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2022's Confess, Fletch seems to be doomed to be the kind of movie people are going to be perpetually irritating about. And we include ourselves in our number: There's just something about the movie—which is funny, quick, and centered by a fantastic Jon Hamm performance, buoyed by an amazing...

CNN named Roy Wood Jr. as the host of “Have I Got News for You,” the U.S. version of the long-running BBC comedy series, the network announced on Thursday.

The comedian and former “Daily Show” correspondent will host the 10-episode run which is slated to debut on Saturday, September 14 at 9 p.m. Et on CNN. The program will air regularly on Saturdays and will also be available to stream on Max the following day.

The BBC version of the program has been on the air since 1990 and the format features two teams of panelists answering questions about the news of the week. CNN is developing the U.S. version of the show with Hat Trick Productions, which produces the BBC program.

“For far too long immigrants have been coming to America and taking Black jobs, kudos to CNN and the immigrants at Hat Trick Productions for bringing a Black job to the States,...

CNN is tapping Roy Wood Jr. to help it make Saturday nights a place for comedy tied to the headlines.

The former “Daily Show” correspondent has been named to host “Have I Got News For You,” a U.S. version of the long-running BBC comedy series. A ten-episode run will debut Saturday, September 14 at 9 p.m. eastern on CNN, and will air regularly on Saturdays before being made available on Max, the streaming service that is owned by corporate parent Warner Bros. Discovery.

The series joins rebroadcasts of Bill Maher’s HBO roundtable program, “Real Time.” CNN has hopes of branching out into news-driven comedy, according to Amy Entelis, CNN’s executive vice president of talent and content, who told Variety of such plans in a May interview. Weekend viewers might like a break from the intensity of the news week with programs about lifestyle or “have a laugh about...

Acclaimed director Greg Mottola has revealed that his plans for a sequel to Confess, Fletch, starring Jon Hamm as the iconic investigator Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher, have been scrapped due to interference from the film’s studio.

Mottola, known for helming comedic hits like Superbad, had written a script based on Gregory Mcdonald’s 1978 Fletch novel Fletch’s Fortune. But the director claims Miramax, which controls the rights to the book franchise, shut down the project under new leadership without giving the follow-up a chance.

“I was told the first film lost money, though no real effort was made to promote it,” Mottola lamented on social media. “Feature comedy is a tough sell these days.”

The setback is just the latest in a long line of obstacles for the beloved Fletch character. Originally made famous by Chevy Chase in 1985’s Fletch and its 1989 sequel, multiple attempts over the years to bring...

“My comedy is too dry and unsentimental for the new masters,” says Greg Mottola of his cancelled Confess, Fletch sequel.

A planned sequel to the 2022 comedy Confess, Fletch is no longer happening, its director and co-writer Greg Mottola has confirmed. Jon Hamm, who played the title role of Irwin ‘Fletch’ Fletcher, was keen to return for at least one further film, and a script had been written, but a changing of executives at Miramax appears to have ended the chances of it getting made.

“Alas, the new head of Miramax, who controls the rights to all the books, shot down my sequel project,” Mottola wrote in response to a post written by critic Bilge Ebiri on Twitter/X/Muskbook. “The Fletch curse got me.”

With that response triggering messages from other users who expressed their affection for the comedy thriller, Mottola responded with some surprisingly candid insights into the sequel’s cancellation.

Fans of the Fletch franchise might need to console themselves with a steak sandwich or two.

Greg Mottola, who directed the 2022 feature Confess, Fletch, took to social media to give an update about his planned sequel to the film that starred Jon Hamm as Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher. Hailing from Miramax, Mottola’s movie rebooted the character that originated in author Gregory Mcdonald’s novel series and was memorably played by Chevy Chase in the 1985 comedy Fletch and its sequel four years later.

After film critic Bilge Ebiri posted this week on X (formerly Twitter) that Hollywood should make more Fletch movies, Mottola pointed out that his sequel to Confess, Fletch was no longer in development, with the director attributing the setback to a change of leadership at Miramax. At the time of the Confess, Fletch release, Mottola said in an interview that he had already been hired to write a...

Fletch may have once lived but he is indeed now dead — or, the future of his movies are, at least. Greg Mottola, who resurrected the snarky private investigator (and Los Angeles Lakers’ #99) in 2022, has confirmed that the future of the character is as dead as a doornail, with no sequel planned for Confess, Fletch.

