A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip has joined the creative team for Ali, a new musical theater production based on the life of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. As revealed by Deadline, he has signed on as music producer, co-lyricist, and cast album producer.
Directed by Clint Dyer with music composed by Teddy Abrams, Ali began its journey as a multimedia project titled The Greatest: Muhammad Ali, which premiered in 2017 with the Louisville Orchestra (of which Abrams is the director). Abrams and other collaborators had the idea to turn the project into a full-on musical designed for Broadway, and since then, momentum has grown, with acclaimed saxophonist Casey Benjamin and music supervisor Sean Mayes coming aboard.
Q-Tip will contribute to the show alongside Dyer (who also wrote the book) and Abrams. “I am very excited to be collaborating with Teddy, Clint, Casey and Sean in telling The Greatest’s story on stage,...
Directed by Clint Dyer with music composed by Teddy Abrams, Ali began its journey as a multimedia project titled The Greatest: Muhammad Ali, which premiered in 2017 with the Louisville Orchestra (of which Abrams is the director). Abrams and other collaborators had the idea to turn the project into a full-on musical designed for Broadway, and since then, momentum has grown, with acclaimed saxophonist Casey Benjamin and music supervisor Sean Mayes coming aboard.
Q-Tip will contribute to the show alongside Dyer (who also wrote the book) and Abrams. “I am very excited to be collaborating with Teddy, Clint, Casey and Sean in telling The Greatest’s story on stage,...
- 10/25/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Exclusive: Q-Tip, the legendary rapper, producer, singer and lyricist, will be adding his hip-hop know-how to the Broadway-bound Ali, a musical about Muhammad Ali’s life in and out of the boxing ring.
The acclaimed rhymer has been signed on by Ali lead producer Richard Willis as music producer, co-lyricist and cast album producer, and will work alongside director and book writer Clint Dyer, deputy artistic director of UK’s National Theatre, and Teddy Abrams, the show’s composer.
Abrams is music director of the Louisville Orchestra, based in the city where the heavyweight champion and a titan of the 20th century was born.
Back in 2017, Abrams wrote multimedia opera-rap-oratorio mashup The Greatest: Muhammad Ali, which premiered with the Louisville Orchestra at the Kentucky Center in Louisville.
That production got Abrams, and others, thinking that there should be a full-scale Broadway...
The acclaimed rhymer has been signed on by Ali lead producer Richard Willis as music producer, co-lyricist and cast album producer, and will work alongside director and book writer Clint Dyer, deputy artistic director of UK’s National Theatre, and Teddy Abrams, the show’s composer.
Abrams is music director of the Louisville Orchestra, based in the city where the heavyweight champion and a titan of the 20th century was born.
Back in 2017, Abrams wrote multimedia opera-rap-oratorio mashup The Greatest: Muhammad Ali, which premiered with the Louisville Orchestra at the Kentucky Center in Louisville.
That production got Abrams, and others, thinking that there should be a full-scale Broadway...
- 10/25/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Broadway-bound Ali musical, based on the life of three-time world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, will have its world premiere in the late sports superstar’s birthplace in Louisville, Kentucky in Fall 2024, Deadline can reveal.
Richard Willis, the show’s lead producer, told me that Ali will float “like a butterfly” into the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts for a three- or four-week run. An opening date hasn’t been set yet but it’s likely to be in October or early November next year.
Deadline broke the news about the musical in September last year.
Willis was speaking to Deadline in London where he was reuniting with Ali director and book writer Clint Dyer, who serves as deputy artistic director of London’s National Theatre, and composer Teddy Abrams, the music director and conductor of the Louisville Orchestra.
Teddy Abrams,Clint...
Richard Willis, the show’s lead producer, told me that Ali will float “like a butterfly” into the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts for a three- or four-week run. An opening date hasn’t been set yet but it’s likely to be in October or early November next year.
Deadline broke the news about the musical in September last year.
Willis was speaking to Deadline in London where he was reuniting with Ali director and book writer Clint Dyer, who serves as deputy artistic director of London’s National Theatre, and composer Teddy Abrams, the music director and conductor of the Louisville Orchestra.
Teddy Abrams,Clint...
- 4/18/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
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The story of boxing legend, philanthropist and civil rights activist Muhammad Ali is being adapted into a new Broadway musical developed in partnership with his wife Lonnie Ali.
Ali, announced on Wednesday by lead producer Richard Willis, will be written and helmed by the Olivier Award-nominated director Clint Dyer (Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical). The show’s music will be by Teddy Abrams, the youngest musical director to lead a major American orchestra.
“Ali’s examples of grace, passion, strength of spirit, cool under fire and smiling through it all, has been a great model for millions to aspire to live by, myself included. We are excited to honor Ali’s life and legacy theatrically; it makes for an extraordinarily entertaining and impactful new musical for the world to enjoy,” Willis said in a statement.
“Muhammad has been a muse...
The story of boxing legend, philanthropist and civil rights activist Muhammad Ali is being adapted into a new Broadway musical developed in partnership with his wife Lonnie Ali.
