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Jay Duplass is heading to San Luis Obispo.

The veteran multi-hyphenate has major business at next month’s San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (aka Slo Film Fest), where he is set to receive a spotlight award and present a screening of his new film, The Baltimorons.

Fresh from a SXSW debut in Austin, Texas, The Baltimorons tells the story of how a newly sober man’s Christmas Eve dental emergency leads to an unexpected romance with his older dentist. It stars Michael Strassner Liz Larsen and Olivia Luccardi. Duplass directs from a script he co-wrote with Strassner. The Baltimorons marks Duplass’ first feature that he wrote and directed since 2012’s The Do-Deca-Penathlon. Since then, he’s kept busy on the TV front, directing episodes of Togetherness, Search Party and Somebody Somewhere and producing and executive producing a long list of films and TV shows.

A photo from the set The Baltimorons with Drew Langer,...

Multi-hyphenate filmmaker Jay Duplass has been named as the recipient of this year’s Spotlight Award at the 31st Annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (Sloiff.) Duplass will attend the event with a screening of his new film, “The Baltimorons,” followed by a Q&A on Sunday, April 27. The festival runs this year from April 24-29 in San Luis Obispo, the coastal community located midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Duplass is well-known on the independent film circuit for his work and his collaborations with brother Mark Duplass on such films as “The Puffy Chair” and “Cyrus” and for creating such TV shows as “Togetherness” and “Room 104.” In recent years, Duplass has also carved out an impressive acting career with roles on the Emmy-award winning series “Transparent” and “Industry” and films like “Outside In” and “Beatriz at Dinner.”

Skye McLennan, executive director of Sloiff, says, “Personally, I...

After co-directing a handful of no-frills indies with his brother Mark and working for more than a decade in episodic television, Jay Duplass makes an agreeably unassuming solo feature debut behind the camera with The Baltimorons. Marbled with a tender vein of melancholy alongside its unforced comedy, the film follows a thirtysomething, recently sober ex-improv comic who breaks a tooth and requires urgent dental care on Christmas Eve, spawning an unlikely romance. It’s the kind of quirky concept that could easily have been cringe material, but the actors give it a lived-in naturalism that sneaks up on you.

Aside from his acting and producing credits, Duplass’ regular gig since 2015 has been directing TV episodes, notably on Togetherness, Search Party, and most recently, Somebody Somewhere. (I will never stop being mad about that consistently great show getting zero Emmy attention.) Just as Somebody Somewhere was molded with piercing character insight around its star,...

Talk about life imitating art, imitating life. About a month ago, Amanda Peet told IndieWire during a recent interview, something funny and mortifying happened to her at the grocery store in front of her two teenage daughters. Someone recognized the actress. Well, sort of. They said hello, and complimented her on her work. And then it became clear that this person “recognized” her as Lake Bell, and complimented her on Lake Bell’s work.

This has happened before. It’s happened enough, in fact, that Peet encouraged her “Fantasy Life” filmmaker and co-star Matthew Shear to include it in his feature directorial debut, in which Peet plays an actress who, yup, often gets mistaken for Lake Bell. It’s funny, and it’s a little sad, and it’s incredibly honest, and it speaks to the spirit in which Shear, a Noah Baumbach regular and former star of the series “The Alienist,...

Natasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson's hit streaming series, Poker Face, is set to return this year. And, well? The list of people they've finagled to guest star in Season 2 is actually unhinged. Like, the list of people who are going to be on this show is truly outrageous and unfathomable to someone like me, a person who does not cast television shows. But if I did? And I managed to pull this off? I'd be screaming it from the rooftop, folks. Because this cast list? It's truly the best of the best of the funniest, most talented people currently working in Hollywood.

And it seems that Lyonne and Johnson recognize that, sending along a note with the press release teasing the series' forthcoming slate of episodes. And though we don't know the exact premiere date yet — all it says is "Spring 2025" — we do know the 12, 60-minute-long episodes will feature Many very,...

Natasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson's hit streaming series, Poker Face, is set to return this year. And, well? The list of people they've finagled to guest star in Season 2 is actually unhinged. Like, the list of people who are going to be on this show is truly outrageous and unfathomable to someone like me, a person who does not cast television shows. But if I did? And I managed to pull this off? I'd be screaming it from the rooftop, folks. Because this cast list? It's truly the best of the best of the funniest, most talented people currently working in Hollywood.

And it seems that Lyonne and Johnson recognize that, sending along a note with the press release teasing the series' forthcoming slate of episodes. And though we don't know the exact premiere date yet — all it says is "Spring 2025" — we do know the 12, 60-minute-long episodes will feature Many very,...

In addition to Jason and Tracy facing off, General Hospital spoilers for Monday, February 10, 2025, focus on Carly making a promise and Trina and Kai spending quality time together.

