Grammy winner Maren Morris penned two original songs specifically for DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot. The animated adaptation of Peter Brown’s award-winning bestseller, featuring Lupita Nyong’o as the voice of the titular character, opens in theaters on September 27, 2024.
“I was so emotionally moved by this story as a mother,” says Maren Morris. “Writing the songs for this film was such an honor because it made me feel even closer to my son, especially when I’m touring and sometimes have to be far away from him. The entire Wild Robot team has been so supportive of the creation of these songs and I’m so excited for the world to see this film.”
DreamWorks Animation’s new video features Morris’ “Kiss the Sky” which accompanies a scene of geese migrating in the film. Morris’ second song, “Even When I’m Not,” will play over the film’s end credits. Maren performed both songs and co-wrote with Ali Tamposi, Michael Pollack, Delacey, Jordan Johnson, and Stefan Johnson. Isaiah Tejada also wrote on “Even When I’m Not.”
Roz (Lupita N’yongo), and Brightbill (Kit Connor) in ‘The Wild Robot’ (Photo Credit: DreamWorks Animation)
“The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, ‘Roz’ for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling,” reads DreamWorks Animation’s synopsis. “The film, starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o as the voice of Roz, is a powerful story about the discovery of self, a thrilling examination of the bridge between technology and nature, and a moving exploration of what it means to be alive and connected to all living things.”
In addition to Lupita Nyong’o, the voice cast includes Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, and Stephanie Hsu. Mark Hamill, Matt Berry, and Ving Rhames also voice characters in the family-friendly adventure.
Three-time Oscar nominee Chris Sanders adapted Peter Brown’s book and directs. Jeff Hermann serves as a producer.
Timber Cleghorn in ‘Alone’ season 11 (Photo Credit: The History Channel)
We start History’s Alone season 11 episode eight with four survivalists left in the wilderness. And, fortunately for the contestants, four hardy individuals remain as the episode wraps up. “The Marten Chronicles” checks in with all four – Timber, William, Sarah, and Dub – as winter seriously sets in and the river begins freezing over.
(The following season 11 episode eight recap has spoilers – you’ve been warned!)
Timber – Age 35, Salem, Indiana
Day 30, 10:24am – It’s only 33 degrees and Timber points out pieces of ice in the grass. He channels his inner Jon Snow and says winter is coming. That means he needs to catch lots of fish before the river ices over. All fishing will be paused until the ice is strong enough to walk on.
He cheers after pulling in a 28” pike and decides to keep this one fresh by securing him on the line and then leaving him in the river. Timber’s stringers have really worked to keep his fish fresh. Right now, his diet consists of fish. He admits that most of his moose meat is over-smoked, and he’s not sure of its nutritional value.
Back at camp for lunch, Timber cooks up fish in moose lard. He pauses when he hears a noise nearby. It’s not a bird, which he assumed, it’s another fish on one of his lines. It’s a 40” pike and Timber also puts this one on a stringer and back in the river. He’ll have fish for days! Since animals have robbed his food cache, he’d rather leave the fish alive in the river.
While he’s gone, a jay tries to steal his fish back at camp. Fortunately, he returns in time to chase the bird away.
Day 31, 1:17pm – Something got into his food cache, and he thinks it’s mice. Timber’s having a rough time keeping his food safe and starts building one a container like Roland’s in season seven. He chooses a dry spot under a tree and starts work on a critter-proof and moisture-proof enclosure. Timber’s using the fish weir he built on Day 11. The weather’s getting colder so keeping it cold won’t be a problem.
3:22pm – After he sews up the arrow hole, he’ll use the moose hide as a liner inside the box to keep critters out. As he sews, he admits he worries more about the mice than the bears going after his food. Once he’s got the liner in place, he cuts more trees to use for the lid. It’s coming together quickly and looks sturdy. All he needs is a bar across the top to secure it, but he’s done for the day.
Day 32, 10:41am – Winter’s fully set in, and snow covers everything. Timber believes it might snow all day. He spots a moose family and is excited to capture them on camera for his sons.
Day 33, 2:53pm – Timber sees a mink running away from his food cache and laughs at its inability to get in. He’s rested and ready to finish his cache by placing the log on top, notched into the tree. As he’s working, he credits his wife with taming him and making him much less weird.