Ali, announced on Wednesday by lead producer Richard Willis, will be written and helmed by the Olivier Award-nominated director Clint Dyer (Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical). The show’s music will be by Teddy Abrams, the youngest musical director to lead a major American orchestra.
“Ali’s examples of grace, passion, strength of spirit, cool under fire and smiling through it all, has been a great model for millions to aspire to live by, myself included. We are excited to honor Ali’s life and legacy theatrically; it makes for an extraordinarily entertaining and impactful new musical for the world to enjoy,” Willis said in a statement.
“Muhammad has been a muse...
- 9/7/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Ali, a musical about civil rights leader and world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, who became a pivotal historical figure of the 20th century, transcending his sporting achievements, is being developed for Broadway, Deadline can reveal.
The show, which has the full support of Lonnie Ali, the great man’s widow, is being created by composer, clarinetist, pianist and conductor Teddy Abrams, the music director of the Louisville Orchestra, based in the city of the prizefighter’s birth, and Clint Dyer (This Is England), the London-based writer and director who is also the deputy artistic director of London’s National Theatre.
Dyer will direct and write the book for Ali. Abrams will write the score, though he also might adapt some of the thematic pieces he wrote for the multimedia rap-oratorio The Greatest: Muhammad Ali, which premiered in 2017 at the Louisville Orchestra. “We were celebrating Louisville’s hometown hero,...
The show, which has the full support of Lonnie Ali, the great man’s widow, is being created by composer, clarinetist, pianist and conductor Teddy Abrams, the music director of the Louisville Orchestra, based in the city of the prizefighter’s birth, and Clint Dyer (This Is England), the London-based writer and director who is also the deputy artistic director of London’s National Theatre.
Dyer will direct and write the book for Ali. Abrams will write the score, though he also might adapt some of the thematic pieces he wrote for the multimedia rap-oratorio The Greatest: Muhammad Ali, which premiered in 2017 at the Louisville Orchestra. “We were celebrating Louisville’s hometown hero,...
- 9/7/2022
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Chris Messina has signed on to co-star with Rosamund Pike and Peter Dinklage in the thriller “I Care a Lot,” sources tell Variety.
J Blakeson will direct the movie from his own script. Diane Wiest is also on board to join the cast.
Pike will play Marla Grayson, a highly successful legal guardian with a knack for using the law to her benefit and her clients’ detriment. When she cherrypicks her seemingly perfect client, however, she soon realizes looks are deceiving.
Dinklage will portray a gangster, with Messina as his lawyer.
Teddy Schwarzman’s Black Bear and Blakeson’s Sugar November are producing, with Black Bear fully financing. Producers are Schwarzman, Ben Stillman and Michael Heimler alongside Blakeson. Sacha Guttenstein will executive produce.
Messina most recently portrayed Detective Richard Willis in HBO’s “Sharp Objects” alongside Amy Adams and will next appear in Warner Bros.’ highly anticipated Harley Quinn film...
J Blakeson will direct the movie from his own script. Diane Wiest is also on board to join the cast.
Pike will play Marla Grayson, a highly successful legal guardian with a knack for using the law to her benefit and her clients’ detriment. When she cherrypicks her seemingly perfect client, however, she soon realizes looks are deceiving.
Dinklage will portray a gangster, with Messina as his lawyer.
Teddy Schwarzman’s Black Bear and Blakeson’s Sugar November are producing, with Black Bear fully financing. Producers are Schwarzman, Ben Stillman and Michael Heimler alongside Blakeson. Sacha Guttenstein will executive produce.
Messina most recently portrayed Detective Richard Willis in HBO’s “Sharp Objects” alongside Amy Adams and will next appear in Warner Bros.’ highly anticipated Harley Quinn film...
- 7/9/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Chris Messina has put together an impressive list of TV credits over the last 20 years, but he hasn’t been nominated for an Emmy. Could that change this year with his supporting role in the HBO limited series “Sharp Objects”? A couple of the Expert journalists we’ve polled think he will.
As of this writing, Ed Martin (Media Village) and Stacey Wilson Hunt (Gold Derby) are betting on Messina to make the cut for Best Movie/Mini Supporting Actor. He plays Detective Richard Willis, a big-city cop who becomes involved with a troubled reporter (Amy Adams) as they both try to solve a brutal murder in the small town of Wind Gap, Missouri.
This isn’t the first time Messina has been featured on a show on the Emmy radar. He guest-starred multiple times on “Law and Order,” had recurring roles on “Six Feet Under,” “Damages” and “The Newsroom...
As of this writing, Ed Martin (Media Village) and Stacey Wilson Hunt (Gold Derby) are betting on Messina to make the cut for Best Movie/Mini Supporting Actor. He plays Detective Richard Willis, a big-city cop who becomes involved with a troubled reporter (Amy Adams) as they both try to solve a brutal murder in the small town of Wind Gap, Missouri.
This isn’t the first time Messina has been featured on a show on the Emmy radar. He guest-starred multiple times on “Law and Order,” had recurring roles on “Six Feet Under,” “Damages” and “The Newsroom...
- 6/19/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
[If you click through to the entire article, you will encounter spoilers about Season 1 of "Sharp Objects."
