pitch, first class private suite. Bass’ political foes, pointing to published reports and flight tracking data, have been pushing a story on local reporters about how the mayor flew on a U.S. Air Force Gulfstream C-37B during her recent (and obviously ill-timed) trip to Africa to attend the inauguration of Ghana President...

A few days ago, the horror community was shaken when news broke about Saw XI possibly being canceled. While the information was vague, the unknown source sadly reported this with afair amount of certainty. Now, one of the film's writers has shared more details about the possible cancellation while also revealing plot details about the latest sequel in the Saw franchise. Apparently, John Kramer was going to help frustrated citizens fight whatever they needed to fight against.

Writing partners Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan have been involved with the Saw franchise since Saw IV, with the duo carving out a horror career that expanded to other franchises like Feast and The Collector. Returning as screenwriters for Saw XI, the pair seem like the perfect fit for the upcoming film, but as it turns out, they may not have been, as the project may have been canceled. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter,...

As soon as Saw X, the tenth entry in the Saw franchise (you can read our review Here), was released in September of 2023, franchise producers were already talking about the potential of a Saw XI. The sequel was officially announced in December of ’23, and while it was originally aiming for a September 2024 release, it was quickly pushed back to September 26, 2025, with Saw X director Kevin Greutert set to return to the helm, working from a screenplay by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, who previously wrote Saw parts 4 through 7 (with Thomas Fenton also getting a story credit on Saw IV). Yesterday, we heard that the film has been cancelled due to an apparently unresolvable disagreement between the producers – and now, writer Melton has confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that he hasn’t heard anything more about the project since the first draft of the script was turned in almost a year ago.

The future of Saw XI remains uncertain as the next installment in the long-running horror franchise has been stalled due to managerial disputes between Lionsgate and the film’s producers. Initially slated for a September 2024 release, the film’s delay has left fans speculating about its fate, with no clear resolution in sight.

Patrick Melton, one of the screenwriters for Saw XI, revealed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that the film has made “zero progress” since he and writing partner Marcus Dunstan submitted a draft in the spring of 2024. “We haven’t heard anything since May,” Melton stated. “It’s stalled at a managerial level. It has nothing to do with the creative or anything else. There are higher-level things at play.”

While creative disputes have been a common obstacle in Hollywood productions, the delay of Saw XI appears to stem from internal conflicts between the franchise’s producers and Lionsgate executives.

Saw XI won’t be arriving in 2025, and there are doubts over the entire future of the movie (and franchise). More right here.

Turns out that if you want to finally defeat Jigsaw once and for all, you don’t need a deadly weapon, you just need a boardroom. After the success of the well-received Saw X, Lionsgate was quickly moving towards Saw XI. It was announced at speed, and the assumption was that it’d be turned around in a year, two at most.

However, screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan wrote a draft of the screenplay that was sent in to the studio around this time last year. As Melton now tells The Hollywood Reporter, he’s heard nothing from the studio about Saw XI since May of last year. “It’s stalled at a managerial level. It has nothing to do with the creative or anything else.

Saw XI appears to be struggling to survive.

The Hollywood Reporter has learned “zero progress” has been made on the next installment since writing partners Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan turned in a draft back in spring of 2024.

“We haven’t heard anything since May,” says Saw XI screenwriter Melton, who has been involved with the franchise since 2007’s Saw IV. “It’s stalled at a managerial level. It has nothing to do with the creative or anything else. There’s higher-level things at play.”

In late December 2023, Lionsgate announced that franchise mainstay Kevin Greutert was attached to direct Saw XI for a September 2024 release, but the studio ultimately delayed it by a year to Sept. 26, 2025. Greutert helmed Saw X, which revitalized the franchise when it hit theaters in September 2023 and collected $112 million at the global box office. It is unclear if he is still involved in Saw XI, and...

Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland's film Warfare is a little over a month away, and A24 is starting to gear up for another one of its remarkable marketing and promotional runs. The distributor knows how to get people excited and interested about a new movie, and has now released an extended first look at Warfare. The film, which stars D'Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai, Joseph Quinn, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, and Taylor John Smith, is a recreation of Mendoza's memories and experiences when he was a Navy Seal during the Iraq War. Now, this new video from A24 goes further in depth about how Warfare came to be.

