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The "gritty young-adult remake" was all the rage back in 2020. The success of "Riverdale" had opened the floodgates, leading to similar but perhaps less well-thought-out series like Netflix's "Fate: The Winx Saga" (adapting the early 2000s cartoon "Winx Club") and DC's "Titans". Some, like "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" (a reboot of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch"), were more successful than others. But the gold rush to find the next nostalgic children's property to darkify was on, so it was both baffling and entirely unsurprising when news broke of a gritty, live-action reboot of "The Powerpuff Girls" being announced at The CW.

The venue was the only thing that made that wild pitch somewhat easier to swallow. As the home of "Riverdale," The CW was effectively ground zero for the "What if Ben 10 went to Euphoria High?" approach to TV writing. Even still, the chosen subject felt a bit too...

In today’s league of genre-bending, Hello Tomorrow on Apple TV+ stood out like a rocket to the future, taking off from a suburban lawn but making it retro. Think Jetsons plus Mad Men aesthetic. They were deeply human themes wrapped in this slick sci-fi cover of a show. It not only entertained, but it also intrigued the audiences.

Billy Crudup was brilliant as Jack Billings, a morally ambiguous vacuum salesman who had dreams of going to the moon. He played the role with the same charisma that he had as the villain in Mission: Impossible 3. The first season of Hello Tomorrow with buzz, but it quickly fizzled out, only after one season, leaving fans wondering what could happen next.

Apple TV+’s Hello Tomorrow is the sci-fi concept that should have bloomed

As the streaming wars continue, Apple TV+ should visit this gold that they’re sitting on...

Juliet & Romeo repositions Verona’s ancient feud within a neon‑tinged musical tapestry. Director Timothy Scott Bogart and composer Evan Kidd Bogart stitch Shakespeare’s narrative to a modern pop sensibility (think synth‑laced power ballads that nod to Swiftian craftsmanship). Clara Rugaard’s Juliet and Jamie Ward’s Romeo carry the film’s emotional core, though their duet numbers rarely outshine the production’s more exuberant ensemble set pieces.

Dante Ferretti’s sumptuous costumes—electric crimsons for Capulets, midnight blues for Montagues—pair with Byron Werner’s lensing to conjure an almost hallucinatory version of 14th‑century Italy. Sword fights erupt into choreographed dance‑offs, each cut suggesting a “sword ballet” that reframes violence as stylized pageantry. Filming in real Italian piazzas lends tangible gravity, even when lyrics soar into playful banter.

That pivot from tragedy to hopeful extravaganza, capped by a “Book Two” tease, invites reflection on why...

A new Shakespeare adaptation is now in theaters. Juliet & Romeo, a movie musical reimagining of the classic play, tells the story of the star-crossed lovers with a pop twist. The film is the first in a movie-musical trilogy based on the real-life 1301 story that inspired Shakespeare’s tale. Find out what critics think of the movie below! This new take on the tragic romance features a star-studded cast, including Rebel Wilson, Jason Isaacs, Rupert Everett, Rupert Graves, Tony Award-winner Dan Fogler, and Derek Jacobi. Clara Rugaard and Jamie Rugaard play the star-crossed lovers, and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Nicholas Podany, and Grammy Award-winners, Tayla Parx and Ledisi also star. Set in 1301 at the end of Medieval times, the Juliet & Romeo Franchise finds our...

The push to find new angles on established stories has led audiences to some strange places. For the Disney live-action films, it’s ended in disaster, while the new approaches to Little Women, The Tragedy of Macbeth, and The Invisible Man led to critical success. Juliet & Romeo hopes to accomplish the same reinvention, providing its loaded ensemble with a pop ballad musical from the iconic music producer E. Kidd Bogart. Even though the music doesn’t always resonate, the visuals and choreography are remarkable in their own right.

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Based on the classic story from Shakespeare, director Timothy Scott Bogart takes the tale back to its roots. Shooting in Italy and featuring a massive ensemble, we live out the events of the play in the 1300s. The Capulets and Montagues are fighting in Verona, and through a pop-ballad musical, the characters deliver their innermost thoughts.

Shakespeare’s most famous lovebirds are hitting the high notes- literally! Romeo and Juliet are getting a musical makeover, and it’s got lit lovers and movie fans singing with excitement.

Verona’s Romeo & Juliet is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing adaptations of the Bard’s work in recent years, with a contemporary twist and original pop music promising to breathe new life into the classic tragedy.

Still from Verona’s Romeo & Juliet | Credits: Briarcliff Entertainment

This bold reimagining takes the beloved story we all studied in high school and transforms it into something fresh and exciting for today’s audiences. With an impressive cast, stunning Italian locations, and a musical approach that ditches the traditional iambic pentameter for catchy pop tunes, this film is looking to redefine how we experience this iconic love story.

Let’s dive into everything we know about this exciting upcoming...