Sharp Objects, the riveting HBO miniseries starring Amy Adams as an alcoholic cutter returning to her Missouri hometown to report on a pair of child murders, was one of the TV highlights of the summer. Much of its creative success can be attributed to the work of Adams and the rest of the cast, especially Eliza Scanlen and Patricia Clarkson, and to director Jean-Marc Vallée’s hypnotic approach to merging the show’s past and present.
But a lot of credit also goes to the scripts by Marti Noxon, Gillian Flynn...
Sharp Objects, the riveting HBO miniseries starring Amy Adams as an alcoholic cutter returning to her Missouri hometown to report on a pair of child murders, was one of the TV highlights of the summer. Much of its creative success can be attributed to the work of Adams and the rest of the cast, especially Eliza Scanlen and Patricia Clarkson, and to director Jean-Marc Vallée’s hypnotic approach to merging the show’s past and present.
But a lot of credit also goes to the scripts by Marti Noxon, Gillian Flynn...
- 8/27/2018
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Falling,” the penultimate episode of “Sharp Objects.”
The characters in “Sharp Objects” are all hiding secrets, some deeper than others. For Chris Messina, the idea of “having a secret in every scene” was integral to his portrayal of Detective Richard Willis, the outsider sent to Wind Gap. Mo. to investigate the disappearance and subsequent murder of two teenage girls.
“You don’t find out all that much about Richard — he’s holding his cards close to his vest,” Messina explains. “He is getting way too close to the lead reporter, which is Detective 101 in what not to do, but he is also showing some [restraint], and little by little you see in the behavior of Richard these secrets reveal themselves.”
As Richard’s time in Wind Gap went on, he should have been getting to the bottom of the case,...
The characters in “Sharp Objects” are all hiding secrets, some deeper than others. For Chris Messina, the idea of “having a secret in every scene” was integral to his portrayal of Detective Richard Willis, the outsider sent to Wind Gap. Mo. to investigate the disappearance and subsequent murder of two teenage girls.
“You don’t find out all that much about Richard — he’s holding his cards close to his vest,” Messina explains. “He is getting way too close to the lead reporter, which is Detective 101 in what not to do, but he is also showing some [restraint], and little by little you see in the behavior of Richard these secrets reveal themselves.”
As Richard’s time in Wind Gap went on, he should have been getting to the bottom of the case,...
- 8/20/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Sharp Objects” Episode 4, “Ripe.”]
“Sharp Objects” waited until its second episode to define its local flavor. When Camille (Amy Adams) runs into Detective Richard Willis in the local dive bar, the Kansas City cop asks the born-and-raised reporter to help him understand the small town culture.
“Educate me about Wind Gap,” Richard says. “Because, I’ll be honest with you, I can’t quite get a handle on it.” Camille takes a beat, but her summation is fast and pointed.
“If someone says ‘bless your heart’ what they really mean is ‘fuck you.'”
The scene continues, and Gillian Flynn’s well-chosen words dance through other characters and color in various backgrounds — not to mention distract from a valuable point about the killer — but it ends with those words. Camille jokingly calls Richard a “sick fuck” and he responds with Wind Gap’s slang for “fuck you.”
This, in essence,...
“Sharp Objects” waited until its second episode to define its local flavor. When Camille (Amy Adams) runs into Detective Richard Willis in the local dive bar, the Kansas City cop asks the born-and-raised reporter to help him understand the small town culture.
“Educate me about Wind Gap,” Richard says. “Because, I’ll be honest with you, I can’t quite get a handle on it.” Camille takes a beat, but her summation is fast and pointed.
“If someone says ‘bless your heart’ what they really mean is ‘fuck you.'”
The scene continues, and Gillian Flynn’s well-chosen words dance through other characters and color in various backgrounds — not to mention distract from a valuable point about the killer — but it ends with those words. Camille jokingly calls Richard a “sick fuck” and he responds with Wind Gap’s slang for “fuck you.”
This, in essence,...
- 7/30/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Chicago – You’ve seen him in many familiar roles over the years, from “Argo” to “The Mindy Project.” Character actor Chris Messina is memorable in all those roles, and currently is taking on Detective Richard Willis in the hot new HBO miniseries “Sharp Objects,” opposite Amy Adams and Patricia Clarkson.
“Sharp Objects” is based on the first novel by author Gillian Flynn (“Gone Girl”). Camille Preaker (Adams) is a crime reporter in St. Louis, who is assigned to a murder story in her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri. She is a psychological mess, having just been released from a psychiatric hospital for various ills, and still cannot shake her acute alcoholism. The assignment comes with some baggage, as Camille’s small-town socialite mother Adora (Patricia Clarkson) is back in her life. Further complicating matters is Detective Willis (Chris Messina) as a Kansas City law officer brought in to help solve the murders.
“Sharp Objects” is based on the first novel by author Gillian Flynn (“Gone Girl”). Camille Preaker (Adams) is a crime reporter in St. Louis, who is assigned to a murder story in her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri. She is a psychological mess, having just been released from a psychiatric hospital for various ills, and still cannot shake her acute alcoholism. The assignment comes with some baggage, as Camille’s small-town socialite mother Adora (Patricia Clarkson) is back in her life. Further complicating matters is Detective Willis (Chris Messina) as a Kansas City law officer brought in to help solve the murders.
