Orion Pictures just released the official poster for Gretel & Hansel, a horror film described as a twisted take on the beloved fairy tale made famous by the Brothers Grimm. It‘s Sophia Lillis plays Gretel and newcomer Samuel Leakey is Hansel.
The cast also includes Alice Krige (Star Trek: First Contact), Charles Babalola (Bancroft), and Jessica De Gouw (The Hunting). I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House‘s Osgood Perkins directed and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger produce. Sandra Yee Ling and Macdara Kelleher are executive producers.
Gretel & Hansel is set for release on January 31, 2020.
The Plot:
“A long time ago in a distant fairytale countryside, a young girl (Lillis) leads her little brother (Leakey) into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.”
Jude Law in ‘The New Pope’ (Photo by Gianni Fiorito/HBO)
The New Pope, the sequel to HBO’s The Young Pope, is set to kick off its nine episode run on January 13, 2020. The sequel to the critically acclaimed one-hour drama will air on Mondays at 9pm ET/PT, with Jude Law reprising his role Pope Pius XIII.
In addition to Jude Law, the cast includes John Malkovich and Silvio Orlando. Paolo Sorrentino created, executive produces, and directs the series. Lorenzo Mieli, Mario Gianani, Riccardo Neri, Elena Recchia, Jude Law, Caroline Benjo, Carole Scotta, Simon Arnal, Jaume Roures, Javier Méndez, Nils Hartmann, and Sonia Rovai also executive produce.
A month out from The New Pope‘s premiere, HBO has released details on the first three episodes.
The Plot:
The follow-up to 2017’s The Young Pope from Oscar-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, The New Pope dives into the inner workings of the Vatican, while exploring the very human desires, vices and fragilities of those in power and the complexities inherent in faith today.
The series picks up where The Young Pope left off, with Jude Law’s Lenny Belardo, known as Pope Pius XIII, in a coma. Following an unpredictable and mysterious turn of events, Secretary of State Voiello (Orlando) succeeds in having Sir John Brannox (Malkovich), a charming and sophisticated moderate English aristocrat, placed on the papal throne, adopting the name John Paul III.
The new pope seems ideal, but he conceals secrets and has a certain fragility, and Voiello immediately understands that it will not be easy to replace the charismatic Pius XIII. Hanging between life and death, Lenny Belardo has become a Saint, with thousands now idolizing him, fueling the contrast between fundamentalisms.
Meanwhile, the Church is under attack from external threats and scandals striking the symbols of Christianity and risking irreversibly devastating the hierarchies. As always, however, in the Vatican, nothing is what it seems. Good and evil proceed arm-in-arm towards history, and to reach the showdown, we must wait for the events to take their course.
The New Pope January 2020 Episodes:
Episode 1: “First Episode”
Debut date: MONDAY, JAN. 13 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Following his sudden heart attack, Pope Pius XIII (Jude Law) lies in a coma while his followers fervently pray for a miraculous recovery. As the threat of terrorism and the potential risks of Pius’s idolatry loom, Secretary of State Cardinal Voiello (Silvio Orlando) is pressured to bring a new pope to power and, with the conclave at a deadlock, makes a hasty move that throws the Church into even greater chaos.
Written by Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contrarello and Stefano Bises; directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
Episode 2: “Second Episode”
Debut date: MONDAY, JAN. 20 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)
As rumors swirl about the Church’s role in a sudden death, Voiello (Silvio Orlando), Gutierrez (Javier Cámara), Assente (Maurizio Lombardi), Aguirre (Ramon Garcia) and Sofia (Cécile de France) travel to the UK to the grand estate of Sir John Brannox (John Malkovich), hoping to convince him to return with them to the Vatican and accept the holiest of roles. An alluring but sensitive man who carries with him an unshakeable family tragedy, Brannox is harder to sway than expected, but a determined Voiello presses ahead. Meanwhile, Ester (Ludivine Sagnier) shares her son’s story with the press to makes ends meet.