Timber puts the finishing touches on his cache and discovers that the river’s icing up. He needs to pull in the fish he caught previously and had been keeping alive on lines. Unfortunately, the stringer with his biggest fish is gone. That’s a week’s worth of food that’s disappeared. He doesn’t know what happened to his 40” pike but is happy his other stringer is still in place. Timber doesn’t want to risk it disappearing, so he goes ahead and pulls it in. It’s frozen stiff when he places it in his food cache.
“It’s just like putting meat in the freezer,” says Timber.
Day 36, 11:21am – He watches a pine marten head toward his food cache and uses a bear banger to scare it off. The marten doesn’t go far, so he uses the bear banger again. This time, it runs off.
Timber checks his fish line and is thrilled to spot the stringer pole that had disappeared. He manages to pull it in with a long stick and his missing 40” pike is still alive on the line. When Timber pulls it in, he discovers his knot had come untied. This is a huge win; the fish is at least seven meals.
Timber puts his new fish into his cache and then returns to his shelter. He just moved his fire inside after 13 days and walks in to find his shelter full of smoke. It’s hard to breathe. The ventilation isn’t working and it’s not safe inside. This is a huge problem and Timber thinks he may have to go with a zero-fire shelter. Unfortunately, that won’t be workable when the temperature really drops.
William Larkham Jr in ‘Alone’ season 11 (Photo Credit: The History Channel)
William – Age 49, Happy Valley Goose Bay, Labrador
Day 31, 10:01am – William’s working on pacing himself and reducing the number of calories he burns. He’s lost 40 pounds since Day One. He finally emerges from his sleeping bag after a cozy sleep to discover frost on the ground. William’s looking forward to the fish he stashed in the cache and is furious to discover the marten he named Sassy is clinging on to his bag of food.
He uses a branch and knocks her off, acknowledging he needs to find a better place to store his food. The critters are a real problem, and some of his fish is gone. The part Sassy was chewing on will be cooked a little more thoroughly to make sure he doesn’t catch salmonella.
Day 35, 11:48am – William’s in no rush to get up after setting beaver and rabbit snares a few days ago. The lake’s frozen as he approaches his snare and discovers he’s trapped a small beaver. He was hoping for a large beaver, but this one will only provide a few meals. (It’s about 15 pounds.)
It doesn’t take him long to process the animal. This time, he stores his food under large rocks that Sassy can’t move. He cooks the beaver’s head for dinner and notes there’s good fat in the tongue.
Dub Paetz in ‘Alone’ season 11 (Photo Credit: The History Channel)
Dub – Age 44, Frederic, Michigan
Day 31, 5:19pm – Dub enjoys watching an owl in hunting mode before checking his gillnet. He’s still frustrated that he didn’t spot the moose earlier in the day and also about the pike that escaped. Still, he needs to forget that for now and concentrate on getting food. The river’s low and dropping fast, and there’s nothing in his net. Dub uses smelly pike scraps as bait and starts fishing.
6:32pm – Dub’s still waiting to catch something when he hears a noise. He grabs his bow and spots a moose, straight across the river. Dub hopes it will cross and starts walking downwind from it on his side of the river. He makes a moose call and it pauses. The moose looks in his direction but has poor vision and doesn’t see anything. It starts walking again, ignoring further calls.
Instead of heading into the water, it begins walking into the woods. Dub didn’t take a shot because he doesn’t believe it would have been ethical. Odds are it wouldn’t have killed the animal. He’d have to build a boat to retrieve it anyway. Dub decides the moose was taunting him.
As he considers his next move, it begins snowing.
Day 34, 11:25am – It’s 30 degrees, and Dub has decided to go all over his area today. He’ll be hunting and setting snares as his mind turns to Christmas. Mentally, he’s still in the game. But he admits he sometimes misses people.
1:16pm – Dub comes upon a fresh beaver slide and thinks he’s found a den. He’ll use his remaining wire, since beavers are so big, to set a trap. One beaver equals a huge pot roast. However, as he’s working on the snare, he falls forward into the water and now has to worry about hypothermia. He takes the time to set the snare, even though he’s soaking wet and has to travel a mile to his shelter.
Dub knows he’s pretty screwed because he can’t even start a fire until he gets back to camp. He’s starting to feel the beginning stages of hypothermia which is scary since a medical crew is 45 minutes away.
2:04pm – He’s lost and thinks he’s back where he started. The edge of the lake is close by, and he heads off the opposite direction hoping he’s going the right way.
