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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Poker Face' EP & Showrunner Tony Tost On His Season 2 Episode 'Hometown Hero' & Not Overdirecting Natasha Lyonne On The Page
During the early part of Tony Tost's writing career, he was a poet and an academic, however, he found a way to TV writing thanks to his pal, True Detective co-creator Nic Pizzolatto. He tells us about his journey and offers up writing advice to aspiring writers on today's Crew Call. The Poker Face showrunner gets a written by credit for episode 5 in season 2, 'Hometown Hero'. Poker Face creator Rian Johnson wanted to set an episode of the Natasha Lyonne slacker clairvoyant series in the world of minor league baseball. More from Deadline How 'Poker Face', 'Only Murders In The Building' & 'The Residence' Editors Capture The "Difficult Tone" Of Comedic Murder Mysteries 'Materialists' Filmmaker Celine Song Knows Something About Love - Crew Call Podcast From Grammy Nominated Hip Hop Artist To Indie Filmmaker With 'Paradise Records': The Rise Of Logic - Crew Call Podcast 'Hometown Hero' follows a used-to-be-a-contender 100mph pitcher Russ Waddell (Simon Rex) whose bad losing streak nearly puts his minor league team out of business. He's given notice by the couch. He then bands with his team members to bet on their losing streak to make an enormous sum of money. A new firecracker pitcher enters the scene. There's black mail and murder, and you have to watch the episode on Peacock to find out what happens. In the mix Lyonne's Charlie Cale. Tost and Johnson took inspiration for the episode from the John Huston directed 1972 boxing movie Fat City about two boxers who comes to blows as their careers take different directions. Tost takes us into the writing process of Poker Face, what Johnson looks for, the Columbo inspiration of it all, and the trick when it comes to writing for the deadpan and blunt Lyonne: 'So much of that, that gate, that cadence, that way of looking, the line delivery, that's all Natasha. That's what she brings. We try not to overindex it in the script not overwrite it. We do our underwritten version of it. Natasha comes in and tweaks the dialogue…try not to overdirect her on the page; let her go and stay out of the way of it.' Tost's feature directorial debut, Americana, starring Sydney Sweeney and Paul Walter Hauser, hits theaters via Lionsgate on Aug. 22. The movie which world premiered at SXSW 2023, follows the lives of local outsiders and outcasts who violently intertwine when a rare Lakota Ghost shirt falls onto the black market in a small South Dakota town. Here's our conversation with Tost: Best of Deadline 'Bachelor in Paradise' Cast Announcement: See Who Is Headed To The Beach For Season 10 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Health
- Yahoo
The Boys' Erin Moriarty Shares Graves' Disease Diagnosis on Instagram
The Boys star Erin Moriarty recently opened up about her battle with Graves' disease on Instagram. The actress, who plays Starlight in Amazon Prime's hit superhero series, shared how the autoimmune condition impacted her health and emphasized the critical importance of early diagnosis. Moriarty warned that autoimmune conditions like Graves' disease can significantly diminish one's well-being when left untreated but stressed that proper medical care can lead to significant recovery. Erin Moriarty is candid about her experience with Graves' disease as she shared her journey on Instagram. The actress shared that she was diagnosed with Graves' disease 'a month ago' and noticed a difference 'within 24 hours' of starting treatment. As per Mayo Clinic, 'Graves' disease is an immune system condition that affects the thyroid gland. It causes the body to make too much thyroid hormone. That condition is called hyperthyroidism.' The condition can affect several organs in the body. Moriarty addressed the complicated nature of autoimmune conditions in her Instagram post. The True Detective