Cary Fukunaga to Direct Multiple Episodes of Apple World War II Drama ‘Masters of the Air’

“Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise” by Scott Eyman (Simon & Schuster)Self-trained English actor Archie Leach pulled off the role of a lifetime: becoming Hollywood legend Cary Grant.

Naman Ramachandran “No Time to Die” filmmaker Cary Fukunaga and “The Handmaid’s Tale” director Amma Asante are among the jurors for this year’s British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Breakthrough initiative, supported by Netflix.​Previously known as Breakthrough Brits, the initiative shines a spotlight on emerging talent and has been running in the U.K. since 2013 and in China since 2019.

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterKate Hudson has signed on to star in Season 2 of the Apple drama series “Truth Be Told.”In her first regular television role, Hudson will appear alongside series lead Octavia Spencer. Spencer returns as Poppy Parnell, a true crime podcaster, in the second season.

Lindsay Blake There are strange true crime cases and there are those that are downright bizarre. The death of Kathleen Peterson falls into the latter category.

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser“Many never made it home, and the majority of those who did were left mentally and physically scarred by the experience; they deserve our thanks, our respect and this very special tribute.“We are asking those who have a relative who served in the Far East in WWII to allow us to include a photo of them in our gallery of heroes; and want to make more people aware of this idea so that more relatives are able to

Tom Grater International Film ReporterJasmila Zbanic’s Quo Vadis, Aida?, which debuted at Venice this year, is Bosnia’s entry for the 2020 International Oscar race.The movie follows the titular Aida, a translator for the UN in a small town in Srebrenica.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRegina King is set to executive produce a drama series currently in development at The CW, Variety has confirmed.Titled “Slay,” the series focuses on Carson Jones.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Insecure” star Nastasha Rothwell and Aziza Barnes have teamed to develop a series based on the Ibi Zoboi novel “Pride” at HBO, Variety has learned.“Pride” is described as a Haitian-Dominican coming of age story explores young love, teenage angst, and gentrification through magical realism fated by the gods of Santeria with an Austenian twist.Rothwell and Barnes both worked on the story for the project, while Barnes will be the writer.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJoshua Jackson is now set to play the lead role in the upcoming Peacock series “Dr. Death.”Jackson takes over the role from previously announced series lead Jamie Dornan, who had to bow out of the series due to production delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

We still have to wait a while before seeing if Cary Fukunaga was a worthy pick to take on the Bond franchise with “No Time to Die,” but it seems he already has some fans in the form of the franchise producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO Max has set the cast for the drama pilot “Red Bird Lane,” with Oscar winner Susan Sarandon set to star.Along with Sarandon, Kiersey Clemons, Isidora Goreshter, Danny Huston, Ash Santos, Fiona Dourif, Dizzie Harris, and Tara Lynne Barr will also star.The show is described as a psychological thriller about eight strangers who arrive at an isolated house — all for different reasons — and quickly realize that something sinister and terrifying awaits them.Sarandon will

Apparently, before “No Time To Die” is going to even grace theater screens next April, director Cary Fukunaga is going to be on set yet again, this time for Apple TV+, working on a WWII epic series, “Masters of the Air.” According to Deadline, Fukunaga is set to direct the first three hour-long episodes of the upcoming Apple TV+ World War II drama series, “Masters of the Air.” The series, which was previously announced last October, will come from producers Steven Spielberg and his Amblin

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: In his first TV foray since winning an Emmy for True Detective and following with the Emma Stone-Jonah Hill series Maniac, Cary Joji Fukunaga will direct the first three episodes of Masters of the Air, the Apple TV+ World War II epic limited series from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television and Tom Hanks & Gary Goetzman’s Playtone.

Also Read: 'Ava' Film Review: Jessica Chastain's a Deadly Assassin in a Thriller That Misses the Target“X-Men” producer Simon Kinberg directs “The 355,” which also stars Sebastian Stan and Edgar Ramírez. And Universal is releasing the film in theaters on January 15.Theresa Rebeck of NBC’s “Smash” and “Trouble” wrote the screenplay with Kinberg, and Chastain also produced the film along with her partner at Freckle Films Kelly Carmichael.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterABC has given a production commitment to a drama series from “How to Get Away With Murder’s” Pete Nowalk.Titled “Valley of the Gods,” the series is described as a high-stakes drama about the most powerful people in Silicon Valley and the hungry, underestimated outsiders trying to claw their way in.Nowalk will serve as writer and executive producer on the series, with Joanna Coles also serving as executive producer on the project. ABC Signature will produce.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Locarno Film Festival has appointed Nadia Dresti as interim artistic director following the recent resignation of Lili Hinstin.Dresti, who has been with the prominent Swiss fest dedicated to indie cinema intermittently for roughly 30 years, is taking the reins after the abrupt departure of Hinstin late last month after two years due to differences with the event’s top management.Dresti started out in the fest’s press office, and in 2000 was

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Apple is gearing up to go into production on two of its first UK-commissioned dramas amid the coronavirus pandemic, as Uma Thurman starrer Suspicion and Gary Oldman-fronted Slow Horses prepare to shoot.Deadline understands that Suspicion could be the first of the two shows to get cameras rolling under strict safety protocols after it was forced to shut down in March as Covid-19 ripped through British shoots.The Keshet Productions UK adaptation of

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Maggie Kiley (Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, Riverdale) is set to direct and executive produce the first two episodes of Peacock’s limited series Dr. Death, starring Jamie Dornan, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater.