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Tom Hanks is known as one of the nicest people in Hollywood, having worked as a leading man for several decades. Aside from some of his critically acclaimed roles, Hanks is known for co-creating the war drama miniseries Band of Brothers. However, while directing one episode of the series, Hanks rejected one actor for allegedly having dead eyes.

Forrest Gump co-created the war drama series Band of Brothers (Credit: Paramount Pictures).

The actor in question Connor Ratliff ended up starting a podcast based on the experience. Ratliff eventually managed to get Hanks as a host on his podcast, where the actor shared his side of the incident leading to the young actor’s firing. Hanks understandably apologized to Ratliff for the incident and here is how the interaction between the two went down.

Tom Hanks rejected Connor Ratliff from Band of Brothers

Comedian Connor Ratliff had auditioned for the role...

Another New York Comic Con is just around the corner! As one of the bigger cons around, there are always some exciting reveals during the weekend, especially on the publishing side of things. The event just released the list of panels for the four-day convention, so let's take a look at the Star Wars schedule.

Thursday October 17, 2024

The Way of The Jedi: Lessons in Mindfulness 3:30 P.M. Est: More than ever people are in need of guidance in quieting their minds in order to ease their anxieties, fears, lift the fog created by depression, and even to make day to day decisions. At this workshop attendees will be taught mindfulness techniques utilized to address anxiety, negative thinking, and racing thoughts highlighted by quotes from the Jedi in Star Wars Episodes 1-6. This workshop will be lead by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker dressed in full Jedi costume. The goal...

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.

Bad Behaviour (Alice Englert)

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Bad Behaviour cannot pick a tone. Over the 107 minutes of Alice Englert’s debut feature, the only consistency comes from constant shifting. Following Lucy (Jennifer Connelly), a former child actor attending an enlightenment retreat, and her daughter, Dylan (Englert), the dark comedy switches between these two stories until they converge in the third act. Neither plotline has enough substance, though, acting like a series of half-baked ideas about wellness, parenthood, and happiness. – Michael F. (full review)

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Heroes Shed No Tears (John Woo)

In this explosive precursor to his breakout film A Better Tomorrow, director John Woo demonstrates the genesis of his trademark style of hyperkinetic action and violence in...

We’re delighted to exclusively announce that Grasshopper Film has acquired the digital and non-theatrical North American distribution rights to I’m “George Lucas”: A Connor Ratliff Story, which World Premiered at Slamdance earlier this year and had a successful limited theatrical run nationwide with Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas this past spring. The documentary has its PVOD premiere starting today, available for rental or purchase, followed by a Tvod release on major platforms. The film tracks comedian Connor Ratliff while he performs as renowned filmmaker George Lucas in the New York cult comedy show “The George Lucas Talk Show,” and as he begins to question the need for its continuation and his own drive for success and fulfillment in show business.

The documentary is directed by first-time filmmaker Ryan Jacobi and stars Connor Ratliff, Griffin Newman, and Patrick Cotnoir (The Chris Gethard Show), and is produced by Annamaria Sofillas, Jacobi,...

Embarking on a journey back to a pivotal moment in TV history, it’s hard to believe that over two decades have passed since Band of Brothers deeply engraved its narrative in the heart of popular culture. When it debuted back in 2001, the war drama miniseries—created by Steven Spielberg & Tom Hanks—became a tremendous commercial and critical hit.

The gripping story of the ‘Easy’ Company’s World War II involvement cemented HBO’s standing as a major force in television. Even though the show debuted more than 20 years ago, viewers still find it compelling. Why?

Tom Hanks’ Band of Brothers | HBO Entertainment

In a 2021 interview with Deadline, Hanks spoke about why, even after several years, the Emmy-winning series keeps enticing viewers. As he revealed, there was a time when the series seemed destined to be shrouded in uncertainty, its future hanging by a thread after a real-life tragedy (9/11 terrorist attacks) shook the world.

Adam McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is set to launch two new comedy podcasts, both humorously anchored in nature. Tiny Dinos premiered on May 7, with episodes dropping weekly on Tuesdays; and Walkin’ About on May 15, 2024, with episodes dropping weekly on Wednesdays. Both series will be available on major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.

McKay says: “Connor, James and Allan are all very talented comedians, and Lord knows we all can use some laughter these days. But they’re also asking questions that boldly challenge the international corporate power structure like ‘What happens if I start taking regular walks?’ And ‘What would happen if we brought dinosaurs back but they were super tiny?’”

