Gracie Period
Streaming service, Paramount+ has commissioned “Playing Gracie Darling,” a mystery drama series about the aftermath of a girl’s sudden disappearance. The six-part show is created and written by Miranda Nation (“Undertow”), directed by Jonathan Brough and produced by Curio Pictures.
When Joni was 14, her best friend Gracie Darling disappeared during a séance. Some 27 years on, the local kids in a small town get their kicks with a game of ‘Playing Gracie Darling’ – but the seemingly innocent game turns sinister when another girl disappears. Joni, by then a child psychologist, returns to the town and partners with a police sergeant Jay to uncover the truth, while Gracie’s sister Ruth faces a mother’s worst nightmare when her own daughter vanishes under hauntingly similar circumstances.
Morgana O’Reilly plays Joni. Other cast includes Rudi Dharmalingam playing Jay, and Celia Pacquola, Annie Maynard and Anne Tenney.
The show is executive...
Streaming service, Paramount+ has commissioned “Playing Gracie Darling,” a mystery drama series about the aftermath of a girl’s sudden disappearance. The six-part show is created and written by Miranda Nation (“Undertow”), directed by Jonathan Brough and produced by Curio Pictures.
When Joni was 14, her best friend Gracie Darling disappeared during a séance. Some 27 years on, the local kids in a small town get their kicks with a game of ‘Playing Gracie Darling’ – but the seemingly innocent game turns sinister when another girl disappears. Joni, by then a child psychologist, returns to the town and partners with a police sergeant Jay to uncover the truth, while Gracie’s sister Ruth faces a mother’s worst nightmare when her own daughter vanishes under hauntingly similar circumstances.
Morgana O’Reilly plays Joni. Other cast includes Rudi Dharmalingam playing Jay, and Celia Pacquola, Annie Maynard and Anne Tenney.
The show is executive...
- 9/18/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount+, in collaboration with Screen Australia and Screen Nsw, is adding to its international slate with the commission of an original drama series down under titled Playing Gracie Darling. Set to debut in 2025, the six-hour supernatural thriller is produced by Curio Pictures, with Sony Pictures Television handling international distribution.
Created and written by Miranda Nation (Undertow), and directed by Jonathan Brough (Rosehaven, The End), the series features an ensemble cast led by Morgana O’Reilly (The White Lotus, Season 3) as Joni. Joining her are Rudi Dharmalingam (Wakefield), Celia Pacquola (Rosehaven), Annie Maynard (Upper Middle Bogan), and Anne Tenney (The Castle). Paramount says additional casting announcements are expected soon.
Playing Gracie Darling centers on the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl, Gracie Darling, during a séance 27 years ago. In the present day, local children in a small town play a seemingly innocent game inspired by the tragedy, but when another girl vanishes,...
Created and written by Miranda Nation (Undertow), and directed by Jonathan Brough (Rosehaven, The End), the series features an ensemble cast led by Morgana O’Reilly (The White Lotus, Season 3) as Joni. Joining her are Rudi Dharmalingam (Wakefield), Celia Pacquola (Rosehaven), Annie Maynard (Upper Middle Bogan), and Anne Tenney (The Castle). Paramount says additional casting announcements are expected soon.
Playing Gracie Darling centers on the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl, Gracie Darling, during a séance 27 years ago. In the present day, local children in a small town play a seemingly innocent game inspired by the tragedy, but when another girl vanishes,...
- 9/18/2024
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With The Super Mario Bros. Movie coming to theaters later today, Illumination is ready to preview its next animated adventure for the silver screen. Today, the studio released a teaser trailer for Migration, an animated film about a family of ducks trying to convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime. Illumination’s Migration teaser trailer introduces the family and finds them taking to the skies for a breathtaking flight before being grounded by bad weather.
Benjamin Renner directs from a screenplay by Mike White. Illumination founder Chris Meledandri is serving as producer on the upcoming film. Initially, Illumination set Migration up for a summer release, but the film will flock to theaters during Christmas instead. While that’s a ways off, you don’t have to wait to check out the film’s gorgeous animation, quirky characters, and bold sense of adventure.
Migration centers on a family of ducks,...
Benjamin Renner directs from a screenplay by Mike White. Illumination founder Chris Meledandri is serving as producer on the upcoming film. Initially, Illumination set Migration up for a summer release, but the film will flock to theaters during Christmas instead. While that’s a ways off, you don’t have to wait to check out the film’s gorgeous animation, quirky characters, and bold sense of adventure.
Migration centers on a family of ducks,...
- 4/5/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Film review: 'The Castle'
To Darryl Kerrigan, a man's home truly is his castle, even if said domicile happens to be a little close to the airport - OK, right beside the airport - was built on toxic landfill and has inspirational views of power lines.
A sweet Australian comedy cut from the same gently farcical cloth as "Crocodile Dundee" and "Muriel's Wedding", "The Castle" is a keeper.
While additional comparisons to "The Full Monty" are inevitable, the underdog story - which set boxoffice records Down Under - doesn't quite have that English sensation's crowd-rousing sweep but should nevertheless charm select-site North American audiences.
