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EXCLUSIVE: Tony Goldwyn is taking over for Liev Schreiber in Warner Bros .’ King Richard which is set to return to production in Los Angeles next week after pausing due to the pandemic earlier this spring. Goldwyn is stepping in to play the role of Paul Cohen, a noted tennis coach whose clients included John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, and Venus and Serena Williams. I understand that Schreiber had to depart King Richard given a scheduling conflict. The Reinaldo Marcus Green directed, Zach Baylin written feature follows the true story of hardscrabble, but iron-willed father of Venus and Serena Williams, (played by Will Smith ) who had a plan to make his daughters the greatest tennis players in the world. This is how he pulled it off. The movie already logged three weeks of filming before stopping out of safety due to COVID-19. Related Story Paramount's Bob Marley Biopic Sets 'King Richard' Helmer Reinaldo Marcus Green To Direct Goldwyn joins the … [Read more...] about ‘King Richard’: Tony Goldwyn Stepping In For Liev Schreiber In Will Smith Pic About Williams Sisters’ Father

Julien Baker , Little Oblivions On two standout solo albums, and as a member of the indie supergroup Boygenius , with Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus , she’s established herself as one of the leading female singer-songwriters of her generation, both for her music’s muted grandeur and lyrics that seem to dive headlong into emotional chaos.In 2019, Baker took a break from music to finish her undergraduate degree . But she’s emerged a much more proficient artist. After making her previous LPs mostly on guitar and piano, Baker recorded her latest , which she also produced, with a full band, creating a big, steely, momentous-feeling sound that’s much more pop-aware than anything else she’s done. The expansive music does nothing to dilute her lyrical directness. —Angie Martoccio STREAM THE ALBUM The Weather Station , Ignorance Canadian singer-songwriter Tamara Lindeman treats Ignorance as a breakup-record with her own dying planet, grappling with what … [Read more...] about The Best Albums of February 2021: Slowthai, Julien Baker, Aaron Lee Tasjan, the Band, and More

Since college, grime artist Novelist wanted to make music at Abbey Road, the fabled London recording studio where everyone from the Beatles to Adele recorded their hits. “I remember once I told a teaching assistant in my music class, ‘Yeah, I’m gonna go to Abbey Road,’ and you can just tell when somebody’s not taking what you’re saying serious,” the 21-year-old says. “It made me laugh a bit.” Within the past year, though, he was in the famed studio, putting the finishing touches on his sonically complex debut LP, Novelist Guy, which came out this past spring. It’s since been shortlisted for the U.K.’s Mercury Prize. “For me, it was a business transaction,” he says of fulfilling his dream. “It wasn’t just, ‘Oh, yeah, Novelist has found his way into Abbey Road.’ Nah, I bought a session like any other studio. And I was willing to pay that money for that level of quality because, it being my debut album, it’s never gonna fade away.” See Also Abbey Road Studios Is Getting … [Read more...] about Inside Abbey Road’s User-Friendly Makeover

Bill C. Davis , whose 1981 Broadway hit play Mass Appeal was adapted for a 1984 feature film starring Jack Lemmon and Željko Ivanek, died Feb. 26 following a brief illness, his family announced. He was 69. Born in Ellenville, NY, and raised in the state’s Hudson Valley, Davis attended Catholic schools and, after graduating from Poughkeepsie’s Marist College, worked at a residential community for developmentally disabled and emotionally disturbed adults in Rhinebeck, NY. He wrote Mass Appeal, about the conflicting personalities of a stern, conservative priest and a younger, rebellious seminarian, during his time in Rhinebeck. The play originally was produced Off Broadway in 1980 at the Manhattan Theatre Club, starring Milo O’Shea and Eric Roberts and directed by Geraldine Fitzgerald. Mass Appeal moved to Broadway the following year, with Michael O’Keefe taking over for Roberts. Related Story Gary Gunas Dies: Broadway Executive Producer Of 'The Who’s … [Read more...] about Bill C. Davis Dies: ‘Mass Appeal’ Playwright-Screenwriter Was 69

EXCLUSIVE: Following a lengthy search, Paramount has tapped King Richard ’s Reinaldo Marcus Green to direct its Bob Marley movie for the studio. Ziggy Marley, Rita Marley and Cedella Marley will produce on behalf of Tuff Gong. Robert Teitel will also produce. Bob Marley died of cancer in 1981 at age 36 but in that short lifetime he changed the landscape of music, introducing generations to reggae with such hit songs as “Get Up, Stand Up,” “One Love,” “No Woman, No Cry,” “Could You Be Loved,” “Buffalo Soldier,” “Jammin” and “Redemption Song.” “Bob Marley’s music lives on in all of us. His lyrics transcend continents, color, creed, and generations of people. It heals. It fights,” said Green. “It bleeds love and truth. It’s a true honor and privilege to work with Ziggy and the Marley Family, and Paramount Pictures to bring his story to life. Audiences want to know the real Bob, the man as well as the legend. I trust this film will bring us closer to understanding his … [Read more...] about Paramount’s Bob Marley Biopic Sets ‘King Richard’ Helmer Reinaldo Marcus Green To Direct