“Mostly what I looked for were people that I felt could execute a great script, number one,” Headland recently told AV Club about finding writers for her “Star Wars” series. “And then in the job interview, just really talking to people who had different life experiences than I did, and had different connections to ‘Star Wars’ than I did.” Headland did not want a “Star Wars’ writers’ room full of “Star Wars” die-hard fans....
Plot details about the series are remaining under wraps, but Deadline adds: “Wong and Yeun are executive producers. The creator/writer/showrunner of the limited series is Lee Sung Jin. They are keeping the logline under wraps for the moment, but this isn’t going to take long to land, and it will be 10 episodes, 30 minutes in length.” Related ‘Close’: Behind the Scenes of the Most Heartbreaking Coming-of-Age Story of the Year Ari Aster’s ‘Disappointment Blvd....
“We have George Lucas’d things also that people don’t know about,” Matt Duffer said in a recent interview, referring to the “Star Wars” creator’s tendency to tinker with his old films by adding up-to-date special effects (often to fans’ chagrin). This led to an influx of theories about an early episode involving Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton), and a scene involving him taking photos of Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer) while she undressed....
Deluged with writing offers after her Oscar nod, “I was to write classy adaptations that wouldn’t be too offensive or out there, yet what I’m interested in are things that are not safe,” Nagy said. “Not really.” When producer Robbie Brenner (“Dallas Buyers Club,” “The Fighter”) brought Nagy the “Call Jane” script, Elizabeth Banks was attached to star, and the screenplay had seen at least four directors and two writing teams....
The Television Academy Foundation’s Diversity and Inclusion Unscripted Internship Program, which officially launched on Tuesday, will take place over a paid eight-week period in Los Angeles during the summer. Interns also will receive weekly online evening professional development, including panels with television industry leaders, customized seminars on building your brand and navigating the job market ahead, and access to Foundation alumni as they build their career. Remote internships will be offered during summer 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic....
In an interview, Telluride co-director Julie Huntsinger projected the usual confidence about the caliber of the selection and its potential impact, but did not mince words when it came to assessing the challenges of assembling the festival in a pandemic. “I do think we’ve got the best movies of the year,” she said. “I’m feeling pretty good. Shit could hit the fan at any moment, but so far, so good.”...
The bad news: there is little new to be seen. And disturbingly, on the specialty side, even though they played hundreds of theaters, Bleecker Street’s “The Secrets We Keep” and IFC’s “The Nest” failed to pull even minimal adult audiences. This weekend last year, all films grossed $123 million. Led by three new openers (“Downton Abbey,” Ad Astra,” and “Rambo: Last Blood”), the lowest total for a Top Ten title was just under $1....