2:54pm – Dub believes he’s close to home but falls again. He describes every step as excruciating.
3:19pm – He makes it back to camp and starts stripping out of his soaking wet clothes. Inside his shelter, he films the steam coming off his body and clothes. He’s not ready to tap, even though that was incredibly scary.
Day 37, 3:12pm – Dub believes a cloud that looks like a fish head is an omen. He checks his gillnet while wearing his winter parka for the first time. The river’s frozen except in the middle and he warns himself not to fall in.
His net has caught an inconnu fish, but he almost tumbles into the water retrieving it. It’s a fatty fish that comes to this area to spawn. This fish will provide about three days of food, and Dub hopes he’ll get another before the river freezes over.
He scales the fish while acknowledging he trusts animals more than people.
Dub heads off to check his fishing lines and pulls in a nice-sized pike. He confesses he’s come to realize that nothing means as much when you’re experiencing it alone. He’d love to win $500,000 and find someone to share it with when this is done.
While cleaning his knife after scaling his catch, he pulls in yet another fish. He smiles as he sends a message to his family while posing by his catch.
Sarah Poynter in ‘Alone’ season 11 (Photo credit: The History Channel)
Sarah – Age 48, Skwentna, Alaska
Day 32 – Sarah lives in remote Alaska and is used to this kind of weather. She believes that will give her an advantage over her competitors.
2:27pm – The snow’s making her homesick, and she spends a few minutes listing everything she misses. 6” of snow fell overnight and Sarah heads out looking for animal tracks. She doesn’t find any signs and heads to the river to check her long line. There’s nothing on it, so she casts it again. She admits she needs nourishment.
6:19pm – She returns to camp after an unsuccessful day of hunting and fishing.
6:46pm – Sarah foraged and has a decent stockpile of mushrooms, berries, and root vegetables for the winter. That will provide her with carbs, but she’d still like some protein.
The wait is over, BTS fans. Are You Sure?! is here! Jimin and Jungkook of BTS embarked on a trip around the world, partnering up with Disney Plus+ for a one-of-a-kind travel show. The series, which premiered today with the release of the first two episodes, was filmed in three different locations: New York, USA; Jeju Island, South Korea; and Sapporo, Japan.
Mark your calendars and remember to set aside time on Thursdays for new episodes of the eight-part season. The finale is set to stream on September 19, 2024.
Disney+’s Are You Sure?! provides a deeper look into Jimin and Jungkook’s friendship, separate from their relationship as part of the global K-Pop phenom of BTS. The unscripted travel series is a unique opportunity for members of BTS’ massive fanbase (known as ARMY) to take a peek into their lives outside of their BTS fame.
Jungkook and Jimin star in ‘Are You Sure?!’ (Photo Credit: Disney+)
“From a summery ocean to a snowy ski resort and more, the show captures beautiful sceneries amid different seasons. The eight-part series will take viewers on a fun-filled journey with Jimin and Jung Kook as they eat, shop, cook, camp, canoe, swim, and road trip together,” reads Disney+’s synopsis. “The first-ever travel reality show for the duo, Are You Sure?!‘ will give a deeper look into Jimin and Jung Kook’s undeniable chemistry and endearing friendship as they bond over a variety of unforgettable moments throughout the trip immersing in different cultures, exploring various action-packed activities, and trying out local cuisines.”
While BTS as a whole took time off to fulfill their military duties for South Korea (Jin is the only member who has completed his service), the popular group’s members made sure to have plenty of content for fans available while they waited for them to complete their services. Are You Sure?! was a pleasant surprise, and fans have been brimming with excitement since the announcement of the travel show in July.
Who knows, there could possibly be a surprise appearance by one of their fellow BTS members joining them on their adventures. Eagle-eyed fans discovered that member V posted a photo back in October 2023 with Jimin and Jungkook, and fans have since realized Jimin and Jungkook were wearing the same clothes in the trailer for Are You Sure?! Nothing has been confirmed by Big Hit Music, their label, nor by Disney Plus, but rest assured fans will be on the lookout for cameos by BTS members in upcoming episodes.
Netflix dropped the first two official photos from the upcoming second season of The Diplomat. Premiering on October 31, 2024, the new season’s tagline teases “the call is coming from inside the house.”