- 7/30/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Although Chris Messina was winning hearts long before Sharp Objects, his role as Detective Richard Willis confirms his heartthrob status yet again. The handsome actor has been in the Hollywood spotlight for two decades, and he's had more than a few swoon-worthy moments onscreen. (Remember that very memorable striptease on The Mindy Project?) Honestly, Mindy Kaling said it best when she called Chris "just, like, really good-looking." Yep. And don't even get us started on that swagger - or, wow, that half smirk. To celebrate those undeniable good looks, take a look at some of the sexiest Chris Messina pictures out there.
Related: The Missouri Heat in Sharp Objects Isn't the Only Thing Making Us Sweat - Meet Detective Willis...
Related: The Missouri Heat in Sharp Objects Isn't the Only Thing Making Us Sweat - Meet Detective Willis...
- 7/27/2018
- by Laura Marie Meyers
- Popsugar.com
Amy Adams and Chris Messina have a palpable chemistry in the debut episode of Sharp Objects alone. It's almost as if they've done this whole acting thing together before. Well, as it turns out, they have! Nearly a decade ago, the actors costarred in 2009's Julie & Julia, the heartwarming Nora Ephron-led movie about renowned chef Julia Child and author Julie Powell. In the movie, Messina portrays Julie's husband, Eric Powell. In the gritty HBO miniseries, Adams portrays Camille Preaker, while Messina portrays Detective Richard Willis.
After becoming friends following Julie & Julia, Messina said he was eager to work with Adams again. "I wanted another shot with Amy when I wasn't just eating her food and telling her how delicious it was," the actor told the New York Post. In fact, Adams advocated for Messina to be cast in Sharp Objects. Messina said, "I think she wanted someone around...
After becoming friends following Julie & Julia, Messina said he was eager to work with Adams again. "I wanted another shot with Amy when I wasn't just eating her food and telling her how delicious it was," the actor told the New York Post. In fact, Adams advocated for Messina to be cast in Sharp Objects. Messina said, "I think she wanted someone around...
- 7/25/2018
- by Kelsey Garcia
- Popsugar.com
Chicago – The HBO miniseries “Sharp Objects,” based on the novel by Gillian Flynn (“Gone Girl”), will broadcast its third episode on Sunday, July 22nd, 2018. It features Amy Adams in the lead role as Camille Preaker, and also features the incomparable and shining movie star Patricia Clarkson, as Camille’s disparaging mother Adora.
Patricia Clarkson at the Chicago History Museum for HBO’s ‘Sharp Objects’
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Camille Preaker (Adams) is a crime reporter in St. Louis, who is assigned to a murder story in her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri. She is a psychological mess, having just been released from a psychiatric hospital for various ills, and still cannot shake her acute alcoholism. The assignment comes with some baggage, as Camille’s small-town socialite mother Adora (Patricia Clarkson) is back in her life. Further complicating matters is Detective Richard Willis (Chris Messina...
Patricia Clarkson at the Chicago History Museum for HBO’s ‘Sharp Objects’
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Camille Preaker (Adams) is a crime reporter in St. Louis, who is assigned to a murder story in her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri. She is a psychological mess, having just been released from a psychiatric hospital for various ills, and still cannot shake her acute alcoholism. The assignment comes with some baggage, as Camille’s small-town socialite mother Adora (Patricia Clarkson) is back in her life. Further complicating matters is Detective Richard Willis (Chris Messina...
- 7/21/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
HBO's latest new series, Sharp Objects, is the closest onscreen adaptation to an image I've had in my head while reading a book maybe ever. That includes its selection of absolute hunk Chris Messina to play Richard Willis, a Kansas City detective sent to investigate a potential serial murder case in Wind Gap, Mo. When the show's main character, journalist Camille Preaker (Amy Adams), first runs into Detective Willis in the novel, I immediately felt that he'd be effortlessly handsome - despite being kind of an assh*le at first - which is exactly the kind of role Messina thrives in, let's be real.
If you, too, felt like your lust for Detective Willis came on stronger than a Missouri heatwave, it may be because you've crushed on Messina before. The 43-year-old has been acting for quite some time, starring most notably in The Mindy Project as Mindy's love interest,...
If you, too, felt like your lust for Detective Willis came on stronger than a Missouri heatwave, it may be because you've crushed on Messina before. The 43-year-old has been acting for quite some time, starring most notably in The Mindy Project as Mindy's love interest,...
- 7/21/2018
- by Alessia Santoro
- Popsugar.com
The July 8th premiere of HBO's Sharp Objects, the latest Gillian Flynn book adaptation, has finally arrived. If you still have yet to read Gillian Flynn's 2006 bestselling debut of the same name, we're here to give you a brief synopsis. The TV show might deviate from the novel - as plenty of books do - and the book definitely doesn't star Amy Adams, but here is what Sharp Objects the novel is all about.
