| | | | What's news: It's magazine day! This week we have multiple cover stars to celebrate Hollywood's most powerful stylists and their star clients. Disney insiders claim Victoria Alonso was fired over a gay censorship fight. Diane Sawyer will interview Jeremy Renner. Matthew Macfadyen is in talks to join Deadpool 3. Netflix has ordered a Man on Fire series. — Abid Rahman |
Hollywood's 25 Most Powerful Stylists ►On the cover. Sydney Sweeney, Sadie Sink, Anne Hathaway, Angela Bassett, Jodie Turner-Smith Love, Andrew Garfield and Janelle Monáe toast their tastemakers in THR’s annual list of best stylists, which celebrates megawatt glamour (J. Lo’s 3 wedding gowns), sustainability (thank you, Cate Blanchett) and drama on and off the red carpet (farewell, Law Roach, for now). The cover story.
—"Stylists help you to feel comfortable in your own body." THR's nicest man Chris Gardner upped the niceness at THR and Jimmy Choo’s Power Stylists dinner last night at West Hollywood’s Sunset Tower. Chris disarmed the stars celebrating the annual issue honoring the 25 most important stylists in town, speaking to the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, Riley Keough and the Fanning sisters who were effusive in praising their image-makers. The event recap.
—The future looks stylish. THR's Carol McColgin highlights three rising Hollywood stylists — Chloe Takayanagi, Enrique Melendez and Emma Jade Morrison — who have made their mark on the red carpet. Carol reveals the secrets behind Jenna Ortega's Wednesday’s veil ("I can’t deny Jenna does like black"), Ke Huy Quan’s googly eye lapel pin and the Joan of Arc dress for The Banshees of Inisherin star Kerry Condon. The story.
—"I’ve heard from designers that their websites have crashed after a client wore their jacket." Carol also spoke to Dani Michelle, the stylist who helps Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner go viral. THR’s social media stylist of the year opens up on how the street looks created on Instagram for Bieber and Jenner inspire fashion trends among their 329.3m followers and beyond. The interview. |
Alonso Clashed With Marvel Over Censoring Gay References ►The saga continues. THR's Pamela McClintock and Aaron Couch have the scoop on the alleged "reprehensible" act by Marvel that ultimately led to the firing of exec Victoria Alonso. Disney claims it fired Alonso for breach of contract, due to her work on Amazon's Argentina, 1985 . The exec's attorney pushed back, saying she was terminated because "she refused to do something she believed was reprehensible." Insiders tell Pamela and Aaron that they believe it was a request to censor gay references in Ant-Man 3 for the Kuwait market that pushed things to breaking point. The story.
—"I chose to survive." Jeremy Renner has set his first interview since his snowplow accident with Diane Sawyer. The actor is slated to share details about the accident, including the critical hours that followed him being pulled under a 14,000-pound snowplow. In the emotional trailer for the hour-long special Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview – A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph, he discusses his recovery, the prospect of returning to work and the impact of the accident on his family. The story.
—From one dysfunctional family to another. Succession star Matthew Macfadyen is in talks to join Ryan Reynolds in the third Deadpool movie. Macfadyen’s role is unknown, but the feature was searching for a character described as being a third wheel to Deadpool and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). The Crown's Emma Corrin is set for a villain role in the film. The story.
—Bona fide hit. Netflix viewers spent a lot of time tracking The Night Agent last week, according to the streamer's own figures. The thriller rocketed to No. 1 on Netflix's internal charts for the week of March 20-26. Agent amassed 168.17m hours of viewing worldwide over its first four days. That figure is the third highest ever for a series debut since Netflix started releasing its weekly top 10 lists in July 2021; only Wednesday (341.23m hours) and Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (196.2m) rank higher. The ratings. |
'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Likely Ending With S12 ►Larry's pretty, pretty, pretty ready to say goodbye. THR's Jackie Strause reports that Curb Your Enthusiasm is likely to end with the already announced 12th season. The forthcoming season, which does not yet have a premiere date, wrapped filming this week and the final episode felt like a homecoming, per a source. Jon Hayman, writer and producer on Curb, shared in a since-deleted tweet a photo of himself with Larry David and executive producer Jeff Schaffer filming what he called the final episode. The story.
—The Night Agent effect. THR's Lesley "Scoops" Goldberg has the, ahem, scoop on Netflix handing out a straight-to-series, eight-episode order for a TV adaptation of Man on Fire. Kyle Killen will serve as showrunner on the drama based on the first two of the five-book run in A.J. Quinnell’s series. The show tells the story of John Creasy, a broken ex-mercenary out to avenge the death of his only friend, and protect his comrade's daughter. The character was previously played on the big screen by Denzel Washington and Scott Glenn. The story.
—Changing of the guard. Scoops Goldberg strikes again, this time with an exclusive on The Handmaid’s Tale showrunner Bruce Miller, who has steered Hulu’s Emmy-winning drama since its start, handing over day-to-day oversight of the series. Longtime writers and exec producers Eric Tuchman and Yahlin Chang have been named co-showrunners for the sixth and final season. Miller has opted to focus development of The Testaments, author Margaret Atwood’s sequel to Handmaid’s, but will still be involved with the flagship series. The story.
