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Elisabeth Moss put in two of the year's best - and diverse - performances in 2020, that of an abused wife in The Invisible Man and here, as writer Shirley Jackson, entrenched in a very different type of emotional warfare with her husband. Director Josephine Decker and screenwriter Sarah Gubbins take their lead from Susan Scarf Merrell's source book Shirley: A Novel, which blends factual detail with a fictional framework to present a psychodrama snapshot of the horror writer's life. Set at the height of Jackson's fame, the story revolves around the arrival to the home she shares with her husband Stanley (Michael Stuhlbarg) of a young couple (Odessa Young and Logan Lerman) building a disturbing atmosphere that draws on the sexual politics of the period as well as Jackson's own life to immerse us in the gripping power play of the house.
Elisabeth Moss put in two of the year's best - and diverse - performances in 2020, that of an abused wife in The Invisible Man and here, as writer Shirley Jackson, entrenched in a very different type of emotional warfare with her husband. Director Josephine Decker and screenwriter Sarah Gubbins take their lead from Susan Scarf Merrell's source book Shirley: A Novel, which blends factual detail with a fictional framework to present a psychodrama snapshot of the horror writer's life. Set at the height of Jackson's fame, the story revolves around the arrival to the home she shares with her husband Stanley (Michael Stuhlbarg) of a young couple (Odessa Young and Logan Lerman) building a disturbing atmosphere that draws on the sexual politics of the period as well as Jackson's own life to immerse us in the gripping power play of the house.
- 4/29/2024
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The freshman series “Abbott Elementary,” “Andor,” “The Bear” and “Severance” and returnees “Better Call Saul,” “Hacks” and “Barry” are among the nominees for the 2023 Writers Guild Awards for television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing announced today by WGA West and WGA East. “The Bear,” “Severance” and “Saul” all landed three nominations apiece, as did “The Simpsons” in animation. “Yellowjackets” and “The Crown” will join “Saul,” “Andor” and “Severance” in the drama series lineup, while comedy series features “Only Murders in the Building” taking on “The Bear,” “Hacks,” “Barry” and “Abbott.” In the new series category, “Bad Sisters” fills out the list alongside “Andor,” “Abbott,” “The Bear” and “Severance.” Vying in the limited series lineup are “The Dropout,” “Fleishman Is In Trouble,” “Pam & Tommy,” “The Staircase” and Emmy/Golden Globes champ “The White Lotus.” See‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘The White Lotus,’ ‘House of the Dragon’ among big TV...
- 1/11/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
AMC’s veteran drama series “Better Call Saul” is sharing the spotlight with newcomers FX’s “The Bear” and Apple TV+’s “Severance,” as all three shows scored three nominations for this year’s WGA Awards. Other new series nabbing multiple nominations include Apple TV+’s “Bad Sisters,” ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” and Disney+’s “Andor,” with HBO Max’s “Hacks” also garnering two mentions.
The Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) announced nominees for TV and news categories on Wednesday morning. Winners will be awarded at the guilds’ annual ceremony on March 5.
In animation, Fox’s “The Simpsons” was thrice nominated, with network stablemate “Bob’s Burgers,” Prime Video’s “Undone,” and Adult Swim’s “Tuca and Bertie” rounding out the category.
For limited series, Hulu and HBO/HBO Max split the category, with Hulu’s “The Dropout,” “Fleishman Is In Trouble,” and...
The Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) announced nominees for TV and news categories on Wednesday morning. Winners will be awarded at the guilds’ annual ceremony on March 5.
In animation, Fox’s “The Simpsons” was thrice nominated, with network stablemate “Bob’s Burgers,” Prime Video’s “Undone,” and Adult Swim’s “Tuca and Bertie” rounding out the category.
For limited series, Hulu and HBO/HBO Max split the category, with Hulu’s “The Dropout,” “Fleishman Is In Trouble,” and...
- 1/11/2023
- by Libby Hill
- The Wrap
Newcomers “The Bear” and “Severance” and departing drama “Better Call Saul” were among the frontrunners, with three nominations each, as Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America, East announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2022. Winners will be honored at the Writers Guild Awards ceremony taking place Sunday, March 5, 2023. Here are this year’s noms:
Drama Series
“Andor” — Written by Dan Gilroy, Tony Gilroy, Stephen Schiff, Beau Willimon; Disney+
“Better Call Saul” — Written by Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock; AMC
“The Crown” — Written by Peter Morgan; Netflix
Severance, Written by Chris Black, Andrew Colville, Kari Drake, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Helen Leigh, Anna Moench, Amanda Overton; Apple TV+
“Yellowjackets” — Written by Cameron Brent Johnson, Katherine Kearns, Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Liz Phang, Ameni Rozsa, Sarah L. Thompson,...
Drama Series
“Andor” — Written by Dan Gilroy, Tony Gilroy, Stephen Schiff, Beau Willimon; Disney+
“Better Call Saul” — Written by Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock; AMC
“The Crown” — Written by Peter Morgan; Netflix
Severance, Written by Chris Black, Andrew Colville, Kari Drake, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Helen Leigh, Anna Moench, Amanda Overton; Apple TV+
“Yellowjackets” — Written by Cameron Brent Johnson, Katherine Kearns, Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Liz Phang, Ameni Rozsa, Sarah L. Thompson,...
- 1/11/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The Writers Guild of America has revealed the nominations for its 75th anniversary WGA Awards in the television, new media, news, radio/audio and promotional categories. The full list is below.
Nominees in the marquee TV categories include reigning Comedy Series champ Hacks, but 2022’s Drama Series winner Succession isn’t in play this year. In fact, only Yellowjackets makes a return trip to the nominees circle in that category. It will go up against the category’s newcomers: Andor, Better Call Saul, The Crown and Severance.
Related: 2022-23 Awards Season Calendar – Dates For The Oscars, Grammys, Guilds & More
Meanwhile, Hacks will vie for the Comedy Series prize against triple Golden Globe winner Abbott Elementary, The Bear and Only Murders in the Building — all of which also are up for New Series trophy — and Barry. Andor and The Bear round out the New Series combatants.
The Limited Series race will be among The Dropout,...
Nominees in the marquee TV categories include reigning Comedy Series champ Hacks, but 2022’s Drama Series winner Succession isn’t in play this year. In fact, only Yellowjackets makes a return trip to the nominees circle in that category. It will go up against the category’s newcomers: Andor, Better Call Saul, The Crown and Severance.
Related: 2022-23 Awards Season Calendar – Dates For The Oscars, Grammys, Guilds & More
Meanwhile, Hacks will vie for the Comedy Series prize against triple Golden Globe winner Abbott Elementary, The Bear and Only Murders in the Building — all of which also are up for New Series trophy — and Barry. Andor and The Bear round out the New Series combatants.
The Limited Series race will be among The Dropout,...
- 1/11/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The Writers Guild has revealed its nominees in the categories of TV, new media, news, radio/audio and promotional writing.
Abbott Elementary, Andor, Bad Sisters, The Bear and Severance were all nominated in the new series category; Abbott and The Bear also earned nominations for comedy series, while Andor and Severance earned nods for drama.