Tiny Dinos comes from the imagination of Connor Ratliff, whose Dead Eyes podcast became a fan favorite with many Hollywood actors and filmmakers, and collaborator James III. In Tiny Dinos, Ratliff takes improv to the...

Exclusive: Adam McKay’s Hyperobject Industries will soon debut two new comedy podcasts: Tiny Dinos, from Connor Ratliff and James III, and Allan McLeod’s Walkin’ About.

Tiny Dinos premieres May 7, with episodes dropping weekly on Tuesdays, while Walkin’ About debuts on May 15, with episodes released weekly on Wednesdays. Both series will be available on major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. A trailer for Tiny Dinos can be found above.

Tiny Dinos

“Connor, James and Allan are all very talented comedians, and Lord knows we all can use some laughter these days,” said McKay in a statement to Deadline. “But they’re also asking questions that boldly challenge the international corporate power structure like ‘What happens if I start taking regular walks?’ And ‘What would happen if we brought dinosaurs back but they were super tiny?'”

In Tiny Dinos, Ratliff takes improv to the next...

There is something genuinely heartfelt about I’m ‘George Lucas’: A Connor Ratliff Story. Directed by Ryan Jacobi, the documentary tells the story of New York-based comedian Connor Ratliff and his long tenure playing “George Lucas” on The George Lucas Talk Show, an improvised, monthly comedy series designed as a late-night panel talk show in which real-life guests act as though they are conversing with the real George Lucas. The majority of performances were staged at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. The show also gained a brand-new, expanded audience over Zoom during the pandemic.

We follow Ratliff through his routines preparing for each show, explaining his process along the way. Collaborators like Griffin Newman (who plays “Watto”) and Patrick Cotnoir (who produces the show) try explaining Ratliff to the viewer. The overall explanation seems to be that there is not much of an explanation. He...

Twenty years after the infamous Burn Book, movie lovers can now sing along to Mean Girls at home.

The musical twist on Tina Fey’s 2004 cult-favorite teen comedy is now available to stream on Paramount+. It’s also available to buy or rent on digital at Prime Video, Apple TV and other on-demand video platforms. The film belted past box office expectations in January with its $33.2 million opening.

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Original Mean Girls Broadway star Reneé Rapp reprises her onstage role on the big screen as queen bee of “the Plastics” Regina George (first played by Rachel McAdams). The musical reboot also stars Angourie Rice as Cady Heron (originally portrayed by Lindsay Lohan); Auli’i Cravalho and Jaquel Spivey as her friends, as Janis Ian and Damian Leigh; and Jenna Fischer as Cady’s mother. Avantika and Bebe Wood round out the Plastics as Karen Shetty and...

Paramount announced on Monday that its new, musical take on Mean Girls will begin streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada on March 5th, coming to international markets at a later date.

Based on the Tony-nominated Broadway musical and the beloved 2004 film that inspired it, Mean Girls watches as new student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika).

When Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay...

"I don't know why he does it..." An official trailer has debuted for this indie documentary film premiering at the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival kicking off this week. I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story is a feature "portrait of an artist" doc made by filmmaker Ryan Jacobi as his directorial debut. Five years into performing as renowned filmmaker George Lucas in the NY cult comedy show "The George Lucas Talk Show" (more on YouTube), comedian Connor Ratliff questions the need for its continuation and his own drive for success and fulfillment in show business. Jacobi explains how he got into making this: "Seeing that creator/host Connor Ratliff had done the same nerdy deep dive and knew all the intricate details of George Lucas’s life, while not taking any of it too seriously, connected me to this performer immediately... I learned so much through Connor about the value...

Whether you are familiar with the NYC comedy scene or consider yourself a Blankie, you’re likely familiar with “The George Lucas Talk Show,” in which comedian Connor Ratliff performs as the Star Wars creator alongside co-host Watto (played by Griffin Newman) and quite the roster of special guests. Ratliff’s journey is now getting a documentary portrait with Ryan Jacobi’s I’m “George Lucas”: A Connor Ratliff Story, executive produced by D’Arcy Carden and Bobby Moynihan, and featuring appearances by Zach Cherry, J.D. Amato, Alan Scherstuhl, Mo Rocca, John Hodgman, and more. Ahead of a Slamdance Film Festival world premiere this Saturday, we’re delighted to exclusively premiere the first trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: “For five years, comedian Connor Ratliff has performed as filmmaker George Lucas in his monthly Ucb NY cult comedy show, “The George Lucas Talk Show”. Co-hosted by actor Griffin Newman and featuring...