Related: The Terrifying Reason You Recognized This Actress in the Sharp Objects Trailer
The novel centers on Camille Preaker, a young journalist who writes for a small newspaper in Chicago. Her assignments are dark, often having to do with stories of abuse, neglect, and even murder. This is particularly troubling for Camille, as she spent years self-harming after the death of her younger sister, Marian, and only recently returned from a stay in a psychiatric facility.
Related: The Terrifying Reason You Recognized This Actress in the Sharp Objects Trailer
The novel centers on Camille Preaker, a young journalist who writes for a small newspaper in Chicago. Her assignments are dark, often having to do with stories of abuse, neglect, and even murder. This is particularly troubling for Camille, as she spent years self-harming after the death of her younger sister, Marian, and only recently returned from a stay in a psychiatric facility.
- 7/20/2018
- by Corinne Sullivan
- Popsugar.com
The following contains light spoilers for Sharp Objects.
If you're one of the many thriller-obsessed fans who walked away from the premiere of Sharp Objects feeling hopelessly addicted to the chilling HBO series, then you're probably curious about everybody involved - notably, the familiar-looking face playing Wind Gap Police Chief Bill Vickery. You've probably seen him before, and we've got everything you need to know about the man behind the character to fuel your newfound passion for the mystery series.
Who is Bill Vickery?
Here's how the show's official website describes Vickery: "As the head of Wind Gap police, Vickery is fiercely protective of his town - and deeply suspicious of outside interest, including that from reporter Camille and detective Richard Willis." Book-readers are quite familiar with the character, whose prickly nature is repeatedly emphasized by author Gillian Flynn.
Where have you seen him before?
The man behind Vickery's sweat-stained police uniform is Matt Craven,...
If you're one of the many thriller-obsessed fans who walked away from the premiere of Sharp Objects feeling hopelessly addicted to the chilling HBO series, then you're probably curious about everybody involved - notably, the familiar-looking face playing Wind Gap Police Chief Bill Vickery. You've probably seen him before, and we've got everything you need to know about the man behind the character to fuel your newfound passion for the mystery series.
Who is Bill Vickery?
Here's how the show's official website describes Vickery: "As the head of Wind Gap police, Vickery is fiercely protective of his town - and deeply suspicious of outside interest, including that from reporter Camille and detective Richard Willis." Book-readers are quite familiar with the character, whose prickly nature is repeatedly emphasized by author Gillian Flynn.
Where have you seen him before?
The man behind Vickery's sweat-stained police uniform is Matt Craven,...
- 7/10/2018
- by Brinton Parker
- Popsugar.com
There is a very short list of things that Camille Preaker enjoys: Tiny bottles of alcohol. Candy bars. Cigarettes. More tiny bottles of alcohol.
Her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri? Doesn’t make the cut. For Camille, Wind Gap is full of terrible memories — a fraught relationship with her cold mother, unsettling encounters with teenage boys down by the lake and, most traumatizing of all, the puzzling death of her younger sister, Marian.
But in Sunday’s premiere of Sharp Objects — HBO’s limited-series adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s novel — Camille (played by Oscar nominee Amy Adams) is forced to...
Her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri? Doesn’t make the cut. For Camille, Wind Gap is full of terrible memories — a fraught relationship with her cold mother, unsettling encounters with teenage boys down by the lake and, most traumatizing of all, the puzzling death of her younger sister, Marian.
But in Sunday’s premiere of Sharp Objects — HBO’s limited-series adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s novel — Camille (played by Oscar nominee Amy Adams) is forced to...
- 7/9/2018
- TVLine.com
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn is the latest novel getting the limited series treatment on HBO.
Flynn is best known for her book and the successful movie adaptation, Gone Girl, which starred Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike and was directed by David Fincher.
Like Gone Girl, Sharp Objects, Flynn's first novel, is a character study wrapped inside of a character study, and it's the characters that bring make the story worth watching on the HBO adaptation.
Amy Adams stars as Camille Preaker, a reporter for the St. Louis Chronicle, learns from her editor, Frank Curry (Miguel Sandoval), that little girls are going missing in her hometown of Wind Gap. People who cover murders in their hometown can make something of them because of the personal nature of the stories.
When Camille protests that it's not going to win her a Pulitzer, Curry says, "You're not winning a Pulitzer because you're only half good at writing,...
Flynn is best known for her book and the successful movie adaptation, Gone Girl, which starred Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike and was directed by David Fincher.
Like Gone Girl, Sharp Objects, Flynn's first novel, is a character study wrapped inside of a character study, and it's the characters that bring make the story worth watching on the HBO adaptation.
Amy Adams stars as Camille Preaker, a reporter for the St. Louis Chronicle, learns from her editor, Frank Curry (Miguel Sandoval), that little girls are going missing in her hometown of Wind Gap. People who cover murders in their hometown can make something of them because of the personal nature of the stories.
When Camille protests that it's not going to win her a Pulitzer, Curry says, "You're not winning a Pulitzer because you're only half good at writing,...
- 7/3/2018
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Amy Adams, HBO, Gillian Flynn, and Jean-Marc Vallée: “Sharp Objects,” the network’s latest limited series is about as close to a summer blockbuster as 2018 TV will get.