In this new video, Mendoza and Garland discuss how their collaboration on Civil War, in which the former served as a military advisor to Garland during the film's production, paved the way to making Warfare. Mendoza's goal, which he mentioned in a previous interview,...

Blackpink's Jennie has released her new single "Love Hangover," along with a new deadly music video starring May Decemberand Riverdale'sCharles Melton as her beau. The newly released single, which marks the third song off Jennie's upcoming solo debut album Ruby, features a rap verse from singer and actor Dominic Fike. Helmed by directing duo Bradley & Pablo, the video perfectly encapsulates the essence of the track, exploring the themes of intoxicating relationships and heartbreak.

Reggie Mantle is a major supporting character in Riverdale, having a role across all seven seasons of the show. Originally created back in 1942, Reggie served as the rival to Archie Andrews in the Archie Comics, and the two would essentially be frenemies for a large portion of their comic book history. When it comes to the live-action Riverdale adaption that began in 2017, the show leaned on that rivalry, with Reggie largely acting as an antagonistic force to Archie through the first season.

Reggie grew over the course of the series, becoming a much more positive character throughout Riverdale's seven seasons. While most of the characters in Riverdale change and grow in a number of ways, Reggie Mantle did so in a much different fashion. One of the biggest changes to Reggie came after season 1, and forever changed the character for the rest of the series.

Reggie Was Replaced Because Ross Butler...

The first season of Netflix anthology series Beef was a masterful study in microaggression and escalation, with Steven Yeun and Ali Wong going to increasingly extreme lengths to one up each other after a road rage incident. But while the upcoming second season of creator Lee Sung Jin's show promises more conflict and cause-and-effect shenanigans, on one thing we all can agree: the cast for Season 2 is seriously stacked. Back in October we learned that Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, Cailee Spaeny, and Youn Yuh-jung would lead the ensemble this time out — and now we're getting word that Parasite star Song Kang-ho is aboard for some Beef too.

Per Deadline's reporting, the regular Bong Joon Ho collaborator is the latest addition to Beef Season 2's cast, though his specific role in the show remains under wraps at this point. What we do know however is that this inbound...

Getting a movie made in Hollywood is hard enough, but trying to make an independent feature is becoming all but impossible, even for the likes of proven entity Todd Solondz. After a career consisting of off-beat, but beloved films like “Welcome to the Dollhouse,” “Happiness,” and “Wiener-Dog,” Solondz is now struggling to get financing for his latest effort, “Love Child,” despite the commitments of Elizabeth Olsen and Charles Melton who signed on to star back in February of this year. Speaking in a recent interview with Vulture, Olsen admitted that getting the film made is proving more challenging than she initially thought.

“I’m not a producer on it, but I’ve never hustled more for a movie that’s having a hard time getting made,” Olsen said. “There’s so many things I could say about that in private. It really comes down to having really responsible budgets. But...

When a television show is being developed, casting can make or break a show. Once a character is cast, they're rarely recast. It takes a lot of work and effort to find the right person for a role to fit the vision of the creators. Fans quickly fall in love and have favorites, especially when the character is well-written and well-acted.

When recasting occurs, it disrupts the audience's viewing and makes suspension of disbelief harder to accept. Sometimes it's brought on by on-set difficulties. Other times, a cast member wanted to pursue other career opportunities. Just as much as casting can make or break a show, recasting a character can do the same.

Charles Melton Replaced Ross Butler in Riverdale Reggie Mantle

Reggie Mantle is a character in Riverdale originally played by Ross Butler. Reggie is the captain of the Riverdale Bulldogs and emulates all the characteristics of a stereotypical jock.

Exclusive: Oscar winner Youn Yuh-jung has been tapped as a lead opposite Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny in Season 2 of Netflix’s anthology series Beef, from creator, executive producer and showrunner Lee Sung Jin and A24.

In the 8-episode new installment, a young couple witnesses an alarming fight between their boss (Isaac) and his wife (Mulligan), triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner (Youn).

For Youn, this marks a reunion with Netflix and A24. Veteran Korean actress’ first American series was Netflix’s Sense8, in which she had a small role. Youn’s Hollywood debut was in A24’s Minari, which earned her an Oscar, among other major awards.