Rebel Wilson has sung, danced, and made viewers laugh through films like Bridesmaids and Pitch Perfect, and now, she's royally dressed to kill. Collider can share an exclusive first look at the multi-talented actress in Juliet & Romeo, a new take on the classic Shakespeare romance that gives it a musical update like never before with a revamped pop soundtrack. The award-winning Wilson plays Lady Capulet, who appears confident and stunning in a flowing red dress complete with a golden headpiece that helps her stand out even in a sophisticated ballroom. Along with the other image, it's a showcase of the glamorous costumes and settings within writer-director Timothy Scott Bogart’s vision of Verona.

Rather than adapting the story of Romeo & Juliet as told by Shakespeare, Juliet & Romeo is directly based on the 1301 story that inspired the legendary tragedy. It's meant to kick off a trilogy of musical...

Exclusive: Fresh Produce Media, the company behind Jon Hamm’s scripted podcast The Big Lie, has scored a trio of new shows at Amazon’s Audible.

Leading its latest slate is The Pearl and the Onion, a scripted podcast starring Veep’s Anna Chlumsky and Blindspotting’s Jasmine Cephas Jones. It comes after Fresh Produce Media renewed its first-look deal with Audible at the end of 2023.

The Pearl and The Onion, which is released Thursday, imagines a world where Julia Child (Chlumsky) and Josephine Baker (Cephas Jones) cross paths in an espionage adventure. While Julia and Josephine were both involved in the war — Julia with the U.S. Office of Strategic Services and Josephine as a spy for the French Resistance — this fictionalized version unites them in 1942 Nazi-occupied France to intercept classified invasion intelligence for the Allied Powers. As these two women navigate a web of spies, secret societies, and unexpected alliances,...

"The greatest love story of all time, set to the greatest music of our time." That's one of the hooks for the upcoming Romeo and Juliet adaptation from Briarcliff Entertainment, Juliet & Romeo. Briarcliff has set May 9, 2025 (Mother’s Day weekend) as the release date for this bold reimagining of arguably William Shakespeare's most popular play. Joining Briarcliff in bringing this visionary film to the big screen are global independent music powerhouses Lakeshore Records and Broadway Records, in partnership with Hero Entertainment and Rainmaker Films. The synopsis for the film, which seems to be part of a proposed trilogy, reads as follows:

"Set in 1301 at the end of Medieval times, theJuliet & Romeofranchise finds our most famous Star-Crossed lovers turning the tides on the history Shakespeare based his own story on, as they reveal the truth to the very future of the Empire. But the biggest twist in this most beloved of tales,...

In 2021, The CW ordered and shot a live-action “Powerpuff Girls” pilot starring Chloe Bennet, Dove Cameron, Yana Perrault and Donald Faison, only for the series to be canceled and never see the light of day — until now.

Footage from the canceled series has been leaked onto YouTube and made into a trailer. Sources at CW confirmed to Variety that the footage is real, but a final trailer was never assembled before “Powerpuff Girls” was axed. At the time of the cancellation, CW may have been putting together a trailer for upfronts, but sources say the leaked footage would not have passed CW standards. The network sometimes used outside vendors to assemble trailers, so the leak could have been a rejected trailer from a third party. It may also have been a Warner Bros. TV trailer created for L.A. screenings or San Diego Comic Con.

Nevertheless, the leaked footage spread on social media Thursday.

The second season of Apple TV+’s psychological thriller “Surface” has a new trailer for its eight-episode season, teasing Sophie’s (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) ambitious venture to London.

The new chapter of the show follows Sophie as she is forced to unravel the secrets of her past with an injury that has wiped her memories clean. She embeds herself in royal British society but everything changes when a journalist unexpectedly reaches out to her about a new scandal.

Mbatha-Raw returns alongside co-stars Oliver Jackson-Cohen (“The Invisible Man”) and Millie Brady (“The Queen’s Gambit”). New additions to the “Surface” world include Phil Dunster (“Ted Lasso”), Gavin Drea (“Daisy Jones & The Six”), Rupert Graves (“Maurice”), Tara Fitzgerald (“Sirens”), Nina Sosanya (“Baby Reindeer”), Joely Richardson (“101 Dalmatians”) and Freida Pinto (“Slumdog Millionaire”).

“Surface” Season 2 drops its first episode on Friday, Feb. 21 followed by weekly new episodes. Watch the trailer below.

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Exclusive: Peacock’s espionage thriller series Ponies has added five new cast members to its series regular cast: Adrian Lester, Artjom Gilz, Nicholas Podany, Petro Ninovskyi and Vic Michaelis.

They join previously announced Emilia Clarke, who also executive produces, and Haley Lu Richardson.

Set in Moscow in 1977, the series follows two Ponies (“persons of no interest” in intelligence speak) who work anonymously as secretaries in the American Embassy. That is until their husbands are killed under mysterious circumstances in the Ussr, and the pair become CIA operatives. Bea (Clarke) is an over-educated, Russian-speaking child of Soviet immigrants. Alongside her cohort, Twila, they work to uncover a vast Cold War conspiracy and solve the mystery that made them widows in the first place.

