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Yahoo
06-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Mubi denies it's "shelved" Eddie Huang's Vice Is Broke after he said they "fund genocide"
Film distributor and streaming service Mubi issued a statement tonight denying that it's 'shelved' chef and filmmaker Eddie Huang's new documentary Vice Is Broke, claiming that it's 'in constructive discussions with the filmmaker and producers about the film's release on Mubi, and will share further updates as those conversations progress.' Said statement runs strongly counter to a video Huang posted on social media on Thursday night, claiming that his documentary—tracking Vice's transformation from a scrappy outsider into a soulless media juggernaut—was being mothballed and punished because he'd criticized Mubi's financial ties to Sequoia Capital, which in turn has connections with the Israeli defense industry. In his video, Huang—a well-known chef and former Vice contributor, whose memoir also served as the basis for ABC's Fresh Off The Boat—claimed that Mubi president Jason Ropell called him up on Thursday and told him the film wouldn't be released, and that, in Huang's words, 'You and the producers can buy it back from us if you want, but otherwise, nobody's gonna see the film.' Huang asserted he was being made an 'example' of after calling out Mubi for its ties to Sequoia, and stating that he wouldn't do any promotion for the film. Mubi has denied this characterization of the conversation between Ropell and Huang. Sequoia, a Silicon Valley investment firm, reportedly invested $100 million in Mubi earlier this year, provoking controversy that was directed toward the streamer/distributor. (Per Variety, Sequoia also has links to an Israeli defense tech start-up called Kela, which touts the Israeli military credentials of its founders, and whose website states that it provides 'battle-tested tech for modern warfare.') Several filmmakers posted an open letter earlier this week calling on Mubi to cut ties with Sequoia, with Huang posting a link to coverage of the letter with the comment 'I agree. I did not make Vice Is Broke to help fund genocide.' Mubi has stated that 'the beliefs of individual investors do not reflect the views of Mubi.' [via Variety] More from A.V. Club What's on TV this week—Wednesday season 2 and Outlander: Blood Of My Blood 3 new songs and 3 new albums to check out this weekend Stephen Colbert to play late-night host on CBS's Elsbeth for amusement of cruel gods Solve the daily Crossword
Leader Live
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Hugh Bonneville to reprise role as Ian Fletcher in BBC football comedy
The six-part show, Twenty Twenty Six, is a follow-up to comedy series W1A, which followed Ian as the head of values at the BBC. Bonneville, 61, will reprise the character as he takes on a new title, the BBC's director of integrity for the 2026 World Cup. Bonneville's character will join the Twenty Twenty Six Oversight Team in Miami, with a cast including The Day Of The Jackal's Nick Blood, Fresh Off The Boat star Chelsey Crisp and Designated Survivor's Paulo Costanzo. Stephen Kunken, best known for playing Ari Spyros in Billions, also joins the cast alongside The Inbetweeners' Belinda Stewart-Wilson. Director John Morton said: 'I wasn't sure what Ian Fletcher had been up to recently. The last I heard he was still recovering from a serious mindfulness course in Somerset. So, it's great to hear that he's made it back and has re-emerged in his natural habitat at the centre of a well-known institution, but now on the world stage and facing his biggest opportunity yet to get things right. 'I'm thrilled and hugely grateful to the BBC for giving me the chance to follow him again, this time all the way to Miami, and I literally can't wait to see what happens.' The character was first introduced in 2011 series Twenty Twelve, which followed an organising committee for the London Olympic Games. Bonneville was nominated for four TV Bafta awards and the original series took the Best Situation Comedy award in 2013. The series also starred The Crown's Olivia Colman, who won the 2013 Bafta for Best Female Performance in a Comedy. Bonneville is known for playing Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham, in period drama Downton Abbey, and has also starred in the Paddington films as Henry Brown. Executive producer Paul Schlesinger said: 'It's 15 years since Ian Fletcher's journey started with the run-up to the London Olympics and we are delighted the BBC has given John another chance to capture the universal comedy of people trying to organise something really big in a room, but this time with an outstanding international cast.' Twenty Twenty Six will consist of six 30-minute episodes and will be available to watch on BBC One and iPlayer.
South Wales Guardian
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Hugh Bonneville to reprise role as Ian Fletcher in BBC football comedy
The six-part show, Twenty Twenty Six, is a follow-up to comedy series W1A, which followed Ian as the head of values at the BBC. Bonneville, 61, will reprise the character as he takes on a new title, the BBC's director of integrity for the 2026 World Cup. Bonneville's character will join the Twenty Twenty Six Oversight Team in Miami, with a cast including The Day Of The Jackal's Nick Blood, Fresh Off The Boat star Chelsey Crisp and Designated Survivor's Paulo Costanzo. Stephen Kunken, best known for playing Ari Spyros in Billions, also joins the cast alongside The Inbetweeners' Belinda Stewart-Wilson. Director John Morton said: 'I wasn't sure what Ian Fletcher had been up to recently. The last I heard he was still recovering from a serious mindfulness course in Somerset. So, it's great to hear that he's made it back and has re-emerged in his natural habitat at the centre of a well-known institution, but now on the world stage and facing his biggest opportunity yet to get things right. 'I'm thrilled and hugely grateful to the BBC for giving me the chance to follow him again, this time all the way to Miami, and I literally can't wait to see what happens.' The character was first introduced in 2011 series Twenty Twelve, which followed an organising committee for the London Olympic Games. Bonneville was nominated for four TV Bafta awards and the original series took the Best Situation Comedy award in 2013. The series also starred The Crown's Olivia Colman, who won the 2013 Bafta for Best Female Performance in a Comedy. Bonneville is known for playing Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham, in period drama Downton Abbey, and has also starred in the Paddington films as Henry Brown. Executive producer Paul Schlesinger said: 'It's 15 years since Ian Fletcher's journey started with the run-up to the London Olympics and we are delighted the BBC has given John another chance to capture the universal comedy of people trying to organise something really big in a room, but this time with an outstanding international cast.' Twenty Twenty Six will consist of six 30-minute episodes and will be available to watch on BBC One and iPlayer.
