Lauren LeFranc Archives

The Penguin: Turturro: Excessive “Violence to Women” Nixed His Return

The Penguin Showrunner "Respects" Turturro's Decision to Skip Series

Lauren LeFranc, the showrunner for The Batman (2022) spinoff HBO series The Penguin, offers a different account on why original Carmine Falcone actor John Turturro passed on the opportunity to reprise his role for the Colin Farrell-starred series Regardless of the circumstances that led to the actor's decision, she respects his reasons Turturro played the[...]
Tyrant's Keon Alexander Jumping to Doug Liman Series 'Impulse' for YouTube Red

Tyrant's Keon Alexander Jumping to Doug Liman Series 'Impulse' for YouTube Red

Directed by Doug Liman (Bourne Identity), the series pilot was written by Jeffrey Lieber (Lost, Lucifer), Jason Horwitch (Marvel's Luke Cage) and Gary Spinelli (Stash House); with Liman taking on directorial responsibilities. Based on Steven Gould's "Jumper" series of novels, Alexander's Dominick is a teleporter who has been on the run for years after escaping a laboratory[...]