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Steve North & Hilary Rosen To Lead UKTV Content Team

Following the exit of the long-serving Richard Watsham, British channel operator UKTV will promote Steve North and Hilary Rosen to lead its creative team. North, currently Chief Programming Officer, will take on a newly-created Chief Content Officer post at the Bookish commissioner, while Rosen will assume the creative lead for originals, with her Director of Commissioning title remaining the same. Watsham will exit his post as Chief Creative Officer in September. North already oversees programming for streaming service U and manages the editorial direction of the BBC Studios-owned business. In his new role, he’ll report to UKTV CEO Marcus Arthur and will assume oversight of the content pipeline, including original commissions and acquisitions, along with the overall content investment strategy. The UKTV acquisitions team will now report into North. Rosen will also report into North, as she takes what...

Peter Gould has a new drama pilot in development at FX. Disinherited, written by Gould, who will also direct the pilot and serve as executive producer, will star Victoria Pedretti and Kiera Allen.

In Disinherited, an unexpected inheritance thrusts a pair of scrappy sisters into a world of generational wealth and long-buried crimes.

In addition to Gould, Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, and Nena Rodrigue of T-Street executive produce with FX Productions producing.

Peter Gould is the Emmy Award, WGA, and PGA award-winning showrunner and co-creator of Better Call Saul. After running the first two seasons alongside co-creator Vince Gilligan, Gould took over as sole showrunner for the remainder of the series, writing and directing multiple episodes, including the critically acclaimed series finale. Before Saul, he was a writer/producer of the Emmy Award–winning series Breaking Bad throughout the show’s five-season run.

Editor’s Note: The following story contains some spoilers for “Poker Face” Season 2, Episode 6.

Season 2, Episode 6 is not your typical episode of “Poker Face.” Charlie (Natasha Lyonne) has been working as lunch lady at a local elementary school, where she meets the terrifying Stephanie (Eva Jade Halford), a student whose ambition compels her to humiliate one of her peers and indirectly kill the class pet.

It’s a demanding role even on paper, and one brought to life superbly by the 12-year-old Halford (the episode premiered on her birthday), who goes toe to toe with Lyonne, Margo Martindale, and Adrienne C. Moore throughout the episode. It’s enough to shake a seasoned pro — but Halford is already on her way to being just that, having just wrapped “The Last Day” with Alicia Vikander, Victoria Pedretti, and Wagner Moura, from first-time feature director Rachel Rose. As a child, she’s used...

Netflix has unveiled the first behind-the-scenes still of Greta Lee and Wagner Moura in Louis Leterrier’s latest film, 11817. The sci-fi horror flick centers around a family trapped inside their own house in mysterious circumstances. While Leterrier is well known for action features like Fast X and Transporter movies, it’ll be interesting for his fans to delve into his take on a horror story.

The new image sees Lee and Moura on the set, the production design hints that it's Christmas time, while we see the actors lost in a discussion about their scene. While the image doesn’t reveal much, it's an indicator of how this normal household will soon go through terrors unknown. Speaking of the two leads, Leterrier said, “Greta Lee and Wagner Moura have delivered rich, dynamic, and captivating performances throughout their brilliant careers. Their charisma and talent shine through the screen.” Also starring are Gabriel Barbosa,...

Tomorrow, prepare to be assessed.

The Assessment is a brand new sci-fi thriller from Magnolia Pictures, starring Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander, and Himesh Patel in the lead roles as three people that find their lives intertwined in a very unique way.

Taking place in a near-dystopian future, the film follows a couple named Mia (Olsen) and Aaryan (Patel), who must pass a seven-day test to prove their viability as parents. They're assigned an assessor named Virginia (Vikander), who challenges them with a variety of unimaginable situations that put their relationship to the test.

This is one of three expected releases for Olsen this year. She's already wrapped the David Freyne-directed romantic comedy Eternity, where she stars opposite Miles Teller and Callum Turner, and is currently filming the Sam Esmail thriller Panic Carefully opposite Julia Roberts, Eddie Redmayne, and Brian Tyree Henry.

The fan favorite Marvel star has also been...