HBO has released a full official trailer for the series, adapted by Flynn (from her own novel) and Marti Noxon (who’s having a pretty significant week herself). “Sharp Objects” stars Adams as Camille Preaker, a journalist who in the wake of finishing treatment at a psychiatric facility becomes caught up in a child murder case. To make matters more complicated, the crimes happened in her Missouri hometown, where it seems like the potential murderer is far from the only person with secrets to hide.
This latest glimpse has the biggest look yet at Patricia Clarkson as Adora, Camille’s mom. (Something tells us that “The house is not up to par for visitors” is maybe understating things a bit.) In...
HBO has released a full official trailer for the series, adapted by Flynn (from her own novel) and Marti Noxon (who’s having a pretty significant week herself). “Sharp Objects” stars Adams as Camille Preaker, a journalist who in the wake of finishing treatment at a psychiatric facility becomes caught up in a child murder case. To make matters more complicated, the crimes happened in her Missouri hometown, where it seems like the potential murderer is far from the only person with secrets to hide.
This latest glimpse has the biggest look yet at Patricia Clarkson as Adora, Camille’s mom. (Something tells us that “The house is not up to par for visitors” is maybe understating things a bit.) In...
- 6/5/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Chris Messina has a new Project to work on.
The Mindy Project star has joined Amy Adams in the cast of HBO’s upcoming eight-episode drama Sharp Objects, according to our sister site Deadline. Based on Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn’s novel, Objects stars Adams as reporter Camille Preaker, who returns to her hometown after a stint in a mental hospital to investigate the murder of two preteen girls. Messina will play detective Richard Willis, who’s investigating the crime as well — and whose personal life gets tangled up with Preaker’s.
RelatedSharp Objects, Starring Amy Adams, Gets...
The Mindy Project star has joined Amy Adams in the cast of HBO’s upcoming eight-episode drama Sharp Objects, according to our sister site Deadline. Based on Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn’s novel, Objects stars Adams as reporter Camille Preaker, who returns to her hometown after a stint in a mental hospital to investigate the murder of two preteen girls. Messina will play detective Richard Willis, who’s investigating the crime as well — and whose personal life gets tangled up with Preaker’s.
RelatedSharp Objects, Starring Amy Adams, Gets...
- 3/20/2017
- TVLine.com
Baylor football head coach Art Briles has been fired -- in the midst of allegations that several of his football players were accused of sexual assault on his watch ... but essentially no action was taken by the school. Baylor president Ken Starr has also been removed from his position -- and will instead serve as Chancellor "on terms that are still being discussed." Additional members of the administration and athletics program have also been dismissed.
- 5/26/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The City is unanimously against EU plans to cap bonuses. Pure self-interest, or do they have a point?
Bankers' bonuses are like cockroaches – everybody hates them, and nothing can kill them. I wonder if they would literally, as well as figuratively, survive a nuclear war. This week, Rbs has seen yet more disapprobation, for continuing to pay £600m in bonuses, having seen losses last year of £5.2bn. What's any of this financial incentivisation for, you might ask, if it doesn't make sod all difference whether you make money or lose it? Brussels agrees with you: the EU agreed this week to cap bonuses at the level of the salary. The City itself appeared to be unanimously against the idea. But is this pure self-interest? Or do they have even the germ of a point?
A number of people explained why traders get paid in bonuses. Paul Gardiner, who's now in...
Bankers' bonuses are like cockroaches – everybody hates them, and nothing can kill them. I wonder if they would literally, as well as figuratively, survive a nuclear war. This week, Rbs has seen yet more disapprobation, for continuing to pay £600m in bonuses, having seen losses last year of £5.2bn. What's any of this financial incentivisation for, you might ask, if it doesn't make sod all difference whether you make money or lose it? Brussels agrees with you: the EU agreed this week to cap bonuses at the level of the salary. The City itself appeared to be unanimously against the idea. But is this pure self-interest? Or do they have even the germ of a point?
A number of people explained why traders get paid in bonuses. Paul Gardiner, who's now in...
- 3/1/2013
- by Zoe Williams
- The Guardian - Film News
Broadway veterans Matthew Broderick and Anika Noni Rose were on hand live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center Tuesday morning (May 3) to announced the 2011 Tony Awards nominees.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the men behind "South Park," saw their original musical "The Book of Mormon" get nominated for just about every award it could have been up for, for a total of 14 nominations. Close behind was musical "The Scottsboro Boys" with 12 nominations and coming in third was the revival of "Anything Goes" with nine noms.
Other notable nominees include Broadway legend Joey Grey getting a Directing nomination for "The Normal Heart," John Larroquette being nominated for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," which is Larroquette's Broadway debut, and a nomination for Al Pacino for his work in "Merchant of Venice,...
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the men behind "South Park," saw their original musical "The Book of Mormon" get nominated for just about every award it could have been up for, for a total of 14 nominations. Close behind was musical "The Scottsboro Boys" with 12 nominations and coming in third was the revival of "Anything Goes" with nine noms.
Other notable nominees include Broadway legend Joey Grey getting a Directing nomination for "The Normal Heart," John Larroquette being nominated for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," which is Larroquette's Broadway debut, and a nomination for Al Pacino for his work in "Merchant of Venice,...
