EXCLUSIVE: The single-camera teen comedy Wild Life from Imagine Kids+Family has received a pilot order at HBO Max with rising star Izabella Alvarez ( Euphoria , The Casagrandes ) set as the show’s lead. From writers and executive producers Jason Ubaldi ( All Night , Youth and Consequences ), Chris Peterson ( That 70s Show , Lab Rats ), and Bryan Moore ( That 70s Show , Lab Rats ), Wild Life follows a diverse group of high school teens who are struggling with personal and social issues who spend their school hours working at the local animal rescue as part of an alternative educational program. While comedy comes from their quirky offbeat personalities and the unique setting of “high school at the animal rescue,” the series will also have heart as working with animals helps them deal with their personal issues with friends and at home. Executive producers also include Brian Grazer , Ron Howard , Stephanie Sperber, and Jennilee Cummings for … [Read more...] about HBO Max Orders Teen Comedy Pilot ‘Wild Life’ From Brian Grazer & Ron Howard; Izabella Alvarez To Star
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Social Media Tips to Move Your Career and Project Forward
Opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect the views of Rolling Stone editors or publishers. A content creator recently asked me for advice and tips on how to utilize social media to advance his career. So, I started with the basic questions that everyone should start with: Who are you and what do you want to say? Online, that is. These are basic but important questions to ask because everything and anything you post online could follow you — and even 10 years from now might still be searchable. Some companies use what is called a Q value to establish general audience sentiment, a score that includes how many followers you have, how engaged your audience is and if there is a general appeal from said audience. These factors are compiled and totaled into one score. You are a brand. Your content is an extension of yourself — and social media is where you need to be building your brand. The first step my content creator colleague needed to take was to … [Read more...] about Social Media Tips to Move Your Career and Project Forward
Roku Originals & Channel 4 Partner For First Time On ‘Tempting Fortune’; C4 Also Orders ‘Apprentice’-style Politics Competition
Roku Originals has tied with UK network Channel 4 for the first time on Tempting Fortune , in which a group of 12 strangers will spend 19 days in paradise but have to resist the temptation to spend money, while Channel 4 has also greenlit an Apprentice- style politics competition format. The show from UK indie Voltage will have a substantial cash prize on offer but contestants will eat into the prize if they can’t resist the temptation to spend it. Their wilderness will be full of expensive enticements and at every turn a mirage of home comforts will tempt them to indulge in the luxury on offer. The show is the first to be co-produced by Channel 4 and Roku Originals and will air exclusively on the Roku Channel in the U.S. Roku Head of Alternative Originals Brian Tannenbaum called it a “broadcast-level, social experiment that will excite our Roku streamers,” coming a day after Channel 4 confirmed a reality format in which celebrities will have to live in the … [Read more...] about Roku Originals & Channel 4 Partner For First Time On ‘Tempting Fortune’; C4 Also Orders ‘Apprentice’-style Politics Competition
Tom Brady To Be Subject Of Netflix Roast
NFL superstar Tom Brady will be taking the heat as the first subject of an upcoming series of new Netflix specials, Greatests Roasts Of All Time: GROAT. Brady also will serve as an executive producer, with his own roast set to tape in 2023, following his next season in the NFL. “To quote my good friend, Marshawn Lynch … ‘I’m just here so I won’t get fined,’” said Brady. “We can’t wait to burn three-time Super Bowl-losing quarterback Tom Brady, who only went back to the NFL in order to delay this roast,” said Robbie Praw, Netflix Vice President of Stand-up and Comedy Formats. “In all seriousness, it’s a huge thrill to work with the greatest football player of all time on this project. No one’s better at taking hits and still coming out on top, so we know the roast will be a breeze for Brady.” Brady will executive produce for 199 Productions, Casey Patterson for Casey Patterson Entertainment, along with Jeff Ross and Carol Donovan. Additional information and … [Read more...] about Tom Brady To Be Subject Of Netflix Roast
What Makes Tom Cruise’s Star Shine So Brightly? Directors Share Their Insights – Cannes Disruptors
Top Gun : Maverick ’s Cannes Film Festival premiere marks another high point in the movie star career of Tom Cruise . The actor turns 60 on July 3, and unlike most leading men of that age who become quicker to call for the stunt double, Cruise shows little evidence of slowing down after 43 films. If anything, his Mission: Impossible stunts seem to grow more ambitiously dangerous, not to mention the fact that he and director Doug Liman will become the first to actually shoot a space film in space for real—aboard one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX crafts with the cooperation of NASA. So how does Cruise continue to carve such a path? “I’ve gotten to work with a number of actors who’ve had great success and long careers, Tom being at the top of the heap,” says Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski. “He approaches every day with the enthusiasm that it’s his first movie, and at the same time puts the effort into it like it’s his last movie. That’s a good attitude … [Read more...] about What Makes Tom Cruise’s Star Shine So Brightly? Directors Share Their Insights – Cannes Disruptors
