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Pursuit Director Brian Skiba on Making Walking Tall Variant & Casting
I spoke to Skiba about how the film came to be, casting the principal roles in Emile Hirsch, Elizabeth Ludlow, and John Cusack, and what he struggled most during filming. Jake Manley and Elizabeth Ludlow in Pursuit (2022) Image courtesy of Lionsgate "The initial concept came from producer Andrew Stevens, who's an actor, producer, and a guy to[...]
Pursuit: Lionsgate Thriller Releases February 18th, Here's The Trailer
Pursuit is a new thriller coming from Lionsgate on February 18th, starring Emile Hirsch, John Cusack, Jake Manley, and Elizabeth Ludlow, directed by Brian Skiba, who wrote the script along with Andrew Stevens, Dawn Bursteen and Ben Fiore There is A LOT going on in this trailer, and none of it is what you would[...]
2012 Hits 4K Blu-ray January 19th, Features List Released
Starring John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson slumming it, this film is admittedly silly, dumb fun that will look incredible on 4k Actually, this is one release that quite a few people have been looking forward to The story in the film is abysmal, but the effects are top-notch I[...]
A look at Utopia (Image: Amazon Prime)
The high-stakes adventure brings the group face-to-face with the comic's famed central character, Jessica Hyde (Sasha Lane), who joins them on their mission to save the world while harboring secrets of her own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFSKBllxRIwVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Utopia – Official Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFSKBllxRIw) Amazon Prime's Utopia stars Ashleigh LaThrop, Dan Byrd, Jessica, Desmin Borges,[...]
A look at Utopia (Image: Amazon Prime)
The high-stakes adventure brings the group face-to-face with the comic's famed central character, Jessica Hyde (Sasha Lane), who joins them on their mission to save the world while harboring secrets of her own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFSKBllxRIwVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Utopia – Official Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFSKBllxRIw) Amazon Prime's Utopia stars Ashleigh LaThrop, Dan Byrd, Jessica, Desmin Borges,[...]
A look at Utopia (Image: Amazon Studios)
The high-stakes adventure brings the group face-to-face with the comic's famed central character, Jessica Hyde (Sasha Lane), who joins them on their mission to save the world while harboring secrets of her own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFSKBllxRIwVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Utopia – Official Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFSKBllxRIw) Amazon Prime's Utopia stars Ashleigh LaThrop, Dan Byrd, Jessica, Desmin Borges,[...]
A look at the cast of characters from Utopia (Image: Amazon Studios)
Here's a look at seven of the show's main players, along with important rhetorical questions posed when the images were first released- beginning with: What is Becky hiding? A look at the cast of characters from Utopia (Image: Amazon Studios) What is Arby after? A look at the cast of characters from Utopia (Image: Amazon Studios) Who will Wilson trust? A[...]
Utopia
Within the comic's pages, they discover the conspiracy theories may actually be real and are forced into the dangerous, unique, and ironic position of saving the world.   John Cusack (High Fidelity), Ashleigh LaThrop (Fifty Shades Freed), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Sasha Lane (American Honey), Javon "Wanna" Walton (Euphoria), Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day 2U), Ashleigh LaThrop (Fifty Shades Freed), Dan Byrd[...]
A look at Utopia (Image: Amazon Studios)
John Cusack (High Fidelity), Ashleigh LaThrop (Fifty Shades Freed), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Sasha Lane (American Honey), Javon "Wanna" Walton (Euphoria), Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day 2U), Ashleigh LaThrop (Fifty Shades Freed), Dan Byrd (Cougar Town), Desmin Borges (You're The Worst), Farrah Mackenzie (Ascension), Christopher Denham (Billions), Felisha Terrell (Shooter), and Dustin Ingram (Watchmen) star. A look at Utopia (Image: Amazon Studios) A[...]
Utopia: Gillian Flynn's Amazon Series Has Us Questioning Everything
What you'll find below are four teasers that are just oozing with clues: while two of the clips introduce us to John Cusack's (High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank) Dr Kevin Christie and Ashleigh LaThrop's (Fifty Shades Freed) Becky, all four do an amazing job making our skin feel like it started crawling a little. A look[...]
A scene from Hannibal (Image: NBCUniversal)
Lecter's on-screen exploits, revealing to Collider during a recent interview that if the network had its way? Instead of Mikkelsen, we might've had John Cusack (Grosse Pointe Blank) or Hugh Grant (Love Actually): A scene from Hannibal (Image: NBCUniversal) "There was a casting kerfuffle on who to cast for Hannibal Lecter, and there was a difference of[...]
A look at Utopia (Image: Amazon Prime)
The series stars John Cusack (High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Sasha Lane (American Honey), Javon "Wanna" Walton (Euphoria), Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day 2U), Ashleigh LaThrop (Fifty Shades Freed), Dan Byrd (Cougar Town), Desmin Borges (You're The Worst), Felisha Terrell (Shooter), and Dustin Ingram (Watchmen)[...]
high fidelity
Given Disney's equity stake in Hulu, we're happy High Fidelity will continue as part of our extended family." – Agnes Chu, SVP Content, Disney+ Directed by Stephen Frears, starring co-screenwriter John Cusack (Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer) and based on Nick Hornby's 1995 novel, 2000's High Fidelity featured Cusack's Rob Gordon, a music store owner who can't seem to make his relationships last[...]
Better Off Dead: Just Give the Kid Two Dollars Already (Neon Cinema)
Welcome to 1985, and the absurdly trippy magic of Savage Steve Holland's Better Off Dead. Better Off Dead Image Courtesy Warner Bros John Cusack stars as Lane Meyer, who really, really loves his girlfriend of six months, Beth (Amanda Wyss) Lane has so many pictures of Beth in his room that it's bordering on disturbing Every item[...]