Written by Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contrarello and Stefano Bises; directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
Episode 3: “Third Episode”
Debut date: MONDAY, JAN. 27 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Still considering the offer of Supreme Pontiff, Brannox (John Malkovich) reflects on his past, while Voiello (Silvio Orlando) makes clear his commitment to his mission’s success. After being elected pope and taking the name “John Paul III,” Brannox preaches the importance of family, truth and love in his first public homily and to the cardinals. Ester (Ludivine Sagnier) bonds with Fabiano (Alessandro Riceci), a widower and new member of the parish, who offers an unusual solution to her money woes. The Abbess of St. Therese (Kiruna Stamell) and an anguished Sister Lisette (Nora Waldstatten) are disheartened when their financial pleas fall on deaf ears.
Written by Paolo Sorrentino Umberto Contrarello and Stefano Bises; directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
The riveting new trailer for Focus Features’ Promising Young Woman teases “payback never looked so promising.” The revenge thriller will premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival followed by a theatrical release on Friday, April 17, 2020.
Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan (An Education) leads the cast playing the character, Cassie, referred to in the film’s title. Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, Max Greenfield, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chris Lowell, Sam Richardson, Molly Shannon, and Clancy Brown also star in the Focus Features release.
Emerald Fennell wrote and directed the drama. Fennel also produces with Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara, Ben Browning, and Ashley Fox.
The Plot:
“From visionary director Emerald Fennell (Killing Eve) comes a delicious new take on revenge. Everyone said Cassie (Mulligan) was a promising young woman … until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. But nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be: she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she’s living a secret double life by night. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs of the past in this thrilling and wildly entertaining story.”
Carey Mulligan stars as Cassie in ‘Promising Young Woman’ (Photo Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features)
The CW’s just released the first official trailer for its latest comic book-inspired series, Stargirl. The teaser trailer follows the main character, Courtney Whitmore/Stargirl, as she discovers family secrets. The trailer also teases that we can expect the series to launch in spring 2020.
The network previously announced new Stargirl episodes will premiere on the DC Universe digital service followed by their debut on The CW the next day.
Brec Bassinger (Bella and the Bulldogs, School of Rock) leads the cast playing the titular character. Season one cast members also include Luke Wilson (Roadies), Amy Smart (Mississippi Requiem), Trae Romano (Little Ghosts), Yvette Monreal (Rambo: Last Blood), and Anjelika Washington (We’re Not Friends). In addition, Meg DeLacy (The Fosters), Neil Jackson (Sleepy Hollow), Jake Austin Walker (Five Points), Christopher James Baker (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), and Hunter Sansone (Unfollowed) star in the first season.
Stargirl is based on a character created by Geoff Johns. The superhero was inspired by Johns’ late sister and first appeared in 1999. Johns (Arrow, Batwoman, The Flash, Titans) is the season one showrunner and serves as executive producer along with co-showrunner Melissa Carter, Greg Berlanti, and Sarah Schecter.
The Plot:
“The new DC Universe drama series Stargirl follows high school sophomore Courtney Whitmore (Bassinger) as she inspires an unlikely group of young heroes to stop the villains of the past. This new drama reimagines Stargirl and the very first superhero team, the Justice Society of America, in an unpredictable series.”
“I don’t want to say goodbye,” says Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) to Barry (Grant Gustin) as he gets ready to make the ultimate sacrifice to save the Multiverse in season six episode nine of The CW’s The Flash, “Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 3.”
The episode begins on Earth-203 in New Gotham with Helena Kyle/The Huntress (Ashley Scott reprising the character she played in 2002’s Birds of Prey) running on rooftops trying to communicate to the Oracle. The skies are colored red as the anti-matter wave hits the earth and destroys it.
From there it’s to the Waverider hovering above Earth-1 and Team Flash breaches aboard. The Monitor (LaMonica Garrett) tells the heroes they need to find the people who’ve been labeled Paragons because they’re key to defeating the Anti-Monitor and saving the Multiverse. One of them is Dr. Ryan Choi (Osric Chau – ‘Kevin Tran’ in Supernatural) who Iris (Candice Patton), Ralph (Hartley Sawyer), and Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh) go to to convince to join the fight to save the Multiverse.