She currently stars in Apple TV+’s period drama Pachinko, which is awaiting word on a potential third season, and...

It's official: a second season of Beef is happening at Netflix. Following rumors and reports that Season 2 of Beef was in the works, the streamer has announced that the series has been officially renewed.

Per Netflix, cast members and plot details have been confirmed for Beef Season 2. The season will feature Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny. Creator Lee Sung Jin will return as series showrunner and will be executive producing alongside Jake Schreier and Beef Season 1 stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong.

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Season 2 of Beef will include eight episodes, each running 30 minuters long, The synopsis for the new season reads, "A young couple witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife,...

Season 2 of Netflix's comedy-drama Beef has received a green light with an entirely new cast. The series created by Lee Sung Jin in cooperation with A24 was critically acclaimed upon release, but the second season will only bring back the team behind the camera and renew the faces in front of it.

Beef Season 2 will also shorten its running time, going from ten to eight episodes in a 30-minute format. As Variety reports, there's an official synopsis already for the second season which will star Oscar Isaac, Cailee Spaeny, Carey Mulligan, and Charles Melton, among others. There's no confirmation as to where it will take place, but the plot description goes as follows:

A young couple witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner.

Before starring in...

Ready for another round of Beef with double the star power? The Emmy Award-winning Netflix original comedy-drama series is taking the anthology route with its long-rumored second installment. After months and months of whispers, Netflix officially confirmed Beef season 2 on Oct. 22 and announced the four leading cast members that will be beefing.

While the first season was led by Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, Beef season 2 will star Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny. The names of the talented stars' characters have yet to be revealed, as do a number of other details about the second installment, including further cast members and a production start date.

However, the streaming service did reveal that season 2 will contain eight episodes this time around, down two episodes from season 1's order of 10 episodes. Each episode will still be around 30 minutes, though. On top of how many episodes we'll be getting...

Now it’s official. Netflix has confirmed it is moving forward with a second season of anthology series Beef, and also confirmed, as we previously reported, that Oscar Isaac (Scenes From A Marriage), Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman), Charles Melton (May December) and Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla) will star in the upcoming installment.

In Season 2, a young couple witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner. Further Season 2 details will be revealed at a later time.

The first season of Beef starring Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, premiered in 2023 and went on to win a slew of awards including eight Emmy Awards, four Critics Choice Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two Gotham Awards, two Film Independent Spirit Awards, two SAG Awards, as well as PGA, WGA and AFI Honors.

Netflix has officially announced the return of the Emmy Award-winning anthology series “Beef,” ending months of speculation. On Tuesday, the streamer revealed Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny will star in the next series from creator and three-time Emmy Award winner Lee Sung Jin.

Season 2 of the show will focus on a young couple (Melton and Spaeny) who witness an “alarming fight between their boss and his wife (Isaac and Mulligan), triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner.”

Original “Beef” stars and Emmy winners Steven Yeun and Ali Wong return as executive producers, along with Emmy winner Jake Schreier. The second season will run for eight episodes.

The first season of “Beef” debuted in April 2023 and became an immediate critical sensation for Netflix, eventually dominating the movie/limited series categories at the Emmy Awards.

Netflix is ready for a second serving of Beef.

The streamer has picked up a second season of the anthology series from creator Lee Sung Jin. Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny will head the cast for the second installment, which will have eight 30-minute episodes (down from 10 for season one).

Oscar winner Youn Yuh-jung (Minari) has also signed on to the cast. Roles for each of the actors are not being revealed yet.

Season two will center on a young couple that “witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner.”

A second season has been in the works for some time, following Beef’s strong showing at the 2023 Emmys — where it won eight awards, including best limited/anthology series, acting honors for leads Ali Wong...

“Beef” is officially moving forward with a second season at Netflix, with Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny set to star.

It had long been rumored that a second season of the series was moving forward but nothing had been officially confirmed until now. The official logline for the new season states, “A young couple witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner.”

The season will consist of eight 30-minute episodes. Lee Sung Jin returns as creator, showrunner, and executive producer. Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, and Jake Schreier also executive produce. A24 is the studio.