Angourie Rice plays the naïve new student Cady Heron who tries to fit in with the popular Plastics clique in the final trailer for Mean Girls, which hits theaters on Jan. 12.

Cady navigates the elite girls club led by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika Vandanapu) after moving from Kenya to a Chicago suburb and struggling to survive her new high school jungle.

That challenge only grows when Cady falls foul of Regina when she gains the attention of her ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels, played by Christopher Briney, with whom she soon has a serious crush. “We as women have to support each other,” Tina Fey says at one point in the trailer as she reprises her role as math teacher Ms Norbury to underline the movie’s message: Girls shouldn’t be trying to tear each other down in high school.

The upcoming Mean Girls remake, based on the Broadway musical, disappoints by missing the opportunity to include the original cast. The absence of Lindsay Lohan, Lacey Chabert, and Amanda Seyfried is even more prominent after their reunion in a recent commercial. The new cast of Mean Girls (2024) is unlikely to live up to the original due to the memorable stars of the first film, suggesting the inclusion of new characters may have made the remake more exciting.

Mean Girls is returning 20 years following the release of the 2004 comedy film starring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams with a twist on the original story — the upcoming remake is based on the Broadway musical of the same name, which was based on the first movie. So, it's a musical, even though one would not be able to tell from the trailer alone. The new film has not premiered yet, but it's already disappointing,...

Paramount has unveiled the first official trailer for Mean Girls, the screen adaptation of the 2018 Tony-nominated musical inspired by the 2004 comedy classic.

The story revolves around the new student, Cady Heron, played by Angourie Rice, who is ushered into the upper echelon of high school's social hierarchy by the glamorous but manipulative group known as The Plastics. At the helm of this popular clique is Regina George, with her loyal followers Gretchen, and Karen. However, Cady's world takes a complicated turn when she inadvertently falls for Regina's ex-boyfriend, Aaron Samuels, played by Christopher Briney, making her the target of Regina's scheming. Cady embarks on a mission to challenge the group's queen bee, with support from her outcast friends Janis and Damian. In doing so, she must learn the art of staying true to herself while navigating the treacherous high school politics. While the trailer effectively sets the stage by introducing the different high school cliques,...

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Paramount has released the first trailer for “Mean Girls,” adapted from the 2018 Tony-nominated musical based on the 2004 comedy.

Reneé Rapp (“The Sex Lives of College Girls”) will play the infamous Regina George, reprising her role on Broadway. Joining the cast are Auli’i Cravalho (“Moana”), Angourie Rice (“Mare of Easttown”), Christopher Briney (“The Summer I Turned Pretty”) and Jaquel Spivey (“A Strange Loop”).

Rice portrays Cady Heron, the new girl at school who is taken in by Janis and Damian, played by Cravalho and Spivey, respectively. Janis and Damian instruct Cady to infiltrate the school’s queen bees, known as the Plastics. Cady starts to fall for Regina’s boyfriend Aaron Samuels, played by Briney, and soon finds herself more and more entrenched in the lives of the most popular girls in school.

Tina Fey and Tim Meadows, who starred in the first movie,...

If you're one of the millions of people who attended the opening weekend screenings of "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour," this is old news, but for the rest of the world, the trailer for "Mean Girls: The Musical" is finally here! And this doesn't seem to be the same teaser that played in front of "The Eras Tour," but rather a full trailer.

The new movie is directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne, with Tina Fey serving as the screenwriter. The film is an adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the film of the same name, with music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and a book by Tina Fey. Fey also wrote the original film, which was directed by Mark Waters and based on Rosalind Wiseman's book "Queen Bees and Wannabes." Watch the trailer above.

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In the wake of the new Mean Girls movie segueing from streaming to a January 12 theatrical release, Paramount is stoking the fanbase today by launching the original 2004 movie on TikTok — in 23 parts. October 3 also doubles as Mean Girls Day and National Boyfriend Day.

Paramount’s intent is to bring the Tina Fey-scripted IP to a new, young audience. Since midnight, the Mean Girls account has mushroomed from 700 to 24K and growing, and Mean Girls is trending No. 1 on Twitter. At 4 p.m., the movie will stream entirely on Paramount Pictures’ TikTok account. Also, the Paramount+ logo is pink today. There’s a cross-engagement across Paramount Pictures and Paramount+.