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it wasn’t that long ago that Jason (Steve Burton) chose Tracy’s (Jane Elliot) and Monica’s (the late Leslie Charleson) side over Sonny’s (Maurice Benard). Cut to Monday, and Jason’s back from Germany, and he questions Tracy’s actions and motives. According to the video preview at the end of Friday’s episode, he even wants to know why she would listen to anything that Drew (Cameron Mathison) says.

So when Jason and Tracy face off, does Jason know about the Navy Seal slinking onto the Quartermaine property to spend time with Willow (Katelyn MacMullen)? If he does, then he also knows that Willow took the kids and skipped out of the gatehouse in...

Allyce Ozarski, an Emmy-nominated TV producer on I Love That for You, Baskets, Smilf, I Love You, America and two upcoming series from Vince Gilligan and Will Ferrell, has died. She was 41. Her family said she died January 24 of breast cancer in Los Angeles.

Ozarski shared an Emmy nom for Outstanding Sketch Variety Series as producer on Sarah Silverman’s I Love You, America in 2018. Her producing credits also include The L Word: Generation Q, Problematic with Moshe Kasher and Haunting of the Mary Celeste.

Raised in Poway, northeast of San Diego, Ozarski was selling rugs when a chance meeting with a TV director led to her first showbiz gig. After serving as travel coordinator on the Noggin surfing series Beyond the Break in 2007, she worked as a production coordinator or assistant into the mid-2010s on TV shows including NBC’s The Cape, Up All Night and A to Z...

After watching Los Angeles become engulfed in flame over the last three weeks, Mark Duplass could not stand idly by. The “Morning Show” actor and renowned indie producer got to work quickly, promoting adoption applications for local animal shelters, underfunded GoFundMe’s and insurance tips for people who had lost everything across his personal social media accounts.

After a couple days, Duplass realized he could reach higher. He called out to Google on his Instagram, asking for Chromebooks to be donated to Los Angeles school districts forced to return to remote learning. He asked Nintendo to donate Switches to kids who lost theirs to the fires. He even called out Airbnb for making the process to seek temporary housing increasingly difficult for displaced residents.

Reflecting on his efforts, Duplass told TheWrap that they would never have been possible without the countless volunteers he’s worked with along the way.

“I...

Created by Jeff & Jackie Schaffer, one of FX's most popular comedy series was "The League," which ran for seven seasons from 2009 to 2015. The raucous sitcom follows a group of friends in Chicago who run a highly competitive fantasy football league every year, creating their own challenges, rewards, and penalties. Along the way, the ensemble endures their own hilarious highs and lows involving romance and family life in between planning their fantasy teams. Throughout the show's run, the group is joined by several memorable guest stars and recurring characters, including the occasional real-life football player getting in on the fun.

Led by a solid ensemble cast of talented comedians, "The League" introduced beloved, crass characters framed against the backdrop of fantasy sports. Since the show's ending in 2015, many of the cast members have gone on to continue their film and television careers, while others haven't reached the same level of success.

Exclusive: More than a decade after his last feature directorial outing with The Do-Deca-Pentathlon, Jay Duplass is back behind the camera for See You When I See You, a comedic family drama to star Cooper Raiff (Cha Cha Real Smooth), David Duchovny (Californication), Hope Davis (Succession), Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart), Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody), and Ariela Barer (How to Blow Up a Pipeline).

An exploration of the intricacies of grief and healing, currently in production in Atlanta, See You When I See You is scripted by actor, comedian and writer Adam Cayton-Holland (Those Who Can’t). The film is inspired by Cayton-Holland’s acclaimed memoir Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-Comic Memoir, the winner of the 2019 Colorado Book Award for Creative Non-Fiction, which examines the impact of his younger sister Lydia’s suicide on him and his family.

Jay Duplass called the project “the kind of deeply personal dramatic comedy that I grew up on,...

On Saturday October 26 2024, Nickelodeon broadcasts Transformers: EarthSpark!

Togetherness Season 2 Episode 5 Episode Summary

A new episode of “Transformers: EarthSpark” titled “Togetherness” is set to air soon on Nickelodeon. This episode focuses on Jawbreaker, a character who often feels isolated from his siblings. The storyline promises to explore themes of friendship and connection.

In “Togetherness,” Jawbreaker finds himself left behind by his siblings. Feeling lonely, he encounters a new friend who offers companionship and support. This friendship becomes important as Jawbreaker navigates his feelings of being alone. The episode will likely showcase how they bond and the adventures they share together.

As the plot unfolds, viewers can expect heartwarming moments that highlight the importance of friendship. Jawbreaker’s journey may also include lessons about loyalty and understanding. The episode aims to resonate with those who have experienced similar feelings of being left out or finding solace in new friendships.

Fans of “Transformers: EarthSpark...