The first season of “Beef” starred Wong and Yeun as two people involved in a road rage incident that quickly escalates and disrupts both of their lives. The series debuted...

Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny have officially joined the cast of “Beef” Season 2, Netflix announced Tuesday.

After the freshman season centered on the escalating feud between Ali Wong’s Amy and Steven Yeun’s Danny, “Beef” Season 2 will center on the tense relationship between two couples.

The official logline for Season 2 is as follows: “A young couple witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner.”

Series creator Lee Sung Jin will remain at the helm of the A24 and Netflix series as showrunner and executive producer for Season 2, which will consist of eight 30-minute episodes. Wong and Yeun will remain on as EPs after starring in Season 1, and will executive produce Season 2 alongside Jake Schreier. Further details about Season 2 will be shared at a later time.

5 Actors Who Can Play the Next Patrick Bateman in American Psycho Reboot - Main Image

American Psycho starring Christian Bale and directed by Mary Harron is turning 25 years old next year, and despite its status as a cult favorite, a remake is in the works with director Luca Guadagnino.

There hasn’t been much revealed about the remake yet, but fans online have already been pitching who they want to play a new generation’s version of psychopath Patrick Bateman. Bale was 26 when he played the role, and here’s a look at some eligible young talents who may be able to pull off their own version of an American sociopath.

Charles Melton

Tall, dark, and handsome, Melton is best known for playing Reggie in Riverdale, but he’s proven that he can play seductive and troubled thanks to last year’s May December.

He hasn’t landed a role...

Quick Links The Collected Latest News The Collected Is Confirmed The Collected Cast Details The Collected Plot Details The Collected: Further News & Info "The Collected," a continuation of the horror franchise, is finally in development after facing delays. The original film, pitched as connected to the "Saw" series, impressed fans and earned a sequel. Updates suggest legal obstacles have been resolved, and the cast includes returning stars with an uncertain timeline.

The Collector horror franchise is soon set to continue in The Collected, with filmmaking duo Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton back at the helm. The original film debuted in 2009 and followed a low-level thief who, upon breaking into a house looking for loot, finds himself face-to-face with a sadistic slasher, The Collector. The Collector's identity is unknown, but his needs are simple, to murder, torture, and "collect" victims to store on display in his lair, an abandoned hotel. With...

Back in September of 2019, we reported that The Collected – the third film in the franchise that began with 2009’s The Collector (watch it Here) and continued with 2012’s The Collection (watch that Here) – had started filming in Atlanta. Genre legend Tom Atkins had a role in the film, and he told us that the first thing shot on The Collected was the twelve-page sequence that makes up the ending. Nearly five years later, that’s still all that has been shot for The Collected. Writer/director Marcus Dunstan and co-writer Patrick Melton previously revealed that production was shut down on The Collected after just eight days of filming… but it looks like this project is finally coming back together and moving forward again!

After the production shutdown, Dunstan and Melton stopped hearing from anyone involved behind the scenes. Attempts to get in contact with the producer who held the rights went unanswered.

Carey Mulligan and Oscar Isaac may lead season 2 of Beef, a reunion from their work in Drive in 2011. The Season 2 script for Beef is done, production is likely this year. The first season received13 Emmy nominations, and won 8. Beef creators consider making the series an anthology with new beefs and characters each season.

Carey Mulligan and Oscar Isaac are in negotiations to lead the second season of Netflix's Emmy Award-winning Beef, according to a new report from Deadline. This would mark a reunion for the two actors, as they previously co-starred in 2011's critically acclaimed Drive as an estranged couple. The sophomore season of Beef, which has yet to be confirmed, would revolve around two feuding couples; Mulligan and Isaac would play one, while Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla) and Charles Melton (May December) would portray the other.

In February, it was reported that Melton, Spaeny, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Anne Hathaway...

The absence of Charles Melton's Rafe in Bad Boys: Ride or Die has gone largely unnoticed due to a stacked cast. Rafe may have been left out of the sequel due to scheduling conflicts, though Melton has yet to comment on his absence. Despite Rafe's absence, the success of Ride or Die leaves room for a potential return in a future installment.