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Director Jason Reitman's Saturday Night makes its quiet debut on a fan-favorite streaming platform.

Per Netflix, 2024's Saturday Night joined the streaming giant's ever-expanding catalog of films and TV shows. The move came with little fanfare on January 25, almost four months to the day after the film kicked off its theatrical run.

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Directed by Reitman from a script co-written by Gil Kenan, Saturday Night charts the events leading up to the very first episode of Saturday Night Live, which aired on October 11, 1975. The film features an expansive ensemble cast, including Teen Wolf and The Maze Runner star Dylan O'Brien in the role of the legendary Dan Aykroyd. Saturday Night also stars Gabriel Labelle in the role of Saturday Night Live...

2024 was a packed year for several actors working in Hollywood, whether they are continuously rising stars or already well-established names in the industry. The year had plenty of noteworthy character-driven dramas, animated features, chaotic comedies, and big-budget blockbusters to keep audiences entertained. More importantly, these actors proved their capability of playing two different types of characters.

For example, multiple actors from the enthralling and visually stunning Dune: Part Two, like Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and Austin Butler, also appeared in acclaimed and award-worthy dramas in the same year. They are just a few of many actors who stole the show in 2024 with their commanding screen presence and shockingly good versatility. From newcomers like Cailee Spaeny to big-name stars like Chris Hemsworth, 2024 was a spectacular year for these particular performers.

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Saturday Night's digital release date has been revealed.

Saturday Night will be available to buy or rent on digital platforms on November 12, followed by Blu-ray and DVD on January 7.

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Saturday Night (2024) is a forthcoming film with an undisclosed director. The movie centers on the vibrant nightlife of a bustling city, capturing the intertwining lives and stories of a diverse ensemble cast navigating personal and social challenges over the course of a single evening.

Director Jason ReitmanRelease Date October 11, 2024Writers Jason Reitman, Gil KenanCast Presley Coley, Abraham Hsu, Justin Matthew Smith, Ellen Boscov, Naomi McPherson, Kirsty Woodward, Mcabe Gregg, Leander Suleiman, Corinne Britti, Rowan Joseph, James Logan, Drew Scheid, Parker Wierling, Jon Batiste, Matt Wood, Emily Fairn, Kim Matula, Brian Welch, Kaia Gerber, Andrew Barth Feldman, Nicholas Podany, Billy Bryk, Gabriel Labelle, Rachel Sennott, Catherine Curtin, Robert Wuhl, Tracy Letts, Brad Garrett, Cory Michael Smith,...

Konstantin Stanislavski taught us that “there are no small parts, only small actors.” Film and TV familiar face Dabbs Greer believed that “every character actor, in their own little sphere, is the lead.” Both would probably have been excited about this year’s Oscar race, where several best picture contenders high-light the power of an ensemble film: no matter where a talent ranks on the call sheet, everyone in the film has some choice scene time.

“I don’t care where they come from, but we had 80 speaking roles and they all have to match,” “Saturday Night” director Jason Reitman says of crossing oceans and comedy and drama verticals to find an eclectic mix of players to re-create the hour and a half leading up to the first-ever episode of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” “They all have to fit within the same world. We’re creating a ‘30 Rock’ that’s going to be one,...

2024 has been a year packed with great cinema from all different genres. Some of the years biggest hits have also been the most financially successful, like Dune: Part Two, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Deadpool & Wolverine. However, unfortunately, many other great films have fallen by the popularity wayside.

Every year brings a number of films that dont live up to financial or critical expectations, but there are also a lot of films that simply dont spark huge love from audiences. These films are absolutely not failures; they are completely underrated and deserve a second look.

Watch the Chaotic Origin Story of Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live is one of the longest-running TV shows of all time, but its premiere episode was filled with production problems that should have doomed the series from the start. And this year, Jason Reitman tells the story of that tumultuous and chaotic night with Saturday Night.

Nick De Semlyen’s informative book “Wild and Crazy Guys” ostensibly has the same goal as Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night: fleshing out the legends that shaped the landscape of American comedy for decades to come, beginning with the hectic birth of the seemingly immortal sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live.” But De Semlyen’s own analysis of the field doesn’t begin right at the beginning; the prologue of his book opens not with a play-by-play of the moments leading to SNL’s first episode, but rather an infamous moment in the show’s second season, in which new troupe member Bill Murray got into a backstage fistfight with former cast superstar (and then-host) Chevy Chase, mere moments before the episode went live.

With one simple anecdote, De Semlyen lays the foundation for a potent examination of the chaos and lacking professionalism that made this era of comedy so refreshing,...

It was no small feat to get “Saturday Night Live” off the ground at NBC, and as a result, the cast of “Saturday Night” is pretty huge. In many cases, the actors also look eerily similar to the people they’re playing.