In the upcoming episode of “Transformers: EarthSpark,” titled “Togetherness,” viewers will see Jawbreaker facing a tough situation. Left behind by his siblings, Jawbreaker finds himself feeling lonely and unsure of what to do next. This episode promises to explore themes of friendship and connection as Jawbreaker meets a new friend who changes everything for him.

As the story unfolds, Jawbreaker and his new companion begin to form a bond. They stick close to each other, and their adventures together highlight the importance of companionship. This episode will not only showcase Jawbreaker’s growth but also demonstrate how friendships can blossom in unexpected circumstances.

“Togetherness” airs at 7:00 Am on Saturday, October 26, 2024, on Nickelodeon. Fans of the series can look forward to a heartwarming tale that emphasizes the value of sticking together, especially during tough times. It’s a perfect opportunity for viewers to see how Jawbreaker navigates his feelings and learns to embrace new relationships.

The new series “Penelope,” premiering Tuesday on Netflix, opens with a 16-year-old girl dancing at an outdoor silent disco. Feeling out of place, she tries to push past the awkwardness of dancing in a room with her summer camp peers. But Penelope’s attentions always drift to the surrounding wilderness.

It’s a quieter start than the typical show premiering on the streaming home of the black comedy-thriller “Baby Reindeer,” but its impact lingers. And creators Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn hope their thought-provoking teen drama can show the industry that middle-budget television still has a place in an IP-ridden ecosystem — even if creators have to first fund the projects on their own.

“This is the project that I felt most passionately needed to be made and that could be, maybe, my legacy,” Duplass told TheWrap. “So while it was way more expensive than anything I’ve self-financed, and [it was] f...

Well-known American filmmaker and actor Mark Duplass partnered with Netflix to create a teen drama series called Penelope. It's set to be released on the streaming platform on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. More on this upcoming Netflix show below.

Penelope comes from Duplass's Duplass Brothers Productions. You might recognize Duplass from his acting work in the movies Creep, Creep 2, Safety Not Guaranteed, Tammy, The Lazarus Effect, Tully, Bombshell and Biosphere. He also starred in the TV sitcom The League, the romantic comedy series The Mindy Project, the comedy-drama series Togetherness and the legal drama Goliath. He currently stars in Apple TV+'s drama series The Morning Show.

Duplass and Mel Eslyn created the teen drama. They wrote the scripts together, and Eslyn also directed the episodes. In addition, Eslyn serves as the series showrunner. Executive producers include Duplass's brother, Jay Duplass, and Shuli Harel.

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Megan Stott,...

Netflix has set “Penelope,” a coming-of-age series from Duplass Brothers Productions, for a Sept. 24 premiere in the U.S.

The series is led by Megan Stott (“Little Fires Everywhere”), who plays the title role. Per the official logline, Penelope is “a 16-year-old girl who, feeling deeply out of place in her contemporary surroundings, leaves her life and family behind and treks into the wilds of Washington State. As she establishes an alternative life for herself, survivalism and coming-of-age coalesce in this poignant journey toward self-discovery.”

Alongside Stott, the cast includes Austin Abrams and Krisha Fairchild (“Krisha”).

Mark Duplass co-created the series with showrunner Mel Eslyn (“Biosphere”), president of Duplass Brothers Productions, which independently financed “Penelope” before taking it to Netflix. The project is the flagship of their new focus on indie television in response to the decline of Peak TV.

Speaking to Variety in March, before “Penelope” landed at Netflix,...

This week’s 20 Questions on Deadline guest is Mark Duplass.

Fans of The Morning Show will be delighted to hear Duplass confirm his return “in some shape or form” for the upcoming Season 4, as put-upon producer Chip Black. Duplass also reveals that Season 4 will begin shooting a month from now.

With Season 3 showrunner Charlotte Stoudt in place once again for Season 4, how the upcoming election will be worked into the show remains to be seen. Previous seasons included rewrites to incorporate the pandemic and the #MeToo movement. Shooting this summer, Season 4 is slated to air sometime next year.

“My assumption is that we’re going to airing the show well after that election has happened,” Duplass said. “So my instinct is that while The Morning Show does chase current events, and we have historically, in the past, with the #MeToo movement and Covid, and everything that happened with women’s...

Exclusive: Paradigm has signed actor, writer and producer Steve Zissis (Togetherness) for representation in all areas.

Best known for co-creating, writing and starring on HBO’s acclaimed comedy-drama Togetherness, Zissis collaborated with the Duplass Brothers on that series, as well as their films The Do-Deca Pentathlon, Jeff, Who Lives at Home, Cyrus and Baghead.

On the film side, he’s recently appeared in Bliss opposite Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek and Bad Hair from writer-director Justin Simien. Other notable credits include the Universal horror pic Happy Death Day 2 U, Jason Reitman’s The Front Runner opposite Hugh Jackman, Another Evil, and Spike Jonze’s Her.

