“Respectful and compelling” accurately describe the entire documentary, which follows Lee’s tragic life through many iterations. A tremendous miscarriage of justice led to him being incarcerated in 1973 for a murder he did not commit, and that story alone could support its own film. However, Ha and Yi also delve into Lee’s upbringing (the child of a Korean mother and American father, he spent his his early childhood in Korea with extended family before being brought to America by a seemingly unfit father), the myriad ways systems let him down (from schools to assorted detention facilities), and his desire to find a place in the world as a confused young man....

HBO declined to comment when asked about the report by IndieWire. Variety adds: “Martin has published three novellas in the “Tales of Dunk and Egg” series to date: “The Hedge Knight” in 1998, “The Sworn Sword” in 2003, and “The Mystery Knight” in 2010. The three novellas were then collected and published together as “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” in 2015. No showrunner or writer is currently attached to the prequel series adaptation of “Tales of Dunk and Egg,” although sources tell Variety “it is a high priority for HBO as the premium cabler looks to build on the success of ‘Game of Thrones....

The first trailer for Starz drama series “Gaslit” shows Julia Roberts transformed into Arkansas socialite Martha Mitchell, who publicly accused President Richard Nixon of being behind the Watergate break-in. Martha’s determination to uncover the Watergate conspiracy jeopardizes the career of her husband, Attorney General John Mitchell, played by an unrecognizable Sean Penn. Accused of being “paranoid” as a “woman of a certain age,” the gaslighting only works to light a fire underneath her even more… Premiering April 24 on Starz, “Gaslit” is based on the “insane but shockingly true story” that was featured in a first season episode of Slate’s award-winning podcast “Slow Burn....

Though the Senate did not pass the bill, the threat remains. While Delta, Coca-Cola, and other major Georgia businesses have spoken out, Hollywood’s response has been much more muted. Studios were among the beneficiaries of $870 million in Georgia film and TV tax credits in 2019, a program that has supported hundreds of productions including “Avengers: Endgame.” “These corporations, they’re cross-pressured,” Trey Hood, a professor of political science at the University of Georgia, told IndieWire....

The project will be directed by Atsushi Takahashi (“Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi”) and hails from Bones, the anime studio behind the well-known “My Hero Academia” in partnership with Orange (“Beastars,” “Land of the Lustrous”). The show’s creative team includes Kan Sawada, Toh Enjoe, Kazue Kato, and Studio Ghibli’s Eiji Yamamori. The series will combine hand-drawn and CG animation styles and will not be related to Netflix’s various “Godzilla” anime films but other details, including voice cast and a specific release date, are under wraps....

It was Netflix landing at the top of the heap with 20 TV nominations for their efforts, including six nominations for the fourth season of “The Crown,” as well as four nominations for “Ozark” and three for “Ratched.” Plenty of other distributors also had fine showings, with HBO scoring seven nominations, including four for limited series “The Undoing,” Hulu had six nominations, with “The Great” garnering three, the Pop TV’s now defunct shining star “Schitt’s Creek” earned five nominations for its final season, and Showtime also earned five nods, including acting nominations for both Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson for their work in “The Comey Rule....

The Oscar winner, who took home an Academy Award for portraying an emotionally stunted queen in “The Favourite,” transforms into the iconic spinster Miss Havisham for the upcoming FX and BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations.” The limited series is currently filming in the UK and stars Colman as Havisham, an elderly woman once jilted at the altar who is revengefully wearing her wedding dress and veil until she dies....