Better Call Saul, The Crown and Yellowjackets also earned drama nods, while Barry, Hacks and Only Murders in the Building picked up comedy nominations.
The limited series nominees include The Dropout, Fleishman Is in Trouble, Pam & Tommy, The Staircase and The White Lotus.
Better Call Saul earned two additional nominations in the episodic drama category, which also includes nods for Bad Sisters, The Good Fight, Ozark and Severance. In the episodic comedy category, The Bear faces off against Grace and Frankie, Hacks, Julia, Reservation Dogs and What We Do in the Shadows. A notable...
Abbott Elementary, Andor, Bad Sisters, The Bear and Severance were all nominated in the new series category; Abbott and The Bear also earned nominations for comedy series, while Andor and Severance earned nods for drama.
Better Call Saul, The Crown and Yellowjackets also earned drama nods, while Barry, Hacks and Only Murders in the Building picked up comedy nominations.
The limited series nominees include The Dropout, Fleishman Is in Trouble, Pam & Tommy, The Staircase and The White Lotus.
Better Call Saul earned two additional nominations in the episodic drama category, which also includes nods for Bad Sisters, The Good Fight, Ozark and Severance. In the episodic comedy category, The Bear faces off against Grace and Frankie, Hacks, Julia, Reservation Dogs and What We Do in the Shadows. A notable...
- 1/11/2023
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Seth Rogen has spoken out about his experience as part of the cast of Steven Spielberg’s Toronto Film Festival-bound The Fabelmans.
The actor shares in an upcoming edition of The Process that he wrapped his role in the film, loosely based on the iconic filmmaker’s childhood and upbringing, toward the end of last year. “It was really cool. It was fascinating. It was a really surreal experience for everyone involved,” Rogen said of the film, which has him playing a character inspired by Spielberg’s uncle. “It premieres at Toronto. I’ve literally not seen one frame of it, so it’ll be a bizarre experience.”
In conversation with Pam & Tommy editor Tatiana S. Riegel for Deadline’s video series, Rogen also addressed his “immense” relief in seeing Lily James excel in her transformational turn as the Hulu series’ Pamela Anderson.
An exec producer on the project who...
The actor shares in an upcoming edition of The Process that he wrapped his role in the film, loosely based on the iconic filmmaker’s childhood and upbringing, toward the end of last year. “It was really cool. It was fascinating. It was a really surreal experience for everyone involved,” Rogen said of the film, which has him playing a character inspired by Spielberg’s uncle. “It premieres at Toronto. I’ve literally not seen one frame of it, so it’ll be a bizarre experience.”
In conversation with Pam & Tommy editor Tatiana S. Riegel for Deadline’s video series, Rogen also addressed his “immense” relief in seeing Lily James excel in her transformational turn as the Hulu series’ Pamela Anderson.
An exec producer on the project who...
- 8/12/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
After spending five episodes bringing its central relationship — and sex scandal — to life, "Pam & Tommy" takes a step back this week to give us some insight into the show's much-discussed central figure. Pamela Anderson, as imagined by episode writer Sarah Gubbins and embodied by Lily James, takes center stage in an episode about the deposition in the Lee family's case against Penthouse. The resulting half-hour is one of the series' best.
Without the presence of the show's other, more controversial constellation points, Tommy and Rand, viewers don't need to re-examine their moral understanding of the story with every new...
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Without the presence of the show's other, more controversial constellation points, Tommy and Rand, viewers don't need to re-examine their moral understanding of the story with every new...
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- 2/23/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Hulu has released the first official teaser for “Pam & Tommy,” the streamer’s upcoming limited comedy series about the true scandal surrounding a leaked sex tape featuring “Baywatch” actress Pamela Anderson and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee.
The teaser features a series of looks at Lily James’ Anderson and Sebastian Stan’s Lee, showing snapshots of their passionate marriage. The footage also introduces Seth Rogen as Rand Gauthier, the man who stole and distributed the sex tape. The series’ expansive cast includes Taylor Schilling, Nick Offerman, Andrew Dice Clay, Pepi Sonuga, Spenser Granese and Mozhan Marnò.
“Not a big deal to me? I’m on that tape, same as you,” Stan’s Tommy Lee says in the trailer, discussing the urgency of retrieving the tape with his wife. “No, not like me you’re not,” James’ Anderson replies.
Along with a tease of the series’ darker sense of humor,...
The teaser features a series of looks at Lily James’ Anderson and Sebastian Stan’s Lee, showing snapshots of their passionate marriage. The footage also introduces Seth Rogen as Rand Gauthier, the man who stole and distributed the sex tape. The series’ expansive cast includes Taylor Schilling, Nick Offerman, Andrew Dice Clay, Pepi Sonuga, Spenser Granese and Mozhan Marnò.
“Not a big deal to me? I’m on that tape, same as you,” Stan’s Tommy Lee says in the trailer, discussing the urgency of retrieving the tape with his wife. “No, not like me you’re not,” James’ Anderson replies.
Along with a tease of the series’ darker sense of humor,...
- 11/18/2021
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee are not ready for their close-up.
Hulu has released the first teaser for Pam & Tommy, a limited series starring Lily James (Downton Abbey) and Sebastian Stan (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) as the titular blonde bombshell and hard-partying rocker, respectively. The series also stars Seth Rogen (Future Man) as Rand, an unsavory electrician who steals the famous couple’s sex tape; Taylor Schilling (Orange Is the New Black) as Rand’s estranged porn-star wife; and Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) as the “money guy” who helps Rand distribute the tape.
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Hulu has released the first teaser for Pam & Tommy, a limited series starring Lily James (Downton Abbey) and Sebastian Stan (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) as the titular blonde bombshell and hard-partying rocker, respectively. The series also stars Seth Rogen (Future Man) as Rand, an unsavory electrician who steals the famous couple’s sex tape; Taylor Schilling (Orange Is the New Black) as Rand’s estranged porn-star wife; and Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) as the “money guy” who helps Rand distribute the tape.
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- 11/18/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Lily James’ transformation into Pamela Anderson on Hulu’s “Pam and Tommy” took “anywhere from three to five hours of hair and makeup every morning before we even started filming,” revealed Barry Lee Moe, hair department head for the upcoming limited series.
The comedy show takes on the true story behind the first-ever viral video in history — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Along with Sebastian Stan as Lee, the series also stars Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, Taylor Schilling, Andrew Dice Clay and more. Rogen will play Rand Gauthier, the man who stole and sold the tape.
Moe revealed the series had completed filming on Friday. “We ended up using 25 wigs in the end. Everyone from Seth Rogen to Nick Offerman, Taylor Schilling all wore wigs because we transform them into new characters.”
“Sebastian is the only one who doesn’t wear a wig,” said Moe. For...
The comedy show takes on the true story behind the first-ever viral video in history — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Along with Sebastian Stan as Lee, the series also stars Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, Taylor Schilling, Andrew Dice Clay and more. Rogen will play Rand Gauthier, the man who stole and sold the tape.