In television, Zissis has been seen in the Golden Globe-nominated The Comey Rule (Showtime) as well as The Guest Book (TBS), I’m Sorry (TruTV), Single Parents (ABC), The League (FX), Arrested Development (Netflix), Parks and Recreation (NBC) and The Office (NBC).

Currently, Zissis...

Can television have its own New Hollywood moment?

Much like movies such as Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate, Rosemary’s Baby and Easy Rider took the late 1960s by storm, a group of writers and directors are hoping that their own independent TV projects can break through and find their way to the small screen amidst the current Hollywood contraction.

After a number of web series such as Issa Rae’s The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl, Broad City and High Maintenance were turned into TV series over the past decade, writers and directors hoped that this would lead to more.

However, the rise of streaming originals saw the business go the other way, with incredibly expensive dramas and comedies, often led by movie stars, taking over. This trend is now waning and a new generation of creators hopes that cost-conscious companies will now pay more attention to their projects instead.

Jay Duplass and Kelvin Yu are the latest additions to the cast of FX’s limited series adaptation of “Dying for Sex,” Variety has learned exclusively.

The series is based on the podcast of the same name. Duplass and Yu join previously announced series lead Michelle Williams and cast members Jenny Slate, Rob Delaney, David Rasche, and Esco Jouléy.

The official description of the series states “Molly (Williams), a woman diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, leaves her husband of 15 years and begins to explore her sexuality. She gets the courage and support to go on this adventure from her best friend (Slate), who stays by her side all the way to the very end.”

Duplass will play Steve, Molly’s husband. Yu will play Noah, described as “a talented musician with genuinely earnest, big feelings about his girlfriend Nikki that he isn’t shy about sharing.”

As an actor, Duplass...

Mark Duplass, star of The Morning Show, is to be handed the Excellence in Acting Award at the upcoming SeriesFest event.

The event is held in Denver between May 1 and 5 and features the likes of Minnie Driver and the cast of Grey’s Anatomy across its lineup.

Duplass, who also co-created HBO series Togetherness, is giving an Innovation Talk, where he will be handed the award. Duplass has also starred in The League, Goliath and The Mindy Project as well as being behind films such as The Puffy Chair and Cyrus as well as HBO’s anthology series Room 104 and a raft of documentaries including Evil Genius, Wild Wild Country and Sasquatch.

Also joining the lineup are Shark Tank’s Daymond John, who will be in conversation with Emil Pinnock and SAG-AFTRA Leadership, including Linda Powell, Shari Belafonte and Jodi Long.

There will be a screening and a panel...

John Ortiz has been cast in Will Trent!

On Monday (March 25), ABC announced that the 55-year-old actor – best known for his roles in Fast & Furious, Togetherness, and Messiah – will be joining the cast of the hit crime drama starring Ramon Rodriguez in an recurring role.

Keep reading to find out more…TVLine confirmed that John will be playing role of Will’s long-lost uncle Antonio Miranda.

John will make his debut in episode six of the season two, which will air on Tuesday, April 9.

According to ABC, the episode will show Will (Rodriguez) reuniting with a “long-lost relative, uncovering unexpected and profound similarities. Meanwhile, the Gbi and Apb investigate a judge’s murder while Faith’s connection with Luke deepens.”

Uncle Antonio is described as “warm and charismatic, with connections to both Atlanta and Puerto Rico” and is “eager to catch up on lost time when he’s reunited with Will Trent,...

The Morning Show‘s Mark Duplass has been cast as the male lead in the Hulu limited series that factored into Ellen Pompeo’s decision to have a reduced presence on Grey’s Anatomy these past two seasons.

Currently titled Orphan, the eight-episode series is inspired by the true story of Natalia Grace and follows a Midwestern couple — Kristine and Michael Barnett (played by Pompeo and Duplass) — who adopt what they believe is an 8-year-old Ukrainian girl with a rare form of dwarfism. But as they begin to raise the girl alongside their three biological children, they slowly start to believe...

Exclusive: Mark Duplass is set as the male lead opposite Ellen Pompeo and Imogen Faith Reid in Orphan (working title), Hulu’s eight episode limited series starring and executive produced by Pompeo.

Written by Katie Robbins, who serves as showrunner, the series is inspired by the true story of Natalia Grace and the Midwestern couple who adopted her believing she was a little girl with dwarfism but gradually started to believe she may not be who she said she was.

Duplass will play Michael Barnett, at the time husband of Pompeo’s Kristine Barnett, and adoptive father to Natalia (Imogen Faith Reid).

In 2019, Michael (Duplass), an upbeat Midwestern dad and retail manager, was charged, along with his ex-wife Kristine (Pompeo), for the neglect and abandonment of their daughter Natalia, whom they adopted in 2010. Already in the public eye because of Kristine’s bestselling book The Spark– about raising their son Jacob,...