The first photos feature series star Keri Russell, returning as US Ambassador to the United Kingdom Kate Wyler. Rufus Sewell’s also back as her husband, Hal Wyler. The season two cast also includes David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear, and Ato Essandoh. Season two welcomes Allison Janney as Vice President Grace Penn.
“Season one ended with Kate’s (Keri Russell) realization that the attack on a British warship [that] brought her to the UK wasn’t the work of a hostile nation — it was the British prime minister,” said creator, showrunner, and executive producer Debora Cahn. “Now she has to prove it.”
Additional executive producers include Janice Williams, Keri Russell, Peter Noah, and Alex Graves.
“In the first season of The Diplomat, Kate Wyler (Russell) is a seasoned foreign service officer more at home in a crisis zone than an upper-crust atmosphere. She’s planning to take her next post in Afghanistan when the White House comes calling with a change of orders, sending her to London as the US ambassador to the United Kingdom. It’s not the behind-the-scenes world she thrives in, but with war brewing on one continent and boiling over on another, her skills will still be called upon,” reads Netflix’s synopsis.
“Kate will have to defuse international crises, forge strategic alliances in London and adjust to her new place in the spotlight — all while trying to survive her marriage to fellow career diplomat and charismatic political star Hal Wyler (Sewell). He’s negotiated the end of his share of wars, but sharing the spotlight with a wife who has long lurked in the shadows could be his most challenging mission yet. In this high-stakes political drama, the transcendence and torture of long-term relationships between countries and people takes center stage.”
CBS is celebrating the upcoming fourth season of the critically acclaimed comedy Ghosts with “Creep LA: Ghosts.” The special haunted house experience will offer fans the opportunity to visit a Los Angeles mansion staged to look like the Woodstone Bed & Breakfast lobby. The adults-only attraction will also feature Ghosts memorabilia and an immersive haunted house experience.
“We’re excited to present a haunted house experience that brings the dead of Ghosts to life for fans this Halloween season,” stated Mike Benson, president and chief marketing officer at CBS. “Thanks to our partnership with JFI Productions’ Creep LA team, we envision attendees smiling their way through Ghosts’ Woodstone Mansion-themed welcome experience before screaming their way through the immersive, scare-inducing neighboring mansion, for a night they’ll long remember.”
Tickets go on sale on September 9, 2024 via www.CreepLA.com. The one-hour immersive experience runs October 4-27, 2024, and tickets are expected to go fast.
“We’re thrilled to collaborate with CBS and bring the idea of Ghosts to life in such a unique and immersive way, allowing Halloween thrill-seekers and fans of the show to step into a world inspired by the series,” said the JFI Creative team. “We created an experience that is both terrifying and captivating, aimed at making attendees confront their beliefs about the supernatural.”
Creep LA promises every visitor’s experience will be “enchantingly unique.”
Season four premieres on October 17, 2024 and stars Rose McIver as Sam, Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay, Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, and Richie Moriarty as Pete. Danielle Pinnock plays Alberta, Asher Grodman is Trevor, Román Zaragoza is Sasappis, Rebecca Wisocky plays Hetty, Devan Chandler Long stars as Thorfinn, and Sheila Carrasco is Flower.
Jessica Alba and her BFF Lizzy Mathis are ready to take on more home renovations in season two of Roku’s Honest Renovations. Season one premiered on August 18, 2023, and the five-episode second season debuts on August 23, 2024.
“Best friends Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis are helping parents by renovating homes that no longer serve their family’s needs. Because when your home works better, so does your family! Their goal is to elevate these homes while making them more functional by identifying key issues for the family, finding problem-solving design solutions, and making them a reality,” reads Roku’s synopsis. “Emotions and gratitude run high each week, as the families are reunited with their newly renovated homes.”
Alba and Mathis serve as executive producers, in addition to getting their hands dirty in front of the camera.
Poster for season 2 of Roku’s ‘Honest Renovations’
‘It Ends with Us’ poster (Photo Credit: Columbia Pictures)
Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel It Ends with Us has sold well over a million copies. It went viral on TikTok in 2021 and found itself on the top of sales lists again. It was only a matter of time until someone optioned the rights and made it into a movie. That someone is producer/director Justin Baldoni (Five Feet Apart), and the movie is, of course, also called It Ends with Us.
It Ends with Us is about a young woman named Lily Bloom (Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively) who moves to Boston to open a flower shop. She meets a charming neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni) who sweeps her off her feet. While at dinner one night, Lily and Ryle happen to run into Lily’s old boyfriend, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar from 1923), which ignites a jealousy in Ryle. This causes Lily to flash back to her own parents’ relationship, which was anything but healthy.
