Matt Shakman Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

EXCLUSIVE: Dan Stevens (Legion, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga) has been tapped for a key role in the Hulu limited series Immigrant (working title), starring and executive produced by Kumail Nanjiani, from Pam & Tommy creator Robert Siegel.

Following a successful reboot of the franchise, Paramount has been trying for years to get a fourth “Star Trek” movie together. Previous incarnations attempted to bring back the cast led by Chris Pine as James T.

Zack Sharf Paramount confirmed this week that “WandaVision” director Matt Shakman will head into production on a new “Star Trek” movie later this year with Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, John Cho and Simon Pegg reprising their roles for a fourth go-around on the big screen. For Quentin Tarantino fans, the news is the latest reminder that the Oscar winner’s “Stark Trek” movie remains dead. At least for now.Tarantino fans were sent into a frenzy in late 2017 after it was announced that Paramount and “Star Trek” producer J.J.

Sasha Urban editorSTX Films has released the trailer for its upcoming action thriller “The Contractor,” starring Chris Pine. The film will be released in theaters and digitally on April 1.After special forces sergeant James Harper (Pine) is involuntarily discharged from the army, he contracts with an underground military operation and finds himself entangled in a dangerous conspiracy that leaves him fighting for his life.

franchise begins to materialize.On Tuesday, producer J.J. Abrams revealed the news that a fourth film was in the works during the Paramount Investors Day Presentation.Paramount is in talks with Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Karl Urban and Simon Pegg, to reprise their roles as, respectively, Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Sulu, Bones and Scotty.«We are thrilled to say that we are hard at work on a new  film that will be shooting by the end of the year,» Abrams said, according to Variety, adding that the movie «will be featuring our original cast and some new characters that I think are going to be really fun and exciting and help take  into areas that you’ve just never seen before.»The cast first came together  — along with the late Anton Yelchin as Chekov — for the first time in 2009's, which both reset the universe's continuity and, through time travel, blended the universes of the multiple timelines.The crew reassembled in 2013 for , where they faced off against Benedict Cumberbatch's super-soldier assassin Khan, and for a third outing in 2016's, where they matched wits and brawn with Idris Elba's ruthless warlord Krall.Abrams told investors, «We’re thrilled about this film, we have a bunch of other stories that we’re talking about that we think will be really exciting, so can’t wait for you to see what we’re cooking up.

Moviegoers will venture into the final frontier one more time, with J.J. Abrams announcing a new “Star Trek” sequel is set to launch.

Matt Shakman, the veteran TV director whose credits include “Game of Thrones” and the hit Marvel series “WandaVision,” will direct the upcoming film with the entire reboot cast in talks to return, including Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Commander Spock as well as Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho and Simon Pegg.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAndrew Rannells has been cast in a recurring role in the upcoming Hulu limited series “Immigrant.”The darkly comedic series tells the true story of Somen “Steve” Banerjee (Kumail Nanjiani), the Indian-American entrepreneur who started Chippendales. Along with Nanjiani and Rannells, the cast also includes Murray Bartlett and Annaleigh Ashford.Rannells will play the rich kid investor in Chippendales New York and the love interest of Bartlett, who stars as producer-choreographer Nick De Noia.Rannells’ recent onscreen roles include “Black Monday” at Showtime and “Girls5Eva” at Peacock.

Andrew Rannells has been tapped for a recurring role in Hulu limited series Immigrant (working title), starring Kumail Nanjiani, Annaleigh Ashford and Murray Bartlett, from Pam & Tommy creator Robert Siegel.

EXCLUSIVE: Quentin Plair (The Good Lord Bird) is set to recur opposite Kumail Nanjiani and Nicola Peltz (Transformers: Age of Extinction) will guest star in Hulu limited series Immigrant (working title), from Pam & Tommy creator Robert Siegel. Additionally, WandaVision and The Great director/executive producer Matt Shakman has joined as director and executive producer. He replaces originally announced Ramin Bahrani ahead of the series’ start of production.

Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult are set to return for a third season of Hulu’s The Great following a successful sophomore season currently available to stream in its entirety.

EXCLUSIVE: The White Lotus standout Brittany O’Grady and Nat Wolff (The Fault In Our Stars) are set to star opposite Christoph Waltz in Prime Video’s dark comedy workplace thriller series The Consultant, from Servant creator Tony Basgallop, WandaVision exec producer Matt Shakman, MGM Television and Amazon Studios.