Hitting theaters everywhere on Oct. 11 after a limited theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles, Jason Reitman’s “Saturday Night” tells the story of the 90 minutes right before the first-ever episode of “SNL.” It’s chaotic and at the time, even Lorne Michaels couldn’t explain what the show was going to be.

Below, you’ll find the cast of “Saturday Night” alongside what their real-life counterparts looked like back then.

Sony/Getty Images Lorne Michaels (Gabriel Labelle)

Lorne Michaels is the creator and, to this day, producer of “Saturday Night Live.” He’s played in “Saturday Night” by Gabriel Labelle, who had his breakout role in Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans.

Plot: In the ninety minutes before the live airing of the first episode of Saturday Night Live, a young Lorne Michaels (Gabriel Labelle) desperately tries to keep NBC from pulling the plug while dealing with a cast, writers and crew in open rebellion.

Review: Comedy would be very different nowadays if not for Saturday Night Live‘s impact. Most noteworthy comedy film stars of the last four decades emerged from their ranks, and nearly fifty years since its premiere, it remains as vital as ever. Yet, the making of the show itself had become an almost mythological tale, with it a known fact that the young Lorne Michaels had to overcome overwhelming odds to make the show in the first place.

What Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night does is that it distills most of the big challenges Michaels had to overcome into one ninety-minute period. It’s a conceit that...

The upcoming Saturday Night movie has one of the most stacked ensemble casts of 2024. The first-look images of Saturday Night reveal the behind-the-scenes chaos of the legendary sketch comedy series which will be premiering its 50th season on September 28, 2024. Directed by Jason Reitman, Saturday Night will be released in theaters on October 11, 2024. Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), 4-time Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (Poor Things), and Emmy winner Matthew Rhys (The Americans) are among the talented ensemble in Saturday Night.

Saturday Night will chronicle the true happenings of the 90 minutes before the premiere of the first ever episode on Saturday Night Live on NBC, which happened at 11:30 Pm on October 11, 1975. Although Saturday Night Live has maintained its monumental status as the longest-running network television series of all time, its beginnings all but guaranteed that the show would last longer than one season. SNL would go on to birth the careers of dozens of comedy legends,...

He is slightly embarrassed to admit it, but Nicholas Podany first watched When Harry Met Sally as he was gearing up for an audition to portray the classic rom-com’s star, Billy Crystal.

Podany was going out for Jason Retiman’s Saturday Night (in theaters this weekend in limited release before opening wider on Oct 11.) Told in real-time, it tracks the 90 madcap minutes before the first episode of Saturday Night Live in 1975.

Podany, who trained at Julliard and had appeared on Broadway in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, auditioned first for SNL cast member Dan Aykroyd. For that self-tape, he recreated Aykroyd’s “Super Bass-o-Matic” sketch that saw the actor pulverizing a bass in a blender. Podany was then asked to audition for the role of a young Lorne Michaels and got a callback, but not for Michaels. Instead, he was sent pages from the script to read for a young Crystal.

Five decades after the debut of Saturday Night Live, a new feature film will explore how the very first episode came to be. Called Saturday Night, the movie is hitting limited theaters on Sept. 27 with a wider release coming on Oct. 11, 2024.

Ahead of the movie's arrival on the big screen, director Jason Reitman spoke about Saturday Night with Cbr's Kevin Polowy. The conversation included some discussion about the cast, including a nod to Dylan O'Brien's performance as Dan Aykroyd. Reitman, who worked with the real Aykroyd on Ghostbusters: Afterlife and its sequel Frozen Empire, shared why the fan favorite actor was the "trickiest" to cast of the entire team.

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Illustrations by Maddie Fischer.To participate in the Toronto International Film Festival Scavenger Hunt, simply take a selfie with each of the eight “landmarks” around Festival Street—the three-block stretch of King Street where you’ll find key festival venues, food trucks, and brand activations—then enter a raffle to win a prize. I wondered what a “landmark” would look like as I began my search one evening, killing time before Roberto Minervini’s existentialist war movie The Damned (all films 2024). I imagined informational placards on the festival’s main theaters—maybe I could learn something about the architecture of Roy Thomson Hall, the distinctive concert hall that resembles a mirrored funnel? Or some bizarre trivia about the Reitman family, that cinematic dynasty who developed the Lightbox Theater?I spotted the first landmark: a black square of poster board, affixed to a crowd-control barricade. It was adorned with plain white text,...

The stars of Saturday Night are hitting the red carpet!

Rachel Sennott, Gabriel Labelle, and Willem Dafoe posed for photos together at the premiere of their new movie held during the 2024 Toronto Film Festival on Tuesday (Sept. 10) at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, Canada.

Corey Michael Smith, Kaia Gerber, and tons of other cast members were also in attendance at the premiere.

Here’s the movie’s synopsis: At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television – and culture – forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Full of humor, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words…...

Jason Reitman’s upcoming real-time film Saturday Night is set to dramatise the events leading up to SNL's first ever show. Trailer here.