Moe revealed the series had completed filming on Friday. “We ended up using 25 wigs in the end. Everyone from Seth Rogen to Nick Offerman, Taylor Schilling all wore wigs because we transform them into new characters.”
“Sebastian is the only one who doesn’t wear a wig,” said Moe. For...
- 8/2/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Paul Ben-Victor (The Irishman) has been tapped for a recurring role opposite Lily James, Sebastian Stan and Seth Rogen in Pam & Tommy, Hulu’s limited series based on the true story behind the release of the first ever viral video — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Nick Offerman also stars.
Written by Robert Siegel and Dv DeVincentis, Annapurna-produced Pam & Tommy stars James and Stan as the famous celebrity couple.
Ben-Victor will play super-lawyer Richard Alden who enters the fray on Pam and Tommy’s behalf. Confident, powerful, Alden is always right— until he’s wrong.
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Siegel and DeVincentis executive produce and DeVincentis also serves as showrunner. Craig Gillespie directs and also executive produces with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Alex McAtee via Point Grey ; Dave Franco, Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle and Ali Krug via Anapurna; along with Chip Vucelich,...
Written by Robert Siegel and Dv DeVincentis, Annapurna-produced Pam & Tommy stars James and Stan as the famous celebrity couple.
Ben-Victor will play super-lawyer Richard Alden who enters the fray on Pam and Tommy’s behalf. Confident, powerful, Alden is always right— until he’s wrong.
2020-21 Hulu Pilots & Series Orders
Siegel and DeVincentis executive produce and DeVincentis also serves as showrunner. Craig Gillespie directs and also executive produces with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Alex McAtee via Point Grey ; Dave Franco, Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle and Ali Krug via Anapurna; along with Chip Vucelich,...
- 7/6/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: News of the World and Fear Street actor Fred Hechinger has joined the cast of the Hulu limited series Pam & Tommy in a recurring role.
The series is based on the true story behind the release of the first ever viral video — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Written by Robert Siegel and Dv DeVincentis, Annapurna-produced Pam & Tommy stars Lily James and Sebastian Stan as the famous celebrity couple.
Hechinger will play Seth Warshavsky, a classic Silicon Valley wonderkind, but with the moral capacity of a used car salesman.
Siegel and DeVincentis executive produce and DeVincentis also serves as showrunner. Craig Gillespie directs and also executive produces with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Alex McAtee via Point Grey;Dave Franco, Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle and Ali Krug via Anapurna; along with Chip Vucelich, Dylan Sellers and Sarah Gubbins.
Hechinger’s recent credits include Let Them All Talk,...
The series is based on the true story behind the release of the first ever viral video — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Written by Robert Siegel and Dv DeVincentis, Annapurna-produced Pam & Tommy stars Lily James and Sebastian Stan as the famous celebrity couple.
Hechinger will play Seth Warshavsky, a classic Silicon Valley wonderkind, but with the moral capacity of a used car salesman.
Siegel and DeVincentis executive produce and DeVincentis also serves as showrunner. Craig Gillespie directs and also executive produces with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Alex McAtee via Point Grey;Dave Franco, Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle and Ali Krug via Anapurna; along with Chip Vucelich, Dylan Sellers and Sarah Gubbins.
Hechinger’s recent credits include Let Them All Talk,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Falcon and the Winter Soldier star Sebastian Stan shared a new image related to his upcoming part in Hulu’s limited series Pam & Tommy. In it Stan, who plays Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee opposite James’ Pamela Anderson, poses in character wearing just shorts, shoes and an apron emblazoned with the words “Kiss the Cook,” with the hashtag “Sunday” appended.
The photo is similar to many shirtless, in character poses the actor has posted in recent weeks, but his one seemed a bit more appropriate to a BBQ-filled holiday weekend.
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The post was liked by co-star Seth Rogen as well as Drake Doremus — who directed Stan in Endings — Beginnings and producer Simon Kinberg.
Hulu previously released several photos of Stan and co-star Lily James that recalled famous images of Lee and Anderson. You can see those here.
The photo is similar to many shirtless, in character poses the actor has posted in recent weeks, but his one seemed a bit more appropriate to a BBQ-filled holiday weekend.
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The post was liked by co-star Seth Rogen as well as Drake Doremus — who directed Stan in Endings — Beginnings and producer Simon Kinberg.
Hulu previously released several photos of Stan and co-star Lily James that recalled famous images of Lee and Anderson. You can see those here.
- 6/1/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Courtney Love is definitely not onboard with “Pam & Tommy,” Hulu’s upcoming series telling the story of Love’s longtime friends Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. In fact, Love is putting Lily James — who will star as Anderson — on blast for being part of the project at all.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Love voiced her disgust for the project, saying that it is capitalizing on a particularly traumatic event in Pamela Anderson’s life. According to her post, the project seemingly came to Love’s attention when she was asked to approve the use of a “Rolling Stone” cover she posed for.
“I find this so f—ing outrageous . When Pam / tommy sex tape was out / myself @pattyschemel @xmadmx were making a record. And the lone women in many recording studios in la,” Love wrote. “Where all / All! The staff engineers / producers / owners / were watching the sex...
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Love voiced her disgust for the project, saying that it is capitalizing on a particularly traumatic event in Pamela Anderson’s life. According to her post, the project seemingly came to Love’s attention when she was asked to approve the use of a “Rolling Stone” cover she posed for.
“I find this so f—ing outrageous . When Pam / tommy sex tape was out / myself @pattyschemel @xmadmx were making a record. And the lone women in many recording studios in la,” Love wrote. “Where all / All! The staff engineers / producers / owners / were watching the sex...
- 5/16/2021
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
It’s amazing what some tattoos and eyeliner can do
Nope, you haven’t traveled back to 1995. The first look at Lily James and Sebastian Stan as Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee in “Pam & Tommy” is here.
The Hulu limited series will be a comedic take on the drama surrounding the world’s first viral video: Pam and Tommy’s infamous sex tape. In addition to James and Stan, the series also stars Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, Taylor Schilling, Andrew Dice Clay, Pepi Sonuga, Spencer Granese, and Mozhan Marnò. Rogen will play Rand Gauthier, the man who stole and sold the tape.
The casting news raised some eyebrows initially but the new pics from the set have the internet seeing Stan and James in a totally different (and decidedly grungier) light. Check them out below.
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Despite their spitting images, the real Lee and Anderson are not involved with the project.
Nope, you haven’t traveled back to 1995. The first look at Lily James and Sebastian Stan as Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee in “Pam & Tommy” is here.
The Hulu limited series will be a comedic take on the drama surrounding the world’s first viral video: Pam and Tommy’s infamous sex tape. In addition to James and Stan, the series also stars Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, Taylor Schilling, Andrew Dice Clay, Pepi Sonuga, Spencer Granese, and Mozhan Marnò. Rogen will play Rand Gauthier, the man who stole and sold the tape.
The casting news raised some eyebrows initially but the new pics from the set have the internet seeing Stan and James in a totally different (and decidedly grungier) light. Check them out below.
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Despite their spitting images, the real Lee and Anderson are not involved with the project.