Rhyl Journal
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Hugh Bonneville to reprise role as Ian Fletcher in BBC football comedy
The six-part show, Twenty Twenty Six, is a follow-up to comedy series W1A, which followed Ian as the head of values at the BBC. Bonneville, 61, will reprise the character as he takes on a new title, the BBC's director of integrity for the 2026 World Cup. Bonneville's character will join the Twenty Twenty Six Oversight Team in Miami, with a cast including The Day Of The Jackal's Nick Blood, Fresh Off The Boat star Chelsey Crisp and Designated Survivor's Paulo Costanzo. Stephen Kunken, best known for playing Ari Spyros in Billions, also joins the cast alongside The Inbetweeners' Belinda Stewart-Wilson. Director John Morton said: 'I wasn't sure what Ian Fletcher had been up to recently. The last I heard he was still recovering from a serious mindfulness course in Somerset. So, it's great to hear that he's made it back and has re-emerged in his natural habitat at the centre of a well-known institution, but now on the world stage and facing his biggest opportunity yet to get things right. 'I'm thrilled and hugely grateful to the BBC for giving me the chance to follow him again, this time all the way to Miami, and I literally can't wait to see what happens.' The character was first introduced in 2011 series Twenty Twelve, which followed an organising committee for the London Olympic Games. Bonneville was nominated for four TV Bafta awards and the original series took the Best Situation Comedy award in 2013. The series also starred The Crown's Olivia Colman, who won the 2013 Bafta for Best Female Performance in a Comedy. Bonneville is known for playing Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham, in period drama Downton Abbey, and has also starred in the Paddington films as Henry Brown. Executive producer Paul Schlesinger said: 'It's 15 years since Ian Fletcher's journey started with the run-up to the London Olympics and we are delighted the BBC has given John another chance to capture the universal comedy of people trying to organise something really big in a room, but this time with an outstanding international cast.' Twenty Twenty Six will consist of six 30-minute episodes and will be available to watch on BBC One and iPlayer.
Forbes
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Eddie Huang Returns To New York With A Lower East Side Pop-Up, Gazebo
Eddie Huang in the kitchen at Gazebo, a pop-up at The Flower Shop running intermittently throughout ... More the summer. One of New York's most beloved chefs is back in the city with a new menu and space this summer. Eddie Huang, whose counter service bao spot, Baohaus, on East Fourteenth Street, lured in customers until the late hours, is cooking at a new pop up, Gazebo by Eddie Huang at Flower Shop (107 Eldridge St.), a concept inspired by his Floridian upbringing, Chinese heritage, and wife's family olive oil farm. Huang also authored the bestselling memoir Fresh Off The Boat, which then inspired the ABC sitcom of the same name, detailing Huang's upbringing in a Taiwanese family in Orlando. Now, Huang is back from a culinary sabbatical in Taiwan (following the 2020 closure of Baohaus), bringing his signature inventive cooking style back to Manhattan. His pop-up, running just three days a month in June, July, August, and September will offer dishes like Beijing lamb skewers, lion's head meatballs, Hunan red cooked pork, Taiwanese beef noodle soup and more traditional Chinese cuisine. The Gazebo Quesadilla 'Most people have only had my food at Baohaus, which I'm grateful for, but I've quietly evolved my cooking the last 15 years at home and living in Taiwan for all of 2020. The only time I've been able to cook these dishes for other people are through private chef gigs so I'm grateful to have a home at the Flower Shop where anyone who wants to try them can come get a table,' Huang said. 'There's been a real evolution in my technique and I'm excited to see what people think." Though many dishes are classic Chinese, Huang's signature Gazebo Quesadilla stands out on the menu. The creation was originally an accident after Huang came home with leftovers of an Iberian pork and clam stew he was working on. When he wife requested he make a quesadilla for his son, Senna, that night, 'I laid down the tortilla, cheese, then Iberian pork and clams, topped it, flipped it and it was incredible,' Huang recalls. Dan dan noodles were pushed off the menu in favor of the new cheesy tortilla dish. 'Instead of spending my time working on a bunch of different cuisines or dishes, I've completely focused my time and energy on the dishes that captured my imagination as a kid and continued to stay curious fine tuning them,' Huang said. "I'm a bit of a lounge singer when it comes to food and I like that.' Huang envisions guests experiencing the pop-up together as a party with great dance music. As opposed to Baohaus, which had an open kitchen in a 400 square foot space Flower Shop's dining room will offer Huang's menu in a full service setting, to enjoy family style. Gazebo opens Wednesday, June 11 and will offer a three course menu with a small plat, large plate, and a signature dessert for $80 per person. Seatings are available at 7 p.m. or 9 p.m. Reservations are available online.