Cisco (Carlos Valdes) using his tech genius to find the origin point of the anti-matter wave and realizes it’s in the tunnels on Earth-1 where Nash had been trying to find The Monitor. He tells Killer Frost to meet him in 5 minutes in the transporter room. As he goes to retrieve what he needs, The Monitor appears before him and tells him even though he’s not one of the Paragons, he does have a role to play in Crisis. In order to do that Vibe must live again.
Cisco tries to explain his powers are gone and it was his choice. The Monitor tells Cisco he must answer the call and makes Cisco Vibe again – against his will.
Meanwhile, Diggle (David Ramsey) has also joined everyone on the Waverider and finds out about the death of Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) who sacrificed himself during the battle on Earth-38 while they were trying to evacuate the planet before it was destroyed by the anti-matter wave. He also discovers his wife, Lyla (Audrey Marie Anderson), who has been assisting The Monitor has disappeared. Mia (Katherine McNamara) and Diggle decide to go to Earth-666 to try to get help in finding a Lazarus pit to bring Oliver back.
Elsewhere, Iris, Ralph, and Ray track down Dr. Choi and inform him the world is ending but that with his help they may be able to stop it. Dr. Choi, shocked and a bit upset, declines to go with them. Instead, he wants to be with his family and leaves.
In the tunnels on Earth-1, Vibe, Killer Frost, and The Flash find the door that Nash was trying to open to get to The Monitor. Pariah (Tom Cavanagh) joins them in the tunnels to “bear witness” to the tragedy. It seems he’s now the Anti-Monitor’s official observer. Vibe uses his powers to learn the code to open the door to the anti-matter cannon which is creating the anti-matter wave destroying all the Earths.
Back on the Waverider, Batwoman (Ruby Rose) and Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) force Lex Luthor (Jon Cryer) to tell them how to use the Book of Destiny so that Kara can figure out a way to bring back Earth-38. He warns them that attempting to do something of that magnitude could drive Supergirl insane or worse.
Over on Earth-666, Mia, Diggle, and Constantine (Matt Ryan) lookup Lucifer (Tom Ellis putting in a cameo appearance as Lucifer Morningstar from the Netflix series) to help them get to Purgatory to retrieve Oliver’s soul and get it back into this body. It seems Lucifer owes Constantine a favor so he gives them a card that will provide access. However, when the image on the card fades away if they haven’t already left Purgatory they will be trapped there for eternity. Constantine uses the card and suddenly he, Mia, and Diggle are on the island Lian Yu, which for Oliver is his Purgatory.
Back in the tunnels, Team Flash has entered through the door Vibe opened and finds The Flash from Earth-90 being used by the Anti-Monitor to generate the energy needed for the anti-matter cannon. Vibe uses his powers to let Barry get through the force field protecting it and retrieve The Flash from Earth-90. The Earth-90 Flash (John Wesley Shipp) thanks them but warns that if he doesn’t get back on the treadmill, the cannon will go off and destroy the Multiverse.
On the Waverider, Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch) talks to The Monitor about the destruction of another Earth. Now there are only seven Earths left!
Once more to the anti-matter cannon we go. Pariah brings Black Lightning (Cress Williams) in to help. He’s upset and confused, and Pariah quickly tells him there are multiple Earths and they’re all being destroyed by the cannon. Black Lightning finds out his Earth is gone along with his family which enrages him, but Barry’s able to talk to him and convince him to help them.
Black Lightning uses his electrical power to battle the cannon, stalling it from destroying the Multiverse while they figure out a way to stop it. The two Flashes enter Flashtime to talk about trying to destroy the cannon. Barry realizes if he runs on the treadmill in the opposite direction it will destroy the cannon. He believes that’s how he will die in Crisis.
On the Waverider, Batwoman talks to Kara and convinces her not to use the Book of Destiny because if they lose her they are all doomed. Kara agrees and a relieved Batwoman tries to give her the small piece of Kryptonite she was going to use on her if she couldn’t convince her. At first, Kara’s surprised but tells Batwoman to keep it because she trusts her.