Posting to social media this week, Greg Mottola confirmed that the Fletch series will once again lay dormant, with the director having brought back the character — via Jon Hamm — more than 30 years after Fletch Lives. “Alas, the new head of Miramax, who controls the rights to all the books, shot down my sequel project. The Fletch curse got me.” Mottola is here referring to the numerous attempts to get the character back on the big screen, with various iterations involving Kevin Smith (easily the most vocal supporters of another Fletch), Bill Lawrence and more seeing differing levels of hope.

Roy Wood Jr. will debut his next stand up special on Hulu.

Wood will tape what will be his fourth special in early September at the Lincoln Theater in Washington DC. Mainstay Entertainment and Jax Media will produce the special, and c. craig will direct. It will stream on Disney internationally. The special’s title and launch date will be announced at a later date.

The special is the latest to be announced since Hulu unveiled plans to break into the stand up comedy space back in May. Hulu will launch a new branded stand up hub in November, with Jim Gaffigan set to be the first comedian featured, while Bill Burr will also debut a new special on the streamer at a later date. Hulu will also launch a collection of licensed stand up specials, including recent releases from 800 Pound Gorilla and Comedy Dynamics.

Wood is perhaps best known...

Ayden Mayeri has joined the cast of an upcoming Peacock comedy series led by Steph Curry and Adam Pally.

Per the official logline, the currently untitled series follows Danny (Pally), “a down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer who looks for redemption by reuniting with his sixth-grade teammate, NBA legend Steph Curry.”

Mayeri will play Samantha, Danny’s ex-wife.

Mayeri is best known for playing Beth Ann in the 2022 Showtime comedy series “I Love That For You.” She also starred in Season 1 of “The Afterparty” on Apple TV as Jennifer No. 2, with other TV credits including “Into the Dark” on Hulu, “Veep” on HBO, “New Girl” on Fox, “Grace and Frankie” on Netflix and “Homecoming” on Amazon.

In film, Mayeri has appeared opposite Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza in “Spin Me Round” (2022), Greg Mottola’s “Confess, Fletch” (2022), Dave Franco’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” (2023), Netflix’s “Alex Strangelove” (2018), Lionsgate’s “Wander Darkly...

Exclusive: Lorenza Izzo (Hacks) has landed the female lead role in Prime Video’s El Gato (w/t) opposite Diego Boneta. The series, based on the comic book series El Gato Negro by Richard Dominguez, was ordered to series in February.

El Gato follows Frank Guerrero (Boneta), who returns home to Mexico after the death of his father and finds himself neck-deep in a nest of vipers – his estranged family – who are vying for control of his father’s business empire. But Frank’s grief is interrupted when he learns his only inheritance, a seemingly worthless parcel of land on the border, sits atop the lair of a famous costumed vigilante—his father, “El Gato.” Now, Frank is in the crosshairs. To survive, he’ll have to solve mysteries decades in the making and unravel the truth about his father’s connections to a modern-day terror plot.

Izzo will play Rosa,...

Olivia Munn has been cast alongside Jon Hamm in Your Friends and Neighbors, Apple TV ’s upcoming drama series from Warrior creator Jonathan Tropper and Apple Studios. Details of Munn’s role are being kept under wraps.

Hamm stars as Coop, a recently divorced hedge fund manager who, after being fired, resorts to stealing from the wealthy residents in his tony upstate New York suburb in order to keep his family’s lifestyle afloat. These petty crimes begin to reinvigorate him until he breaks into the wrong house at the wrong time.

Tropper, who served as showrunner for Apple’s See and has an overall deal with the streamer, created the series and will serve as showrunner. He will exec produce alongside Hamm and Connie Tavel (Confess Fletch).

Munn’s recent film credits include a starring role in Violet, Justine Bateman’s feature directing debut, and The Gateway. On television,...

Jon Hamm is the latest addition to the cast of Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming Paramount series “Landman.”

Hamm will appear in the series in a recurring guest star role. He joins previously announced series lead Billy Bob Thornton as well as cast members Ali Larter, Michelle Randolph, Jacob Lofland, Kayla Wallace, James Jordan, Mark Collie, Paulina Chávez, and Demi Moore.

The series is based on the podcast “Boomtown.” The official description for the series states it is “set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas” and the world of oil rigs. It is further described as “an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.”