Warning: Major spoilers below for Bad Boys: Ride or Die!Even though nobody appears to have noticed, there is a key supporting player missing from Bad Boys: Ride or Die. Not every movie series can take an almost 20-year break and come back strong, but the Bad Boys movie franchise is no ordinary series. The 1995 original made Will Smith a movie star and marked Michael Bay's directional debut, while 2020's belated Bad Boys for Life revived the franchise after a 17-year gap, and proved there was...

As soon as Saw X, the tenth entry in the Saw franchise (you can read our review Here), was released last September, franchise producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules were already talking about the potential of a Saw XI. The official announcement came in December, along with a release date: September 27th… but they’ve decided to take a little extra time with this one, so a couple months ago it was announced that Saw XI won’t be reaching theatres until September 26, 2025. The script is still in the works, though, and now we know the name of at least one person behind it: Marcus Dunstan, who says this is going to be an “angry” film.

Saw X screenwriters Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg, who also wrote Jigsaw and Spiral: From the Book of Saw, let it be known a while back that they’re not returning for the new...

Stars: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Chris Tenzis, Andrea Frankle, Gabriel Chung, Mikenzie Taylor, Jocelyn Shelfo, D.W. Moffett, Charles Green | Written by Alex Mechanik, Samy Burch | Directed by Todd Haynes

Best known for starring in a TV series, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) wishes to distance herself from that past role and prove herself as an actress. Her opportunity arrives in the form of an independent film which adapts a notorious tabloid story that gripped the nation. She intends to research the role by shadowing Gracie (Julianne Moore), the woman she will portray, and Gracie’s husband, Joe (Charles Melton), although Elizabeth’s arrival reveals cracks within their lengthy marriage.

Based off a script by Alex Mechanik and Samy Burch, director Todd Haynes slowly builds the mystery of May December regarding what scandal put the couple in the spotlight. They may be beloved within their community, yet the arriving parcels indicate...

Every year, the Academy Awards are held in sunny Los Angeles to honor outstanding achievements in filmmaking. The biggest names in the business line the red carpet with acceptance speeches tucked into their pockets, but many will leave empty-handed. Some key actors, directors and films were overlooked during the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards ceremony this year. While it’s certainly impossible to nominate all deserving parties, these snubs shocked the film community the most. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to The Hollywood Insider Click here to read more on The Hollywood Insider’s vision, values and mission statement here – Media has the responsibility to better our world – The Hollywood Insider fully focuses on substance and meaningful entertainment, against gossip and scandal, by combining entertainment, education, and philanthropy. Oscar Snubs 2024 Best Actor – Leonardo DiCaprio and...

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Apologies for the delay in what was supposed to be the Almost There series' glorious return. Since the Oscars are less than one week away, let's see if I can get things back on schedule, starting with a look at one of the season's most disappointing "snubs." When May December premiered in Cannes, many singled out Charles Melton's performance, starting a narrative with great potential. Here was a Riverdale heartthrob making his way into the big leagues, proving he could go toe to toe with such awards-winning stars as Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore. Sadly, not long after a Gotham victory, Melton's campaign lost steam, victim of his film's failure to secure industry support, and he ended outside of AMPAS' Best Supporting Actor ballot…...

Rudy Mancuso is ready to woo Camila Mendes with his life story, as told through song.

The digital creator makes his big screen debut writing, directing, and starring in “Música,” which charts his own coming-of-age story as an artist with synesthesia. Mancuso hears music everywhere, especially when he locks eyes with Isabella (Mendes) while at a New Jersey diner. Set in Newark, “Música” follows Mancuso’s balance of love, family, and his Brazilian culture.

The film will premiere at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival on March 13. Mancuso wrote and directed the feature, with Dan Lagana co-writing. “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star J.B. Smoove, Francesca Reale, and Maria Mancuso also round out the cast.

This year’s SXSW features a slew of first-time filmmakers, including actor Dev Patel’s directorial debut “Monkey Man” and “SNL” alum Kyle Mooney stepping into the director’s chair for “Y2K.” “Música” premieres in the Narrative...

Beef season 2 on Netflix looking to reunite Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway. Award-winning series, Beef, won big last season, leading to high expectations for the dream cast in the highly anticipated sophomore season. Newcomers Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny have made waves in recent films.