- 5/3/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The nominations for the 2011 Tony Awards are out. The musical The Book of Mormon got the most nominations with 14. The Scottsboro Boys got 12, Anything Goes received nine and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying received eight. The awards show is June 12 at the Beacon Theatre, aired by CBS. Here's the full list: Best Play Good People Author: David Lindsay-Abaire Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove Jerusalem Author: Jez Butterworth Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Royal Court Theatre Productions, Beverly Bartner/Alice Tulchin, Dede Harris/Rupert Gavin, Broadway Across America, Jon B. Platt, 1001 Nights/Stephanie P. McClelland, Carole L. Haber/Richard Willis, Jacki Barlia Florin/Adam Blanshay The Motherf**ker with the Hat Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis Producers: Scott Rudin, Stuart Thompson, Public Theater Productions, Oskar Eustis, Joey Parnes, Labyrinth Theater Company, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vázquez, Danny Feldman, Fabula Media Partners LLC,...
- 5/3/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Nominations for the 2011 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards®
Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing
Best Play
Good PeopleAuthor: David Lindsay-Abaire
Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove
JerusalemAuthor: Jez Butterworth
Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Royal Court Theatre Productions, Beverly Bartner/Alice Tulchin, Dede Harris/Rupert Gavin, Broadway Across America, Jon B. Platt, 1001 Nights/Stephanie P. McClelland, Carole L. Haber/Richard Willis, Jacki Barlia Florin/Adam Blanshay
The Motherf**ker with the HatAuthor: Stephen Adly Guirgis
Producers: Scott Rudin, Stuart Thompson, Public Theater Productions, Oskar Eustis, Joey Parnes, Labyrinth Theater Company, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vázquez, Danny Feldman, Fabula Media Partners LLC, Jean Doumanian, Ruth Hendel, Carl Moellenberg, Jon B. Platt, Tulchin Bartner/Jamie deRoy
War HorseAuthor: Nick Stafford
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten, National Theatre of Great Britain, Nicholas Hytner, Nick Starr, Bob Boyett,...
Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing
Best Play
Good PeopleAuthor: David Lindsay-Abaire
Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove
JerusalemAuthor: Jez Butterworth
Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Royal Court Theatre Productions, Beverly Bartner/Alice Tulchin, Dede Harris/Rupert Gavin, Broadway Across America, Jon B. Platt, 1001 Nights/Stephanie P. McClelland, Carole L. Haber/Richard Willis, Jacki Barlia Florin/Adam Blanshay
The Motherf**ker with the HatAuthor: Stephen Adly Guirgis
Producers: Scott Rudin, Stuart Thompson, Public Theater Productions, Oskar Eustis, Joey Parnes, Labyrinth Theater Company, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vázquez, Danny Feldman, Fabula Media Partners LLC, Jean Doumanian, Ruth Hendel, Carl Moellenberg, Jon B. Platt, Tulchin Bartner/Jamie deRoy
War HorseAuthor: Nick Stafford
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten, National Theatre of Great Britain, Nicholas Hytner, Nick Starr, Bob Boyett,...
- 5/3/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
The Book of Mormon, the musical comedy from the creators of South Park, was the big winner this morning when the 2011 Tony Award nominations were announced, earning 14 nominations, including Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score, and Best Direction. The Scottsboro Boys also cleaned up, with 12 nods. Tony winners Anika Noni Rose and Matthew Broderick made the announcements, and the ceremony will air Sunday, June 12 on CBS. The entire list of nominations is after the jump.
Best Play
Good People
Author: David Lindsay-Abaire Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove
Jerusalem
Author: Jez Butterworth Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson,...
Best Play
Good People
Author: David Lindsay-Abaire Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove
Jerusalem
Author: Jez Butterworth Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson,...
- 5/3/2011
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
The older I get, the younger teenagers seem to get. Just look at this year's horrendous X Factor line-up, which seems to have been tailor-made for under-fives. Most of the acts are apparently around the 18 mark, including a Dot Cotton lookalike with a head that's about five times bigger than her body; a smug Todd Landers lookalike from Neighbours, and what appears to be a group of boy scouts from about 1977 (it's the crap haircuts, you see).
Still, this is nothing new, and even in Doctor Who, 18 year-olds seem to have overtaken the building. Take Full Circle, the first story of the E-Space trilogy. The author is a highly talented young chap called Andrew Smith, who was one of Christopher Hamilton Bidmead's real finds. Despite being only 18 years of age, Smith turned in a script that was detailed, thought-provoking and highly entertaining to boot. It deals with a whole manner of weighty subjects,...
Still, this is nothing new, and even in Doctor Who, 18 year-olds seem to have overtaken the building. Take Full Circle, the first story of the E-Space trilogy. The author is a highly talented young chap called Andrew Smith, who was one of Christopher Hamilton Bidmead's real finds. Despite being only 18 years of age, Smith turned in a script that was detailed, thought-provoking and highly entertaining to boot. It deals with a whole manner of weighty subjects,...