Over in Purgatory, Mia, Constantine, and Diggle find Oliver’s soul. Oliver has no real memory of who he was or who they are. In the second-best scene in the episode, Diggle gets an attacking Oliver to stop and apologizes for not being there for him when he needed him most. He’s also able to get Oliver to remember him and everyone else.
Iris will not be deterred and talks to Dr. Choi about helping them save the world again. She finally convinces him with words Barry used before they went on their separate missions.
In the tunnels, Barry gets ready to get on the treadmill and sacrifice himself to destroy the cannon. Killer Frost turns into Caitlin who tells Barry, “I don’t want to say goodbye.” Barry looks at Caitlin and Cisco and says, “You two were there the first time I opened my eyes as The Flash. I couldn’t be the hero I am without you guys.”
Barry, Caitlin, and Cisco group hug for what they believe is the last time. As they reluctantly let go and Barry prepares to get on the treadmill, The Flash from Earth-90 stands in front of Barry and says, “Sorry, kid, but this has to happen.”
He puts his hand on Barry’s chest and explains he’s momentarily stealing his speed. Caitlin asks why and The Flash from Earth-90 reminds her The Monitor said The Flash has to die in Crisis – but he never said which Flash.
Earth-90 Flash tells Vibe to breach him through the force field and he does, despite Barry – who’s too weak from having his speed drained – trying to stop him. Earth-90 Flash speeds the other direction and the cannon becomes unstable and starts to self-destruct.
Vibe opens a breach for them to escape the explosion and drags with him a protesting Barry. As he superspeeds on the treadmill, Earth-90 Flash has a flashback to when he was young and working with the love of his life, Tina McGee (Amanda Pays), just as the cannon and the anti-matter wave is destroyed. (The flashback is from a scene from the ’90s TV show, The Flash).
Back in Purgatory, the group’s getting ready to leave when Jim Corrigan/The Spectre (Stephen Lobo) appears and tells Oliver it’s his time to “light the spark” and save everyone, a job Corrigan has been doing since his death. Oliver looks at Mia and Diggle and says he’s sorry but he can’t go with them.
On the Waverider, Barry comforts Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning who’s mourning the loss of his family on his Earth. Barry introduces himself and talks about his mother’s murder and his father being framed for it, explaining his father never lost hope. They agree to fight on together against whatever comes to honor their loved ones’ memories.
Iris, Ralph, and Dr. Choi arrive on the Waverider and Barry hugs Iris telling her it was The Flash from Earth-90 who sacrificed himself for everyone. Lila appears but isn’t able to remember where she was. Barry realizes Lila is under the control of the Anti-Monitor who at that point attacks The Monitor. In an energy battle between the two (similar to Harry Potter and Voldemort only without wands), the Anti-Monitor – now more powerful than The Monitor – wins, killing him. (Uh, hello, why did all the superheroes just stand around and watch instead of tackling Lila or doing something to help?!)
The Anti-Monitor then uses his new power to recreate the anti-matter wave and destroys Earth-1. All Earths are gone! Pariah uses his powers to teleport the seven paragons – Barry, Batwoman, Supergirl, Dr. Choi, Martian Manhunter, Superman, and Sara to the Vanishing Point which exists out of space and time in order to keep them safe from the Anti-Monitor.
The episode ends with Superman glowing red and appearing to be in intense pain. As he disappears, Lex Luthor replaces him, grasping a piece of paper indicating he used the Book of Destiny to write himself in as one of the Paragons.
The Flash Season 6 Episode 9, “Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 3,” Review:
With impressive special effects, some heartfelt moments, and exciting action scenes, Part 3 of The CW’s “Crisis on Infinite Earths” epic crossover event brings Team Flash to the crucial moment when Barry Allen was told The Flash must die. He’s only saved by the sacrifice of a different The Flash in his place. It’s a scene that could have felt like a cheat except that it’s clear the Barry Allen – The Flash swap out was always the plan. Why else would the show’s writers and showrunners create a Barry Allen aka The Flash played by John Wesley Shipp on Earth-90?