Beef season 2 is headed to Netflix, and it could mark an on-screen reunion for Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway. According to a report from Deadline, the two actors (who previously collaborated in Brokeback Mountain and Love & Other Drugs) are being eyed to star alongside Charles Melton (May December) and Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla). There are no deals in place with any of the four actors at this time.

The upcoming season, which has already been written, will follow in its predecessor's footsteps and will center on a feud. This time around, though, the "beef" will be between two couples. A24 and Netflix expect to go...

Jake Gyllenhaal is an impressive actor with an even more impressive filmography. The actor is recently getting ready for the release of his upcoming movie, Roadhouse, which is a remake of the 1989 movie of the same name starring Patrick Swayze. The upcoming 2024 movie sees Gyllenhaal in the lead, with Doug Liman in the directorial chair. But another name that is making waves with this movie is mixed martial artist and professional boxer, Conor McGregor.

Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal in Roadhouse | X

The mixed martial arts champion is making his Hollywood debut with the movie as the character Knox. Playing an original character, the Notorious One will knock heads with the protagonist, Jake Gyllenhaal, playing the character of Elwood Dalton. Recently, the Mma champion posted a picture of him and Gyllenhaal, captioning it “McGregor Vs Gyllenhaal,” and fans can’t keep calm.

Suggested“This is just how it goes”:...

¡La rivalidad continúa! Gyllenhaal, Hathaway, Melton y Spaeny están en conversaciones para protagonizar la nueva entrega del éxito de Netflix.

El año pasado, la divertidísima y sorprendente serie “Beef” narraba la historia de las consecuencias de un incidente de furia al volante entre dos desconocidos: Danny Cho (Steven Yeun), un contratista fracasado y resentido, y Amy Lau (Ali Wong), una empresaria con una vida pintoresca. Una serie que ha arrasado durante toda la temporada de premios, llevándose galardones como los Emmy, los Globos de Oro y los SAG.

A raíz del éxito de “Beef”, Netflix no tardó en anunciar una segunda temporada de lo que en un principio iba a ser una miniserie. Ahora se convertirá en una serie antológica con un reparto completamente diferente para la segunda entrega.

Según informa Deadline, la trama de la nueva temporada volverá a centrarse en la enemistad entre dos parejas. El actor revelación de “May December”, Charles Melton,...

It looks like the popular drama series Beef is heading down the anthology route as a brand-new (and very impressive) cast comes together for its second season.

Netflix’s Beef, created by Lee Sung Jin, was one of last year’s breakout hits on the streaming platform. The ten episode drama featured Stephen Yeun and Ali Wong as its twin leads told a self-contained tale of two ordinary people that let an everyday moment of frustration boil up into something much darker and destructive.

Sung Jin is now putting together the casting for season two of the show, which looks like it will go down the anthology route and tell an entirely different story.

Given the critical acclaim that the first season was able to build up, it looks like Sung Jin is going to be able to call on some pretty prestigious names too: according to Deadline, the core...

The Beef season 2 storyline features two feuding couples with Gyllenhaal & Hathaway as potential lead stars. Negotiations are ongoing for Gyllenhaal, Hathaway, Melton, and Spaeny to secure lead roles. Stay tuned for more updates on the upcoming season of Beef.

Beef season 2 story details have reportedly been revealed with Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and more major stars circling lead roles.

According to Deadline, Beef season 2 will follow two feuding couples instead of one with Gyllenhaal, Hathaway, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny currently in negotiations for lead roles.

More to come...

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Clockwise left to right: Ali Wong, the cast and crew of Past Lives, Aidy Bryant, Will FerrellGraphic: The A.V. Club (Getty Images)

If the stars who rolled up to the Film Independent Spirit Awards blue carpet today were any worse for the wear following last night’s SAG Awards after parties,...

Charles Melton’s awards campaign for his breakout role in “May December” started in May when the Todd Haynes drama co-starring Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman premiered at Cannes.

Since then, Melton has gone on to receive a slew of award nominations and wins. He picked up Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award noms and won a Gotham for outstanding supporting performance.

Fans of the film, however, were disappointed when Melton didn’t receive an Oscar nomination, and the movie only earned one for original screenplay.