Exclusive: Amanda Peet (Dirty John) is set as a lead opposite Jon Hamm in Your Friends and Neighbors, Apple TV+’s upcoming drama series from Warrior creator Jonathan Tropper and Apple Studios. Craig Gillespie (Physical) is set to direct the first two episodes and executive produce.

Based on an original idea by Tropper, Your Friends and Neighbors stars Hamm as Coop, a recently divorced hedge fund manager who, after being fired, resorts to stealing from the wealthy residents in his tony upstate New York suburb in order to keep his family’s lifestyle afloat. These petty crimes begin to reinvigorate him until he breaks into the wrong house at the wrong time.

In addition to Hamm, Peet, whose role is being kept under wraps, joins previously cast Olivia Munn.

Tropper, who served as showrunner for Apple’s See and has an overall deal with the streamer, created Your Friends and Neighbors...

Mark Duplass was feeling insecure.

At one point in his career, he would get greenlight after greenlight for the TV projects he pitched on behalf of Duplass Brothers Productions, the beloved indie banner he founded with Jay Duplass in the late ’90s, when the duo was focused on feature films. But recently, he and company president Mel Eslyn noticed a problem.

“All the executives who used to buy all of our stuff before we could even open our mouths were passing,” he says. “We were like, ‘Have we lost it?’ And then we started talking to all of our friends. They were like, ‘It’s not you. It’s us too.’ We started sharing these war stories.”

The war they spoke of was the decline of Peak TV. For nearly a decade, Hollywood was producing and distributing more television than ever before, thanks to the exponential growth of the streaming economy.

Warning! This article contains minor spoilers for Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 1, episode 7!

Jay Duplass and Lance Reddick, who both appear on Percy Jackson and the Olympians, previously starred together in the 2023 movie The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, showcasing their excellent chemistry. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, the final film directed by William Friedkin, received critical acclaim with a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes, solidifying the talent of Duplass and Reddick. Unfortunately, Reddick's passing marks the end of their collaborations, making Percy Jackson their final project together, adding a sense of nostalgia to their on-screen reunion.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Hades actor, Jay Duplass, previously worked with another major Greek god star from the show, creating a subtle reunion for a 2023 military drama movie. Percy Jackson season 1’s cast includes major guest stars for some of its most important roles, with the show recruiting several Hollywood veterans for its Greek gods and mythological creatures.

Fans of Judy Blume’s “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” had to wait more than 50 years to see the classic children’s novel transferred to the big screen, but their patience was finally rewarded this spring. Written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig (“The Edge of Seventeen”) and featuring such A-listers as Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates, the faithful film adaptation boasts an awe-inspiring Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 99% and was even described by its source’s author in a “Today” interview as “better than the book.” As the 2024 movie awards season begins, its best shot at a Golden Globe nomination lies with its 15-year-old star, Abby Ryder Fortson, who would be the fifth youngest contender in the history of her category.

At this point, Fortson is hovering directly outside of Gold Derby’s predicted six-person Best Comedy/Musical Actress lineup with the support of just over a quarter of our oddsmakers.

Mark Duplass is an actor, producer and filmmaker who has featured in a plethora of television and film projects, with one of his notable roles being in Apple+’s The Morning Show. His performance in the series earned him an Emmy nomination in 2020 and a Golden Globe nom in 2022.

Mark also starred in the praised HBO series Togetherness, which he and his brother Jay co-created. His extensive filmography includes The Puffy Chair, a film he co-wrote and co-directed, along with Zero Dark Thirty and sci-fi pic Safety Not Guaranteed. His other roles include Bombshell and the Creep horror series.

His newest venture, A Long Long Night, had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival this week. It’s a six-episode series written by Duplass and award-winning actor, playwright, Barret O’Brien. The story follows childhood friends Pete and Carroll, who reminisce about a disastrous incident that happened in a motel room six months before,...

Exclusive: WME has signed actress Abby Ryder Fortson, the 15-year-old up-and-comer known for leading Lionsgate‘s recent coming-of-age dramedy Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, based on the classic Judy Blume novel published in 1970.

Released on April 28th, Are You There God? tells the story of Fortson’s 11-year-old Margaret, watching as she navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence after her parents move her from New York City to the suburbs of New Jersey. Kelly Fremon Craig wrote and directed the pic, also starring Rachel McAdams, Benny Safdie and Kathy Bates, with Blume, Craig and James L. Brooks being amongst its producers

Fortson played the original Cassie Lang in Marvel’s Ant-Man and the sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, also previously starring opposite Betty Gilpin in Uni/DreamWorks’ hit family film A Dog’s Journey, based on the beloved novel by W. Bruce Cameron.

On the TV side,...

Amanda Peet and David Benioff have been together for over two decades. The pair met in 2002 when Peet was just a budding actor and Benioff was kickstarting his career as a screenwriter, according to The Sun. After falling in love and getting engaged, the couple officially said "I do" in September 2006. Since then, they've welcomed three children together, Frances Pen, Molly June, and Henry Peet, and have become one of Hollywood's most successful couples.