- 5/8/2021
- by Alex Noble
- The Wrap
We’re getting the first look at Lily James and Sebastian Stan as Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee in Hulu’s upcoming limited series Pam & Tommy.
Written and executive produced by Rob Siegel and Dv DeVincentis, the eight-episode comedic limited series tells the true story of the release of the first-ever viral video in history — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee.
As Deadline’s Justin Kroll previously reported, while the tape will play a major part in the series, the story will also focus on their relationship going back to their whirlwind romance that started with them marrying after only knowing each other for 96 hours in 1995. The leaked VHS tape turned into quite the legal dispute, with Anderson suing the video distribution company Internet Entertainment Group. Ultimately, the Lees entered into a confidential settlement deal with Ieg. Thereafter, the company began making the tape available to subscribers to its websites again,...
Written and executive produced by Rob Siegel and Dv DeVincentis, the eight-episode comedic limited series tells the true story of the release of the first-ever viral video in history — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee.
As Deadline’s Justin Kroll previously reported, while the tape will play a major part in the series, the story will also focus on their relationship going back to their whirlwind romance that started with them marrying after only knowing each other for 96 hours in 1995. The leaked VHS tape turned into quite the legal dispute, with Anderson suing the video distribution company Internet Entertainment Group. Ultimately, the Lees entered into a confidential settlement deal with Ieg. Thereafter, the company began making the tape available to subscribers to its websites again,...
- 5/7/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Hulu has released a first look at Lily James and Sebastian Stan as Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee in the limited series “Pam and Tommy.”
The comedic series takes on the true story behind the release of the first ever viral video in history — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Along with Stan and James, the series also stars Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, Taylor Schilling, Andrew Dice Clay, Pepi Sonuga, Spencer Granese, and Mozhan Marnò. Rogen will play Rand Gauthier, the man who stole and sold the tape.
Check out the photos below.
“Pam and Tommy” was ordered to series in December 2020. Neither Anderson nor Lee is involved with the series. It is written and executive produced by Robert Siegel and Dv DeVincentis, who serve as co-showrunners. Rogen will also executive produce along with Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, and Alex McAtee for Point Grey. Dave Franco will executive produce with Megan Ellison,...
The comedic series takes on the true story behind the release of the first ever viral video in history — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Along with Stan and James, the series also stars Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, Taylor Schilling, Andrew Dice Clay, Pepi Sonuga, Spencer Granese, and Mozhan Marnò. Rogen will play Rand Gauthier, the man who stole and sold the tape.
Check out the photos below.
“Pam and Tommy” was ordered to series in December 2020. Neither Anderson nor Lee is involved with the series. It is written and executive produced by Robert Siegel and Dv DeVincentis, who serve as co-showrunners. Rogen will also executive produce along with Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, and Alex McAtee for Point Grey. Dave Franco will executive produce with Megan Ellison,...
- 5/7/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Orange Is the New Black alumna Taylor Schilling has been tapped for a series regular role opposite Lily James, Sebastian Stan and Seth Rogen in Pam & Tommy, Hulu’s limited series based on the true story behind the release of the first ever viral video — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Nick Offerman also stars.
Spenser Granese and Mozhan Marnò are set to recur in the series written by Robert Siegel and Dv DeVincentis and produced by Annapurna, which stars James and Stan as the celebrity couple.
Rogan plays Rand, the man who stole the tape; Offerman plays porn impresario Uncle Miltie, who helped him distribute it.
Schilling, a fractional series regular, will play Erica, Rand’s wife — at least on paper. Erica is a porn star on her own terms, with emotional and intellectual intelligence that Rand cannot quite fathom. Although she’s moved on long ago,...
Spenser Granese and Mozhan Marnò are set to recur in the series written by Robert Siegel and Dv DeVincentis and produced by Annapurna, which stars James and Stan as the celebrity couple.
Rogan plays Rand, the man who stole the tape; Offerman plays porn impresario Uncle Miltie, who helped him distribute it.
Schilling, a fractional series regular, will play Erica, Rand’s wife — at least on paper. Erica is a porn star on her own terms, with emotional and intellectual intelligence that Rand cannot quite fathom. Although she’s moved on long ago,...
- 4/28/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Pepi Sonuga and Andrew Dice Clay are set for recurring roles opposite Lily James, Sebastian Stan and Seth Rogen in Pam & Tommy, Hulu’s limited series based on the true story behind the release of the first ever viral video — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Nick Offerman also stars.
Written by Robert Siegel and Dv DeVincentis, Annapurna-produced Pam & Tommy stars James and Stan as the famous celebrity couple.
Sonuga will play Melanie, Pam’s best friend and wing-woman. Confident and strong, she becomes overprotective when bad-boy rock star Tommy Lee takes a liking to her best friend.
Clay will portray Butchie. A mob guy but not a “Mob Guy,” Butchie’s malevolence is matter-of-fact and he’s tired of what you’ve said before you’ve finished saying it. He can’t stand clowns,...
Written by Robert Siegel and Dv DeVincentis, Annapurna-produced Pam & Tommy stars James and Stan as the famous celebrity couple.
Sonuga will play Melanie, Pam’s best friend and wing-woman. Confident and strong, she becomes overprotective when bad-boy rock star Tommy Lee takes a liking to her best friend.
Clay will portray Butchie. A mob guy but not a “Mob Guy,” Butchie’s malevolence is matter-of-fact and he’s tired of what you’ve said before you’ve finished saying it. He can’t stand clowns,...
- 4/14/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Nick Offerman has joined Hulu’s limited series about Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s infamous sex tape, which stars Sebastian Stan as Lee and Lily James as Anderson, TheWrap has learned.
“Parks and Rec” alum Offerman has been cast in the eight-episode series, which is currently titled “Pam and Tommy,” in the role of “legendary prolific porn impresario” Uncle Miltie. Described as “big and burly,” Uncle Miltie “brings his larger-than-life stature into the workplace to keep things lively and real.” As “the money guy,” Uncle Miltie helps “disgruntled electrician” Rand (played by Seth Rogen) distribute the sex tape. “A borderline sociopath,” Offerman’s character “treads along a line between humorous and horrific.”
Hulu’s “Pam and Tommy” is written by Rob Siegel and directed by Craig Gillespie. Siegel and Gillespie will executive produce the series along with Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Alex McAtee for their Point Grey production company,...
“Parks and Rec” alum Offerman has been cast in the eight-episode series, which is currently titled “Pam and Tommy,” in the role of “legendary prolific porn impresario” Uncle Miltie. Described as “big and burly,” Uncle Miltie “brings his larger-than-life stature into the workplace to keep things lively and real.” As “the money guy,” Uncle Miltie helps “disgruntled electrician” Rand (played by Seth Rogen) distribute the sex tape. “A borderline sociopath,” Offerman’s character “treads along a line between humorous and horrific.”
Hulu’s “Pam and Tommy” is written by Rob Siegel and directed by Craig Gillespie. Siegel and Gillespie will executive produce the series along with Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Alex McAtee for their Point Grey production company,...
- 4/7/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Nick Offerman will star alongside Lily James, Sebastian Stan, and Seth Rogen in the Hulu limited series about the theft and release of Pam Anderson and Tommy Lee’s sex tape, Variety has learned.
