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A Departure For Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu: He’ll Next Direct A Comedy

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday December 7, 2012 @ 12:30pm PSTTags: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Big Deals Film, Birdman, Comedy
Mike Fleming

BREAKING: Alejandro González Iñárritu, the Mexican director whose films are about as serious and sad as anything I’ve seen from a world-class filmmaker, is about to lighten the tone and make us laugh with his next feature. Gonzalez Inarritu will next direct Birdman,  a comedy he co-wrote with Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, and Armando Bo.

Gonzalez Inarritu followed the tragedy-filled Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel by making possibly the most heartbreaking film I’ve ever seen in Biutiful, his last film. Here, he’ll tell the story of an actor in crisis, who once played an iconic superhero, as he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself in the days leading up to the opening of a Broadway play. Birdman will be captured in a single location over the span of three days. Production is currently slated to begin in March 2013. Iñárritu will produce with Robert Graf and his former agent-turned-producer John Lesher. CAA reps Iñárritu and will rep the film. READ MORE »

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EMMYS: Comedy Supporting Acting Handicap

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday August 23, 2012 @ 9:00pm PDTTags: Awardsline, Comedy, Emmy Supporting Actor Category, Emmy Supporting Actress Category, Emmys, TV

Ray Richmond is an AwardsLine contributor

 

SUPPORTING COMEDY ACTOR

TY BURRELL (Modern Family, ABC)

Emmy Pedigree: It’s Burrell’s third straight nomination here for Family, and he’s bidding for his second win in a row. He, like the rest of the cast, also took home a SAG Award the past two years as well as a TCA honor in 2011.

What We Say: Burrell could be poised to pull a  repeat, but with the Family vote split four ways, it’s far more likely that voters will anoint new blood.

JESSE TYLER FERGUSON (Modern Family, ABC)

Emmy Pedigree: Ferguson has kept pace with his costars in landing his third Emmy nod for the show. However, unlike Ty Burrell and Eric Stonestreet, he’s yet to win.

What We Say: The guy is really, really good. But he’s surrounded on this show—and in this category—by really, really good. It’s Ferguson’s turn. Time for him to make room for a golden gal on the shelf.

Related: EMMYS: The Comedy Race Read More »

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Hot Trailer: Red Band Spot For ‘Young Adult’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday November 28, 2011 @ 8:19pm PSTTags: Charlize Theron, Comedy, Drama, Paramount

Here’s a red band TV spot (really? for what markets?) in which Charlize Theron spews over a messy collision involving something cold, wet and sticky.

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Bill Maher & Seth MacFarlane Croon Sinatra

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday October 30, 2011 @ 1:56pm PDTTags: Bill Maher, Comedy, Frank Sinatra, Music, Seth MacFarlane

At a party tossed by Family Guy creator/runner Seth MacFarlane this week, MacFarlane was joined onstage by Bill Maher to belt out the Frank Sinatra tune Star. It turns out both guys have decent chops, even after a cocktail or two. Of course, that shouldn’t be a huge surprise in the … Read More »

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NBC Slots ‘Paul Reiser Show’ On Thursday

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday March 22, 2011 @ 12:00pm PDTTags: Comedy, Midseason, NBC, Schedule, Single-Camera, The Paul Reiser Show
Nellie Andreeva

NBC has scheduled midseason comedy The Paul Reiser Show in the Thursday 8:30 PM slot. The single-camera comedy starring Reiser will premiere Thursday, April 14. It will replace another NBC midseason comedy series, Perfect Couples, which will have aired 11 … Read More »

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CBS Nabs Michael Patrick King/Whitney Cummings Multi-Camera Comedy

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday December 10, 2010 @ 7:02am PSTTags: CBS, Comedy, Michael Patrick King, Whitney Cummings
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: In what may be the last bidding war this development season, I hear CBS has landed Two Broke Girls, a multi-camera comedy co-written by former Sex and the City showrunner Michael Patrick King and comedian Whitney Cummings. The project, … Read More »

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WBTV Signs Up ‘Chelsea Lately’ Comedian

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday June 25, 2010 @ 6:15pm PDTTags: Comedy, Jo Koy, Stand-up Comedians, TV, Warner Bros. TV, WBTV
Nellie Andreeva

JoKoyEXCLUSIVE: It used to be that Hollywood was signing stand-up comedians to TV deals all the time. Now it’s a rare occasion. But Jo Koy has inked a talent deal with Warner Bros TV to topline a comedy project based on his … Read More »

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Mos Def To Co-Star On HBO’s ‘Enlightened’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday June 23, 2010 @ 8:47am PDTTags: Actors, Cable TV, Comedy, Enlightened, HBO, Laura Dern, Mike White, Mike White Comedy, Mos Def
Nellie Andreeva

mos-defEXCLUSIVE: Mos Def has joined HBO’s upcoming Mike White/Laura Dern comedy series Enlightened as a regular. The single-camera comedy stars Dern as a self-destructive woman who has a spiritual awakening and decides to live an enlightened life, which creates havoc at home … Read More »