French Trailblazer Omar Sy On Making Waves, Cannes Movie ‘Father & Soldier’ & The Battle For Diversity — Deadline Disruptors
EXCLUSIVE : “Things have changed a little bit,” Omar Sy admits about life after Lupin . He laughs. “My parents do know what I do now.” That’s how the actor and his family like it. Low key. The Frenchman’s move to LA a decade ago was in part driven by a desire for more anonymity. In his home country, Sy is a superstar. In America, picking his kids up from school didn’t need to be a drama. “It’s still different being in LA,” he says, despite his growing fame. “Even if things have changed a bit, there’s still less attention here than it might have been in France. The guy from Lupin is not a big deal in LA.” In truth, “the guy from Lupin ” is becoming a big deal all over the world. Sy was already an established comic in France when The Intouchables took the world by storm in 2011. The film made an astonishing $426 million at the global box office and is still the biggest French film of all time. Sy became the first Black man to win a César award and the … [Read more...] about French Trailblazer Omar Sy On Making Waves, Cannes Movie ‘Father & Soldier’ & The Battle For Diversity — Deadline Disruptors
Nile Rodgers Enlists Pharrell, Keith Urban for Diverse FOLD Festival
Of all the impassioned encomiums delivered to Nile Rodgers during Chic ‘s set at the bandleader’s inaugural FOLD Festival Tuesday night in Riverhead, NY, Pharrell Williams ‘ words were the most precise. “This man has been on fire since before I was born. The creativity burned that cancer out of his body,” Pharrell told the crowd, referring to Rodgers’ 2010 prostate cancer survival . “Thank you for your tremendous genius contribution that’s moved and rocked so many generations. Anything you ever need from me in the future, you don’t have to ask. You just have to tell me.” Williams, who first collaborated with Rodgers on Daft Punk’s 2013 mega-hit “Get Lucky,” appeared to perform a mini medley of “Blurred Lines,” “Get Lucky” and “Happy.” But his spoken words rang truer. Since his first hit — 1977’s “Dance, Dance, Dance” with Chic — Rodgers has personified funk and disco music, falling in and out of favor throughout the years alongside his genres. In the past few years, … [Read more...] about Nile Rodgers Enlists Pharrell, Keith Urban for Diverse FOLD Festival
Former Pearl Jam Drummer Calls Out Band’s Integrity Over Rock Hall Snub
Former Pearl Jam drummer Dave Abbruzzese continues to both plead with and call out his ex-bandmates over his exclusion from the band’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction lineup . “ Pearl Jam has always seemingly had a perceived level of integrity and has been known to stand their ground & fight the good fight, but it seems the allure of being given this trophy is just [too] important for them to take a stand,” Abbruzzese wrote on Facebook . “We still have the music and no amount of corporate conglomerate or ticky-tack bullshit can keep us from enjoying the power of the music we love. The fact that we find ourselves fighting for the integrity of the validity of a segment of Pearl Jam history to be acknowledged is straight-up beautiful. The reason we have to is what the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is supposed to have been built to celebrate: The love of the music.” While Pearl Jam has had a handful of drummers over their tenure, only current drummer Matt Cameron … [Read more...] about Former Pearl Jam Drummer Calls Out Band’s Integrity Over Rock Hall Snub
The Kiierr Laser Cap Is 93 Percent Effective At Regrowing Hair
TMZ may collect a share of sales or other compensation from links on this page. If you're starting to see signs of male pattern baldness when you look in the mirror, and you actually want to do something about it, you need to take a look at the Kiierr Laser Cap System for Hair Growth . It's clinically proven to restore thinning hair…using lasers. Did you even know you can cure baldness with lasers? Because you can. The technology is called low light laser therapy. Discovered in the 1960s by a Hungarian physician named Endre Mester, this treatment uses low heat “cold” lasers to stimulate blood flow in the skin, which reactivates dormant hair follicles and stimulates renewed hair growth . Low light laser therapy has been used for decades in hair loss clinics…where you’d get back your hair but simultaneously pay an arm and a leg. But now, thanks to the Kiierr Laser Cap, regular people can afford to cure thinning hair in the comfort of their own homes. The Kiierr … [Read more...] about The Kiierr Laser Cap Is 93 Percent Effective At Regrowing Hair
Pete Davidson And Naomi Scott To Star In David Michôd’s ‘Wizards!’ For A24 And Plan B
EXCLUSIVE: Pete Davidson , Franz Rogowski, Naomi Scott and Sean Harris are set to star in Wizards!, a new film from Australian writer-director David Michôd that reteams A24 and Plan B Entertainment. Michôd also penned the script, which is based on a story by Joel Edgerton and Michôd. Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner of Plan B will produce alongside Liz Watts. The film follows two hapless pothead beach-bar operators (Davidson and Rogowski) who run into trouble when they stumble across stolen loot that they really should have just left alone. This marks the fourth collaboration between A24 and Plan B following such award-winning films as Moonlight, Minari and The Last Black Man in San Francisco. This is Plan B’s third collaboration with Michôd after War Machine and The King . It also will reteam Michôd and Watts with A24 for the first time since 2014’s The Rover . Watts recently joined See-Saw Films, where she will be producing the film. A24 will handle … [Read more...] about Pete Davidson And Naomi Scott To Star In David Michôd’s ‘Wizards!’ For A24 And Plan B