The eight-episode series is currently titled “Pam and Tommy.” Stan will play Lee while James will play Anderson. Offerman will star as Uncle Miltie. Described as big and burly, this legendary prolific porn impresario brings his larger-than-life stature into the workplace to keep things lively and real. “The money guy,” Uncle Miltie helps disgruntled electrician Rand (Rogen) distribute the sex tape. A borderline sociopath, he treads along a line between humorous and horrific.
Offerman is perhaps best known for playing Ron Swanson in the NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation.” He and his “Parks and Rec” co-star Amy Poehler currently host the NBC competition series “Making It,” for which the pair has been nominated for the Emmy...
The eight-episode series is currently titled “Pam and Tommy.” Stan will play Lee while James will play Anderson. Offerman will star as Uncle Miltie. Described as big and burly, this legendary prolific porn impresario brings his larger-than-life stature into the workplace to keep things lively and real. “The money guy,” Uncle Miltie helps disgruntled electrician Rand (Rogen) distribute the sex tape. A borderline sociopath, he treads along a line between humorous and horrific.
Offerman is perhaps best known for playing Ron Swanson in the NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation.” He and his “Parks and Rec” co-star Amy Poehler currently host the NBC competition series “Making It,” for which the pair has been nominated for the Emmy...
- 4/7/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Nick Offerman has been tapped to co-star opposite Lily James, Sebastian Stan and Seth Rogen in Pam & Tommy, Hulu’s limited series based on the true story behind the release of the first ever viral video in history — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee.
In the Annapurna-produced project, which stars James and Stan as the famous celebrity couple, Offerman will play Uncle Miltie. Big and burly, this legendary prolific porn impresario brings his larger-than-life stature into the workplace to keep things lively and real. “The money guy,” Uncle Miltie helps Rand (Rogen) distribute the sex tape. A borderline sociopath, he treads the a line between humorous and horrific.
Pam & Tommy was written by Rob Siegel and will be directed by Craig Gillespie. The two executive produce the series with Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Alex McAtee via Point Grey; James Franco, Dave Franco and...
In the Annapurna-produced project, which stars James and Stan as the famous celebrity couple, Offerman will play Uncle Miltie. Big and burly, this legendary prolific porn impresario brings his larger-than-life stature into the workplace to keep things lively and real. “The money guy,” Uncle Miltie helps Rand (Rogen) distribute the sex tape. A borderline sociopath, he treads the a line between humorous and horrific.
Pam & Tommy was written by Rob Siegel and will be directed by Craig Gillespie. The two executive produce the series with Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Alex McAtee via Point Grey; James Franco, Dave Franco and...
- 4/7/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“It’s rare that you find a female character who is so challenging,” Elisabeth Moss says of her role as writer Shirley Jackson in the deeply fictional Shirley. “Challenging as to me as an actor and challenging to the other characters in the film and has so much vulnerability and so many soft spots, but is also so strong, so vocal and sometimes not very nice.
Holding little back and joined by director Josephine Decker, The Handmaid’s Tale star was speaking during Deadline’s Contenders Film awards-season virtual event.
A prize-winning hit at the Sundance Film Festival last year and released by Neon on June 5, 2020, the Decker-helmed drama from a script by Sarah Gubbins is based on Susan Scarf Merrell’s 2014 novel. Chilling on a psychological and physical level, Shirley spotlights the often-scary ways and means of real-life author Jackson, played by multiple Emmy winner Moss.
With one novel already to her name,...
Holding little back and joined by director Josephine Decker, The Handmaid’s Tale star was speaking during Deadline’s Contenders Film awards-season virtual event.
A prize-winning hit at the Sundance Film Festival last year and released by Neon on June 5, 2020, the Decker-helmed drama from a script by Sarah Gubbins is based on Susan Scarf Merrell’s 2014 novel. Chilling on a psychological and physical level, Shirley spotlights the often-scary ways and means of real-life author Jackson, played by multiple Emmy winner Moss.
With one novel already to her name,...
- 1/23/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
A version of this story about Elisabeth Moss first appeared in the Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
For seven seasons on “Mad Men” and three on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Elisabeth Moss has been the face of women pushing back against oppression by the patriarchy. But while her main showcase has been television, Moss has also had an intriguing film career, which in recent years has included films like “The Square,” “Her Smell” and “Us” – and which in 2020 found her portraying a pair of fierce women who insist on seizing power from the men who want to restrict them.
The roles came in two dramatically different films, the Blumhouse horror-movie riff “The Invisible Man” and the spiky indie drama “Shirley,” about writer Shirley Jackson. The latter film, written by Sarah Gubbins and directed to Josephine Decker, was a landmark of sorts for her, the first time she’d ever portrayed a real-life person.
For seven seasons on “Mad Men” and three on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Elisabeth Moss has been the face of women pushing back against oppression by the patriarchy. But while her main showcase has been television, Moss has also had an intriguing film career, which in recent years has included films like “The Square,” “Her Smell” and “Us” – and which in 2020 found her portraying a pair of fierce women who insist on seizing power from the men who want to restrict them.
The roles came in two dramatically different films, the Blumhouse horror-movie riff “The Invisible Man” and the spiky indie drama “Shirley,” about writer Shirley Jackson. The latter film, written by Sarah Gubbins and directed to Josephine Decker, was a landmark of sorts for her, the first time she’d ever portrayed a real-life person.
- 1/20/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
If you watch TV series from the 1950s, it appears that being a wife and mother was something just short of perfection. Just look at our favorite sitcom moms of the era-June Cleaver, Harriet Nelson and Donna Stone. They were always happy and peppy. They even wore pearls as they were vacuuming the living room or scrubbing the tub. But a lot of women of the era lived lives of quiet desperation. They may have had a college degree but wasn’t able to pursue a career because it got in the way of being a housewife and mom.
Influential writer Shirley Jackson was one such woman. The acclaimed writer of horror and the supernatural including the brilliant short story “The Lottery” and the best-selling novel “The Haunting of Hill House” was also expected by her husband literary critic and Bennington College professor Stanley Hyman to take care of their...
Influential writer Shirley Jackson was one such woman. The acclaimed writer of horror and the supernatural including the brilliant short story “The Lottery” and the best-selling novel “The Haunting of Hill House” was also expected by her husband literary critic and Bennington College professor Stanley Hyman to take care of their...
- 1/11/2021
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Josephine Decker’s new drama Shirley captures a compelling essence of American horror and mystery writer Shirley Jackson, rather than being a straight biopic about The Haunting of Hill House author. It also offers a significant comment on women’s place in 1950s society, based on Jackson’s writings interpreted in Susan Scarf Merrell’s novel Shirley. In the film, events are seen through the eyes of a fictional female house guest staying with the writer. Fans of Jackson will be greatly satisfied with The Handmaid’s Tale star Elisabeth Moss’ portrayal, as well as how Jackson’s beliefs, personality and fears are deftly interpreted by Decker.