- 12/5/2010
- Shadowlocked
The older I get, the younger teenagers seem to get. Just look at this year's horrendous X Factor line-up, which seems to have been tailor-made for under-fives. Most of the acts are apparently around the 18 mark, including a Dot Cotton lookalike with a head that's about five times bigger than her body; a smug Todd Landers lookalike from Neighbours, and what appears to be a group of boy scouts from about 1977 (it's the crap haircuts, you see).
Still, this is nothing new, and even in Doctor Who, 18 year-olds seem to have overtaken the building. Take Full Circle, the first story of the E-Space trilogy. The author is a highly talented young chap called Andrew Smith, who was one of Christopher Hamilton Bidmead's real finds. Despite being only 18 years of age, Smith turned in a script that was detailed, thought-provoking and highly entertaining to boot. It deals with a whole manner of weighty subjects,...
Still, this is nothing new, and even in Doctor Who, 18 year-olds seem to have overtaken the building. Take Full Circle, the first story of the E-Space trilogy. The author is a highly talented young chap called Andrew Smith, who was one of Christopher Hamilton Bidmead's real finds. Despite being only 18 years of age, Smith turned in a script that was detailed, thought-provoking and highly entertaining to boot. It deals with a whole manner of weighty subjects,...
- 12/5/2010
- Shadowlocked
The older I get, the younger teenagers seem to get. Just look at this year's horrendous X Factor line-up, which seems to have been tailor-made for under-fives. Most of the acts are apparently around the 18 mark, including a Dot Cotton lookalike with a head that's about five times bigger than her body; a smug Todd Landers lookalike from Neighbours, and what appears to be a group of boy scouts from about 1977 (it's the crap haircuts, you see).
Still, this is nothing new, and even in Doctor Who, 18 year-olds seem to have overtaken the building. Take Full Circle, the first story of the E-Space trilogy. The author is a highly talented young chap called Andrew Smith, who was one of Christopher Hamilton Bidmead's real finds. Despite being only 18 years of age, Smith turned in a script that was detailed, thought-provoking and highly entertaining to boot. It deals with a whole manner of weighty subjects,...
Still, this is nothing new, and even in Doctor Who, 18 year-olds seem to have overtaken the building. Take Full Circle, the first story of the E-Space trilogy. The author is a highly talented young chap called Andrew Smith, who was one of Christopher Hamilton Bidmead's real finds. Despite being only 18 years of age, Smith turned in a script that was detailed, thought-provoking and highly entertaining to boot. It deals with a whole manner of weighty subjects,...
- 12/5/2010
- Shadowlocked
The older I get, the younger teenagers seem to get. Just look at this year's horrendous X Factor line-up, which seems to have been tailor-made for under-fives. Most of the acts are apparently around the 18 mark, including a Dot Cotton lookalike with a head that's about five times bigger than her body; a smug Todd Landers lookalike from Neighbours, and what appears to be a group of boy scouts from about 1977 (it's the crap haircuts, you see).
Still, this is nothing new, and even in Doctor Who, 18 year-olds seem to have overtaken the building. Take Full Circle, the first story of the E-Space trilogy. The author is a highly talented young chap called Andrew Smith, who was one of Christopher Hamilton Bidmead's real finds. Despite being only 18 years of age, Smith turned in a script that was detailed, thought-provoking and highly entertaining to boot. It deals with a whole manner of weighty subjects,...
Still, this is nothing new, and even in Doctor Who, 18 year-olds seem to have overtaken the building. Take Full Circle, the first story of the E-Space trilogy. The author is a highly talented young chap called Andrew Smith, who was one of Christopher Hamilton Bidmead's real finds. Despite being only 18 years of age, Smith turned in a script that was detailed, thought-provoking and highly entertaining to boot. It deals with a whole manner of weighty subjects,...
- 12/5/2010
- Shadowlocked
The age of the Aztecs remains a source of mesmerising mystery, a contrast between brutal human sacrifice and the cultural splendour of gold, gems and mighty pyramids.
It's a world brought back to life in The Feathered Serpent, a classic TV historical fantasy show where dark corridors of whispered evil threaten to undermine the glory of the empire.
I had fond memories of this UK children's drama from my childhood and was delighted when it finally surfaced on DVD earlier this year. It was released by Network, which specialises in bringing long-lost TV and film classics to disc format.
Thames Television broadcast two seasons between 1976 and 1978. Starring Diane Keen and the late Patrick Troughton (who had been the second Doctor Who between 1966 and 1969), The Feathered Serpent is a story of murder, intrigue and political manoeuvring set in 11th century Mexico.
The story begins as the old Aztec religion of god...
It's a world brought back to life in The Feathered Serpent, a classic TV historical fantasy show where dark corridors of whispered evil threaten to undermine the glory of the empire.
I had fond memories of this UK children's drama from my childhood and was delighted when it finally surfaced on DVD earlier this year. It was released by Network, which specialises in bringing long-lost TV and film classics to disc format.
Thames Television broadcast two seasons between 1976 and 1978. Starring Diane Keen and the late Patrick Troughton (who had been the second Doctor Who between 1966 and 1969), The Feathered Serpent is a story of murder, intrigue and political manoeuvring set in 11th century Mexico.
The story begins as the old Aztec religion of god...
- 6/10/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
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