When “Party Down” was cancelled by Starz in 2010, fans of the cult sitcom immediately started clamoring for more. The show’s long-gestating reboot has taken on many potential forms over the past decade — a “Party Down” movie was written but ultimately scrapped — before Starz ordered an additional six episodes of the series.
The new episodes, which began airing on Starz this weekend, feature the majority of the original show’s ensemble cast reprising their roles for six new parties. Many fans were understandably disappointed by the absence of Lizzy Caplan, who couldn’t participate due to scheduling conflicts but plans to be back for any future seasons. But there are also some exciting new faces — including Jennifer Garner, who plays Henry Pollard’s new love interest Evie Adler.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, “Party Down” star and executive producer Adam Scott recalled how the show pulled off the ultimate longshot casting by landing Garner.
The new episodes, which began airing on Starz this weekend, feature the majority of the original show’s ensemble cast reprising their roles for six new parties. Many fans were understandably disappointed by the absence of Lizzy Caplan, who couldn’t participate due to scheduling conflicts but plans to be back for any future seasons. But there are also some exciting new faces — including Jennifer Garner, who plays Henry Pollard’s new love interest Evie Adler.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, “Party Down” star and executive producer Adam Scott recalled how the show pulled off the ultimate longshot casting by landing Garner.
- 2/26/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
The Roache-Turner brothers’ Wyrmwood: Apocalypse has joined the line-up for Sitges – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia.
Other Aussie films on the genre festival’s program include shorts Evie, to screen in special session shorts, and Nest, which will play the Noves Visions strand.
Written by Kiah and Tristian Roache-Turner, and directed by Kiah, Wyrmwood: Apocalypse is a sequel to their 2015 cult hit Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, which also played Sitges after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The film, invited to play in the Midnight X-Treme section, follows special-forces soldier Rhys, played by Luke Mckenzie (who starred in the first film), who teams up with a group of super-powered survivors to save a young woman from death by military experimentation. Starring alongside are Jake Ryan, Bianca Bradey, Tasia Zalar, Shantae Barnes-Cowan, Jay Gallagher and Nick Boshier.
Blake Northfield and Tristan Roache-Turner produce for Bronte Pictures and Guerilla Films respectively.
Other Aussie films on the genre festival’s program include shorts Evie, to screen in special session shorts, and Nest, which will play the Noves Visions strand.
Written by Kiah and Tristian Roache-Turner, and directed by Kiah, Wyrmwood: Apocalypse is a sequel to their 2015 cult hit Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, which also played Sitges after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The film, invited to play in the Midnight X-Treme section, follows special-forces soldier Rhys, played by Luke Mckenzie (who starred in the first film), who teams up with a group of super-powered survivors to save a young woman from death by military experimentation. Starring alongside are Jake Ryan, Bianca Bradey, Tasia Zalar, Shantae Barnes-Cowan, Jay Gallagher and Nick Boshier.
Blake Northfield and Tristan Roache-Turner produce for Bronte Pictures and Guerilla Films respectively.
- 9/8/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Since 2011, the Edinburgh Film Festival’s Talent Lab has nurtured a number of rising filmmakers through an assortment of masterclasses, workshops and individual mentoring sessions: Talents like Ben Sharrock (“Limbo”), Eva Riley (a recent winner BIFA winner for “Perfect 10”) and Rob Savage (“Host”) are alumni of the program. In 2019, however, the program yielded the Talent Lab Connects offshoot, in which a smaller selection of writers, directors and producers are given the chance to develop specific feature film or series projects with a range of industry mentors.
Now in its third year — and its second of the program taking place online — the program will be headed again by renowned U.K. script editor Kate Leys, whose recent credits include Simon Amstell’s “Benjamin,” Bart Layton’s “American Animals” and John Maclean’s “Slow West.”
Six projects have been selected for Talent Lab Connects:
“A Man at the Window”: Yorkshire-born...
Now in its third year — and its second of the program taking place online — the program will be headed again by renowned U.K. script editor Kate Leys, whose recent credits include Simon Amstell’s “Benjamin,” Bart Layton’s “American Animals” and John Maclean’s “Slow West.”
Six projects have been selected for Talent Lab Connects:
“A Man at the Window”: Yorkshire-born...
- 8/24/2021
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
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