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10 Set To Star In The Disney Movie ‘Prom’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday June 21, 2010 @ 6:37am PDTTags: Actors, Casting, Comedy, Movies, Studios
Nellie Andreeva

aimee-teegarden-photobeneslerDisney has assembled the cast of Prom, its high-school comedy feature revolving around a group of teens and the emotional ups and downs they go through prepping for the big dance. The … Read More »

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CMT Pilot ‘The Hard Life’ Finds Its Leads

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday June 18, 2010 @ 4:28pm PDTTags: Actors, Cable, Comedy, TV, TV Casting, TV Pilots
Nellie Andreeva

vigmanmatthewlillardEXCLUSIVE: Matthew Lillard and Gillian Vigman will play the two leads in the CMT comedy pilot The Hard Life. The project, written and executive produced by Bill Diamond (Murphy Brown), is a single-camera half-hour that explores the contrast of modern parenting vs. old school parenting. It centers on parents Read More »

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Danny McBride Gets Mandate ‘Bullies’ Pulpit

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday June 16, 2010 @ 3:08pm PDTTags: Actors, Cable, Comedy, Scripts, TV
Mike Fleming

danny_mcbride_imageMandate Pictures is banking on the notion that HBO’s East Bound and Down star Danny McBride will make a convincing bully. Mandate has made a deal for Bullies, a comedy based on an original idea by McBride about two brothers who … Read More »

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Actor Trio Join CMT Comedy Pilots

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday June 16, 2010 @ 1:08pm PDTTags: Actors, Cable, Comedy, TV, TV Pilots
Nellie Andreeva

GossFredEXCLUSIVE: Fred Goss (Sons & Daughters) is closing a deal to play the lead in the CMT comedy pilot 30 Percent, with Sarah Rafferty also cast in the project. Additionally, veteran Debra Mooney (Everwood) rounds out the core cast of another … Read More »

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HBO Developing Female Orgasm Comedy

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday June 11, 2010 @ 11:16am PDTTags: Books, Cable, Comedy, TV, Writers
Nellie Andreeva

ns-outloud30_cov_0500412771EXCLUSIVE (Updated with a mini Q&A with Mara Altman): HBO is developing a comedy about a young woman’s quest to achieve the female orgasm. No, this is not a Sex and the City spinoff about Samantha’s twenties. The pay cable network … Read More »

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Working Title Developing Astro Rom-Com

By TIM ADLER in London | Thursday June 10, 2010 @ 7:05am PDTTags: Books, Comedy, Foreign, Movies, Writers

Brand New MeEXCLUSIVE: The London-based production company is turning Shari Low’s bestselling chick-lit novel A Brand New Me into a romantic comedy. Mimi Hare and Clare Naylor, screenwriters of The Accidental Husband, are adapting the screenplay. Hare and Naylor … Read More »

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Tom Arnold To Star In CMT Comedy Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday June 8, 2010 @ 10:11am PDTTags: Actors, Comedy, Scripts, TV, TV Pilots
Nellie Andreeva

Tom-ArnoldEXCLUSIVE: CMT is getting another familiar name from its roster of unscripted series hosts to headline one of its first four scripted pilot presentations. Tom Arnold has been tapped to star in the untitled David Litt multi-camera comedy, a multi-generational show … Read More »

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FX And Matthew McConaughey To Develop ‘Kick Ass Militia’ Comedy

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday June 7, 2010 @ 12:28pm PDTTags: Actors, Cable, Comedy, Development, Producers, TV
Nellie Andreeva

matthew_mcconaughey-1-we_are_marshallEXCLUSIVE: FX is teaming with Matthew McConaughey and his production company J.K. Livin for a comedy project.

Tentatively titled Kick Ass Militia, the single-camera comedy is based on source material by JR Reed, an old friend of McConaughey’s. It centers on two … Read More »

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Sarah Chalke To Star In CBS’ ‘Mad Love’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday June 4, 2010 @ 10:55am PDTTags: Actors, Comedy, Networks, TV, TV Casting
Nellie Andreeva

Shrine AuditoriumEXCLUSIVE: I hear Sarah Chalke is in talks to co-star in the CBS comedy Mad Love, which is close to a 13-episode midseason order at the network. She would replace Minka Kelly who was originally cast in the role. The … Read More »

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Comedy Veteran Ira Ungerleider To Run New NBC Series ‘Friends With Benefits’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday June 3, 2010 @ 8:00pm PDTTags: Comedy, Networks, Showrunners, TV, TV Pilots
Nellie Andreeva

iraFormer Friends writer-producer Ira Ungerleider has closed a deal to serve as showrunner on another ensemble relationship NBC comedy that has “friends” in the title, midseason series Friends With Benefits. On the single-camera comedy, from 20th TV and Imagine TV, Ungerleider will … Read More »

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‘Late Bloomer’ Randall Einhorn Making Feature Directing Debut On Laffer

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday June 3, 2010 @ 3:18pm PDTTags: Actors, Books, Comedy, Directors, Movies, Studios
Mike Fleming

How much does a recommendation from Steve Carell mean? It helped seal the deal for Randall Einhorn to make his feature directorial debut on Late Bloomer, after years of directing episodes of small screen comedies like The Office. Alcon Entertainment is financing the comedy that Warner Bros has set for … Read More »

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