You may recognize Peet from movies like "The Whole Nine Yards," "Something's Gotta Give," and "Syriana," as well as TV series like "Jack & Jill," "Togetherness," and "Brockmire." Currently, she stars in Paramount+ miniseries "Fatal Attraction." As for Benioff, he's the writer behind "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," "Game of Thrones," and "Gemini Man." In 2021, the couple also worked together on the TV series "The Chair." Peet was credited as a co-creator and writer, and she and her...

Sarah Goldberg has been cast in “Industry” Season 3 as a recurring guest.

The actress is set to portray Petra Joenig, a portfolio manager at the ethical investment fund, FutureDawn. If Goldberg thought the world of acting was high stakes, just wait until she’s part of HBO’s financial drama about investment banking.

The “Barry” star isn’t the only HBO alum who has been part of “Industry.” Jay Duplass, who co-created and starred in “Togetherness” and who penned a first-look deal with HBO in 2020, played a major role in Season 2. This upcoming season will star “Game of Thrones” breakout Kit Harrington as Henry Muck, the CEO and founder of a green tech energy company by the name of Lumi. Harrington will be a recurring guest in Season 3.

Goldberg is best known for starring opposite of Bill Hader in the Emmy-winning “Barry.” She also starred in 2020’s “The Night House” and 2019’s “The Report.

Melanie Lynskey is opening up about drifting apart from her once-close friend and Heavenly Creatures co-star Kate Winslet.

While speaking with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast Thursday about the nature of the industry and how people “move on” following projects, the Yellowjackets actress explained that “When I lost touch with Kate, it was more heartbreaking than some breakups that I’ve had.

“It was so painful because it wasn’t like anything happened, it’s just she became a gigantic international movie star and she didn’t have a lot of time,” she added. “I wouldn’t hear from her, you know, and it just sort of like gradually happened, and it happens in relationships. People kind of drift apart, but it was so painful for me.”

But before their bond even existed and before she had the role of Pauline Parker in the Oscar-nominated film, Lynskey...

Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret., Judy Blume's iconic 1970 coming-of-age-novel, is getting a big-screen adaptation, and its cast is a blend of newcomers and award-winning established talent. The book centers around Margaret Simon, who moves from New York City to New Jersey with her Christian mother and Jewish father. Margaret grapples with her religious identity as she adjusts to life in the suburbs. She befriends her neighbor, Nancy Wheeler, and with some other girlfriends, they create a club called the Pre-Teen Sensations, bonding over desires of getting their first period and having bigger breasts. The novel was praised for its progressive discussions on puberty and religion.

It's these unapologetic explorations of topics previously considered taboo in middle-grade literature that has given Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret. its enduring legacy. Because this book has such a special place in readers' lives, casting the film adaptation is all the more important.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians has officially cast the actors who will be playing Hades and Hephaestus. The Disney+ series is the second major live-action adaptation of the series of middle grade novels of the same name by Rick Riordan, following the 2010 film Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and its 2013 sequel Sea of Monsters. Season 1 of the series will adapt the first book, The Lightning Thief, following Percy (Walker Scobell) as he discovers he is the son of the Greek God Poseidon and that his best friend Grover (Aryan Simhadri) is a satyr. He is sent to Camp Half-Blood, where demigods train, and later embarks upon a grand cross-country adventure with Grover and Athena's daughter Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries).

Per Variety, two more of the major Greek gods from Percy Jackson have officially been cast. Jay Duplass will be taking on the role of god of the underworld Hades,...

The “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series at Disney+ has added Jay Duplass and Timothy Omundsen in guest star roles, Variety has learned exclusively.

The pair will appear in the series alongside Walker Scobell as Percy as well as Aryan Simhadri as Grover and Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth. Additional cast members include Virginia Kull, Glynn Turman, Jason Mantzoukas, Megan Mullally and Timm Sharp as well as Dior Goodjohn, Olivea Morton, Charlie Bushnell, and recent additions like Adam Copeland, Suzanne Cryer, Jessica Parker Kennedy, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Duplass will play Hades, the god of the Underworld. Per the official character description, “Hades feels like an outcast from his family and a misunderstood genius. He holds a grudge for past wrongs and plays his cards close to the chest.”

Omundson will play Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths. “Hephaestus became disabled when he was thrown off Mount Olympus as a babe,” his character description states.

We love watching Chris Evans in romantic comedies. In villainous roles. In action thrillers. And soon, in crime dramas. The actor has dabbled in distinct projects, more so since stepping away from his superhero responsibilities. He was recently seen playing the egocentric sociopath Lloyd Hansen alongside Ryan Gosling in Netflix's "The Gray Man." 