Hamm will portray Monty Miller, described as “a titan of the Texas oil industry who has a long personal and professional relationship with Tommy Norris (Thornton).”

Hamm is best known...

Apple TV has announced it has ordered “Your Friends and Neighbors,” a new drama series developed by Apple Studios that will star Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm, who will also serve as executive producer, and based on an original idea by acclaimed screenwriter, producer and novelist Jonathan Tropper. In “Your Friends and Neighbors,” Hamm will star in the lead role as Coop, a recently divorced hedge fund manager who, after being fired, resorts to stealing from the wealthy residents in his tiny upstate New York suburb in order to keep his family’s lifestyle afloat. These petty crimes begin to reinvigorate him until he breaks into the wrong house at the wrong time. Hailing from Apple Studios, the new series is created by Tropper who will serve as showrunner and executive producer under his overall deal with Apple TV . Hamm will executive produce alongside Connie Tavel. The new project marks...

It’s about damn time! Jon Hamm is finally getting his own series on Apple TV , and all is right with the world. Well, not really, but it’s just an expression, right? Hamm’s new Apple show is titled Your Friends and Neighbors. The straight-to-series project stars Hamm, who will also executive produce. Your Friends and Neighbors is the Tag and The Morning Show star’s first ongoing drama since the salad days of AMC‘s Mad Men.

The concept for Your Friends and Neighbors stems from an original idea by Jonathan Tropper, the director of Banshee and Warrior and writer of See, The Adam Project, Kodachrome, and more. Thanks to his overall deal with Apple, Trooper will showrun and executive produce. In addition to his starring role, Hamm executive produces the show with Connie Tavel (Confess Fletch).

The story focuses on Coop (Hamm), “a recently divorced hedge fund manager who,...

Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm is ready to break bad.

Apple TV on Friday announced a series order for Your Friends and Neighbors, a new crime drama that will mark the Emmy winner’s first anchor role in an ongoing series since Mad Men ended in 2015.

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Hamm will play Coop,...

It’s a full-blown holiday Hamm-aissance. Jon Hamm will next star in Apple TV ’s new drama series “Your Friends and Neighbors,” which he’ll also executive produce. The show is based on an idea from Jonathan Tropper, who is also showrunner on the project.

Americans are carving into freshly baked Hamm all over the place right now. Hamm is currently hamm-ing it up on Apple TV ’s “The Morning Show” and FX’s new season of “Fargo” — not to mention his upcoming animated Fox series “Grimsburg” (which he also EPs in addition to providing the lead voice) and Amazon Prime Video’s “Good Omens” earlier this year. Jon Hamm is what’s for TV dinner.

Hamm previously appeared in an Apple TV marketing spot, “Everyone But Jon Hamm.” That was clearly rectified. Now, Apple Studios is behind “Your Friend and Neighbors,” in which he’ll play the lead as Coop,...

Jon Hamm, fresh from playing a complicated tech billionaire in The Morning Show, has found another Apple TV drama series to star in.

The Mad Men star is headlining drama series Your Friends and Neighbors, which comes from Warrior creator Jonathan Tropper and Apple Studios.

Hamm stars as Coop, a recently divorced hedge fund manager who, after being fired, resorts to stealing from the wealthy residents in his tony upstate New York suburb in order to keep his family’s lifestyle afloat. These petty crimes begin to reinvigorate him until he breaks into the wrong house at the wrong time.

Topper, who served as showrunner for Apple’s See and has an overall deal with the streamer, created the series and will serve as showrunner. He will exec produce alongside Hamm and Connie Tavel (Confess Fletch).

With The Morning Show and now Your Friends and Neighbors, it’s a long...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe faces a crossroads after the disappointing performance of “The Marvels,” but that hasn’t stopped Hollywood A-listers from dreaming about joining the massive superhero franchise.

In a new interview with Screen Rant, Jon Hamm expressed his desire to take on a Marvel role in the future. While he stipulated that nothing is formally in the works, the “Fargo” star said that his lifelong love of comic books would make it an appealing opportunity.

“Those decisions get made at such a high level at this point, definitely above my pay grade. I would love to,” Hamm said when asked about a potential Marvel gig. “I’ve been a fan of Marvel Comics and comics in general since I was probably single digits. I think there are tons of stories that I’m familiar with, at least, that are still out there to be told.”

Hamm continued, “Hopefully,...