The best scene in the entire episode, especially for The Flash fans, is of the original Team Flash – Barry, Caitlin, and Cisco – group hug just before Barry’s about to make the ultimate sacrifice. It’s incredibly touching when he proclaims he couldn’t be the hero he is without them. It’s the bond, friendship, and connection these three characters (and the actors who play them) share that makes the show so moving, entertaining, and strong.
With only six heroes and one sort of ex-supervillain left in Vanishing Point to go up against the Anti-Monitor, the final two episodes of “Crisis on Infinite Earths” should be action-packed and exciting. Unfortunately, we have a long wait for their reveal as The CW’s chosen to air them when the shows return from the winter break.
CBS’s All Rise season one episode 11 features a mock trial in which Dorothy’s in hot water for killing the Wicked Witch. Directed by Claudia Yarmy from a script by Conway Preston, “The Joy From Oz” will air Monday, December 16, 2019 at 9pm ET/PT.
Episode 11 guest stars include Reggie Lee, Paul McCrane, Tony Denison, Lindsey Gort, Suzanne Cryer, Tom Gallop, Joe Williamson, and Alysia Reiner. Parvesh Cheena, Grant Harvey, David Paladino, Jonathan Craig Williams, Sofie Calderon, Eileen Grubba, Lily Mae Harrington, and Carrie Gibson also guest star in “The Joy From Oz.”
Season one of the drama stars Simone Missick as Lola Carmichael, Wilson Bethel as Mark Callan, Marg Helgenberger as Lisa Benner, Jessica Camacho as Emily Lopez, J. Alex Brinson as Luke Watkins, Lindsay Mendez as Sara Castillo, and Ruthie Ann Miles as Sherri Kansky.
“The Joy From Oz” Plot – Amid holiday parties, Lola must defend herself before the Commission on Judicial Performance after a complaint is made against her. Also, Judge Lisa Benner enlists Sara, Emily and Luke in staging a “Wizard of Oz”-themed mock trial for the children of Hall of Justice employees, in which Dorothy is on trial for killing the wicked witch.
Details on All Rise, Courtesy of CBS:
“All Rise is a courthouse drama that follows the chaotic, hopeful and sometimes absurd lives of its judges, prosecutors and public defenders, as they work with bailiffs, clerks and cops to get justice for the people of Los Angeles amidst a flawed legal process. Among them is newly appointed Judge Lola Carmichael (Missick), a highly regarded and impressive deputy district attorney who doesn’t intend to sit back on the bench in her new role, but instead leans in, immediately pushing the boundaries and challenging the expectations of what a judge can be.”
That Thing You Do stars Tom Everett Scott and Steve Zahn are reuniting 20+ years after the musical-driven romantic comedy hit theaters. Zahn and Scott aren’t part of a secret sequel but instead will be teaming up for Netflix’s The Healing Powers of Dude.
The eight-episode half-hour comedy series is set to premiere on January 13, 2020. And while we’ll see Tom Everett Scott in a starring role, we’ll only hear Steve Zahn. Zahn is providing the voice of the title character, a dog named Dude. Jace Chapman and Larisa Oleynik also star in the first season.
In addition to announcing the cast, Netflix released a short teaser video and a batch of photos from season one.
Sam Littenberg-Weisberg and Erica Spates created the series.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
In the Netflix family comedy series The Healing Powers of Dude, 11-year-old Noah Ferris (Chapman) is struggling with a social anxiety disorder that can make the simplest everyday activities feel like he’s drowning in quicksand. But after years of homeschooling, Noah bravely decides that he wants to give middle school a chance and perhaps even make some friends he’s not related to.
To help him navigate his new environment, his parents (Scott and Oleynik) get Noah a scruffy, high-energy emotional support dog called Dude (Zahn). While Dude’s a novice with a short attention span and a distracting obsession with treats, what he lacks in experience, he makes up for in charm, spunk and wanting the best for Noah. If this unlikely pair can find a way to overcome their differences and work together, they may just survive everything from wisecracking pre-teens to a cat-obsessed school principal and make it through the school year.
The Healing Powers of Dude is a buddy comedy about a boy, his dog and the power of friendship that can come in any form (or breed).