Yes, the trio of main characters in It Ends with Us are named Lily Bloom, Ryle Kincaid, and Atlas Corrigan. Lily’s middle name is even Blossom – Lily Blossom Bloom (and she owns a flower shop). This is part of the problem with the movie. It deals with an extremely serious and troubling subject, yet the whole thing has kind of a Fifty Shades of Grey, soap opera vibe to it. The movie swings a little too freely from scenes that are powerful and emotional to scenes that are corny and campy.
This is as good a time as any to mention that It Ends with Us should come with a trigger warning. It deals heavily with the sensitive subject of domestic violence.
Screenwriter Christy Hall (I Am Not Okay with This) follows the story and plot of Hoover’s novel fairly closely, changing just enough to make it cinematic. Which is a good thing, because the fanbase of the book is just rabid enough to pull out the torches if too much had been changed. And the story is an extremely personal one for Hoover, so butchering it would be blasphemous in the eyes of fans.
Between swapping timelines between present day and the younger Lily and Atlas, and the unpredictable and evolving relationship between the older Lily and Ryle, It Ends with Us seems to suffer from an identity crisis. Going from peace to chaos to show the volatility of Lily and Ryle’s relationship is one thing, but this movie goes from Lifetime Network cheesiness to terrifying violence at the drop of a hat, and it frequently leaves its audience confused over exactly what they are watching.
With movies like The Shallows, All I See is You, A Simple Favor, and Age of Adeline under her belt, Blake Lively can seemingly take literally any role and make it memorable. And Justin Baldoni casting himself as (minor spoiler) an abuser is a brave choice – this is the kind of role that could follow an actor around for the rest of their career. Lively’s Lily goes from vulnerable victim to fearsome survivor while Baldoni’s Ryle goes from playboy prince charming to Hannibal Lecter. The pair has an undeniable chemistry, both as passionate lovers and as cat-and-mouse foils. And that’s almost enough to save the movie from its saccharin-sweet, eye-rolling dialogue. But these verbal attempts to portray Ryle’s dark side and gaslighting come off as a tad ingenuine.
Overall, It Ends with Us feels like it is trying to walk a line between being too serious and being too lighthearted, and it doesn’t quite hit that mark. The lightheartedness almost portrays Ryle sympathetically, and the seriousness feels out of place amidst the laughter. Admittedly, it’s a tough fence to ride, neither sugar-coating the trauma nor turning audiences away from the stark reality of it. It Ends with Us doesn’t completely pull it off.
It Ends with Us means well, and it has important things to say about the cycle of violence and abuse victims covering up for their abusers. And while it may not be entirely successful, its heart is in the right place.
Colleen Hoover has already released a sequel novel called It Starts with Us. And, by not ending a scene or two earlier, the movie does leave the door open for said sequel to be made into a movie. So, whether anyone asks for it or not, we’ll most likely get an It Starts with Us movie sooner than later.
GRADE: C+
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, sexual content, and domestic violence
Release Date: August 9, 2024
Running Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Patrick Brammall as Gordon and Harriet Dyer as Ashley in ‘Colin From Accounts’ season 2 (PHOTO CREDIT: Brook Rushton/Paramount+)
Colin From Accounts, one of the best comedies to breakout in the past few years, will return with a second season on September 26, 2024. Paramount+ confirmed they will make all eight episodes available at once.
Series stars Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer created the critically acclaimed comedy and serve as writers and executive producers. The season two cast also includes returning stars Emma Harvie, Genevieve Hegney, Michael Logo, Helen Thomson, Darren Gilshenan, Annie Maynard, Tai Hara and Glenn Hazeldine. Celeste Barber (The Letdown), Virginia Gay (Savage River), Justin Rosniak (Mr Inbetween), John Howard (The Merger), Lynne Porteus (Home and Away), and Broden Kelly (Irreverent) join the cast for season two.
“Colin From Accounts is a romantic comedy about flawed, funny people choosing each other and embracing the all-too-relatable chaos of modern life. After Gordon (Brammall) and Ashley (Dyer) are brought together in season one by a spontaneous nipple flash and the subsequent accident that injured the titular (no pun intended) dog, season two of the hit series opens with Ash and Gordon now living together and trying to get their beloved, special needs dog, Colin, back from his new owners,” reads Paramount+’s synopsis. “It’s the first in a series of hurdles for the new couple as they find out more about each other, for better and worse.”