Our favorite angel and demon duo are back in “Good Omens” Season 2: All six episodes hit Prime Video streaming on July 28. This time around, the odd couple is tasked with helping hide Gabriel (Jon Hamm) from both sides of the celestial divide until he can regain his memory.

Here are the returning and new characters and what other projects you may have seen the cast in before.

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David Tennant as Crowley

Tennant, best known as the 10th Doctor on “Doctor Who,” plays fallen angel Crowley, whose relationship with Aziraphale pre-dates the creation of humans. The stylish demon often finds himself afoul of both heaven and hell. The Scottish actor also starred in “Broadchurch” and Marvel’s “Jessica Jones.”

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Michael Sheen as Aziraphale

The Welsh actor, whose films include “Underworld,” “Frost/Nixon” and “The Queen,” plays fussy angel Aziraphale. Unlike his fellow cherubim, he has developed a...

Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola tied the knot in Big Sur, California, on Sunday.

Their wedding took place in the same location where they filmed the Mad Men finale in Anderson Canyon.

The star-studded wedding had some famous guests, including Tina Fey, Billy Crudup and Paul Rudd.

The two walked down the aisle to the James Bond 1967 movie You Only Live Twice theme song.

The couple first met back in 2015 on the set of Mad Men. In 2020, they were seen together romantically on several occasions, including on coffee runs together. A few weeks later they confirmed that they were dating.

In September 2021, they went on their first vacation together to Italy.

In March 2022, they stepped onto the red carpet together for the first time at an Oscars afterparty. After this, they were spotted at several screenings, including the movie they both star in Confess, Fletch. They also attended the musical...

Jon Hamm is a married man. People confirmed the actor married Anna Osceola on Saturday in Big Sur. TMZ was the first to report the wedding news. (Popsugar reached out to the couple's reps for comment on the news but did not receive an immediate response.)

Hamm and Osceola met on the set of "Mad Men," when Osceola appeared in the final season, and their wedding reportedly included a nod to the award-winning AMC series. The couple wed at Anderson Canyon in Big Sur, which also happens to be where the series finale was filmed. Additionally, Hamm and Osceola's wedding was a star-studded affair with pals including Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, and Billy Crudup reportedly in attendance.

The couple first began dating in 2020, before People confirmed their engagement this February. They went on to make their red carpet debut at an Oscars afterparty in March 2022. Since then, they've become red carpet regulars,...

Jon Hamm is officially a married man!

“Mad Men” admirers may not exactly relish in this news, but the star synonymous with Don Draper has tied the knot in real life. The actor, 52, wed fiancée Anna Osceola, 35, on Saturday in Big Sur, according to TMZ.

The outlet reports that Hamm and Osceola tied the knot at a ceremony in Anderson Canyon in Big Sur. The star-studded guest list included Billy Crudup, Paul Rudd and Tina Fey.

The nuptials come months after the news broke in February 2023 that Hamm had proposed to the actress, who appeared opposite her now-husband in the finale episode of “Mad Men” back in 2015. However, it was not until 2020 that they were reported to be dating. They went on to make their red carpet debut as a couple at Oscar parties in 2022. They have also since co-starred again in the 2022 comedy and third installment of the “Fletch” series,...

If his post-“Mad Men” career has taught us anything, it’s that Jon Hamm is a natural comic actor who happens to be great in dramatic roles rather than the other way around. At the risk of downplaying his exemplary work as Don Draper, the 52-year-old has seemed most in his element in the likes of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and especially last year’s criminally underseen “Confess, Fletch.” “Maggie Moore(s)” finds him somewhere in the middle of the comedy/drama spectrum as a small-town police chief investigating the murders of two women with the same name — an intriguing premise to be sure, but one that Hamm’s “Mad Men” co-star John Slattery, in his sophomore directorial effort, struggles to bring to a satisfying conclusion.

Part of the problem is that it isn’t actually a mystery. Beginning with a title card informing us that “some of this actually happened,...

Kendall Roy’s new watch on the latest and final season of Succession is hardly a quiet luxury.

The Roy scion — who on earlier seasons favored timepieces by more traditional makers like Vacheron Constantin and Patek Philippe — is now rocking a much flashier item on his wrist: a sporty Rm 67-01 by Richard Mille that qualifies as a ten-table watch (meaning a watch that’s ostentatious enough to be noticeable by people 10 tables away at a restaurant).