The story opens with Shirley suffering from severe writer’s block while trying to avoid societal expectations of a wife in 1950s America. Meanwhile, her literary critic husband Stanley Hyman (Michael Stuhlbarg) who teaches at the local university is free of such constraints and...
The story opens with Shirley suffering from severe writer’s block while trying to avoid societal expectations of a wife in 1950s America. Meanwhile, her literary critic husband Stanley Hyman (Michael Stuhlbarg) who teaches at the local university is free of such constraints and...
- 10/23/2020
- by Lisa Giles-Keddie
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"You want to see what a writer does? Come here." On our latest episode of Corpse Club, Heather Wixson is joined by director Josephine Decker and screenwriter Sarah Gubbins to discuss their new movie Shirley (based on Susan Scarf Merrell's novel of the same name), and with the film now streaming on digital platforms, a new trailer has been released.
Shirley stars Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Logan Lerman. You can check out the new trailer below, and in case you missed it, read Heather's review of the film and listen to Decker and Gubbins on the new episode of our official podcast.
Synopsis: "Renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson is on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails,...
Shirley stars Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Logan Lerman. You can check out the new trailer below, and in case you missed it, read Heather's review of the film and listen to Decker and Gubbins on the new episode of our official podcast.
Synopsis: "Renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson is on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails,...
- 6/22/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
On this episode of Corpse Club, Heather Wixson is joined by director Josephine Decker and screenwriter Sarah Gubbins to discuss their new movie Shirley (based on Susan Scarf Merrell's novel of the same name), which is out now on digital platforms via Neon.
Listen as Decker and Gubbins reflect on making a movie about the legendary author Shirley Jackson, including their approach to depicting the turbulence of Jackson's home life in the ’50s, exploring Jackson's complex and at times dysfunctional relationship with Stanley Edgar Hyman (which rubs off on a younger couple in the film), and working with a talented cast led by Elisabeth Moss.
So, whether you've seen Shirley or you want to learn more about the film based on one of the most renowned horror writers of all time, sit back, relax, and enjoy a new episode of Daily Dead's official podcast!
You can listen to the...
Listen as Decker and Gubbins reflect on making a movie about the legendary author Shirley Jackson, including their approach to depicting the turbulence of Jackson's home life in the ’50s, exploring Jackson's complex and at times dysfunctional relationship with Stanley Edgar Hyman (which rubs off on a younger couple in the film), and working with a talented cast led by Elisabeth Moss.
So, whether you've seen Shirley or you want to learn more about the film based on one of the most renowned horror writers of all time, sit back, relax, and enjoy a new episode of Daily Dead's official podcast!
You can listen to the...
- 6/19/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Based on Susan Scarf Merrell’s novel, Shirley centers on how author Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) find inspiration from a Rose (Odessa Young), a newlywed who ends up being the de facto homemaker for Jackson and her professor husband Stanley (Michael Stuhlbarg). Logan Lerman co-stars as Rose’s husband Fred, an ambitious man who works under Stanley.
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- 6/15/2020
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
In the new film Shirley, Elisabeth Moss plays a fictionalized version of acclaimed author Shirley Jackson, whose two-decade career yielded six published novels, two memoirs, and around 200 short stories. Although her career and life were both uncommonly brief, Jackson’s output has endured and she is one of those rare writers whose work is held in high esteem by both literary critics and horror enthusiasts.
“I think I have always been interested in Shirley Jackson,” says Sarah Gubbins, who adapted the screenplay for Shirley from a novel by Susan Scarf Merrell. “Somebody had asked me that question and I was trying to remember when I first encountered her work. Obviously ‘The Lottery’ was something I read, like many people, in high school. It’s just a story that stays with you. You can’t forget that story.”
While Jackson may not strictly be branded as a “horror writer,” there is...
“I think I have always been interested in Shirley Jackson,” says Sarah Gubbins, who adapted the screenplay for Shirley from a novel by Susan Scarf Merrell. “Somebody had asked me that question and I was trying to remember when I first encountered her work. Obviously ‘The Lottery’ was something I read, like many people, in high school. It’s just a story that stays with you. You can’t forget that story.”
While Jackson may not strictly be branded as a “horror writer,” there is...
- 6/9/2020
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Let’s get one thing clear right from the start: Shirley, the movie about acclaimed writer Shirley Jackson, is not a conventional biopic of the reclusive yet incisive author of The Haunting of Hill House and stories like “The Lottery.” The movie is based on a novel by Susan Scarf Merrell, also called Shirley, and depicts a fictional battle of wills between Jackson, her husband Stanley Hyman, and the young couple who come to live with them when the husband takes a job as Hyman’s teaching assistant.
“The idea was to do a non-traditional biopic, because I didn’t really want to do a cradle to grave biopic at all,” says Sarah Gubbins, who wrote the screenplay. “But what was fascinating to me was the ways in which Shirley kind of has to endure the infamy of the success of ‘The Lottery’ and move into trying to write something else.
“The idea was to do a non-traditional biopic, because I didn’t really want to do a cradle to grave biopic at all,” says Sarah Gubbins, who wrote the screenplay. “But what was fascinating to me was the ways in which Shirley kind of has to endure the infamy of the success of ‘The Lottery’ and move into trying to write something else.
- 6/8/2020
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Elisabeth Moss never disappoints. The actress proves this yet again taking on the role of a mysterious and extraordinary horror writer in Josephine Decker's film Shirley, which originally premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Written by Sarah Gubbins and based on the novel of the same name by Susan Scarf Merrell, this oddly satisfying portrayal of lust, attraction, and stimulating inspiration holds one's interest alongside a first-class cast that dazzles. What comes to the forefront in Shirley is the emotional bond between two very different women. One thing is certain – you’re in for a pleasurable treat. The muse of an artistic mind comes unexpectedly. It can be in any shape or form. Sometimes it's music, and sometimes it's the fleeting moment of peace or even a person. And sometimes, it's that one girl, a young wife who just moved into your house with her husband.
- 6/5/2020
- by Zofia Wijaszka
- firstshowing.net
We’ve seen Elisabeth Moss take on corporate male toxicity in Mad Men, a ghost of a man in The Invisible Man, Gilead in The Handmaid’s Tale and punk rock in Her Smell. This weekend we’ll see her as a horror author who tries not to unravel as she goes through her creative process in the Josephine Decker-directed Shirley.
The film, which is adapted from Susan Scarf Merrell’s 2014 novel of the same name, bowed at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and is based on the real-life horror author Shirley Jackson and her husband Stanley Hyman.
“We were not making a film that we ever thought, ‘Oh, we’re making a film about the real Shirley Jackson’,” Decker told Deadline at Sundance. “In fact, the script really meshed up a bunch of timelines in the real Shirley Jackson’s life, so it absolutely was a fiction.
The film, which is adapted from Susan Scarf Merrell’s 2014 novel of the same name, bowed at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and is based on the real-life horror author Shirley Jackson and her husband Stanley Hyman.
“We were not making a film that we ever thought, ‘Oh, we’re making a film about the real Shirley Jackson’,” Decker told Deadline at Sundance. “In fact, the script really meshed up a bunch of timelines in the real Shirley Jackson’s life, so it absolutely was a fiction.
