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It’s not unique or particularly revelatory to state that, especially lately, it often feels like the world is ending and nobody gives even the most teeny-tiny of shits about it. Perfectly illustrating this facet of modern life is a recently-made-viral clip of a report from U.K.-based outlet GB News featuring weather expert John Hammond. As […]
It was revealed back in December that Will Ferrell and director Adam McKay’s nearly three-decade-long working partnership and friendship had quite possibly ended over casting disputes surrounding McKay’ HBO series Winning Time about the creation of the Showtime Lakers. In a new interview with the Hollywood Reporter, McKay pinpointed the casting choice that created the rift and soured their relationship, which was when he hired […]
HBO is teaming up with Succession’s executive producer Adam McKay to bring to life a limited series about the creation of the COVID-19 vaccine. The First Shots series will be based on the book The First Shots: The Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine by Brendan Borrell. The award-winning journalist based the […]
Leonardo DiCaprio is no stranger to ice. But unlike his character Jack Dawson in Titanic, his latest run-in with cold waters had a happy ending. During a recent roundtable for Entertainment Weekly, Leo chopped it up with his fellow Don’t Look Up stars Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Tyler Perry, and director Adam McKay, and explained what happened when […]
Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi teamed up for their new track “Just Look Up” last week, and now the two have shared a live performance video for the song. Taken from the soundtrack for Adam McKay’s new dark comedy Don’t Look Up, which debuted on Netflix on Friday, “Just Look Up” is a grandiose ballad about […]
Adam McKay seems a little unsettled by how much coverage his friendship—or lack thereof—with Will Ferrell has gotten. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the film director said just as much: “It’s kind of crazy to see how much has been reported on this,” he remarked, referring to the Vanity Fair profile from […]
Tonight Show fans were treated to a wide-ranging Jonah Hill interview on Monday, complete with insight into the Don’t Look Up press tour focused on a GOAT-spurred misunderstanding and the presence of a simulated flatulence device that inspired ire from Netflix. In the new film from director Adam McKay (Step Brothers, The Big Short), which stars […]
The search for that which could make the world normal again (see: vaccine, coronavirus) is being made into a limited-series drama for HBO, according to Deadline. The premium cable company also tapped Adam McKay‘s production house (and, by extension, Adam McKay) to handle the project. Deadline adds that HBO has optioned writer Brendan Borrell’s non-fiction narrative book, The First […]
Before Bradley Cooper became the sultry heartthrob that he is today, he was auditioning for Spike Lee, and being quickly ushered out of the room like any other aspiring actor. At a Meet the Nominees Feature Film event on Saturday, Spike Lee discussed his process for sifting through prospective talent while casting for a film. […]
Christian Bale thanked Satan for inspiring his performance as Dick Cheney in Vice. After winning the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Bale shouted out The Dark Lord for teaching him how to embody the former VP. “Thank you to Satan for giving me inspiration on how to […]
