Actor Taraji P. Henson collaborated with Oscar-winner Brad Pitt for the David Fincher film Curious Case of Benjamin Button. But she figured she’d be the last person Fincher would cast in the picture.
Taraji P. Henson was surprised she ended up being cast in David Fincher’s film Taraji P. Henson | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
David Fincher and Brad Pitt were already very familiar with each other by the time Benjamin Button came around. But working with the two was a completely different experience for the Empire star. According to an interview from Black Film, Henson acquired the role thanks to a mutual acquaintance.
“Laray Mayfield, who brilliantly cast Benjamin Button. She had seen my performance in Hustleand Flow and actually called David Fincher from the theater and telling him she found Queenie, the part that I play,” Henson said. “This was two years before the film was greenlit, packaged and put together.
Taraji P. Henson was surprised she ended up being cast in David Fincher’s film Taraji P. Henson | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
David Fincher and Brad Pitt were already very familiar with each other by the time Benjamin Button came around. But working with the two was a completely different experience for the Empire star. According to an interview from Black Film, Henson acquired the role thanks to a mutual acquaintance.
“Laray Mayfield, who brilliantly cast Benjamin Button. She had seen my performance in Hustleand Flow and actually called David Fincher from the theater and telling him she found Queenie, the part that I play,” Henson said. “This was two years before the film was greenlit, packaged and put together.
- 3/29/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Liz Feldman’s upcoming Netflix dark comedy series “No Good Deed” has added five recurring cast members, Variety has learned exclusively.
Matt Rogers, Anna Maria Horsford, Kate Moennig, and Linda Lavin are all joining the show along with Wyatt Aubrey in his onscreen debut.
Rogers is repped by UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment, Shelter PR, and Schreck Rose. Horsford is repped by Innovative Artists and Lovett Management. Moenning is repped by Gersh, Framework Entertainment, and Schreck Rose. Lavin is repped by Innovative Artists. Aubrey is repped by David Dean Management.
Full character descriptions can be found below.
The five join previously announced cast members Lisa Kudrow, Ray Romano, Linda Cardellini, Luke Wilson, Teyonah Parris, O-t Fagbenle, Abbi Jacobson, Poppy Liu and Dennis Leary in the eight-episode series.
“No Good Deed” is said to follow “three very different families vying to buy the very same 1920s Spanish style villa that they think will solve all their problems.
Matt Rogers, Anna Maria Horsford, Kate Moennig, and Linda Lavin are all joining the show along with Wyatt Aubrey in his onscreen debut.
Rogers is repped by UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment, Shelter PR, and Schreck Rose. Horsford is repped by Innovative Artists and Lovett Management. Moenning is repped by Gersh, Framework Entertainment, and Schreck Rose. Lavin is repped by Innovative Artists. Aubrey is repped by David Dean Management.
Full character descriptions can be found below.
The five join previously announced cast members Lisa Kudrow, Ray Romano, Linda Cardellini, Luke Wilson, Teyonah Parris, O-t Fagbenle, Abbi Jacobson, Poppy Liu and Dennis Leary in the eight-episode series.
“No Good Deed” is said to follow “three very different families vying to buy the very same 1920s Spanish style villa that they think will solve all their problems.
- 2/8/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Zorro and Expats are the big shows coming to Prime Video in January. The former is what Amazon are calling a “bold reinterpretation” of the classic hero El Zorro for 2024. Starring Miguel Bernardeau as Diego de la Vega and Renata Notni as Lolita Marquez, it’s definitely an intriguing-sounding action-adventure series, with a ten-episode first season based on the iconic character originally created by Johnston McCulley all the way back in 1919.
Meanwhile, upcoming drama series Expats is based on the bestselling 2016 novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee, and follows “the vibrant lives of a close-knit expatriate community” in Hong Kong. Nicole Kidman has been known for picking the right kind of shows to lead in the past, so let’s hope this is another banger for the actress, who is also on board as an executive producer here.
Here’s everything coming to Amazon Prime Video and Freevee this month.
Meanwhile, upcoming drama series Expats is based on the bestselling 2016 novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee, and follows “the vibrant lives of a close-knit expatriate community” in Hong Kong. Nicole Kidman has been known for picking the right kind of shows to lead in the past, so let’s hope this is another banger for the actress, who is also on board as an executive producer here.
Here’s everything coming to Amazon Prime Video and Freevee this month.
- 1/1/2024
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
No Good Deed is headed to Netflix, and the streaming service has revealed the new cast members of the dark comedy series from Liz Edelman (Dead to Me). Eight half-hour episodes are being produced.
Linda Cardellini, Teyonah Parris, Abbi Jacobson, Poppy Liu, and Luke Wilson have joined the previously cast Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano on the project. No Good Deed follows three very different families vying to buy the same 1920s Spanish-style villa that they think will solve all their problems. But as the sellers have already discovered, sometimes the home of your dreams can be a total nightmare.
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Linda Cardellini, Teyonah Parris, Abbi Jacobson, Poppy Liu, and Luke Wilson have joined the previously cast Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano on the project. No Good Deed follows three very different families vying to buy the same 1920s Spanish-style villa that they think will solve all their problems. But as the sellers have already discovered, sometimes the home of your dreams can be a total nightmare.
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- 12/18/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
While Netflix’s smash hit Wednesday may not be dancing to screens any time soon, the streamer is reportedly kicking around ideas for a potential spinoff.