star explained, 'Autoimmune disease manifests differently in everybody/every body. Your experience will be different from mine.' Moriarty urged her followers not to delay seeking help as she did initially. The actress confessed, 'One thing I can say: if I hadn't chalked it all up to stress and fatigue, I would've caught this sooner. A month ago, I was diagnosed with Graves' disease. Within 24 hours of beginning treatment, I felt the light coming back on.' The actress went on an optimistic description of her progress and recovery. The 30-year-old Red Widow star gushed, 'It's been increasing in strength ever since. If yours is dimming, even slightly, go get checked. Don't 'suck it up' and transcend suffering; you deserve to be comfy.' Fans loved Moriarty's insightful take on Graves' disease and an effort to create awareness about autoimmune conditions. One user commented under the post, 'So happy you're on the road to healing.' Another fan wrote, 'It's not easy to share your diagnosis.' The post The Boys' Erin Moriarty Shares Graves' Disease Diagnosis on Instagram appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
Daily Mirror
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Gilmore Girls fans just learn that another actor almost played Dean
The beloved show Gilmore Girls has been a fan-favourite since it first premiered in 2000. However, some viewers were surprised to learn that one character was almost portrayed by a different actor It's been nearly a quarter of a century since viewers were first introduced to the mother-daughter duo, Lorelai and Rory, in the hit telly series Gilmore Girls, which first aired on October 5, 2000. The show has remained a firm favourite for many, often hailed as the 'ultimate' comfort watch. The programme, currently available on Netflix, centres around single mum Lorelai and her 16 year old daughter Rory, living in a small town in Connecticut. A major plot twist early on reveals that Rory has been accepted into an expensive private school in Hartford, with dreams of getting into Harvard. However, to afford the school fees, Lorelai is forced to reach out to her wealthy estranged parents for financial help, something she is reluctant to do. With its eccentric characters and relatable narratives, Gilmore Girls quickly gained massive popularity, featuring stars such as Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Edward Herrmann, Kelly Bishop, Jared Padalecki, and Melissa McCarthy. However, fans were recently taken aback to discover that some of these actors almost didn't make it onto the show. Before Gilmore Girls became the beloved series it is today, there was an unaired pilot that featured a different actor in the role of Dean. A TikTok user caused a stir among fans by sharing an unseen clip of the Gilmore Girls pilot. The snippet shows Rory wandering through her public school alongside her mate Lane, with both characters portrayed by their original actors. But in a twist to the familiar storyline, the role of Rory's future beau Dean is not played by Jared Padalecki, who later became famous as the 18-year-old star of Supernatural. Instead, Nathan Weatherington, known for his parts in Cruel Intentions 3 and True Detective, appears as Dean in the unaired footage – although viewers were quick to critique his mature appearance for a high school student. Many commented that the then-26 year old actor seemed 'too old' for the role, even suggesting he looked more like a character who would abduct Rory rather than date her! Jokes about Weatherington's age flew on social media, with one fan quipping "He looks like he's gonna kidnap her!" and another bemusedly posted: "He looks 25 lol." The mystery behind the casting switch from Padalecki to Weatherington remains, with no definite explanation given for the change on Gilmore Girls. Weatherington himself once recalled the bittersweet moment of learning that the show got picked up, only to find out shortly after through a letter that he'd been cut from the cast.