Richard Mille Rm 67-01

The watch is hardly there by mistake. Its presence signals the new chapter in Kendall’s life as he and brother Roman take the reins of their father’s company, and it was personally chosen by actor Jeremy Strong after an exec at Richard Mille sent it to him. “Those are all things that I do on my own because those details just feel really important to me, and...

Forget about who’s on first: It’s all about which Maggie Moore is the real Maggie Moore.

Crime caper comedy “Maggie Moore(s)” stars Jon Hamm as a small-town police chief who investigates the back-to-back murders of two women, both named Maggie Moore. Per the official synopsis, things quickly ratchet up in the comedy film.

Hamm’s “Mad Men” co-star John Slattery produces and directs from a script by “Halloweentown” scribe Paul Bernbaum. Tina Fey, who previously starred alongside Hamm in “30 Rock” and will act alongside him for the upcoming “Mean Girls” movie musical, portrays one of Maggie’s next-door neighbors, who becomes key to the investigation.

Micah Stock, Nick Mohammed, Mary Holland, and Happy Anderson also star.

“Maggie Moore(s)” is confirmed to debut at the 2023 Tribeca Festival. Slattery recently collaborated with Hamm on whodunit “Confess, Fletch.” The experience led Slattery to reach out to Hamm once...

The long-awaited return of Adult Swim’s favorite heavy metal adventure “Metalocalypse” arrives with a nationwide tour of the series’ on-screen band Dethklok!

A full-length original film, written and directed by Brendon Small, Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar, a companion soundtrack and Dethalbum IV will also arrive this year, Bloody Disgusting learned via press release.

Here are all of the deets!

Dethklok will kick off their twenty-nine-date national tour on August 30 with Japanese kawaii metal pioneers Babymetal as co-headliners and virtuoso guitarist Jason Richardson as support.

“It’s very surreal having so much new ‘Metalocalypse’ & Dethklok this year with the trifecta of the tour, movie and album,” said Small. “I’m so excited to get on the road with the powerful Babymetal, and to celebrate all the hard work that team ‘Metalocalypse’ and Dethklok put in over the last two years and beyond!”

The “Babyklok” tour (full dates below) will...

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...

Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola are reportedly set to tie the knot after two years of dating.

According to People, Hamm, 51, recently popped the question after first meeting Osceola, 34, on the set of “Mad Men” back in 2015.

Despite keeping their private lives on the down low, both opting to stay away from social media, they’ve been pictured together on numerous occasions.

They were first romantically linked in 2020 after Hamm split from his partner of 18 years, Jennifer Westfeldt, in 2015.

Hamm’s rep is yet to comment on the news, People stated.

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The actor, who stars in 2022 flick “Confess, Fletch” with Osceola, spoke about his relationship while chatting to Howard Stern in September.

He gushed, “It’s good and comfortable and it’s a feeling about taking care of someone else and being taken care of,...

Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola are reportedly taking their romance to the next level. On Feb. 27, People confirmed that the pair are engaged after two years of dating. No other details about the couple's engagement are known at this time, and neither has commented on their latest relationship milestone. Reps for the "Mad Men" costars did not immediately respond to Popsugar's request for comment.

It's believed that Hamm and Osceola first met on the set of their AMC series back in 2015, according to People. However, the couple didn't spark dating rumors until the summer of 2020 after they were spotted out together on numerous occasions. Us Weekly confirmed their romance that June and the two have been low-key about their relationship ever since.

With the exception of a number of outings at the start of their romance and joint appearances at Hollywood events in the last two years, the "Confess, Fletch...

Roy Wood Jr., a correspondent for Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” as well as a stand-up comic and radio personality, has been announced to host the 14th Annual Aafca Awards for achievement in film presented by the African American Film Critics Association, which will be handed out March 1 in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. The following month, he’ll be hosting the annual White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C.

Wood Jr. is also an Emmy-nominated producer of the PBS documentary “The Neutral Ground,” co-starred opposite Jon Hamm in the 2022 feature “Confess, Fletch” and is scheduled to guest host “The Daily Show” later this spring. And he’s host of the Comedy Central podcast “Beyond the Scenes from The Daily Show.”

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In a statement, Wood Jr.