Additional season two executive producers include Rob Gibson, Ian Collie, Trent O’Donnell, Alison Hurbert-Burns, and Lana Greenhalgh. Kevin Greene serves as a producer, and O’Donnell is the set-up director. Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope direct three season two episodes and Madeleine Dyer returns to direct an episode.
The first season earned three Australian Logie Awards, Australia’s Screen Producers Awards for Comedy Program or Series Production of the Year, and the 2024 AACTA Award for Best Narrative Comedy Series. Critics have given season one a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The season two premiere date announcement was accompanied by the first photos from the new season.
Patrick Brammall as Gordon and Harriet Dyer as Ashley in episode 1, season 2 (PHOTO CREDIT: Joel Pratley/Paramount+) Patrick Brammall as Gordon and Michael Logo as Brett in episode 4, season 2 (PHOTO CREDIT: Lisa Tomasetti/Paramount+)Genevieve Hegney as Chiara, Patrick Brammall as Gordon, Harriet Dyer as Ashley, and Emma Harvie as Megan in season 2, episode 3 (PHOTO CREDIT: Paramount+)Poster for ‘Colin From Accounts’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Paramount+, 2024)
First photos from Michael Bay’s Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Stalker’ (Photos Courtesy of Investigation Discovery)
Michael Bay’s first-ever documentary series, Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior, has landed on a September 2, 2024 premiere date on Investigation Discovery. The five episode true crime documentary series will air over three consecutive nights, beginning on Labor Day and concluding on Wednesday, September 4th.
“Throughout my career, I’ve always focused on meeting real people — from scientists of all kinds to alligator wranglers, law enforcement agents to bank robbers, and even Kings and Queens — gaining true insights for my films,” stated Michael Bay. “Born Evil is my first venture into the documentary world, and it revolves around a serial killing family you have never heard of. The focus of this five-hour series is on the youngest son, Hadden Clark, whom I spent countless hours personally speaking to in prison so that I could get into the mind and psychology of a person who the FBI refers to as ‘a person of interest’ in over 20 states. Born Evil could potentially open the door to solving many cold case murders.”
Bay serves as an executive producer on the series. Born Evil was produced by Range Studios with Bay Films and Ladder Truck 33 for Investigation Discovery.
“Michael Bay is one of the best storytellers of our generation and he brings unprecedented access to one of the most terrifying serial killer stories in history. With Born Evil, we have ID’s next blockbuster series and we deliver on our promise to provide viewers with premium, true crime content from the best filmmakers in the business,” said Jason Sarlanis, President of ID.
ID released the following synopsis:
“Anchored in exclusive access to Clark himself through private, recorded conversations initiated and conducted by Michael Bay, Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior showcases a chilling portrait of one of the most terrifying serial killers in recent decades. The docuseries, which will also be available to stream on Max, offers insight into Clark’s traumatic childhood, a violent family history, and unpacks the many unsolved cold cases linked to his prison confessions. Explosive interviews with key individuals are also layered throughout, with Hadden’s brother Geoff Clark going on the record and then, most jarring, the recipient of Clark’s confessions, his former cellmate Jack Truitt whom Clark believed to be ‘Jesus’ and his personal savior.”
The docuseries was given access to Clark’s personal journals and illustrations and “offers a road map to the litany of unsolved cases Clark allegedly left in his wake. Through interviews with law enforcement and loved ones of the victims, the docuseries sheds insight into the investigation, and into the lingering impact of Clark’s crimes and the tragic repercussions of a serial killer who flew under the radar for too long.”
Neon’s released the first teaser trailer for director Steven Soderbergh’sPresence. The 50-second teaser gives absolutely nothing away, other than that the events will take place inside a house…which is confirmed in the synopsis.
Soderbergh’s new film stars Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Julia Fox, Eddy Maday, and West Mulholland. David Koepp wrote the screenplay and serves as an executive producer, with Julie M. Anderson and Ken Meyer producing. Corey Bayes also executive produces.
Soderbergh is the cinematographer (under the pseudonym Peter Andrews), April Lasky is the production designer, and Marci Rodgers is the costume designer.
Presence currently sits at 92% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes following its premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Audiences will get a chance to check it out in theaters on January 17, 2025.