The studio also dropped the new title treatment to the film which stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer, Busy Philipps, Avantika, Mahi Alam, Christopher Briney, Bebe Wood, Ashley Park, Connor Ratliff and Jon Hamm.

The “Mean Girls” movie musical is headed for the big screen. Et can confirm the film will now be treated to a theatrical release, following initial news that the project would go straight to streaming.

The movie, a filmed version of the Broadway musical adapted from Tina Fey’s 2004 hit comedy, will hit theatres on Jan. 12, 2024.

The exciting news comes just a few weeks before fans will celebrate the annual Mean Girls Day on October 3, a reference to the scene from the 2004 flick in which protagonist Cady Heron tells love interest Aaron Samuels what day it is. “It’s October 3rd,” she responds.

The star-studded project features Angourie Rice as Heron, originally played by Lindsay Lohan in 2004. She’s joined by Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer, Busy Philipps, Avantika, Mahi Alam, Christopher Briney, Bebe Wood, Ashley Park, Connor Ratliff and Jon Hamm.

In May,...

Paramount has announced a sequel to the hit horror film “Smile,” as well as a platform shift for the upcoming “Mean Girls” musical movie.

“Mean Girls,” which is based on the Tony-nominated Broadway musical adapted from the iconic 2004 movie (which made $130 million at the box office) was planned to debut on Paramount+, but will now get a wide theatrical release on Jan. 12, 2024. “Bob Marley: One Love,” which stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as the late reggae legend, was scheduled to hit theaters on that date, but now moves to a wide release on Feb. 14, 2024.

Reneé Rapp, Angourie Rice, Jaquel Spivey and Auli’i Cravalho star in the new “Mean Girls” movie. Rapp played Regina George in the Broadway musical and reprises her role, while Rice, Spivey and Cravalho will play Cady, Damian and and Janis, respectively. The cast also features Tina Fey and Tim Meadows, who return from the first film, as well as Jenna Fischer,...

Exclusive: Deadline can tell you first that the new Mean Girls movie that Paramount has been prepping for Paramount+ is going theatrical. The release date is Jan. 12, 2024 – that’s the MLK 4-day holiday weekend.

There will be a big marketing play here for the film. This is the second time in recent memory that Paramount has changed up a Paramount+ release for the big screen, the last being last fall’s big hit Smile.

The new pic stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer, Busy Philipps, Avantika, Mahi Alam, Christopher Briney, Bebe Wood, Ashley Park, Connor Ratliff and Jon Hamm.

Arturo Perez and Samantha Jayne are directing the new film, from a script by Fey. Broadway Video’s Lorne Michaels has returned to produce alongside Fey, with Erin David, Caroline Maroney and Micah Frank overseeing for Broadway Video, alongside Eric Gurian and Jeff Richmond for Little Stranger.

The boundaries of the streaming world are beginning to break down: more HBO shows are officially coming to Netflix. Warner Bros has been dabbling in licensing titles out to the massive streamer for a while now, setting up a deal back in June that's already led to the Issa Rae-led comedy "Insecure" finding a new home on Netflix. Now, though, Netflix is about to have countless dads standing by the TV transfixed: two war epics from master filmmaker Steven Spielberg are set to drop on streaming on September 15, 2023.

Limited series "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific" are new classics in their own right. The former, co-created by Spielberg and Tom Hanks, dramatizes the story of Easy Company, a parachute battalion from the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division that ended up in the thick of battle during World War II. The show was a certifiable phenomenon when it debuted,...

Next Chapter Podcasts has launched its first original scripted comedy series, In The Cards with a cast of actors from across film, TV, Broadway and audio. Among those appearing in the series, which is launching today, include breakout podcast star Connor Ratliff, marking his return to audio on the heels of his successful and multiple award-winning podcast series, Dead Eyes.

Exclusive: Connor Ratliff, best known for creating the Dead Eyes podcast, where the actor tracked down Tom Hanks for comments he made on the set of Band of Brothers, is starring in a new scripted comedy podcast series.

In The Cards is an existential comedy romance series that features Ratliff, Chukwudi Iwuji (Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy), Steven Boyer (Hand to God), Jamie Ann Romero (The Play That Goes Wrong) and Laila Robins (The Walking Dead).