The "Fletch" movies have always been the product of turmoil. I.M. Fletcher, a hybrid private eye and journalist, made his first appearance in Gregory McDonald's 1974 novel "Fletch," following the investigator as he looks into a shady but tempting offer from a fat cat billionaire. His big-screen debut came in Michael Ritchie's ("Bad News Bears") 1985 feature of the same name, starring Chevy Chase in the lead role of the loose adaptation; it was a box-office smash. Four years later, the sequel "Fletch Lives" saw Chase and Ritchie reprising their respective roles in a follow-up Roger Ebert once described as a "dispirited slog through the rummage sale of movie cliches."

Since then, Fletch has undergone more iterations than his numerous implausible identities. The most talked about version is Kevin Smith's unproduced "Fletch Won," which he envisioned as a Miramax vehicle for "Mallrats" star and frequent Smith collaborator Jason Lee.

John Carpenter prefers to experience horror onscreen, not on set.

The legendary director, while reflecting on his decades-spanning career, admitted that he nearly walked away from filmmaking after the experience of 1992’s “Memoirs of an Invisible Man.” Based on H. F. Saint’s 1987 science fiction novel, the film starred Chevy Chase as a businessman who becomes invisible after an experimental procedure. Frequent Carpenter collaborator Sam Neill plays a government operative who tries to capture Chase’s character. Daryl Hannah, Michael McKean, and Stephen Tobolowsky also star.

“Chevy Chase, Sam Neill — who I love and had a longtime friendship with — and Warner Bros., I worked for them, and it was pleasant,” Carpenter told Variety, before adding, “No, it wasn’t pleasant at all. I’m lying to you. It was a horror show. I really wanted to quit the business after that movie.”

Carpenter continued, “God, I don’t want to talk about why,...

The ten best films of 2022, in five double features:

10. “Benediction” and 9. “Bros”

How does one become a fully integrated member of society — an artist, a lover, a participant in the marketplace of ideas — when that society constantly rejects your very presence and participation? Two of this year’s best took very different looks at gay creatives looking for love and fulfillment, about a century apart; “Benediction,” Terence Davies’ haunting biopic of WWI poet Siegfried Sassoon (Jack Lowden) takes a much different path than the raucous rom-com starring and co-written by Billy Eichner, but both films followed men seeking their heart’s desire in a world that judges that desire. (The exceptional LGBTQ films “Fire Island” and “The Inspection” fit this category as well.)

8. “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” and 7. “Women Talking”

Laura Poitras’ searing documentary about artist Nan Goldin and Sarah Polley’s screen adaptation of the novel by...

It’s been a fun year for posters, hasn’t it? From the major marketing fail of the poster for “The Northman” that simply forgot the title to the optical illusions of “Nope” and the inexplicable vintage flair of “Confess Fletch,” those fearing that the art of poster design as exactly that, an art, can and should rest easy.

There is, as always, a war between contractual obligations that demand certain actors to have a certain amount of pixel space and the desires of innovative artists to do more than just get bums on seats.

Continue reading The Best Movie Posters Of 2022 at The Playlist.

‘The Menu’ begins below £1m; ‘Drishyam 2’ performs well.

Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Nov 18-20) Total gross to date Week 1. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Disney) £6.2m £22.7m 2 2. The Menu (Disney) £918,761 £931,611 1 3. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (Sony) £519,000 £12.2m 6 4. Black Adam (Warner Bros) £496,379 £19.3m 5 5. Living (Lionsgate) £338,287 £2.6m 3

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever topped the charts and passed £20m as Mubi’s awards contender Aftersun scored an excellent per-cinema average on its opening weekend.

Wakanda Forever dropped 50 on its opening weekend, adding £6.2m to reach a strong £22.7m from two sessions.

It is already the 17th -highest-grossing of 29 Marvel Cinematic Universe titles, overtaking 2010’s Iron Man 2...

James Gray’s ‘Armageddon Time’, Greg Mottola’s ‘Confess, Fletch’ also start.

Disney comedy-horror The Menu and Mubi awards favourite Aftersun are among the new titles at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend.

Opening in 610 sites for Disney, Mark Mylod’s The Menu sees a young couple travel to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant, where the chef has prepared a lavish menu and some shocking surprises.

The film debuted as a special presentation at Toronto Film Festival in September, going on to play festivals worldwide including Zurich, Rio de Janeiro, Busan and Tokyo.

British director Mylod...

