After making history at the Oscars, HBO announced that a television series adaptation of Parasite was currently in development from writer Adam McKay, and now director Bong Joon Ho has shared his optimism for the series. “[The television series] will be something of great genius, I hope. I worked with Adam McKay and he’s figuring out […]
Ant-Man writer Adam McKay is still interested in developing a Silver Surfer movie
After serving as co-writer alongside star Paul Rudd for the first Ant-Man instalment, filmmaker Adam McKay – who is perhaps best known for Step Brothers, The Big Short and HBO’s Succession – has revealed that he would like to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, McKay has expressed interest […]
Parasite HBO series is an original story in the film’s universe and not a remake, confirms writer Adam McKay
Shortly after making history at the Oscars after winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Foreign Language Film, it was announced that director Bong Joon Ho was teaming up with writer Adam McKay and HBO for a television series adaptation. Now, during an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast (via Collider), […]
Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up gets all-star cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Ariana Grande and more
Adam McKay is known for having impressive casts in his movies, but this might be his best yet as Netflix and McKay have given the previously cast Jennifer Lawrence quite the all-star group of co-stars for the film Don’t Look Up. Today, we’ve learned that Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Jonah Hill, Himesh Patel, […]
Amy Adams to re-team with Adam McKay for Kings of America miniseries
Amy Adams will re-team with her Vice director Adam McKay in the Netflix miniseries Kings of America. Adams will also executive produce the series alongside McKay and Stacy O’Neil through their company Bond Group Entertainment. Kings of America follows “the stories of three powerful women whose lives were inextricably intertwined with the world’s largest company: a Walmart heiress, […]
Jennifer Lawrence to star in Adam McKay’s apocalyptic asteroid comedy Don’t Look Up
Deadline is reporting that Oscar-winners Jennifer Lawrence and Adam McKay are teaming with Netflix for Don’t Look Up, a comedy which will tell the story of two unfortunate low-level astronomers who embark on a giant global media tour to warn mankind of an approaching asteroid on a direct course to destroy Earth. I’m so thrilled […]
Bong Joon-ho and Adam McKay set to bring Parasite to the small screen with HBO
The 2019 Palme d’Or winning, $130 million worldwide grossing, and absolutely superb Parasite is yet to amaze audiences in the UK, but it has emerged that HBO is in negotiations for a limited series based on one of the most unique movies of modern times. Deadline report that Bong Joon-ho will work with Adam McKay, […]
Netflix renews Dead to Me for second season
Netflix has announced that it has renewed its dark comedy series Dead to Me starring Christina Applegate (Bad Moms) and Linda Cardellini (The Curse of La Llorona) for a second season. Created by Liz Feldman (2 Broke Girls), “Dead to Me centers on Jen (Applegate), a sardonic widow determined to solve her husband’s recent hit-and-run murder, and Judy (Cardellini) […]
Road to the Oscars 2019 – Can Vice win Best Picture?
In the week before the 91st Academy Awards are handed out, Tom Beasley takes a look at each Best Picture nominee and its chances of Oscars victory. Finally, it’s Christian Bale’s transformative take on Dick Cheney in Vice… Adam McKay made the pivot to serious filmmaking a few years ago when he looked under the […]
Second Opinion – Vice (2018)
Vice, 2018. Written and Directed by Adam McKay. Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe, Tyler Perry, Justin Kirk, LisaGay Hamilton, Shea Whigham, Eddie Marsan, Fay Masterson, Bill Camp, Don McManus, Bob Stephenson, Jillian Armenante, Abigail Marlowe, and Jamie Bernadette. SYNOPSIS: The tale of how former vice […]