Last month, we got the news that Saturday Night, the making-of story behind one of the most successful variety shows in US history, is heading for an 11th October release date in the US, and we also got an introductory trailer to go along with it.

While we still don’t yet now when Saturday Night will be hitting the UK, we do have a full trailer to check out ahead of the film’s arrival.

Starring The Fabelmans breakout Gabriel Labelle as the show’s famed producer, Lorne Michaels, the film reportedly revolves around the 90 minutes before the first broadcast of Michaels’ comedy darling, Saturday Night Live.

The cast for this one is something to behold. As well as the aformentioned Gabriel Labelle, we get Dylan O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd,...

Over nearly 1,000 episodes, “Saturday Night Live” has given America some of its most successful comedians, iconic characters and quotable catchphrases. Now, just one year shy of the pop phenom’s 50th anniversary, director Jason Reitman gives back, turning an oral history of the very first episode into a rowdy, delectably profane backstage homage. “Saturday Night” kicks off at 10 p.m. on Oct. 11, 1975, and ticks its way in practically real time to Chevy Chase’s delivery of the infamous opening line. Fine, but who plays Chevy Chase? Or Gilda Radner? Or John Belushi, for that matter?

The research is one thing, but Reitman — whose father, Ivan, directed his fair share of “SNL” legends, and who always dreamed of writing for the show — sets a foolhardy challenge for himself in finding sufficiently funny people to play some of TV’s most beloved cut-ups. Miraculously, Reitman and casting director John Papsidera pull it off,...

The first official photos for Sony Pictures upcoming Saturday Night movie have dropped, featuring its main characters, along with an official trailer. The film hails from Ghostbusters: Afterlife team Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan.

Shared by Vanity Fair, the Saturday Night photos give highlight to its main cast, including Gabriel Labelle, Dylan OBrien, Cory Michael Smith, Matt Wood, Rachel Sennott and Lamorne Morris, as they portray key Saturday Night Live figures who helped shape the iconic sketch comedy show into becoming a pop culture staple its known today. "The whole movie is the story of people trying to figure out what their identity is on the show," Reitman said. "The story we tell is the moment each of these comedians find the way they coalesce as a group, which I think is the reason the show eventually was the success that it is."

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Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, filmmaker Jason Reitman is bringing it back to the night when it all began. With his new film Saturday Night, Reitman chronicles the events leading up the events of SNL’s very first episode on October 11th, 1975. Watch the newly revealed trailer below.

The film’s star-studded ensemble cast features Gabriel Labelle as SNL creator Lorne Michaels; Dylan O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd; Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris; Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase; Ella Hunt as Gilda Radner; Emily Fairn as Laraine Newman; Kim Matula as Jane Curtin; Matt Wood as John Belushi; and Nicholas Braun as Andy Kaufman and Jim Henson.

Other cast members include Cooper Hoffman as NBC head Dick Ebersol; Rachel Sennott as SNL writer and Michael’s wife Rosie Shuster; Matthew Rhys as George Carlin; Jon Batiste as Billy Preston; Finn Wolfhard as an NBC page; J.K Simmons...

Sunny is a dark sci-fi comedy series created by Katie Robbins. Based on the 2018 novel titled The Dark Manual by author Colin O’Sullivan, the Apple TV+ series follows the story of Suzie, an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan as her husband and son suddenly disappear in a plane crash. Soon after she is given a domestic robot by the robotic company her husband worked at. Then, Suzie finds herself embroiled in a dangerous mystery surrounding her husband’s death. Sunny stars Rashida Jones in the lead role with Hidetoshi Nishijima, Joanna Sotomura, annie the clumsy, and Judy Ongg starring in supporting roles. So, if you love the dark tone, goofy comedy, and neon visuals in Sunny, here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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Exclusive: Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to new musical franchise Verona’s Romeo & Juliet, in partnership with Hero Entertainment and Rainmaker Films. A modern reimagining of one of the most beloved love stories of all time, the first of the films will unspool wide on Valentine’s Day 2025, in one of Briarcliff’s biggest releases to date.

Set in 1301 at the end of Medieval times, Verona’s Romeo & Juliet finds our most famous star-crossed lovers turning the tides on the history Shakespeare based his own story on, as they reveal the truth to the very future of the Empire. But the biggest twist in this most beloved of tales is leaving the poetry of Iambic Pentameter in the past to tell the story with the help of original pop music.

With Clara Rugaard (Love Gets a Room) and Jamie Ward (His Dark Materials) in the lead as Romeo & Juliet,...

Paul Walter Hauser will play comedian Chris Farley in a so-far untitled biopic. Here’s what we know at present:

A biopic based on the biography The Chris Farley Show: A Biography In Three Acts by the late comedian’s brother Tom Farley Jr. and Tanner Colb is in the works.