The series is written and directed by Kevin Henderson, who appeared in Avatar: The Way of Water. It comes from Next Chapter Podcasts, the company behind The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers and The Rex Chapman Show.

It launches on August 9 (listen to a trailer below).

The eight-part series follows Gil Garson (Ratliff), a low-level ad man who strives to win at life. But ever-optimistic Gil has one very big problem: he is literally...

Tom Hanks is diving into the world of motion pictures in his new novel.

In The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece (Knopf), the Academy Award winner writes about the process of bringing a motion picture from the page to the screen through a group of characters. The story first takes place in 1947 when a soldier returning from war meets his 5-year-old nephew and then disappears for 23 years. Fast forward to 1970 and the nephew, a comic book artist, reconnects with his uncle, even drawing a comic version of him as a World War II hero.

“Cut to the present day: A commercially successful director discovers the 1970 comic book and decides to turn it into a contemporary superhero movie. Cue the cast: We meet the film’s extremely difficult male star, his wonderful leading lady, the eccentric writer/director, the producer, the gofer production assistant, and everyone else on both sides of the camera,...

It's Star Wars Celebration week, folks! The annual Jabba-and-Jawas jamboree is coming to London this year, and that is all the excuse that Connor Ratliff, Griffin Newman and Patrick Cotnoir needed to bring their runaway hit, The George Lucas Talk Show, to the Soho Theatre for a couple of shows on Friday April 7th and Saturday April 8th. If you're unfamiliar, it's an improvised spoof chat show in which Ratliff plays Retired Filmmaker George Lucas and Newman plays his sidekick Watto, interviewing real guests about Star Wars and other animals.

Our Chris Hewitt is a huge fan, and he jumped at the chance to talk to the trio about the show's origins, how it transformed during the pandemic, and what they have in store for London audiences. Enjoy.

Listen to the episode on the pod app of your choice — or via the PlanetRadio player above.

Paramount+ has given a green light to a new chapter in the Star Trek universe. The streamer has handed a series order to Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, a project that we exclusively reported had been in development since last year, from Alex Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout, Roddenberry Entertainment and CBS Studios.

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The series will follow the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets as they come of age in one of the most legendary places in the galaxy. Produced by CBS Studios, the series will begin production in 2024.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will introduce us to a young group of...

The “Mean Girls” musical has cast “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm as Coach Carr. The Emmy-winning actor and star of “Confess, Fletch” and “Beirut” will play the school’s gym teacher and sex-ed instructor. The film will adapt the Broadway musical, which in turn was an adaptation of the 2004 theatrical comedy “Mean Girls.”

The Paramount film, about a teen girl who moves from Africa with her anthropologist parents and finds herself unprepared for the community dynamics of an American public high school earned solid reviews and grossed $130 million worldwide on a $17 million budget in early 2004, becoming a generational touchstone on par with “Clueless” and “Heathers.” This live-action musical version will debut on Paramount+.

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Hamm joins a previously announced cast including the likes of Angourie Rice, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey and Reneé Rapp. Rice will be playing Cady, originally portrayed by Lindsey Lohan in the original feature,...

On Wednesday, Jon Hamm wears pink! The Mad Men and Tag alum is joining the Mean Girls Musical adaptation for Paramount+ as Coach Carr, the gym coach and a grossly misinformed sex-ed teacher at North Shore High School. Initially played by Dwayne Hill in director Mark Waters’ spite-filled comedy, the role gives Hamm a chance to strut his comedic chops.

Paramount’s film adapts the Mean Girls Broadway musical, transforming the 2004 teen comedy into a song-and-dance jubilee of snarky drama, cafeteria whispers, and revenge schemes. Hamm stars alongside Angourie Rice, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, and Reneé Rapp in the Mean Girls Musical. Rice plays Cady, originally played by Lindsay Lohan, with Rapp playing Regina, initially played by Rachel McAdams. Cravalho will play Janis, and Spivey will be Damien, originally played by Lizzy Caplan and Daniel Franzese, respectively.

Tina Fey and Tim Meadows reprise their roles as Ms. Norbury and Mr.

Jon Hamm is joining the Mean Girls Musical in the role of Coach Carr, the resident gym coach and incompetent sex-ed teacher.

The feature adapts the Broadway musical, which is itself an adaptation of the 2004 teen comedy Mean Girls. Mean Girls Musical hails from Paramount, which is planning a Paramount+ debut.