- 6/5/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
If your movie calls for a woman on the verge of — or completely in the throes of — a breakdown, Elisabeth Moss is the one for the job. With “Shirley,” Moss continues to flex her affinity for the mad, disheveled, unraveling, and messy, as already well-documented in films including “The Invisible Man,” “Her Smell,” “Queen of Earth,” and “Us.” In Josephine Decker’s new film, Moss stars as gothic fiction writer Shirley Jackson, opposite Michael Stuhlbarg as Jackson’s husband, the literary critic Stanley Hyman. Together, these two actors work at the peak of their powers to turn marriage into demented theater, coiling a young couple (played by Odessa Young and Logan Lerman) into their sick orbit and twisting the story into “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” territory, but with a hallucinatory edge.
And it’s this character, who only sees emptiness beneath the face powder of polite society and openly mocks decorum,...
And it’s this character, who only sees emptiness beneath the face powder of polite society and openly mocks decorum,...
- 6/5/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
For “Shirley” director Josephine Decker, Elisabeth Moss was always the “top choice” to play author Shirley Jackson in her drama. “You were my top choice!” Decker told Elisabeth Moss at TheWrap’s Sundance Studio in January. “We were all like, let’s get Elisabeth Moss to play Shirley!” Moss was drawn to the project due to the Sarah Gubbins screenplay, as well as the other actors attached. “It’s funny because it is a version of Shirley Jackson, I think about Shirley as if she had many versions of herself,” Moss told TheWrap’s Steve Pond. “Michael [Stuhlbarg] has always been one of my favorite actors of all-time, so to be able to work with him finally was incredible. Then we got Odessa Young, this beautiful young actor, and then we had Logan [Lerman], who brought so much to that character. It just got better and better for me.” Also Read: 'Shirley'...
- 6/4/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The author Shirley Jackson led a fascinating life. A full on biopic of Jackson would certainly be worth exploring. However, filmmaker Josephine Decker has something far different and far more unsettling up her sleeve with Shirley, a psychological thriller more so than anything else. That being said, if this is how an auteur can tackle biopics going forward, that’s something to be excited about. Armed with a full throated performance in the title role from Elisabeth Moss, Decker lets her audience have it. This isn’t what you’re expecting and it might turn off some, but for others, it’s going to be a blast. Hitting tomorrow, it’s well worth a watch. This film is a psychological thriller, mixed with a bit of a character study (framed within the body of what might otherwise be a biopic). Renowned and reclusive horror writer Shirley Jackson (Moss) is about to write her masterpiece.
- 6/4/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Pushed over a metaphorical cliff, the two nonconformists in Josephine Decker’s “Shirley” — her follow-up to the mind-bending “Madeline’s Madeline” — bond over the maddening submissiveness expected of them, which they both come to furiously abhor. Their strange alliance makes for a psychologically layered portrait of unapologetic womanhood that’s dangerously sensual and sumptuously rebellious.
The film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, comes from a screenplay by Sarah Gubbins, which was adapted from Susan Scarf Merrell’s biographical fiction novel. Decker revives American genre writer Shirley Jackson (embodied by Elisabeth Moss) with a concoction of fact and magical realism, which may frame the film as a radically more exciting cousin to Stephen Daldry’s Virginia Woolf-centered, triptych drama “The Hours.”
Sensorial waves are sent through our systems right from the drama’s opening frames via cinematographer Sturla Brandth Grøvlen’s hypnotic camerawork and ethereal lighting.
The film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, comes from a screenplay by Sarah Gubbins, which was adapted from Susan Scarf Merrell’s biographical fiction novel. Decker revives American genre writer Shirley Jackson (embodied by Elisabeth Moss) with a concoction of fact and magical realism, which may frame the film as a radically more exciting cousin to Stephen Daldry’s Virginia Woolf-centered, triptych drama “The Hours.”
Sensorial waves are sent through our systems right from the drama’s opening frames via cinematographer Sturla Brandth Grøvlen’s hypnotic camerawork and ethereal lighting.
- 6/4/2020
- by Carlos Aguilar
- The Wrap
For “Shirley” director Josephine Decker, Elisabeth Moss was always the “top choice” to play author Shirley Jackson in her drama.
“You were my top choice!” Decker told Elisabeth Moss at TheWrap’s Sundance Studio in January. “We were all like, let’s get Elisabeth Moss to play Shirley!”
Moss was drawn to the project due to the Sarah Gubbins screenplay, as well as the other actors attached.
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“It’s funny because it is a version of Shirley Jackson, I think about Shirley as if she had many versions of herself,” Moss told TheWrap’s Steve Pond. “Michael [Stuhlbarg] has always been one of my favorite actors of all-time, so to be able to work with him finally was incredible. Then we got Odessa Young, this beautiful young actor, and then we had Logan [Lerman], who brought so much to that character.
“You were my top choice!” Decker told Elisabeth Moss at TheWrap’s Sundance Studio in January. “We were all like, let’s get Elisabeth Moss to play Shirley!”
Moss was drawn to the project due to the Sarah Gubbins screenplay, as well as the other actors attached.
See Video: 'Relic' Star Emily Mortimer Says Horror Film Was a 'No-Brainer' for Her
“It’s funny because it is a version of Shirley Jackson, I think about Shirley as if she had many versions of herself,” Moss told TheWrap’s Steve Pond. “Michael [Stuhlbarg] has always been one of my favorite actors of all-time, so to be able to work with him finally was incredible. Then we got Odessa Young, this beautiful young actor, and then we had Logan [Lerman], who brought so much to that character.
- 6/4/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Expect the unexpected from this teasing psychodrama about Shirley Jackson, acclaimed horror author of The Lottery, a short story first published in The New Yorker in 1948 and a literary lightning rod ever since for its depiction of ritualistic violence in contemporary, small-town America. Until her death in 1965, at the age of 48 from heart problems brought on by smoking and weight gain, Jackson published over 200 short stories, two memoirs and six novels including Hangsaman (1951) and The Haunting of Hill House (1959).
Still, it was The Lottery that established her as a social...
Still, it was The Lottery that established her as a social...
- 6/3/2020
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Shirley Neon Review by Harvey Karten for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net Directed by: Josephine Decker Screenplay by: Sarah Gubbins, based on the novel by Susan Scarf Merrell Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman, Odessa Young Reviewed from a critics’ link on 5/15/20 Opening: June 5, 2020 Running Time:107 minutes What gives one person the impetus […]
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- 5/31/2020
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
After delivering a hell of a nuanced performance as Cecilia Kass for director Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Man, Elisabeth Moss is back to bestow her acting gifts on the horror genre once more with Shirley, a biographical thriller that looks about as twisted as the author upon which the film is based. Directed by Josephine Decker (Mosiac) and written by Sarah Gubbins (Better Things),…...
- 5/8/2020
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
In the first trailer for the Sundance award-winner “Shirley,” Elisabeth Moss does what all the heroines in her character’s books do: “They go mad.”