With full endorsement from Farley’s family, Richard Jewell star Paul Walter Hauser will play him in the film. It will be the directorial debut of Frozen star Josh Gad, with Scott Neustadter and Michael H Weber writing the screenplay according to Deadline. They previously adapted the surreal true story of Tommy Wiseau’s experience making cult film The Room into 2017 film The Disaster Artist.

A feature film examining the origins of Saturday Night Live is also in production. Jason Reitman is directIng SNL 1975 from a script he wrote with Gil Keenan. It will star Gabriel Labelle as series creator Lorne Michaels,...

J.K. Simmons has joined the cast of Jason Reitman’s SNL 1975, and not only will the Oscar winner be playing Hollywood legend Milton Berle, but he’ll have the notable distinction of becoming the first actual SNL host to join the cast of the Sony movie.

Simmons hosted the Jan. 31, 2015 episode of Saturday Night Live, which featured D’Angelo as the musical guest. At the time, Simmons was riding high off an Oscar nomination for Whiplash, and he would go on to win the Academy Award following his SNL hosting stint.

Meanwhile, Berle hosted SNL on April 14, 1979, and Ornette Coleman was his musical guest. It’s unclear where Berle fits into Reitman’s movie at this moment in time.

SNL 1975 is a behind-the-scenes account of the very first episode of Saturday Night Live. The film will reportedly unfold in real-time.

On the heels of playing Steven Spielberg in The Fabelmans,...

The cast of the upcoming SNL 1975 movie has just added three young stars to it’s ensemble!

It was announced on Tuesday (March 12) that Finn Wolfhard, Kaia Gerber and Andrew Barth Feldman have been cast in Saturday Night Live origin film, Deadline reports.

Find out who they’re playing inside…

Finn is set to portray an NBC page, Kaia will portray actress Jacqueline Carlin and Andrew will portray production assistant Neil Levy.

For those that don’t know, Jacqueline was married to original cast member Chevy Chase from 1976-1980. Find out who will play Chevy here!

SNL 1975 (working title) tells “the true story of what happened behind the scenes that night in the moments leading up to the first broadcast of NBC’s Saturday Night Live. It depicts the chaos and magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, counting down the minutes in real time to the infamous words,...

Nicholas Braun has been cast as Jim Henson in SNL 1975, the Sony Pictures project set to tell the story of the earliest days of Saturday Night Live.

Henson’s Muppets were a regular part of SNL’s first season, appearing in a total of 13 episodes.

Braun joins a cast that includes Gabriel Labelle, who is portraying SNL creator Lorne Michaels, as well as Rachel Sennott (as Rosie Shuster), Dylan O’Brien (as Dan Aykroyd), Cooper Hoffman (as Dick Ebersol), Ella Hunt (as Gilda Radner), Kim Matula (as Jane Curtin), Cory Michael Smith (as Chevy Chase), and Matt Wood (as John Belushi).

Deadline has also confirmed that stage actor Nicholas Podany is set to portray Billy Crystal, while head writer Michael O’Donoghue will be played by Tommy Dewey.

SNL 1975 will be directed by Jason Reitman, who co-wrote the project with Gil Kenan and reportedly interviewed all living cast members and...

Exclusive: Nicholas Braun, Tommy Dewey and Nicholas Podany have joined the cast of Sony Pictures’ SNL 1975, which will be directed by Jason Reitman and based on the real-life behind-the-scenes accounts of the opening episode of Saturday Night Live.

Braun will play Jim Henson, Dewey will play Michael O’Donoghue, and Podany will play Billy Crystal. The original screenplay is by Reitman and Gil Kenan.

On October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. SNL 1975 is the true story of what happened behind the scenes that night in the moments leading up to the first broadcast of NBC’s Saturday Night Live. It depicts the chaos and magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, counting down the minutes in real time to the infamous words, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!”

The screenplay is based on an extensive series of interviews conducted by...

Chicago P.D. fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 11 Episode 1 episode titled Unpacking!

Find out everything you need to know about the Unpacking episode of Chicago P.D., including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

Chicago P.D. Unpacking Season 11 Episode 1 Preview

In the upcoming episode of “Chicago P.D.,” entitled “Unpacking,” slated to air on NBC at 10:00 Pm on January 17, 2024, viewers are in for a compelling exploration of the intersection between policing and mental health. The episode follows Detective Upton, portrayed by the talented Tracy Spiridakos, as she is assigned to shadow a crisis prevention team. However, her policing approach comes into conflict with the team’s mental health clinician, setting the stage for a thought-provoking narrative that delves into the complexities of the job.

As Upton grapples with the challenges of her new assignment, viewers can...

“Chicago P.D.” kicks off Season 11 with a compelling episode titled “Unpacking,” set to air on NBC at 10:00 Pm on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. The Intelligence Unit faces a new challenge as Upton is assigned to shadow a crisis prevention team, but her policing approach clashes with the team’s mental health clinician.

As the narrative unfolds, viewers will witness the complexities of policing in the modern age, where different methodologies collide in the pursuit of justice. Upton, a strong and determined detective, finds herself navigating uncharted waters, and her struggles extend beyond the professional realm, delving into her personal life.