Hamm joins a previously announced cast of Angourie Rice, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey and Reneé Rapp. Rice will be playing Cady, originally played by Lindsey Lohan, with Rapp playing Regina (played by Rachel McAdams in the film). Cravalho will play Janis and Spivey will be Damien, originally played by Lizzy Caplan and Daniel Franzese, respectively. Coach Carr was played by Dwayne Hill in the original film.

Along with original star and writer Tina Fey, Tim Meadows will also be returning to the screen, with Mean Girls newcomers Jenna Fischer, Busy Philipps, Avantika, Mahi Alam, Christopher Briney, Bebe Wood, Ashley Park...

Exclusive: Wind River alum Gil Birmingham has closed a deal to return for Castle Rock Entertainment’s sequel Wind River: The Next Chapter, with Alan Ruck (Succession), Kali Reis (Catch the Fair One) and Tatanka Means (Killers of the Flower Moon) also joining the cast.

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The film, which is in production in Calgary with Kari Skogland (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) at the helm, also will see the return of Wind River original Martin Sensmeier, with Jason Clarke, Scott Eastwood and Chaske Spencer rounding out the ensemble.

Written and directed by Oscar-nominated Yellowstone Universe architect Taylor Sheridan,...

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Alam’s character Kevin, portrayed in the original movie by Rajiv Surendra, is the Mathlete friend of protagonist Cady, who harbors a crush on her new friend Janis at North Shore High. Ratliff will play teacher Mr. Rapp.

The pair join an ensemble that also includes Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp,...

"I play pinball all the time – helps me focus." "Are you any good...?" Have a look at this little indie. Vertical Ent. has revealed an official trailer for an true story indie film called Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmakers the Bragg Brothers. Starring Tony and BAFTA nominee Mike Faist (best known as Riff from Spielberg's West Side Story), Crystal Reed, and Dennis Boutsikaris, Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game is based on the true story of Roger Sharpe, the GQ journalist and real-life pinball wizard who in 1976 helped overturned New York City's 35-year ban on pinball machines. Believe it! This is set for release starting in March. Based on true events, the film centers on the captivating story of Sharpe, who took a pinball machine to City Hall. The cast includes Christopher Convery, Connor Ratliff, Mike Doyle, Carlos Lopez, and Bryan Batt.

Normal Gossip, the breakout podcast from Defector Media that shares anonymous morsels of gossip from everyday people, will appear at this year’s On Air Fest to give fans a peek behind the curtain and share some gossip from attendees along the way.

Host Kelsey McKinney and producer Alex Sujong Laughlin will appear on the main stage at the three-day audio and podcasting festival in Brooklyn on Feb. 25. That same day, Pivot co-host Kara Swisher will join CNN’s Audie Cornish for a main stage conversation reflecting on Cornish’s long career in public radio and, more recently, podcasting as she is awarded with the festival’s top honor, the Audio Vanguard Award.

Peabody Award–winner Krista Tippett will also lead a relaunch of her show, On Being, with a live interview with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, while Mobituaries host Mo Rocca will lead a live taping with...

The actor and comedian Connor Ratliff created the Dead Eyes podcast back in January 2020 to figure out why he was fired by Tom Hanks from a small role in Band of Brothers because he allegedly had “dead eyes.” Now, Ratliff finally has the man himself in a delightful and painful full-circle podcast interview. Ratliff is now known for […]

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Connor Ratliff spent the last 20 years trying to figure out why Tom Hanks fired him from a small role on HBO’s Band of Brothers.

His podcast Dead Eyes documents this journey and Ratliff has finally found his white whale – Hanks is coming on his podcast for the season three finale.

Ratliff, who is currently starring in Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, has produced 30 episodes of the audio series, which is based around the suggestion that the Forrest Gump star said that he had “dead eyes” and replaced him with another actor at the last minute.

The show has featured conversations with the likes of Rian Johnson, Seth Rogen, Jon Hamm, D’Arcy Carden, Aparna Nancherla, Judd Apatow and Colin Hanks but now it has reached its peak guest in Hanks.

In the episode, Hanks will also share unheard stories from his journey to the top of the A-List, explains...

Warning, this review contains spoilers for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4 Episodes 3 and 4.

Grief, burlesque, musical theatre, an awkward bar mitzvah -- this show has it all!

And that was only on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4 Episode 3. There was a whole other hour after that, with just as much humor and shenanigans!

Tits up, Ladies, we are going through hell.

It’s always difficult when a cast member passes away.