Lately, Evans has joined a new production alongside award-winning actress Emily Blunt, a crime drama film titled "The Pain Hustlers," which Netflix acquired global rights to during this year's Cannes Film Festival. The Chris Evans and Emily Blunt-led film has found several new award-winning cast members (via Variety); keep reading to learn all you need to know about it.

What Is The Pain Hustlers About?

"The Pain Hustlers," penned by American screenwriter Wells Towers depicts a blue-collar woman's endeavor to live the American dream. As per the official logline, the film follows Liza Drake (Emily Blunt...

Catherine O’Hara, Jay Duplass and Andy Garcia will join the cast of “The Pain Hustlers,” teaming up with Emily Blunt and Chris Evans in the Netflix movie.

Brian d’Arcy James and Chloe Coleman are rounding out the ensemble.

David Yates, best known for directing several “Harry Potter” movies, is helming “The Pain Hustlers,” which is said to be tonally similar to American Dream-esque crime dramas like “The Big Short,” “American Hustle” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” According to the official logline, the film follows an unemployed “blue-collar woman struggling to raise her daughter [who] takes a job at a failing pharmaceutical start-up, only to get involved in a dangerous racketeering scheme.”

It’s not clear who O’Hara, Duplass, Garcia, James or Coleman will play in the movie, which was written by Wells Tower (“The True American”). Netflix shelled out 50 million to land rights to “The Pain Hustlers” during this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

This year Showtime amassed a total of 17 Primetime Emmy nominations, the biggest chunk of which are for the new drama series “Yellowjackets.” The show could potentially score wins in six categories, including Best Drama Series and Best Drama Actress. That lead performing prize would go to Melanie Lynskey, who has now finally been recognized by the TV academy after two steady decades of small-screen work.

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Lynskey stars on “Yellowjackets” as Shauna, one of several middle-aged women who, as teenagers, were forced to live in the Canadian wilderness for more than a year after surviving a plane crash. Her submitted episode, “Doomcoming,” involves the modern-day Shauna learning that the person who has been blackmailing her and her friends is not her paramour (who she killed out of misplaced suspicion) but rather her husband. Once the...

Cooper Raiff has been embracing a nomadic lifestyle, crashing with friends in Los Angeles and traveling to national parks while he’s in between jobs. But the lack of a permanent residence does have its drawbacks. He moved into a new sublet in Queens — where he’s preparing to shoot a movie — late last week and opened the door to a disaster zone, the kind of mess that compels one to immediately wash the bed sheets.

“If I’m going be put up by this movie for a year, I don’t want to pay for something during that,” he says, noting that producers of his upcoming film will soon supply housing. “That’s not smart.”

The temporary living situation is not an atypical experience for a 25-year-old living in New York City, save for the fact that the move coincided with the release of Raiff’s second feature film,...

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By the time the “Yellowjackets” Season 1 finale aired in January, Showtime’s drama-horror-dark-comedy had achieved full-fledged phenomenon status. It had amassed near-unanimous critical raves, averaged five million weekly viewers — which made it the second-most streamed series in Showtime’s history, after last year’s “Dexter: New Blood” — and inspired dozens of sub-Reddits bursting with frenzied fan theories.

People were positively obsessed with the saga of forty-something women coping with memories of being stranded as teenagers in the Canadian wilderness following a plane crash. In one timeline, high school soccer players succumb to their most primal instincts as they embrace the occult and inch towards cannibalism; in the other, four adult survivors played by Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Juliette Lewis and Christina Ricci grapple with their trauma.

The fervent response to “Yellowjackets” took many cast members by surprise,...

For two decades, Melanie Lynskey has graced our screens both large and small. Maybe her most famous role was as Rose in Chuck Lorre’s “Two and a Half Men” — she appeared in 63 episodes of the sitcom alongside Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer. She later led HBO’s “Togetherness” and Hulu’s “Castle Rock.” In 2020, she portrayed Rosemary Thomson in nine episodes of FX’s “Mrs. America.” Suffice to say, it’s a bit of a surprise that she has a reputation of saying “no” due to her “terrible commitment-phobia.”

“It scares me to think of signing up for something that is hard for me to get out [of],” she says, recalling landing the role on the CBS series in 2003. “Two years in, I said, ‘I don’t want to be a regular anymore.’ And it was complicated. I was very lucky that Chuck Lorre allowed me to do that and...

Amanda Peet has joined the cast of Fatal Attraction, Paramount+’s series reimagining of the classic 1980s psychosexual thriller film. She joins previously announced series leads Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson.

Written by Alexandra Cunningham from a story she co-wrote with Kevin J. Hynes, the Paramount Television Studios and Amblin Television series explores the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes towards strong women, personality disorders and coercive control.

Peet will play Beth Gallagher, a loyal wife, loving mother and successful small business owner whose world unravels when her husband Dan’s (Jackson) indiscretion threatens to destroy their life together.

Caplan plays Alex Forrest.

Cunningham serves as showrunner and executive produces alongside Hynes as well as Amblin Television presidents Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey.