While The Vampire Diaries enthralled fans with its first season, Season 2 was when the show really started showing its true potential. Season 1 had to do a lot of table setting, with new characters and a new world to introduce to the world. However, Season 2 allowed the show to really spread its wings and give viewers the best supernatural stories and romances with Elena, Stefan, Damon, and the others.

This time, there were all new villains, more emotions, and plot twists unlike any other. Season 2 of The Vampire Diaries was full of the best moments from the entire show, and it was arguably one of the best outings of the teen fantasy drama. These moments had high stakes, both emotionally and in the plot, which made them so unforgettable.

Stefan and Damon Have a Fistfight About Elena Image via Warner Bros.

Klaus' entry into Mystic Falls was extremely contentious, as his...

Colman Domingo is a political pundit whose life becomes a paranoid mess in The Madness. Having originally found success on the stage, including his Tony Award-nominated turn in The Scottsboro Boys and having supporting roles in everything from Chadwick Boseman's 42 to Ava DuVernay's Selma, Domingo found his breakout role on screen as Fear the Walking Dead's Victor Strand. The years since have seen him garner further acclaim, including his Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated turn in Rustin and Emmy-winning performance in HBO's Euphoria, among others.

Domingo stars in The Madness as Muncie Daniels, a former social rights activist now working as a media pundit for CNN. In the midst of his star profile growing, and a pending divorce from his wife, Muncie goes for a weekend getaway to a cabin in the woods, only to discover his neighbor's dismembered body, and narrowly escapes from the two in the...

Celebrities and fans have a unique connection. Despite knowing the fact that our favorites don’t even know about our existence, they become an important part of our lives. However, sometimes this obsession takes on a very sinister turn. This brings us to something that happened in 1996 with Björk that still shakes us to our core.

Björk | Credits: @bjork / Instagram

Don’t get us wrong, obsessing over a celebrity is okay and can be pretty fun. However, trouble starts when this obsession leads to people feeling entitled over the person. Something similar happened to Icelandic musician Björk when a fan tried to kill her after jealousy got the better of him.

Björk and Her Obsessed Fan

Björk is unlike any musician to have walked on this planet. She is a force of nature and her music is something you don’t come across very often. Thus, it makes sense...

In addition to being a really great actor, Wagner Moura is also a filmmaker in his own right. Not only has he directed episodes of “Narcos,” but he also helmed the 2019 film, “Marighella.” And for his second feature, “Last Night at the Lobster,” it appears he’s landed an impressive cast.

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According to Deadline, Wagner Moura is set to star in and direct “Last Night at the Lobster.” Joining Moura in the cast are none other than Sofia Carson, Brian Tyree Henry, and Elisabeth Moss.

Continue reading Elisabeth Moss, Wagner Moura, Brian Tyree Henry & Sofia Carson To Star In ‘Last Night At The Lobster’ at The Playlist.

For many filmmakers, a debut feature is typically an indie production with local actors and a shoestring budget. But sometimes, a filmmaker is able to snag some big names for a debut. That’s the case for Rachel Rose, who has landed some really big stars for her debut feature, “The Last Day.”

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According to Variety, Alicia Vikander, Victoria Pedretti, and Wagner Moura all star in Rachel Rose’s debut film, “The Last Day.” The film wrapped production last month and tells the story of a writer who deals with her creative block but rediscovering herself and confronting issues from her past.

Continue reading ‘The Last Day’: Alicia Vikander, Victoria Pedretti & Wagner Moura to Star in Rachel Rose’s Debut Film at The Playlist.

Following up Sasquatch Sunset, it was announced the Zellner Brothers would embark on the alien invasion comedy Alpha Gang led by Cate Blanchett. They’ve now amassed quite an ensemble, with Dave Bautista, Steven Yeun, Zoë Kravitz, Léa Seydoux, Riley Keough, and Channing Tatum all coming aboard the project, Deadline reports. Here’s the synopsis: Alpha Gang centers on a group of alien invaders sent to conquer Earth. Disguised in human form as a 1950s leather-clad biker gang, dubbed the Alpha Gang. They are ruthless in their mission, until they succumb to the most toxic and contagious human condition of all: emotions.”