Commander Voight, a steadfast leader, stands by Upton amidst her personal and professional challenges. The episode promises to offer a thought-provoking exploration of mental health and policing dynamics while delivering the high-stakes and emotionally charged storytelling that “Chicago P.D.” is known for. Fans can expect a riveting start to the season,...

The Powerpuff Girls creator Craig McCracken has explained the reason why he knew The CW’s attempt at making a live-action adaptation of his beloved cartoon series wouldn't work out.

Last May 19, it was officially announced that The CW decided to pull the plug on its long-in-development Powerpuff Girls series. Speaking with the Los Angeles Times, McCracken finally broke his silence regarding the canceled project. He revealed that he originally met with the network to discuss its plans for the live-action series, where he gave his honest feedback. "I had one meeting with them and I told them, 'When you turn them into adults, they’re no longer the Powerpuff Girls because if they’re adults, that’s just three super girls who don’t have to deal with being kids.' That’s a completely different show," McCracken recalled.

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So, David Corenswet is the Dcu's new Superman in Superman: Legacy and naturally the Internet has Thoughts about it. He's perfect, or he's too small, or he's not Henry Cavill, or he looks so much like Superman, or... Well, you get the idea. It's fair to say that Superman's movie casting carries similar expectations as casting Batman or James Bond. There's a weight of history there thanks to those who came before and how millions of DC comic book pages have portrayed DC's most wholesome superhero. In all of that, one question can too easily be passed over: will David Corenswet actually be a good Superman?

Handed the cape, tights and keys to the Fortress of Solitude for James Gunn's 2025 reboot of Superman, Corenswet has a lot in front of him, and crucially, not that much behind him. He's a fresh face with the added benefit of looking an...

In Thursday night’s Jeffrey Donovan-centric episode of “Law & Order,” titled “Appraisal,” his character Frank Cosgrove and partner Jalen Shaw (Mehcad Brooks) suspect a gallery owner has been murdered but have no body to prove their case.

In a video clip exclusively shared with TheWrap of the episode, which you can watch at the top of this story, Cosgrove assures the missing woman’s brother that he’ll do everything he can to find her. He also tells the man, “Prepare yourself,” since he believes that the sister is dead, murdered like one of her artist friends who was at the opening night event the night before.

In photos from the episode, Cosgrove reluctantly celebrates his 50th birthday and questions a suspect.

“Appraisal” also features guest stars Nicholas Podany, Kate Jennings Grant, Christina Brucato, Patrick Mulvey Adam Smith Jr., Gina Daniels, Atticus Cain and Brenda Luz Orellana.

Jeffrey Donovan as Det.

Law & Order fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 22 Episode 21 episode titled Appraisal!

Find out everything you need to know about the Appraisal episode of Law & Order, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

Law & Order Appraisal Season 22 Episode 21 Preview

In this episode, we follow detectives Cosgrove and Shaw as they suspect an art dealer was murdered but can’t make an arrest until they locate her body.

The pressure is on for Price and Maroun, as they must go to trial with a circumstantial case and a suspect with unlimited resources. Will they be able to secure a conviction, or will the case fall apart?

Meanwhile, the squad celebrates a birthday, but tensions run high as the investigation into the murder takes precedence. Will they be able to put their personal feelings aside and...

The Powerpuff Girls' archenemy Mojo Jojo looks like a comic book villain in new fan art. Aired on Cartoon Network, the animated series follows three kindergarten-aged superpowered sisters – Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup – who are frequently called upon to defend Townsville from big baddies. This includes their archenemy, Mojo Jojo, a humanoid monkey and evil genius mastermind who is constantly plotting to take over the world or destroy the Powerpuff Girls.

Some new fan art from raresauce_ on Instagram saw fit to reimagine the monkey-like Mojo Jojo as a comic book villain. Check it out below:

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Mojo Jojo's original design in The Powerpuff Girls was inspired by Caesar from Planet of the Apes and Dr. Gori from the Tokusatsu series Spectreman. Instead of an animated antagonist, the fan art reimagines Mojo as if he would appear in a comic book panel,...

Screen Rant is proud to present an exclusive clip from the newest episode of Hello Tomorrow!, which just dropped on Apple TV+. The sci-fi dramedy takes place in an alternate reality that is full of 1950s values despite access to robots and floating vehicles. Amidst the rampant consumerism of society, a sales team working for BrightSide Lunar Residences is trying to make an honest living selling houses for a community on the moon. But if a brighter tomorrow is ready today, that begs the question of why the launch keeps getting delayed.

Hello Tomorrow! stars Billy Crudup (The Morning Show) as the team's fearless leader Jack Billings', a man whose charm and talent could sell someone sand in the desert. But while he seems fully aware that there is nowhere for his unsuspecting customers to land on the moon, his loyal and hardworking employees seem to be none the wiser.