As an actor, Peet most recently starred in season 2 of the true crime anthology series Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story.

The cast for Paramount+’s upcoming “Fatal Attraction” series is getting bigger.

Amanda Peet is joining the cast as Beth Gallagher, the loyal wife of Dan Gallagher (Joshua Jackson), who uncovers her husband’s sexual indiscretion with Alex Forrest (Lizzy Caplan). Peet’s character was originally by Anne Archer in the original 1987 film.

Paramount describes the new series as “a deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller and ‘80s cultural touchstone, the new series will explore fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes toward strong women, personality disorders and coercive control.” In other words, this will be a more nuanced approach than “sexy woman crazy,” which is the general, problematic sentiment of the original (admittedly still wonderful) film.

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Amanda Peet will follow in the footsteps of Anne Archer and play the cheated-on wife in Paramount+‘s upcoming Fatal Attraction series.

Peet thus joins previously announced cast members Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex), who will star as that Alex Forrest, and Joshua Jackson (Fringe), who is playing the adulterous Dan Gallagher.

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Amanda Peet has joined the “Fatal Attraction” TV series adaptation coming to Paramount+, Variety has learned exclusively.

Peet joins previously announced series stars Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson in the series. The series is described as a deep-dive reimagining of the film that will explore fatal attraction and the themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes toward strong women, personality disorders, and coercive control.

Peet will star as Beth Gallagher, a loyal wife, loving mother and successful small business owner whose world unravels when her husband Dan’s (Jackson) indiscretion threatens to destroy their life together. Anne Archer played Beth in the film, for which she earned both an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination.

Peet most recently created the Netflix dramedy series “The Chair” starring Sandra Oh. She is also known for her starring roles in shows like “Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story,” “Brockmire,...

Melanie Lynskey has been putting in the work for decades, dating back to her debut performance in 1994’s “Heavenly Creatures.” The Kiwi actress bounces back and forth between leading and smaller roles, in films like “Up in the Air” (2009), “Hello I Must Be Going” (2012), “I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore”(2017) and last year’s “Don’t Look Up,” and TV series like “Two and a Half Men,” “Togetherness,” “Castle Rock” and “Mrs. America.” Through it all, Lynskey has been a favorite of critics, who have given her multiple nominations, but the industry awards have left her criminally under-recognized. But that may change this year thanks to her starring turn in Showtime’s buzzy drama series “Yellowjackets.”

“Yellowjackets” offers Lynskey the opportunity to deliver on what she does best, playing a seemingly ordinary stay-at-home mom who happens to harbor a dark side. The actress plays Shauna, who is still...

Exclusive: Katie Aselton (The Morning Show) has signed on to star alongside Bill Burr, Bobby Cannavale and Bokeem Woodbine in the comedy Old Dads, which Burr wrote and is directing for Miramax and his company All Things Comedy.

The comedian’s feature directorial debut centers on a middle-aged father, Jack (Burr), and his two best friends (Cannavale and Woodbine), who after selling their company to a millennial, find themselves out of step and behind the times as they hilariously struggle to navigate a changing world of culture, career and fatherhood.

Aselton is playing Jack’s wife, Leah. Burr and Ben Tishler penned the script and are producing alongside Bill Block, Monica Levinson and Mike Bertolina, with production underway in Los Angeles.

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Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not watched “Flight of the Bumblebee,” the eighth episode of “Yellowjackets.”

Melanie Lynskey has been one of the most sought-after and versatile television and film actors for years, from a scene-stealing supporting role on sitcom “Two and a Half Men” to a leading lady on “Togetherness.” She’s also been part of ensembles such as “Castle Rock,” “Mrs. America” and, most recently, Showtime’s “Yellowjackets.” Lynskey recently picked up a drama actress Critics Choice Awards nom for the latter, in which she portrays the adult version of Shauna, a former teen athlete and plane crash survivor.

In the eighth episode of “Yellowjackets,” titled “Flight of the Bumblebee,” Shauna’s world starts to crash around her as her daughter Callie (Sarah Desjardins) points out her young boyfriend Adam (Peter Gadiot) is probably not who he says he is, which sets her down the path of finally Googling him,...

The Netflix series “The Chair” is a perfect showcase for Sandra Oh’s comedic chops. The actress, best known for her dramatic work in ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” and BBC America’s spy series “Killing Eve,” has a field day in as Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim, the new chairman of the English department of a storied but less than Ivy league college. The department is in disarray with enrollment dwindling as well as the minds of some of the elderly professors. She also must deal with the racism and sexism that is steeped in the department and her workplace lover (Jay Duplass), a professor who seems to be spiraling out of control.

Variety’s Caroline Framke observed: “If ‘The Chair’ does nothing else for the TV landscape, let it legacy be that it has given Oh the starring comedic showcase she’s long deserved. The show absolutely includes some moments of real pathos…...