'Utopia': Felisha Terrell, Dustin Ingram Join Amazon's Gillian Flynn Conspiracy-Thriller Series
Felisha Terrell (Shooter) and Watchmen's Dustin Ingram are set to recur in Gone Girl author-screenwriter Gillian Flynn's upcoming Amazon Studios adaptation of British series Utopia, joining a cast that includes John Cusack (High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Sasha Lane (American Honey), Javon "Wanna" Walton (Euphoria), and Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day 2U)[...]
'High Fidelity': The OA's Kingsley Ben-Adir Joins Zoe Kravitz Hulu Series
Given Disney's equity stake in Hulu, we're happy High Fidelity will continue as part of our extended family." – Agnes Chu, SVP Content, Disney+ Directed by Stephen Frears, starring co-screenwriter John Cusack (Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer) and based on Nick Hornby's 1995 novel, 2000's High Fidelity featured Cusack's Rob Gordon, a music store owner who can't seem to make his relationships last[...]
'High Fidelity': Da'Vine Joy Randolph, David Holmes Join Zoe Kravitz Hulu Series
Given Disney's equity stake in Hulu, we're happy High Fidelity will continue as part of our extended family." – Agnes Chu, SVP Content, Disney+   Directed by Stephen Frears, starring co-screenwriter John Cusack (Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer) and based on Nick Hornby's 1995 novel, 2000's High Fidelity featured Cusack's Rob Gordon, a music store owner who can't seem to make his relationships last[...]
'High Fidelity': Jake Lacy Joins Zoe Kravitz for Upcoming Hulu Series
Given Disney's equity stake in Hulu, we're happy High Fidelity will continue as part of our extended family." – Agnes Chu, SVP Content, Disney+ Directed by Stephen Frears, starring co-screenwriter John Cusack (Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer) and based on Nick Hornby's 1995 novel, 2000's High Fidelity featured Cusack's Rob Gordon, a music store owner who can't seem to make his relationships last[...]
'Utopia': High Fidelity's John Cusack Joins Amazon's Gillian Flynn Conspiracy-Thriller Series
Gone Girl author/screenwriter Gillian Flynn's upcoming Amazon Studios adaptation of British series Utopia has a new name to add to The Deep State's "list," with our personal pop culture "spirit animal"* John Cusack (High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank) joining co-stars Rainn Wilson (The Office), Sasha Lane (American Honey), and Javon "Wanna" Walton (Euphoria) on the nine-episode series[...]
'High Fidelity': Zoe Kravitz Series Singing New Tune at Hulu, "Evolved" From Disney+
Given Disney's equity stake in Hulu, we're happy High Fidelity will continue as part of our extended family." – Agnes Chu, SVP Content, Disney+ Directed by Stephen Frears, starring co-screenwriter John Cusack (Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer) and based on Nick Hornby's 1995 novel, 2000's High Fidelity featured Cusack's Rob Gordon, a music store owner who can't seem to[...]
Fantastic Beasts' Zoe Kravitz to Star in Disney's High Fidelity Streaming Series
Over the course of the 10-episode first season, writers Veronica West and Sarah Kucserka's (Bull, Ugly Betty) look to capture the romantic comedy and authentic spirit of the book/film with a friendly, optimistic tone. Directed by Stephen Frears and starring co-screenwriter John Cusack (Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer), 2000's High Fidelity featured Cusack's Rob Gordon, a music store owner who can't seem to make his[...]
Vive la Netflix, Lesnar as Hogan 2.0, Atwood Talks Terrorists, Broad City Ends, and Cusack's Low 'Fidelity' [The Weekly Static s01e35]
Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 35? Apparently John Cusack's Not a Huge Fan of Disney's High Fidelity Series Netflix Says Au Revoir to Cannes Film Festival Following Rule Change 'Handmaids Tale' Author Margaret Atwood Talks Star Wars and Terrorists Broad City Creators Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson Announce End to Series, Sign Development Deal with Comedy Central Martin Scorsese to Direct[...]
Apparently John Cusack's Not a Huge Fan of Disney's High Fidelity Series
Credit: taniavolobueva / Shutterstock.com In another example of how an idea can be great for some (for example, the CW and Charmed) and a raging dumpster fire to others (for example, Holly Marie Combs and Charmed), actor John Cusack (Grosse Pointe Blank) is weighing in on Disney's planned romantic comedy series remake of Nick Hornby's 1995 novel[...]
Disney Eyes 'High Fidelity'-Inspired Series with Female Lead for New Streaming Service
As previously reported, Disney's goal is to generate four to five original movies and five TV series during its freshman year, with series budgets expected to cost between $25 million-$35 million for 10 episodes; with a large, potential "tent pole" series possible being capped out at $100 million for a 10-episode season. Directed by Stephen Frears and starring co-screenwriter[...]
The Weekly Static s01e20.3 – 2018 "Cusack" Series: Hulu's Castle Rock
The honor is named after the great John Cusack, the acting "golden god" behind such cinematic masterpieces as One Crazy Summer, Better Off Dead, Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity. Welcome to the third and final act in The Weekly Static's three-part mid-season finale! As we wrap up this little shindig, make sure to check[...]
'The Mist' Episode 4: 'Pequod' Reaffirms My Faith, For Now
I'll try to put up some kind of "subtle reminder" when the spoilage is about to start. As always, my rating system is based on a highly scientific 1-9 (with half-increments) John Cusack scale, with a 10 "Golden Cusack" score reserved only for incredibly rare and special circumstances Why John Cusack? Because he's my pop-culture spirit[...]