A scene from season one of ‘The Healing Powers of Dude.’
NBC’s Manifest stars Josh Dallas (“Ben Stone”) and Melissa Roxburgh (“Michaela Stone”) were teamed up for interviews at the 2019 New York Comic Con, on hand at the popular event to promote the second season of the critically acclaimed drama. Season two is set to kick off on January 6, 2020 and Dallas and Roxburgh promised we’ll get an answer earlier on as to who was shot in the season one finale. In fact, that question was first up during our lively interview at NYCC.
Manifest season two will air on Mondays at 10pm ET/PT.
So, who gets shot?
Melissa Roxburgh: “You know what? It’s kind of anti-climactic. It hits the wall and then I just have to do a little bit of molding and we’re good. It’s crazy. No, if it was me then…”
Josh Dallas: “It hits Ben. He comes by to just check. He opens the door and boom!”
Melissa Roxburgh: “He does that sometimes. He’s really annoying because it’s always the worst timing. It’s like, ‘Ben! Told you so!’
Yeah, I think it’s the big mystery. We jump right into it. We’re not going to make you wait too long to find out. But, yeah, someone definitely gets shot.”
What’s happening with the Stone family? How are things going as the season starts?
Josh Dallas: “Well as the season starts of course Grace is pregnant. We don’t know whose baby it is. It could be Danny’s; it could be Ben’s. That’s an issue.
The death date is an issue because now possibly Ben might not live as long as he thought. He might not have the amount of time that he thought he would have with his family after already missing five and a half years of their life. And now a new baby which could be his that he could miss out on five and a half years of its life.”
Melissa Roxburgh: “But at least we get a baby in the show.”
Josh Dallas: “At least we get a baby in the show…so we think. So we think. Things are complicated at home. I think Ben opens up this season. For him it’s all about preservation and preserving the things that he holds dear in his life with this idea that he might die. He’s a very practical thinker so he’s going to make plans and start doing things to prepare for that death day, not only for him but for his family. And at the same time, he’s not going to fully accept it. He’s going to continue pushing forward and go on this journey, this dogged all-consuming journey of trying to stop the death date and also figure out the mystery of why they were on 828 and why did that happen.
I think for Michaela and Ben they both put a great pressure on themselves to be leaders and be responsible, not only for their family but for all the passengers. And I think that burden for Ben in particular – it’s self-inflicted – gets very, very heavy. I think it comes to a point where it just breaks. Something happens…things keep happening as we go through the season that he just cannot ignore anymore, and I think there’s a shift in his thinking. I think we’re to that point right now in where we’re filming the season, so I’m really excited to find out where that goes, where that takes him because there comes a point where what he’s doing is not helping him and it’s not helping his family. It’s not helping his relationships with his family.
So, things are going to change, and I think that critical, cynical, scientific mind of his is going to have to open up to different possibilities.”
‘Manifest’ stars Melissa Roxburgh and Josh Dallas at the NY Comic Con (Photo by Cindy Ord/NBC)
Are there any scenes in the second season you’re really excited for fans to see?
Melissa Roxburgh: “All of it, really. I know that’s a terrible answer to that question but there’s a lot of climactic moments that fans are going to be surprised by, shocked by, for sure. There’s one lovely surprise that they get… I think even episode one is… Fans are going to love a lot of it. They’re going to hate a lot of it as far as being hurt, but every episode is packed with at least one thing for fans to take away.”
Josh Dallas: “I mean, every episode the characters have learned something about not only the mystery, the callings, the death date, themselves, the relationships, in every single episode. And it just pushes into the next. It pushes them to the next until it’s going to come hurtling towards the end of this season.”
CBS has released details on the December 16, 2019 episode of Bull. Season four episode 10, “Imminent Danger,” was directed by Mary Lou Belli from a script by Kathryn Price and Nichole Millard.
Ahna O’Reilly, Vedette Lim, Reed Birney, Brian McCarthy, Manu Narayan, and Monica Rae Summers Gonzalez guest star. Episode 10’s guest cast also includes Kimberly Marable, Donté Bonner, Maria Huyghue, Brenda McCullough, Lori Vega, and Jane Bradley.