John Slattery looks terrible. “I hate to dash your hopes,” the 60-year-old tells me down the phone from New York. “I’m in sweats. I’m making a cup of tea. I’ve just exercised. I…” He pauses, grasping for the right word to describe his current ghoulishness. He sighs. “I look like s***.” I can’t verify the alleged horror-show that is his appearance, but I’m not sure I believe him. Not John Slattery? Not Mad Men’s impeccably tailored bon vivant Roger Sterling? But he’s the king of pocket squares! With hair as white and well-coiffed as a Dulux pup!

Slattery is ruining his public image while at home with his pet dog circling his feet, his voice, at least, just as we remember it – that smooth, honeyed cadence that makes him Hollywood’s go-to for raconteurs, statesmen and authority figures. Tony Stark’s industrialist dad in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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In this delightful comedy romp, Jon Hamm stars as the roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch, who becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit—from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbour and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganised.

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With all the (justified) media notice of the surprise success of micro-budget horror film “Terrifier 2” (Iconic), studio-made but still low-budget “Barbarian” (Disney/3.99) is adding to its much bigger take with an amazing response on multiple home platforms.

The 4.5 million budget release from their Fox unit isn’t remotely aligned with what Disney ownership sees as a priority in their productions. It already has an over 40 million domestic theatrical gross.

It popped up on both HBO Max and Hulu 45 days after theatrical release. The availability came with no PVOD first, which is somewhat different than is typically seen from many studios taking the direct revenue from rentals and purchases ahead of subscriber-based streaming appeal.

The most amazing note on “Barbarian” is that it is #1 at Vudu, which ranks by revenue and usually favors higher-priced titles. An explanation could be that its 14.99 download sales boosted its figures. At iTunes and Google Play,...

Paramount Pictures has debuted a new UK trailer for the upcoming release of ‘Confess, Fletch.’

Jon Hamm stars as the roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch, who becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit—from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbour and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganised.

Related: Jon Hamm, John Slattery & many more on Confess, Fletch and the allure of this timeless creation

Directed by Greg Mottola, the film also stars Roy Wood Jr., Annie Mumolo, Ayden Mayeri, Lorenza Izzo, with Kyle MacLachlan and Marcia Gay Harden.

Also in trailers – “This place isn’t what you think…” Trailer & images drops for ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania’

The film hits UK cinemas on November 18th.

Academy Award-nominee Annie Mumolo, Reid Scott, Perry Mattfeld and Jordan Aaron Hall have joined the cast of Prime Video’s “The Idea of You,” starring and produced by Academy Award-winner Anne Hathaway.

The quartet join the cast as production has started on the Amazon Original movie, which is based on the best-selling, contemporary love story of the same name by Robinne Lee.

“The Idea of You” centers on Solène, a 40-year-old single mom who is “serendipitously blindsided by a second chance at love” with the lead singer of the world’s hottest boy band. Scott is set to play Solène’s estranged husband Dan, whose decision to end their marriage and subsequently cancel his Coachella trip with their 16-year-old daughter, Izzy (Ella Rubin) kicks off the film’s plot.

According to the film’s synopsis, it’s at the festival, among the crowds and desert heart, where Solène meets and...

Roy Wood Jr. has signed with CAA for representation, Variety has learned exclusively.

Wood, best known for his role as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah,” is an Emmy Award-nominated documentary producer, comedian, writer, actor, radio personality and podcaster.

The comedian was most recently seen starring opposite Jon Hamm in “Confess, Fletch,” which was released on Sept. 16. His other credits include Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” Netflix’s “Space Force,” AMC’s “Better Call Saul” and TBS’ ‘The Last O.G.”

He executive produced PBS’ Emmy-nominated documentary “The Neutral Ground,” which followed the 2015 turmoil that ensued after the New Orleans City Council voted to remove four Confederate monuments from public grounds. A forceful group of critics protested the decision, and fearing retaliation, no crew agrees to remove the statues.

He’s also credited as an executive producer on several other projects, including HBO Max’s “1 Happy,...

Actor / Filmmaker Alex Winter joins Josh Olson and Joe Dante to discuss movies featuring a cog in the machine – the individual struggling to exist within the system.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s Bill and Ted character power rankings

Bill And Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)

Bill And Ted Face The Music (2020)

The Game (1997)

Showbiz Kids (2020)

The Panama Papers (2018)

Zappa (2020)

200 Motels (1971)

Modern Times (1936)

Metropolis (1927) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Avatar (2009)

Things To Come (1936) – Jesus Trevino’s trailer commentary

M (1931)

M (1951)

The Last Laugh (1924) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Brazil (1985)

Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Tfh’s Mogwai Madness

City Lights (1931)

Goin’ Down The Road (1970)

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

The Young And The Damned (1950)

Shock Corridor (1963) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary

The Naked Kiss (1964)

Stroszek (1977)

Even Dwarves Started Small (1970)

Ikiru (1952) – Glenn Erickson’s trailer...

