beau willimon Archives

Andor Season 1 EP. 11 & 12 Review: This Is The Best Star Wars Show
According to the series entry on the Writers Guild of America (WGA), creator and showrunner Tony Gilroy will write episodes 1-3, Beau Willimon is on 4-6, Tony's brother Dan Gilroy tackles 7-9, and Tom Bissell will wrap the final three in 10-12. Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) in Lucasfilm's ANDOR, exclusively on Disney+ ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd[...]
Beau Willimon To Co-Write James Mangold's Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi
We have a release date for one film, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, Beau Willimon has signed to co-write Mangold's Star Wars film, which has a working title of Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi. Beau Willimon at the 10th Annual Governors Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom on November 18, 2018 in Los Angeles,[...]
Hulu's 'The First' Trailer: Sean Penn Heads to Mars in Beau Willimon's Sci-Fi Drama
Hulu With Beau Willimon's (House of Cards) new science fiction-drama The First readying for it's Friday, September 14th launch (all episodes) on Hulu, the streaming service has released the official trailer for the eight-episode series. Written by Willimon, the space exploration drama stars Sean Penn (Dead Man Walking, The Game) and Natascha McElhone (Ronin, Californication); is produced by Westward Productions, and co-financed by Hulu, Channel 4[...]
The First: Hulu Launches First Teaser for Sean Penn/Natascha McElhone Sci-Fi Series
Credit: Paul Schrimaldi/Hulu With Beau Willimon's (House of Cards) new science fiction-drama The First readying for it's Friday, September 14, launch on Hulu, the streaming service is offering viewers the first official teaser for the eight-episode series. Written by Willimon, the space exploration series stars Sean Penn (Dead Man Walking, The Game) and Natascha McElhone (Ronin, Californication); produced by Westward Productions,[...]
Sean Penn Series 'The First' Gets Launch Date, First-Look Images from Hulu
Credit: Paul Schrimaldi/Hulu Beau Willimon's (House of Cards) new science fiction-drama The First has finally received a launch date from Hulu, with the streaming service set to premiere the Sean Penn (Dead Man Walking, The Game) / Natascha McElhone (Ronin, Californication) series on Friday, September 14 To coincide with the announcement, Hulu is also giving us some[...]
The First: Oded Fehr, James Ransone Join Hulu's Mars Mission Series
The crew of Beau Willimon's (House of Cards) The First is starting to take shape, as Oded Fehr (Covert Affairs, 24: Legacy) and James Ransone (Bosch, Mosaic) have joined the cast of Hulu's straight-to-series science fiction-drama series slated to premiere on the streaming service and U.K.'s Channel 4 in 2018. Scheduled to begin production later this[...]
'The First': Natascha McElhone Joins Hulu Series, Exits ABC's 'Designated Survivor'
Looks like the crew of Hulu's first dramatic mission to Mars to starting to take shape, as the streaming service has signed actress Natascha McElhone (Californication) to star opposite Sean Penn in science fiction-drama series The First from Beau Willimon (House of Cards). McElhone currently stars opposite Kiefer Sutherland on ABC's drama series Designated Survivor, playing President[...]
Sean Penn Set To Lead Hulu's Sci-Fi Drama Series 'The First'
Hulu isn't wasting any time capitalizing off of the Emmy success of their series adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale, with the streaming service announcing that two-time Oscar winner Sean Penn (Dead Man Walking, The Game) has been tapped to lead their science fiction-drama series The First. Beau Willimon's (House of Cards) straight-to-series drama marks Penn's first major regular[...]
House Of Cards Season 4 Review: Vampires In The White House
Even though it will carry on without showrunner Beau Willimon, he's left things in a very solid place that promises devious tidings ahead. House of Cards lost a bit of momentum last season I actually quite liked Season 3, with a lot of posturing, character progression and a bigger focus on international relations, but, it[...]