But, I’m glad to report that Melton is doing just fine. “I’m happy,” Melton told me Wednesday night at Cultured’s art and film issue dinner (Melton and Lakeith Stanfield appear on separate covers of the magazine). “I just got back from Hawaii. I was just relaxing and processing and getting a nice little suntan. I reconnected with my friends and family...

Elizabeth Olsen and Charles Melton have nabbed lead roles in Todd Solondz’s new feature Love Child.

The darkly comic film follows Misty as she is stuck in a loveless marriage with a brutish husband and her precocious 11-year-old as her only consolation. When Easy, a handsome vagabond stranger, appears, the son hatches a plan to replace the father with a new husband, only for that to backfire and a more devious and disastrous scheme to emerge.

Killer Films, Volition Media and Gramercy Park Media are teaming with Rocket Science, which is handling international sales and will launch the project at the European Film Market in Berlin.

Cindy Bru of Volition Media, Christine Vachon of Killer Films, David Hinojosa of 2Am and Ford Corbett of Gramercy Park Media will produce. Michael Jefferson, Adam Beasley, Atilla Yucer, Joshua Harris and Steven Farneth will executive produce.

The film is fully financed by...

Elizabeth Olsen and May December star Charles Melton will star in Todd Solondz’s next film, the darkly comic Love Child.

Rocket Science will launch sales on the project at this week’s European Film Market.

Love Child is produced by Cindy Bru of Volition Media, Christine Vachon of Killer Films and David Hinojosa of 2Am. Executive producers are Michael Jefferson, Adam Beasley, Atilla Yucer, Joshua Harris and Steven Farneth.

The film is fully financed by Volition Media and Gramercy Park Media. Rocket Science is handling international sales at EFM; Cinetic Media and WME co-represent US rights.

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BAFTA, Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Elizabeth Olsen (Avengers: Infinity War) and Golden Globe nominee Charles Melton (May December) are set to star in Todd Solondz’s darkly comic new feature Love Child.

The story follows Misty who is stuck in a loveless marriage to a brutish husband. Junior, her precocious 11-year-old is her only consolation. When Easy, a handsome vagabond stranger, appears, Junior hatches a plan to get rid of his father so that his mother can marry him instead. But things end up backfiring, so Junior comes up with yet another plan, this one even more devious, and with more disastrous—and unexpected—consequences.

Killer Films (Past Lives), 2Am (Past Lives) Volition Media (Sam and Kate) and Gramercy Park Media (The Fabulous Four) are teaming with Rocket Science to bring the project to this week’s EFM.

Cindy Bru of Volition Media, Christine Vachon of Killer Films, David Hinojosa...

With Civil War set for release this spring, Alex Garland is to direct again, this time an ‘untitled war movie’. More here.

In the summer of 2022, when he was promoting his pretty unforgettable horror Men, Alex Garland was giving the impression of a man done with directing movies. He’s credited with directing Ex Machina and Annihilation and was reported to have finished up 2012’s Dredd. Then, following Men, he launched straight into making Civil War, which is due for release in April.

However, if he was looking to step away from the director’s chair, it sounds as if the plan is at the very least on hold: according to Deadline, he’s just signed up to another project.

It’s going by the codename ‘Untitled War Movie’, and from that, I’m going to hazard a guess that it’s a war film, for which these is not yet a name.

Kathryn Newton channeled her inner “Lisa Frankenstein” for a special screening of the film at the Hollywood Athletic Club, donning a dramatic black corseted Vera Wang gown with exaggerated tulle hips.

“There was no other dress option. I have a little heart I took from my last boyfriend,” Newton told Variety on the black carpet, pointing to her blood-red heart-shaped choker and giggling, “Just kidding – I don’t have a boyfriend!”

In the film from Zelda Williams, Newton’s Lisa and a re-animated corpse dubbed “The Creature” (Cole Sprouse) embark on a murderous journey to make him whole by claiming some of his missing body parts from the living. Even though Sprouse doesn’t speak a single word in Diablo Cody’s campy script, communicating only through grunts, Newton says they had no trouble selling their chemistry.

“Have you looked at Cole Sprouse? It’s very easy to have chemistry.