Al Pacino has some new cast members for his next feature. Jessica Chastain, Brendan Fraser, and Bryan Cranston have joined Barry Levinson’s mystery thriller Assassination, scripted by David Mamet. Deadline reports the film explores a new angle on the JFK conspiracy, “centering around Kilgallen (Chastain), one of...

Alicia Vikander, Victoria Pedretti and Wagner Moura have been confirmed as the trio of thesps on a new Killer Films project from a new filmmaker that just completed shooting this month. Rachel Rose‘s directorial debut The Last Day is said to be a project loosely adapted from Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway typically centers around themes of memory, time, and the complexity of inner lives. A festival release will likely occur for this micro indie in the fall of next year or perhaps try for Sundance 2026. Lucie Elwes, Rose, Mason Plotts, Killer Films’ Pamela Koffler and Christine Vachon, Kaplan Morrison’s David Kaplan are producing.…...

Alicia Vikander will lead Rachel Rose’s debut film “The Last Day” alongside Victoria Pedretti and Wagner Moura.

The film, which wrapped production in New York in October, follows a writer and mother who confronts her lack of creative purpose and embarks on a journey of rediscovering herself after encountering figures from her past.

“The Last Day” is produced by Lucie Elwes, Rose, Mason Plotts, Pamela Koffler and Christine Vachon of Killer Films — the production company behind last year’s “Past Lives” and “May December” — as well as David Kaplan of Kaplan Morrison (“The Brutalist”). Maja Hoffmann and Lucas Hoffmann of Luma Projects serve as executive producers.

CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group co-represent North American rights on “The Last Day.”

Vikander is an Oscar-winning actor whose credits include “The Danish Girl,” “Ex Machina” and “Tomb Raider.” This year she starred alongside Cate Blanchett and Charles Dance in the political satire “Rumours,...

Alicia Vikander opened up about her family life at the Zurich Film Festival, where she received the Golden Eye Award.

“Sometimes, [preparing for a role] is boring and tedious. My three-year-old is wondering what’s going on, because I’m locking the doors and talking to myself,” she laughed.

“When I am done, I get very tired. Acting is physically and emotionally draining. I have two young children now, I was pregnant when making that film and that’s where most of my time goes when I am not working,” said the Swedish actor, fresh off dystopian sci-fi “The Assessment.”

Vikander’s growing multilingual family – the actor is married to Michael Fassbender – aroused festival audience’s curiosity.

“My six-month-old doesn’t speak much, but my three-year-old speaks Portuguese, English and Swedish. Recently, he was hanging out with some kids and now there’s also a bit of Spanish. He’s giving me language courses now!

The Brooklyn Nine-Nine Halloween episodes proved to be highlights of the show, but some are still better than others. When the sitcom aired its very first Halloween-themed episode in season 1, they unknowingly started a fantastic trend and tradition that would be repeated every season due to the extremely positive response it received from the dedicated fanbase. The Halloween Heists had a humble start in season 1, but the episode format became more popular than anyone initially imagined it would, and the show became obligated to stick to the tradition.

What helped make the Halloween Heists so fun was how Brooklyn Nine-Nine always found a way to keep things fresh and unique. Jake vs. Holt was fine on its own but seeing Amy, Rosa, and even Gina (who isn't even a detective) get involved only added to the fun and upped the ante. With unexpected twists and turns in each episode,...

Veteran producer Christine Vachon spoke publicly this morning about what she described as the “tragedy” behind Todd Haynes’ now-shelved gay romance flick starring Joaquin Phoenix at the San Sebastian Film Festival.

Vachon — a regular at the Spanish festival — discussed the abandoned project as part of her keynote at the festival’s industry-focused Creative Investors’ Conference.

To start, Vachon shut down the suggestion that there was an elaborate backstory behind the production being halted.

“Pretty much what happened is what’s out there for you to read. I don’t know any more than that. I would gossip if I had anything to gossip about,” Vachon said before adding that “it was tragic” to see the production fall.

“Todd Haynes is 62,” Vachon said. “He’s not old but there’s a finite number of films that he will be able to do in his lifetime. I consider him one of the...