Created by the team responsible for "Frontline", a hit Aussie satirical political affairs show, "The Castle" concerns itself with the efforts of noble tow-truck driver Kerrigan (Michael Caton) to stand his ground when he receives notice that his beloved family dwelling in Cooloroo is being "compulsorily acquired" to make room for airport expansion.
With the loving support of his wife, Sal (Anne Tenney), and his grown-up children Dale (Stephen Curry), Steve (Anthony Simcoe), married Tracey (Sophie Lee) and incarcerated Wayne (Wayne Hope), Darryl fights the good fight all the way to the Supreme Court. He gets a little extra help from a retired Queen's Counsel and constitutional specialist (Charles Bud Tingwell) who is taken with his cause and offers his services free of charge.
Written in two weeks and shot in 11 days, "The Castle" certainly doesn't feel like a rush job. Making his feature debut, director Rob Sitch allows the quirky, character-specific humor to languidly cascade over the proceedings like one of Cooloroo's diesel-tinged breezes.
The screenplay, penned by Sitch along with Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Jane Kennedy, nimbly flirts with parody while never taking broad shots at the eminently lovable Kerrigan family.
Credit the adept cast with bringing the richly written characters to warmly vivid life. As the principled family patriarch, Caton combines a winning comic innocence and everyman determination that sets the tone for the other performances, which also include humorous contributions from Tiriel Mora as Kerrigan's sad-sack discount lawyer and Costas Kilias as his gung-ho Lebanese neighbor.
THE CASTLE
Miramax Films
A Miramax Films presentation
in association with Village Roadshow Pictures
and Working Dog
Director:Rob Sitch
Screenwriters:Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, Rob Sitch
Producer:Debra Choate
Executive producer:Michael Hirsh
Director of photography:Miriana Marusic
Production designer:Carrie Kennedy
Editor:Wayne Hyett
Costume designer:Kitty Stuckey
Music:Craig Harnath
Music supervisor:Jane Kennedy
Color/stereo
Cast:
Darryl Kerrigan:Michael Caton
Sal Kerrigan:Anne Tenney
Dale Kerrigan:Stephen Curry
Steve Kerrigan:Anthony Simcoe
Tracey Kerrigan:Sophie Lee
Wayne Kerrigan:Wayne Hope
Farouk:Costas Kilias
Dennis Denuto:Tiriel Mora
Lawrence Hammill:Charles Bud Tingwell
Running time - 89 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
A sweet Australian comedy cut from the same gently farcical cloth as "Crocodile Dundee" and "Muriel's Wedding", "The Castle" is a keeper.
While additional comparisons to "The Full Monty" are inevitable, the underdog story - which set boxoffice records Down Under - doesn't quite have that English sensation's crowd-rousing sweep but should nevertheless charm select-site North American audiences.
Created by the team responsible for "Frontline", a hit Aussie satirical political affairs show, "The Castle" concerns itself with the efforts of noble tow-truck driver Kerrigan (Michael Caton) to stand his ground when he receives notice that his beloved family dwelling in Cooloroo is being "compulsorily acquired" to make room for airport expansion.
With the loving support of his wife, Sal (Anne Tenney), and his grown-up children Dale (Stephen Curry), Steve (Anthony Simcoe), married Tracey (Sophie Lee) and incarcerated Wayne (Wayne Hope), Darryl fights the good fight all the way to the Supreme Court. He gets a little extra help from a retired Queen's Counsel and constitutional specialist (Charles Bud Tingwell) who is taken with his cause and offers his services free of charge.
Written in two weeks and shot in 11 days, "The Castle" certainly doesn't feel like a rush job. Making his feature debut, director Rob Sitch allows the quirky, character-specific humor to languidly cascade over the proceedings like one of Cooloroo's diesel-tinged breezes.
The screenplay, penned by Sitch along with Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Jane Kennedy, nimbly flirts with parody while never taking broad shots at the eminently lovable Kerrigan family.
Credit the adept cast with bringing the richly written characters to warmly vivid life. As the principled family patriarch, Caton combines a winning comic innocence and everyman determination that sets the tone for the other performances, which also include humorous contributions from Tiriel Mora as Kerrigan's sad-sack discount lawyer and Costas Kilias as his gung-ho Lebanese neighbor.
THE CASTLE
Miramax Films
A Miramax Films presentation
in association with Village Roadshow Pictures
and Working Dog
Director:Rob Sitch
Screenwriters:Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, Rob Sitch
Producer:Debra Choate
Executive producer:Michael Hirsh
Director of photography:Miriana Marusic
Production designer:Carrie Kennedy
Editor:Wayne Hyett
Costume designer:Kitty Stuckey
Music:Craig Harnath
Music supervisor:Jane Kennedy
Color/stereo
Cast:
Darryl Kerrigan:Michael Caton
Sal Kerrigan:Anne Tenney
Dale Kerrigan:Stephen Curry
Steve Kerrigan:Anthony Simcoe
Tracey Kerrigan:Sophie Lee
Wayne Kerrigan:Wayne Hope
Farouk:Costas Kilias
Dennis Denuto:Tiriel Mora
Lawrence Hammill:Charles Bud Tingwell
Running time - 89 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 5/7/1999
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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