Before production started for Wednesday‘s second season, Netflix began discussions for a spinoff based around Fred Armisen’s Uncle Fester, reports Bloomberg. While a potential new series is not set in stone — writers will have to outline the story, and contracts and scheduling with talent will need to be negotiated — the streaming giant hopes to eventually expand on Wednesday‘s momentum by turning its Addams Family success into a franchise.
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Before production started for Wednesday‘s second season, Netflix began discussions for a spinoff based around Fred Armisen’s Uncle Fester, reports Bloomberg. While a potential new series is not set in stone — writers will have to outline the story, and contracts and scheduling with talent will need to be negotiated — the streaming giant hopes to eventually expand on Wednesday‘s momentum by turning its Addams Family success into a franchise.
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- 12/18/2023
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Clockwise: Poppy Liu (T. Fallon/Getty Images), Abbi Jacobson (Ryan Pfluger), Linda Cardellini (Netflix), Luke Wilson (Sam Jones), and Teyonah Parris (Jacob Webster)
Linda Cardellini will be reuniting with Dead to Me creator and executive producer Liz Feldman for Netflix’s No Good Deeds, a dark comedy starring Ray Romano and Lisa Kudrow. The streaming service also announced Luke Wilson (Fingernails), Teyonah Parris (The Marvels), Abbi Jacobson (A League of Their Own), and Poppy Liu (Dead Ringers) have signed to the series.
Feldman is the eight-episode first-season showrunner and executive produces with Christie Smith, Silver Tree, and Gloria Sanchez Productions’ Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum. Silver Tree is directing multiple episodes including the pilot.
Netflix offered this description of the series and characters:
“No Good Deed is a half-hour, dark comedy that follows three very different families vying to buy the very same 1920s Spanish-style villa that they think will solve all their problems.
Linda Cardellini will be reuniting with Dead to Me creator and executive producer Liz Feldman for Netflix’s No Good Deeds, a dark comedy starring Ray Romano and Lisa Kudrow. The streaming service also announced Luke Wilson (Fingernails), Teyonah Parris (The Marvels), Abbi Jacobson (A League of Their Own), and Poppy Liu (Dead Ringers) have signed to the series.
Feldman is the eight-episode first-season showrunner and executive produces with Christie Smith, Silver Tree, and Gloria Sanchez Productions’ Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum. Silver Tree is directing multiple episodes including the pilot.
Netflix offered this description of the series and characters:
“No Good Deed is a half-hour, dark comedy that follows three very different families vying to buy the very same 1920s Spanish-style villa that they think will solve all their problems.
- 12/18/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Exclusive: Emmy-winning stars from two of the biggest sitcoms of the late 1990s and early 2000s are coming together in a new Netflix series. Friends alumna Lisa Kudrow has been tapped to star opposite Everybody Loves Raymond‘s Ray Romano in Netflix’s No Good Deed, an eight-episode dark comedy series from Dead To Me creator Liz Feldman.
Created by Feldman, No Good Deed follows three very different families vying to buy the very same 1920s Spanish style villa that they think will solve all their problems. But as the sellers have already discovered, sometimes the home of your dreams can be a total nightmare.
Kudrow will play Lydia Morgan. A highly-talented (and highly-strung) former concert pianist, Lydia is a devoted wife to Paul (Romano) and loving-though-flawed mother to their two children. She is distraught by the idea of selling their Los Feliz home, a place filled with happy memories and dark secrets.
Created by Feldman, No Good Deed follows three very different families vying to buy the very same 1920s Spanish style villa that they think will solve all their problems. But as the sellers have already discovered, sometimes the home of your dreams can be a total nightmare.
Kudrow will play Lydia Morgan. A highly-talented (and highly-strung) former concert pianist, Lydia is a devoted wife to Paul (Romano) and loving-though-flawed mother to their two children. She is distraught by the idea of selling their Los Feliz home, a place filled with happy memories and dark secrets.
- 12/14/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Emmy winner Ray Romano is set as a lead in No Good Deed, Netflix’s eight-episode dark comedy series from Dead To Me creator Liz Feldman.
Created by Feldman, No Good Deed follows three very different families vying to buy the very same 1920s Spanish style villa that they think will solve all their problems. But as the sellers have already discovered, sometimes the home of your dreams can be a total nightmare.
Romano will play Paul Morgan. Constantly stressed and flat broke, Paul is a contractor desperate to retire, pay off his debts and escape LA. He thinks selling his beautiful Los Feliz home is the solution to all his and his wife Lydia’s problems, but his past mistakes will continue to haunt him.
Feldman serves as showrunner and executive produces with Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum for Gloria Sanchez Productions, along with Christie Smith and Silver Tree,...
Created by Feldman, No Good Deed follows three very different families vying to buy the very same 1920s Spanish style villa that they think will solve all their problems. But as the sellers have already discovered, sometimes the home of your dreams can be a total nightmare.
Romano will play Paul Morgan. Constantly stressed and flat broke, Paul is a contractor desperate to retire, pay off his debts and escape LA. He thinks selling his beautiful Los Feliz home is the solution to all his and his wife Lydia’s problems, but his past mistakes will continue to haunt him.
Feldman serves as showrunner and executive produces with Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum for Gloria Sanchez Productions, along with Christie Smith and Silver Tree,...
- 12/7/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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