Exclusive: After receiving the best reviews of his career in Netflix’s May December, Charles Melton looks to have found his follow-up project as sources tell Deadline he is in talks to star in Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland’s Untitled War Movie at A24. The project is the second collaboration for Garland and Mendoza, who served as the military supervisor for Garland’s latest film Civil War set for release April 12. The pair wrote and will co-direct the film.

Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich of DNA and Peter Rice will produce. A24 will handle the global release of the film. As with any Garland project, details behind what the film is about are being shrouded in secrecy.

Melton has had his pick of the litter when it comes to hot scripts in town to choose from following his critically acclaimed role in Netflix and Todd Haynes’ May December. Since...

Jonathan Glazer’s German-language drama The Zone of Interest claimed the top honor, film of the year, at the 44th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards on Sunday, along with the best director and a technical award. Emma Stone was honored as actress of the year for her work in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things.

Meanwhile, All of Us Strangers star Andrew Scott picked up the actor of the year award, with the Andrew Haigh drama overall claiming three nods, just like The Zone of Interest. The London critics also named Da’Vine Joy Randolph supporting actress of the year for her role in The Holdovers and May December‘s Charles Melton supporting actor of the year. Stone, Randolph and Melton accepted their awards via video messages.

Among the other winners of the night were Paul Mescal, honored as British/Irish performer for his body of work in 2023, and Mia McKenna-Bruce who received...

Stars: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Chris Tenzis, Andrea Frankle, Gabriel Chung, Mikenzie Taylor, Jocelyn Shelfo, D.W. Moffett, Charles Green | Written by Alex Mechanik, Samy Burch | Directed by Todd Haynes

Best known for starring in a TV series, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) wishes to distance herself from that past role and prove herself as an actress. Her opportunity arrives in the form of an independent film which adapts a notorious tabloid story that gripped the nation. She intends to research the role by shadowing Gracie (Julianne Moore), the woman she will portray, and Gracie’s husband, Joe (Charles Melton), although Elizabeth’s arrival reveals cracks within their lengthy marriage.

Based off a script by Alex Mechanik and Samy Burch, director Todd Haynes slowly builds the mystery of May December regarding what scandal put the couple in the spotlight. They may be beloved within their community, yet the arriving parcels indicate...

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In a post-Barbie universe, it’s a strange feeling to have pity for extremely wealthy, famous, and attractive heterosexual men. Yet this has been the predominant sentiment following actor Charles Melton’s Oscar snub for his turn as a traumatized sexual assault survivor in May December.

Directed by Todd Haynes, May December is a portrait of the relationship between Melton’s Joe Yoo and his wife, Gracie (Julianne Moore), whom he met while he was a 13-year-old working in the then-36-year-old Gracie’s pet store. The story is told...

Short of "Oppenheimer," there's no film released in 2023 that I enjoyed more than Todd Haynes' "May December" — so of course it's been nearly shut out by the Academy for the 96th Oscars.

It's not a total wash, since "May December" earned a nomination for Original Screenplay. Yet as deserving as Samy Burch's writing is of that honor, the nomination feels like an insufficient offer of consolation. "May December" is not named among the Best Picture nominees, nor is Todd Haynes nominated for Best Director. Marcelo Zavros' score, reworked from Michael Legrand's in "The Go-Between," was shut out even as it accentuates the film's melodrama and dark comic timing.

Most galling is its total absence from the acting categories, even though the movie lives and dies on its three central performances: Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, and Charles Melton.

"May December" is about Gracie (Moore) and Joe Yoo (Melton), a...

It wouldn’t be the Academy Award nominations without a few shockers mixed in, and this year was no exception. While some big names like Margot Robbie and Leonardo DiCaprio missed out on acting nominations, there were also some unexpected inclusions along the way.

Here, Variety breaks down the biggest snubs and surprises of the 2024 Oscar nominations.

Snub: Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig, “Barbie”

The powerhouse duo responsible for the biggest movie of the year found love in other categories —Robbie is included in the film’s best picture nomination as a producer and Gerwig saw her screenplay (with co-writer Noah Baumbach) recognized. But Robbie ultimately missed on the competitive best actress lineup while Gerwig was shut out of director.

Surprise: America Ferrera, “Barbie”

Though its leading lady and director didn’t land nominations, “Barbie” co-star Ferrera was able to score a supporting actress nod for her role in the megahit,...