The world of “Hello Tomorrow” loves both the retro and future in its retro-future aesthetic, lending the Apple TV+ series a visual distinctiveness. While the story itself — an exploration of ambition, the American Dream, and family ties — deals in classic tropes, the show’s presentation blends the greatest stylistic hits of the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s with technological leaps of fancy straight out of a World’s Fair catalog and an episode of “The Jetsons.”

Less obvious an influence? Tex Avery, one of the most significant contributors to the Looney Tunes characters and the man behind a series of cartoons outlining the World of Tomorrow, whose work acted as inspiration for the pleasant facades and gizmo-gadgets of the series’ Vistaville. A mouse-trap, Rube Goldbergesque vibe suffuses the world of “Hello Tomorrow,” where cheerfulness masks latent violence — as suburban housewife Marie (Annie McNamara) finds out all too quickly moments into the first episode,...

“Hello Tomorrow!,” a new 10 episode, half-hour dramedy that follows a group of salesman hawking lunar timeshares in a retro-future world, officially launched on AppleTV+ on Friday, and for lauded actor Billy Crudup, the series hit close to home. TheWrap spoke with co-creators Lucas Jansen and Amit Bhalla and stars Crudup and Nicholas Podany to learn more about the show’s characters and themes, and how the series tackles the “disastrous ramifications” of radical optimism.

Crudup plays Jack Billings, a salesman of great talent and ambition, whose unshakeable faith in a brighter tomorrow inspires his coworkers and revitalizes his desperate customers – but threatens to leave him dangerously lost in the very dream that sustains him.

“We were told we were going to meet Billy to play the role and we were like, ‘Oh my God, this guy’s goddamn perfect. We gotta sell him, what do we even say, how do...

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Outer Banks, Snowfall, Hello Tomorrow and Super Bowl festivities.

The Consultant premiere

Prime Video held a special screening event in L.A. on Monday for its new series, starring Christoph Waltz, Nat Wolff, Brittany O’Grady and Aimee Carrero.

Andrew Mittman, Steve Stark, Brittany O’Grady, Christoph Waltz, Nat Wolff, Aimee Carrero, Tony Basgallop and Matt Shakman

Hello Tomorrow premiere

Billy Crudup debuted his new Apple+ series in NYC on Wednesday, alongside costars Haneefah Wood, Alison Pill, Dewshane Williams, Hank Azaria and Nicholas Podany, as well as partner Naomi Watts.

Matthew Maher, Dewshane Williams, Haneefah Wood, Nicholas Podany, Billy Crudup, Amit Bhalla, Lucas Jansen, Annie McNamara, Hank Azaria and Michael J. Harney Billy Crudup and Naomi Watts

Snowfall premiere

The sixth and final season of Snowfall premiered in Los Angeles on Wednesday,...

Apple TV+'s newest dramedy, Hello Tomorrow!, offers viewers the moon. Focused on a group of traveling salesmen who hawk lunar timeshares for a living, the series takes place in a retro-future world that sees 1950s morality come together with the tech of tomorrow. But in consumer-hungry America, no one is ever happy with what they have, which is why BrightSide Lunar Residences offers citizens a chance to start over on the moon.

Hello Tomorrow!'s incredible attention to detail can be attributed to director Jonathan Entwistle (I Am Not Okay With This), who helmed the first four episodes, and to showrunners Amit Bhalla and Lucas Jansen. The duo swung for the fences despite it being their first job of such scale, and they have a stellar cast to back them up. Billy Crudup (a fan favorite from Apple TV+'s The Morning Show) leads the way as Jack Billings,...

Mix retro ’50s America with questionable future tech and salesman selling Lunar timeshares and you get the new series from Apple TV ‘Hello Tomorrow!’ featuring Billy Crudup as an overly optimistic head salesman with something to hide.

Set in a retro-future world, “Hello Tomorrow!” centres on a group of travelling salesmen hawking lunar timeshares. Billy Crudup stars as Jack, a salesman of great talent and ambition, whose unshakeable faith in a brighter tomorrow inspires his coworkers, re-vitalizes his desperate customers but threatens to leave him dangerously lost in the very dream that sustains him.

We spoke with the show’s stars Billy Crudup, Nicholas Podany, Haneefah Wood, Dewshane Williams, Hank Azaria and the shows writers, showrunners and executive producers Amit Bhalla and Lucas Jansen about the quirkiness of the intriguing new show.

Hello Tomorrow hits AppleTV+ on Friday February 17th.

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Though they merely play salesmen in Apple TV+‘s new comedy, Hello Tomorrow!, Billy Crudup and Nicholas Podany clearly learned a thing or two about hawking timeshares on… the moon.

“Tell me something, Matt — how’s that office there treating you?” asked Podany during a recent Zoom call with TVLine. “Is it big enough? You got enough light coming in? Well, up on the moon there’s nothing but acres for you to do whatever you like up there. You like seeing the stars? Boom, baby!”

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