—🤝 First-look deal 🤝 Push It Productions, the company founded by Wanda Sykes and Page Hurwitz, has signed a first-look deal with Warner Bros. TV. Push It has also hired former WBTV executive Rachel Davis as vp development. Under the two-year deal, the trio will develop both scripted and unscripted projects for WB; sitcom and variety projects are already in development. The story. |
Ryan Coogler Pondering 'X-Files' Reboot ►"He has his work cut out for him, because we covered so much territory." Ryan Coogler is eyeing a reboot of The X-Files — at least according to the show’s creator, Chris Carter. Carter dropped the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director's name during an interview this week on a CBC radio show. Discussing the upcoming 30th anniversary of The X-Files premiering on Fox, Carter said, “I just spoke to a young man, Ryan Coogler, who is going to remount The X-Files with a diverse cast.” The story.
—End of an era. Mike Fleiss is exiting the Bachelor franchise 21 years after the flagship dating series launched on ABC. Fleiss, the creator and a longtime face of the franchise, confirmed the change in a statement Tuesday. Claire Freeland, Jason Ehrlich and Bennett Graebner have been named exec producers and showrunners for the franchise and have already begun working on the upcoming 20th season of The Bachelorette, which stars Charity Lawson and premieres in June. The story.
—Quick as you like. Even before season two premieres, Paramount+ is renewing Star Trek: Strange New Worlds for a third season. The company has ordered another 10 episodes of the popular Star Trek series. In addition, the streamer announced Strange New Worlds will return Thursday, June 15, for its second season. The animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks has been renewed as well, for a 10-episode fifth season, with a premiere date to come later in the summer. The story.
—Heading to the big screen. Emily Henry's bestseller Book Lovers is getting the movie treatment. Tango, the production-finance outfit behind Aftersun and Weird: The Weird Al Yankovic Story, will develop and produce the rom-com as a feature film. Girls and Modern Love writer Sarah Heyward is attached to adapt. The story. |
Hollywood's Favorite Soccer Podcast Aims for Global Empire ►"No one is more shocked than me how far the show has come." THR's Julian Sancton spoke to Roger Bennett, one half of the Men in Blazers soccer podcast frequented by stars like John Oliver and Matthew McConaughey. Bennett reveals the pod's ambitious plans for growth by signing new talent — including superstar Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano — to build a "full-throated media network." The story.
—"You were all getting drunk in the evening and having dinner and falling in love with each other." The ever-charming Hugh Grant stopped by The Late Show and shared his take about why film sets are “so weird” nowadays. The Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves star lamented the fact that actors aren’t as close as they used to be because of phones on set. The story.
—"I was tired of the politics." Priyanka Chopra Jonas has opened up about why she left a thriving movie career in Bollywood for a risky move to Hollywood, where she eventually landed starring roles on Quantico and the new spy series Citadel. Speaking on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast, Chopra Jonas said she faced pay disparity in India with her male colleagues and fell foul of the country's star system. The story. |
TV Review: 'The Big Door Prize' ►"A mix of low-key pleasures and misguided aspirations." THR's chief TV critic Dan Fienberg reviews Apple TV+'s The Big Door Prize. Chris O’Dowd stars in this new half-hour dramedy from a Schitt's Creek producer explores the impact of a mysterious fortune-telling machine on a small town. The review.
In other news...
—Aliens and Tom Hanks abound in trailer for Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City
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—Netflix unveils first look at Japanese sumo series Sanctuary
—Trolls Band Together to get Thanksgiving release
—Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks to host Academy of Country Music Awards
—Adnan Syed’s conviction in Serial case reinstated
—How Chain, B.J. Novak’s concept restaurant, built a nostalgia factory with Hollywood’s help
—Paul O’Grady, British TV comedian known for savage drag queen persona Lily Savage, dies at 67
What else we're reading...
—Philip Oltermann has a wild story of Atomised author Michel Houellebecq desperately attempting to stop the release of an art house porno he agreed to star in [Guardian]
—Joshua Rothkopf talks to Ari Aster about his new movie Beau Is Afraid, where dark humor replaces the horror he's known for [NYT]
—With Disney and Microsoft both closing projects related to the metaverse, Meghan Bobrowsky writes that the new tech platform is fast becoming the "meh-taverse" [WSJ]
—Jay Caspian Kang reflects on the particular misery of college-admissions TikTok [New Yorker]
—With protests roiling the country, Simon Kuper wonders if France is on the road to a Sixth Republic [FT]
Today...
...in 1985, Orion unveiled the breezy Desperately Seeking Susan, featuring Madonna’s first starring film role, in limited release. The original review.
Today's birthdays: Christopher Lambert (66), Amy Sedaris (62), Eric Idle (80), Brendan Gleeson (68), Lucy Lawless (55), Marina Sirtis (68), Perry Mattfeld (29), Ed Skrein (40), Annabella Sciorra (63), Hayley McFarland (32), Sabrina Impacciatore (55), Jay Ali (43), Elle Macpherson (59), Bud Cort (75), Sam Hazeldine (51), Hana Hayes (24), Megan Hilty (42), Jill Goodacre (59), Rolf Lassgård (68), Todd Grinnell (47), Samantha Win (32), Arón Piper (26), Alexander Fehling (42), Michael Winterbottom (62), Barry Pearl (73), Michael-Leon Wooley (52), Michel Hazanavicius (56), Alain Moussi (42), Kim Tae-hee (43) |
| Tad Devine, who appeared alongside his father, the popular raspy-voiced character actor Andy Devine, and younger brother in the Dana Andrews-starring 1946 film Canyon Passage, has died. He was 88. The obituary. |
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