Los Angeles Times
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
How TV tapped the power of the ‘oner'
It used to be that a 'one shot,' or 'oner,' was only associated with movies. But the combination of prestige television and advanced technology has made it more common for the small screen to showcase the ballet of direction, cinematography, acting and more required to make it feel like an episode or scene is filmed in one continuous take. The shootout gone awry in the first season of HBO's 'True Detective' garnered Emmys for cinematographer Adam Arkapaw and director Cary Joji Fukunaga and is still talked about in cinephile circles with a hushed reverence. The technique is also what made the long-winded 'walk-and-talk' scenes of NBC's 'The West Wing' so memorable, and what kept the adrenaline flowing for 'Review,' the Season 1 episode of Hulu's 'The Bear' that garnered Emmys for director Christopher Storer and the show's sound mixing and editing team members. This season, though, Emmy contenders are taking it up a notch. Oners are omnipresent, used for grueling fight scenes (HBO's 'House of the Dragon' and Disney+'s 'Daredevil: Born Again'); trippy mind warps (Apple TV+'s 'Severance'); documentary-style realism (Max's 'The Pitt') and brutal examinations of crime and its repercussions (Netflix's 'Adolescence' and 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story'). In comedies, Apple TV+'s 'The Studio' is filled with oners, including an episode-length example about a film production's quest to achieve a perfect one shot at sunset. (The episode is, of course, called 'The Oner.') 'We call it a dance with the actors,' 'The Pitt's' director of photography, Johanna Coelho, says of the series' immersive style. 'We have two camera operators, and they both really learn to know how the actors move. But the actors learn to see how they move with the camera.' The series' camera crew is in the actors' faces so much that they have to wear medical scrubs, lest they get caught in a background shot. And Coelho says production designer Nina Ruscio tested about 50 shades of white paint for the set's hospital walls to find one that would balance everyone's skin tones because the scenes flow so automatically into each other that the lighting couldn't always be adjusted. The increasing use of oners also reflects rapid technological transformation. 'Adolescence' director Philip Barantini says he would have struggled to film his four-part limited series in episode-length one shots as recently as three years ago. The crew shot with a Ronin 4D, an affordable and lightweight camera that could easily be handed to different operators. (Director of photography Matt Lewis became such a fan that he bought one for himself.) The key to using the oner successfully — and avoiding accusations of gimmickry — is to ensure the style doesn't outshine the story, says Barantini, who also used the technique for his restaurant drama 'Boiling Point.' Indeed, though the oner is frequently associated with a fast pace, it also can slow things down, making it hard for audiences to look away. For instance, 'The Hurt Man,' the fifth episode of 'Monsters,' is the shortest of the season at just 36 minutes. But director Michael Uppendahl uses that entire time to zoom methodically in on actor Cooper Koch's Erik Menendez as he details horrifying stories about his family. Working with showrunners Ian Brennan, who wrote the episode, and Ryan Murphy, as well as cinematographer Jason McCormick, Uppendahl brought in a large crane that could push the camera in so slowly that audiences wouldn't immediately notice. It also could tilt the camera and recalibrate if speed or sound were off. 'It does take a certain kind of actor to be able to maintain that kind of stillness without constricting performance,' Uppendahl says of Koch, adding, 'He's a young performer, and I didn't know if he was able to do that.' They got the scene in 10 takes. 'The Studio' co-creator Evan Goldberg, who also co-directed every episode with series star Seth Rogen, notes the technique dictates that the plot can follow only a single storyline. Once they decided to film episodes this way, he says, 'We had to rewrite every single scene of every single episode to accommodate it. 'We knew we were going to film it that way before we wrote it,' Goldberg explains. 'But then once we hit the ground on production and actually looked at the scripts, we realized that we had to make the jokes end when they leave a room and … if there's someone upstairs and downstairs yelling at each other, are we actually gonna be able to do that?' A filming error also means a much bigger scene reset than a normal shot. 'Daredevil' director Aaron Moorhead has what he calls the Filmmaker's Prayer: 'May the camera, the script and the actors all want to do the same thing. Amen.' Moorhead and directing partner Justin Benson filmed three episodes of the action drama's first season, including the premiere episode, which features a oner of a fight scene down a narrow hallway. This helped establish the camera's language for the show and how it would move. He says it's 'not exactly harder' to film a oner; 'it's just a very different skill set.' 'Almost every time we've ever tried a oner it succeeds,' Moorhead says, adding, 'The thing that's the most challenging about it is you have to commit to everything.'
New Indian Express
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Matthew McConaughey reteams with True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto for a film
Life is indeed a flat circle, as Matthew McConaughey and Nic Pizzolatto are reteaming for a new film, after HBO's True Detective. As per Deadline, the film is based on the character Mike Hammer, which was created by Mickey Spillane in the novel I, The Jury (1947). In Mickey Spillane's and later Max Allan Collins' hard-boiled crime novels, Mike Hammer was a brutal private detective who was the archetypal hardman. He has been portrayed in multiple projects across films, television, and radio.