Over the past decade, as Marvel Studios productions have become more popular, we’ve seen the directors of the feature films move onto high-profile, non-superhero work more times than not. And now, as Marvel Studios starts showcasing filmmaking talent in the various TV series this year, we’re seeing the trend translate to the small screen talent, as well, with “WandaVision” filmmaker Matt Shakman landing a new “Star Trek” film.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Prime Video has ordered a dark comedy workplace thriller series starring Christoph Waltz.

Selome Hailu editorAmazon has ordered the dark comedy “The Consultant” to series and cast Christoph Waltz to star. The series is based on Bentley Little’s 2015 novel of the same name.“The Consultant” follows a sinister relationship between boss and employee and looking at how far workers will go to get ahead and survive.Tony Basgallop serves as creator and showrunner, and executive produces alongside Waltz, director Matt Shakman, Steve Stark and Andrew Mittman.

While the “Star Trek” franchise has been dormant in the film world since 2016, Paramount+ is riddled with new TV series in the universe that have been keeping the diehard fans happy over the last five years. However, it appears Paramount is ready to bring the franchise back to the big screen and the studio knows just the director to make it happen.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterFrom the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the final frontier: “WandaVision” director Matt Shakman has been tapped by Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot to direct the next “Star Trek” feature film, from a screenplay by Lindsey Beer (“Sierra Burgess Is a Loser”) and Geneva Robertson (“Captain Marvel”).

EXCLUSIVE: After orchestrating the Marvel/Disney+ series WandaVision to a 23 Emmy nomination haul, Matt Shakman has made a deal to direct the next untitled Star Trek film for Paramount and Bad Robot’s JJ Abrams.

When it came to mounting Disney+/Marvel’s WandaVision which thrusts Avengers protags Wanda Maximoff and Vision into various sitcoms from Bewitched to Malcolm in the Middle, director Matt Shakman and production designer Mark Worthington took the advice of comedy legend Dick Van Dyke and ran parts of the production “like a play.”

Kate Aurthur editorIn the movies that comprise the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda) and Paul Bettany (Vision) are parts of the larger Avengers ensemble — but in Disney Plus’ limited series “WandaVision,” they took centerstage.In the conversation between Kaley Cuoco (“The Flight Attendant”) and Olsen for Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Olsen said the creative minds behind “WandaVision”— head writer Jac Schaeffer, director Matt Shakman and Marvel’s Mary Livanos — “almost

A common complaint about critics and viewers of the “WandaVision” series finale was that it seemingly let Wanda off the hook for essentially torturing and holding the citizens of Westview hostage.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterNow that nine-part epic “WandaVision” has wrapped and the premiere of “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” is still a week away, Disney Plus has released a new documentary-style special to fill the Westview-sized hole in your heart.“Assembled: The Making of ‘WandaVision'” features interviews with showrunner and exec producer Jac Schaeffer, director Matt Shakman, and stars Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn and Teyonah Parris.

It’s officially a thing now. Following the success of “Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian,” Disney+’s behind-the-scenes look at the making of and Lucasfilm’s hit “Star Wars” show, it appears that every major Disney+ series is going to receive a doc series about the making of the show.

Jac Schaeffer came on board next and assembled a writers room «that knew no bounds and had just one million and one creative, amazing, fun ideas,» Livanos says, followed by director Matt Shakman, who helmed all nine episodes. And thus, was conjured into reality.Over eight anxiously awaited, theory-filled weeks, viewers watched as Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) tried to untangle their sitcom reality.

With “WandaVision” done and fans now able to take a look at the whole story and figure out what they liked and didn’t like, there are still some that feel a bit underwhelmed by the finale. And part of this disappointment might stem from the internalized hype they had for what was expected, with major cameos and huge Easter Eggs about the future of the MCU.

So, were you disappointed by the finale of “WandaVision?” After weeks of hype and Paul Bettany trolling fans, Disney+ released the final episode of the Marvel Studios series on Friday and ended a fascinating story of trauma and grief using a synthezoid superhero and tons of sitcom TV tropes.

X-Men star Evan Peters will return for the season one WandaVision finale.That’s according to series director Matt Shakman, who said in a new interview that fans can expect more of Peters after his surprise cameo in episode five as Wanda’s dead brother, Pietro.“I think there’s a strong possibility you might get a little more of Evan Peters coming up, Shakman told Fandom.com.

One of the best parts about binging a show is that your expectations are likely minimal about how the series will end. You can blow through a whole season over a couple of days and not even dwell on the mysteries, teases, and character arcs until the whole thing is wrapped up.

OK, “WandaVision” fans, there’s good news and bad news in the world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Given your vulnerable hearts already on the edge thanks to the last episode, I’ll give you the good news first.

Angelique Jackson “WandaVision” is here and it’s weird.