The cast is led by Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull, Freddy Rodriguez as Benny Colón, Geneva Carr as Marissa Morgan, Jamie Lee Kirchner as Danny James, Christopher Jackson as Chunk Palmer, and MacKenzie Meehan as Taylor Rentzel.
“Imminent Danger” Plot – Bull and the TAC team take a difficult pro bono murder case before the holidays and realize it will take a Christmas miracle to win, as the presiding judge has a grudge against Bull. Also, Marissa pushes for an office Christmas party, and Taylor embarks on a new romance.
Bull Series Details, Courtesy of CBS:
Bull stars Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull in a drama inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, the founder of one of the most prolific trial-consulting firms of all time. Brilliant, brash and charming, Dr. Bull is the ultimate puppet master as he combines psychology, human intuition and high-tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys, witnesses and the accused tick. His personal life proves harder to manage as he tries to live a healthier lifestyle following a heart attack and learns he is expecting a child with his ex-wife.
Bull employs an enviable team of experts at Trial Analysis Corporation to shape successful narratives down to the very last detail. This includes his quick-witted former brother-in-law, Benny Colón, a lawyer who acts as defense attorney in the company’s mock trials; Marissa Morgan, a neurolinguistics expert from the Department of Homeland Security who monitors shifting jury reactions in real-time for Bull; former NYPD detective Danny James, the firm’s tough but relatable investigator; Taylor Rentzel, a working mother and former colleague of Marissa’s who is an expert in coding and computer hacking; and Chunk Palmer, a former all-American lineman and stylist-turned-law student who helps clients prepare their look and testimony for trial.
In high-stakes trials, Bull’s combination of remarkable insight into human nature, three Ph.D.’s and a top-notch staff creates winning strategies that tip the scales of justice in his clients’ favor.
Paul McCartney’s High in the Clouds coming to Netflix (Photo Courtesy of Netflix)
Sir Paul McCartney’s bestselling children’s novel, High in the Clouds, has been acquired by Netflix. The streaming service and Gaumont announced they will be adapting the book from McCartney, Geoff Dunbar, and Philip Ardagh into an animated feature film.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with Netflix. They complement what is already an amazing team with Gaumont and we can think of no-one better to be working with to bring our film to a global audience. I’ve always loved animated films and this is a hugely important passion project for me. I can’t wait for the world to see it,” stated Paul McCartney.
Oscar nominee Timothy Reckart (Head Over Heels) is attached to direct. Jon Croker (Paddington, Paddington 2, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) is on board to write the screenplay.
“The development of High in the Clouds has been a fantastic journey working together with Tim and Jon and of course, my amazing Gaumont Animation and Family team, Terry Kalagian and Alex Soto. We feel fortunate as this has been an extremely collaborative creative process with the incomparable Paul McCartney and his team, including Lee Eastman who has offered invaluable guidance throughout the development stage. We at Gaumont are elated to be announcing this project and are excited to be working with Melissa Cobb, Gregg Taylor and the talented team at Netflix to be able to share this truly special musical animated feature film with audiences around the world,” says Nicolas Atlan, President Gaumont Animation and Family.
Paul McCartney will be involved as a producer and is writing the original songs and music. Bob Shaye, the late Michael Lynne, Sidonie Dumas, Christophe Riandee, Nicolas Atlan, and Gaumont’s Terry Kalagian are also producing.
“Bringing the world a new animated film from the heart and mind of the brilliant Paul McCartney is undoubtedly one of the greatest thrills we’ve experienced at Netflix. We’re beyond grateful to be partnering with Nicolas and the Gaumont team on High in the Clouds, and with Tim at the helm, this whimsical story celebrating individuality and the unifying power of music is in great hands,” says Gregg Taylor, Netflix Director of Original Animated Films.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
“An imaginative teenage squirrel named Wirral finds himself pulled into a ramshackle gang of teenage rebels who live high in the clouds after he accidentally antagonizes Gretsch the owl, the tyrannical leader (and fabulous singer!), who steals the voice of anyone who upstages her.”