Brian Tarantina, who played the Gaslight emcee, Jackie, passed away in November 2019. Much of Episode 3 dealt with the aftermath of Jackie’s sudden passing, with Susie losing her horrible apartment and moving in with Midge as she mourned her friend.

There is much dark humor played for laughs here. Connor Ratliff is suitably creepy as Chester, listing off the many deaths that occurred in Susie’s apartment. Despite the gravitas of Tarantina’s memory, there are still tasteful jokes...

As 2020 continues to find new ways to fuck with us, one bit of sunlight is still streaming into our lives every Sunday. And because it's 2020, it's from a very unlikely source: The remotely-produced version of a comedy talk show hosted by "Retired Filmmaker George Lucas." The George Lucas Talk Show, in its original form, ran for over six years as a live show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, bringing in a high caliber array of guests to chat with "George Lucas" (played by The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Connor Ratliff) alongside …...

How would you feel if you found out that Tom Hanks didn’t like you? What is the psychological toll of being rejected by the world’s nicest man? Actor Connor Ratliff (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) is in a unique position to answer these questions; he was fired by Hanks from the HBO miniseries Band Of Brothers nearly 20…...

Any kind of work in the arts is a minefield of rejection. For the most part, it rolls off the back as an expected part of the job. In some cases, though, losing an opportunity sticks in the mind and refuses to leave. Dead Eyes, a podcast from comedian and actor Connor Ratliff, all about getting hired—and fired—for a…...

Could the next Johnny Carson be a comedian from West Orange, New Jersey with two Morrissey tattoos? "I know that's an unrealistic goal," Chris Gethard tells Rolling Stone with a bemused smile. "Is it gonna happen? Probably not. But why not try to take over, see what happens?"

Gethard, 37, is the creator and host of The Chris Gethard Show (Tcgs). "It's a show named after a guy and that guy's not in control," he says on the talkshow's zany, clubhouse-like set. Rolling Stone followed the comedian for a week leading...

Method Man praised late Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy as an all-time great Mc on The Chris Gethard Show. "In his heyday, he was top five in New York for sure," he said of Prodigy, who died in June at age 42.

Gethard, one of Rolling Stone's 50 Funniest People Right Now, highlighted Mobb Deep's 1994 track "Shook Ones (Part II)" as an example of Prodigy's brilliance. He also argued the "top five" assessment was high praise, coming from the Wu Tang Clan great – to which Method Man added, "I applaud excellence."

"I'm still a fan,...

Vice President Joe Biden knows any dent in the national debt is something to be excited about.

During a visit to Burlington, Vermont, on Friday to participate in a discussion about cancer research, Biden took President Barack Obama‘s 2008 slogan, “Change We Need,” to a new level when he knelt down to pick up two quarters on the sidewalk outside a local restaurant.

And he could not have been more excited about it.

Perhaps the only ones more excited about the find were witty Twitter users who were quick to relate to Biden’s joy about the loose change.

It's Thursday night, and Chris Gethard has already broken his first pair of glasses of the evening. The audience in this midtown Manhattan broadcast studio are standing around a wrestling ring set up in the center of the room, cheering as loudly as they can. In one corner, a two-time world champion wrestler named Rhino circles the perimeter, his burly thighs rubbing together like two tan balloons. In the other is the 36-year-old comedian/talk-show host, unfazed by this behemoth of a man. Within seconds, the grappler has Gethard in the air,...

Picture the scene: Connor Ratliff is turning 13. He wants to throw a birthday party. Furthermore, the budding funnyman wants it to be a smash, and so he plans to show “the funniest movie of all time.” He’s never seen it, but no matter, because it’s been described as “the funniest movie of all time.” It was not "the funniest movie of all time." In this latest installment of Vulture and Ucb's "Pop Culture Memory Lane" animated series, the devoted fan tells what happened when he popped in the videocassette for a Stanley Kubrick classic.

A few months ago, we introduced you all to the wonderful show that was going on under the radar on Manhattan public television; The Chris Gethard Show. The show, the terrifically goofy brainchild of New York comedian Chris Gethard, has steadily been building an audience with its comedy nerd mentality and "no cool kids" atmosphere. And, while we haven't written about it in a while (despite the fact that we are all still devoted endorsers of Connor Ratliff's presidential campaign), we couldn't pass up on last night's episode in which cast and crew of Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, Chuck, and more surprised a 16 year old comedy fan and gave her advice.