EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 has renewed Celebrity Cooking School for a second season for youth portfolio channel E4 . Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and Motion Content Group’s format, in which celebrity non-chefs are pitted against each other overseen by a professional, will enter production later this year and greenlight announcement is imminent, Deadline understands. The first season was overseen by Michelin starred chef Giorgio Locatelli and saw the likes of Kerry Katona, Melvin Odoom and Shaun Ryder take part. One celebrity was knocked out every week and the winner was First Dates star Laura Tott. Season two celebrities will be revealed shortly. Former Sony-backed indie Electric Ray developed the format but has since been absorbed by SPT, which is now producing its shows. Celebrity Cooking School is reflective of E4 controller Karl Warner’s desire to order more factual-entertainment formats following a good year for the likes of Married At First Sight UK and … [Read more...] about Channel 4 Serves Up Second Helping Of ‘Celebrity Cooking School’ For E4
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‘Frasier’: Toks Olagundoye Joins Paramount+ Sequel Series
EXCLUSIVE : The Frasier sequel series for Paramount+ has rounded out its series regular cast by adding Toks Olagundoye ( The Neighbors ). From writers Chris Harris and Joe Cristalli, the multi-camera comedy is executive produced by Kelsey Grammer who is reprising his signature character, psychiatrist-turned-radio host Frasier Crane. The sequel sees Frasier (Grammer) off to a different city with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge, and an old dream or two to finally fulfill. Olagundoye will play Olivia, head of the psych department at an Ivy League university. She projects confidence, warmth, and professionalism—in other words, the opposite of how completely unglued she feels on the inside. Olivia must contend daily with her colleague (and Frasier’s old college buddy) Alan (Nicholas Lyndhurst), who resents Olivia’s seniority over him. The two of them disagree on just about everything, but they both admire Frasier—and each hopes to use him to further their own … [Read more...] about ‘Frasier’: Toks Olagundoye Joins Paramount+ Sequel Series
ACE Eddie Awards Nominations: ‘Everything Everywhere’, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, ‘Woman King’, ‘Banshees of Inisherin’ & More
American Cinemas Editors has cut together the nominees for its 73rd annual ACE Eddie Awards , which will be handed out next month. See the list for all 14 categories below. Vying for the marquee prize of Best Edited Feature Film (Drama, Theatrical) prize are the editors behind All Quiet on the Western Front, Elvis, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick and The Woman King . The Comedy Theatrical race will be among The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, The Menu and Triangle of Sadness. Since the turn of the 21st century, the Eddie winner for theatrical drama has gone on to score the Academy Award for Best Editing 13 of 22 times — but none of the past three years. In 2022, King Richard took that ACE trophy , but Dune went home with the Oscar. Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere, Tár and Maverick are up for the Editing statuette as the Oscars on March 12. RELATED: 2023 Awards Season Calendar … [Read more...] about ACE Eddie Awards Nominations: ‘Everything Everywhere’, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, ‘Woman King’, ‘Banshees of Inisherin’ & More
Oscar-Winning ‘Black Panther’ Production Designer & Emmy-Winning ‘Watchmen’ Costume Designer Join ‘The Wiz’ On Road To Broadway
EXCLUSIVE: The Wiz is getting ready for the road to Broadway with an award-winning design team, including Oscar-winning Black Panther production designer Hannah Beachler and Emmy-winning Watchmen costume designer Sharen Davis . The design team, which also includes lighting design by Ryan J. O’Gara ( Thoughts of a Colored Man ) and wig design by Academy Award-winning Mia Neal ( Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom ), was announced today by producers Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Brian Anthony Moreland, and Ambassador Theatre Group. As previously reported , the all-new production of the groundbreaking Broadway hit musical will launch a national tour in fall 2023 in Baltimore (where the original musical debuted in 1974), before arriving on Broadway for a limited engagement in spring 2024. Featuring a book by William F. Brown and a Tony Award-winning score by Charlie Smalls (and others), director Schele Williams ( The Notebook , revival of Disney’s Aida ), … [Read more...] about Oscar-Winning ‘Black Panther’ Production Designer & Emmy-Winning ‘Watchmen’ Costume Designer Join ‘The Wiz’ On Road To Broadway
‘Terrifier 2’ Outfit Coven Launches Sales On Horror ‘The Unseen’ With ‘Breaking Bad’ Star RJ Mitte, First Images Revealed — EFM
EXCLUSIVE : The Coven, international sales agent behind recent breakout horror Terrifier 2 , has acquired international sales rights to horror-thriller The Unseen , ahead of the EFM . RJ Mitte ( Breaking Bad ), Christian Stolte ( Chicago Fire ), and Jennifer A. Goodman ( Better Call Saul ), star in the film, which was also written and produced by Goodman under her banner Lakefront Pictures. In The Unseen , a law student (Mitte) finds himself losing his mind in a twisted web of murder and deceit brought on by a dark force from his past—an unstoppable supernatural fury hell-bent on achieving its horrific goal. Above and below are first look images. Lakefront co-founder Ryan Atkins also produced and oversaw post on the film, which was directed by Vincent Shade. RJ Mitte, Vincent Shade, Jordan Ancel, and Evan J. Cholfin also produce. Lakefront Pictures, whose principal Goodman is a neurodivergent filmmaker, previously produced TV pilot Conrad starring … [Read more...] about ‘Terrifier 2’ Outfit Coven Launches Sales On Horror ‘The Unseen’ With ‘Breaking Bad’ Star RJ Mitte, First Images Revealed — EFM