Chevy Chase is no longer part of the “Community” community.

Series creator Dan Harmon discussed the possibility of Chase reprising his role from the original NBC series for the upcoming Peacock film. “I don’t even know if it’s legal for him to come back,” Harmon said during a moderated New York Comic Con discussion (via Variety). “That may be out of my hands. There may something I sign for with an insurance company.”

“Community” debuted in 2009 and centered on a dysfunctional community college, with Chase, Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Donald Glover, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, and Yvette Nicole Brown as students. Jim Rash and Ken Jeong played school administrators. Chase, Brown, and Glover were not tagged in lead star McHale’s social media post announcing the film after a years-long #SixSeasonsandaMovie campaign.

Dan Harmon and Andrew Guest will write and executive produce the movie.

“He was a great ‘Community’ writer in the…...

Kyle MacLachlan is one of the great actors part of David Lynch’s company, turning up in some of his most famous—and infamous—works in both film and television.

But that doesn’t mean Kyle MacLachlan is a David Lynch scholar. Even the star of Dune, Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks is a little confused by the perplexing works of Lynch. In a recent interview with The A.V. Club, MacLachlan said, “I don’t pretend to understand much of what David does, but I do recognize that I’m his conduit through these worlds, and that’s a challenge—and also, I feel pretty good about that. There’s a confidence that I understand what’s necessary for me to do with David.”

He continued, “There’s still the large chunks of data that I don’t understand, and I don’t need to understand, honestly. His movies are experiential,...

Jon Hamm joined host Miles Teller for the cold open of tonight’s season premiere of Saturday Night Live (1 October).

The Mad Men and Confess Fletch starplayed himself in the sketch, which spoofed ESPN’s football analysis show ManningCast. Teller was cast as Payton Manning while SNL regular Andrew Dismukes appeared as his brother Eli Manning.

After a one-line cameo from snowboarder Shawn White, Hamm poked fun at Teller by claiming the show sometimes resorted to stunt casting. “Sometimes they need to bring in a real celebrity when the host isn't that famous,” he commented. “I mean, when they couldn't get the star of the big summer movie, your Tom Cruise or your Jon Hamm, they had to get the co-star.”

Teller starred alonside Cruise and Hamm in this year’s Top Gun: Maverick.

The self-referential routine also featured the characters offering a scathing assessment of a sketch set at Mar-a-Lago,...

What did it take to get “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount/4.99-5.99) back to #1 on all three of the VOD charts we follow? A steep price cut. The summer hit enjoyed two across-the-board #1 weeks when it was initially released (at 19.99 to purchase), but then had to share top position with “Where the Crawdads Sing” (Sony/19.99) and “Beast” (Universal/19.99) by mid-September.

“Maverick” rebounding to #1 at iTunes and Google Play, both of which rank by traffic, isn’t surprising, but it is a rare lower-cost film to also take top spot at Vudu, which ranks by revenue. The film’s position means it had four times or more the activity of any film costing 19.99. Even more impressive? All of this comes ahead of whenever the film starts streaming on Paramount .

At Netflix, two new films, both from heavyweight talent with whom the streamer is in business, lead at the moment. “Lou,” starring Allison Janney...

Kyle MacLachlan has a confession to make: He doesn’t listen to Edm.

The “Confess, Fletch” star revealed that his “quirky” character was scripted to be a fan of electronic dance music, which MacLachlan was not familiar with prior to filming.

The script “initially said, ‘Edm,’ and I didn’t know what that meant when I first started out, so I was like, ‘Ok,'” MacLachlan said.

“They said, ‘It’s electronic dance music,’ and I said, ‘Oh, Ok, great. I do love some of that. I like electronica a little bit,'” MacLachlan told ScreenRant. “So then Greg said, ‘Well, why don’t you bring me some suggestions of music that you like.’ So I started listening to Edm and I don’t even remember the name of the bands, but I was all over the place.”

The “Dune” alum added, “I wanted something that was kind of…I...