Moss stars in “Shirley” as famed horror author Shirley Jackson, who wrote books such as “The Lottery” and “The Haunting of Hill House” (which was adapted into a widely popular limited series for Netflix), and she stars alongside a cast that includes Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman and Odessa Young. The sinister first look at the film gives a taste of Moss’ spitfire performance.
“Shirley, what are you writing now,” a party guest asks Jackson. She replies, “A little novella. I’m calling it ‘None of Your Goddamn Business.'”
Also Read: 'Shirley' Director Says Elisabeth Moss Was Always the 'Top Choice' to Play Author Shirley Jackson (Video)
In the loosely biographical film from director Josephine Decker (“Madeline’s Madeline”), Jackson is on the precipice of writing...
Moss stars in “Shirley” as famed horror author Shirley Jackson, who wrote books such as “The Lottery” and “The Haunting of Hill House” (which was adapted into a widely popular limited series for Netflix), and she stars alongside a cast that includes Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman and Odessa Young. The sinister first look at the film gives a taste of Moss’ spitfire performance.
“Shirley, what are you writing now,” a party guest asks Jackson. She replies, “A little novella. I’m calling it ‘None of Your Goddamn Business.'”
Also Read: 'Shirley' Director Says Elisabeth Moss Was Always the 'Top Choice' to Play Author Shirley Jackson (Video)
In the loosely biographical film from director Josephine Decker (“Madeline’s Madeline”), Jackson is on the precipice of writing...
- 5/8/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Special Jury Prize – Auteur Filmmaking at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, here’s your first look at Neon‘s Shirley starring Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg and Logan Lerman.
The film will be available everywhere on June 5.
Renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson is on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails, begins to toy mercilessly with the naïve young couple at their door.
Elisabeth Moss starred earlier this year in The Invisible Man, the box office hit and reboot of the classic monster movie, for Universal/Blumhouse and makes an appearance in the upcoming Wes Anderson film, The French Dispatch.
She will star in Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins, opposite Michael Fassbender and Armie Hammer. Most recently, Moss...
The film will be available everywhere on June 5.
Renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson is on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails, begins to toy mercilessly with the naïve young couple at their door.
Elisabeth Moss starred earlier this year in The Invisible Man, the box office hit and reboot of the classic monster movie, for Universal/Blumhouse and makes an appearance in the upcoming Wes Anderson film, The French Dispatch.
She will star in Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins, opposite Michael Fassbender and Armie Hammer. Most recently, Moss...
- 5/8/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Elisabeth Moss has already delivered one of the year’s best performances thanks to her work in “The Invisible Man,” which debuted in theaters and hit Pvod in March. Now Moss is set to add another towering performance to the list with the upcoming summer release of Josephine Decker’s “Shirley.” The film is based on the novel of the same name by Susan Scarf Merrell and marks Decker’s return after earning raves for “Madeline’s Madeline.” Decker directs from a script by Sarah Gubbins.
The official synopsis reads: “Fred (Lerman) and Rose (Young) move to a small Vermont college town in pursuit of a job for Fred as an assistant professor of literature. The young couple receives an offer for free room and board from professor Stanley Hyman (Stuhlbarg), as long as Rose agrees to spend time cleaning up the home and looking after his wife, acclaimed horror author...
The official synopsis reads: “Fred (Lerman) and Rose (Young) move to a small Vermont college town in pursuit of a job for Fred as an assistant professor of literature. The young couple receives an offer for free room and board from professor Stanley Hyman (Stuhlbarg), as long as Rose agrees to spend time cleaning up the home and looking after his wife, acclaimed horror author...
- 5/8/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
For “Shirley” director Josephine Decker, Elisabeth Moss was always the “top choice” to play famed horror author Shirley Jackson in her drama. “We were all like, let’s get Elisabeth Moss to play Shirley!” Decker told Elisabeth Moss at TheWrap’s Sundance Studio. Fresh off the company’s Oscar win for Best Picture with “Parasite,” Neon has acquired the North American rights to “Shirley,” the biographical film and thriller starring Elisabeth Moss that premiered at Sundance, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap. Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman and Odessa Young also star in the film about how Jackson finds inspiration for her next novel after she and her husband take a young couple into their home and form a deep connection with them that tests the bonds of the couple’s young love. Moss was drawn to the project due to the Sarah Gubbins screenplay, as well as the other actors attached.
- 2/10/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven and Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Fresh off the company’s Oscar win for Best Picture with “Parasite,” Neon has acquired the North American rights to “Shirley,” the biographical film and thriller starring Elisabeth Moss that premiered at Sundance, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.
Moss stars in the film from director Josephine Decker (“Madeline’s Madeline”) as famed horror author Shirley Jackson. Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman and Odessa Young also star in the film about how Jackson finds inspiration for her next novel after she and her husband take a young couple into their home and form a deep connection with them that tests the bonds of the couple’s young love.
“Shirley” won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Auteur Filmmaking at Sundance, and Neon acquired the film in a deal in the low seven-figures range.
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Moss stars in the film from director Josephine Decker (“Madeline’s Madeline”) as famed horror author Shirley Jackson. Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman and Odessa Young also star in the film about how Jackson finds inspiration for her next novel after she and her husband take a young couple into their home and form a deep connection with them that tests the bonds of the couple’s young love.
“Shirley” won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Auteur Filmmaking at Sundance, and Neon acquired the film in a deal in the low seven-figures range.
Also Read: Neon, Hulu Acquire Andy Samberg's 'Palm Springs' for $17.5 Million; Beats Previous...
- 2/10/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Hours after making Oscar history on Parasite‘s dual Best Picture and Best International Film Oscar, Neon has closed a deal for the Sundance buzz title Shirley. Deal is for North American rights and went for low seven-figures.
Directed by Josephine Decker from a script by Sarah Gubbins, the film stars Elisabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg, Odessa Young, and Logan Lerman. Pic tells the story of what happens when a young couple moves in with the famed author, Shirley Jackson, and her Bennington College professor husband, Stanley Hyman. The young couple hopes to start a new life but instead find themselves fodder for a psycho-drama that inspires Shirley’s next novel.
Pic premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition, and premiered Saturday January 25 at Eccles. The film was financed by Los Angeles Media Fund, and produced by Christine Vachon, David Hinojosa, Sue Naegle, Sarah Gubbins, and Lamf’s Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman.
Directed by Josephine Decker from a script by Sarah Gubbins, the film stars Elisabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg, Odessa Young, and Logan Lerman. Pic tells the story of what happens when a young couple moves in with the famed author, Shirley Jackson, and her Bennington College professor husband, Stanley Hyman. The young couple hopes to start a new life but instead find themselves fodder for a psycho-drama that inspires Shirley’s next novel.
Pic premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition, and premiered Saturday January 25 at Eccles. The film was financed by Los Angeles Media Fund, and produced by Christine Vachon, David Hinojosa, Sue Naegle, Sarah Gubbins, and Lamf’s Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman.
- 2/10/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Shirley, the Elisabeth Moss-starring thriller, has been acquired by Neon in North America.
The deal was in the low-seven figure range, making it the indie distributor's second (and smaller) deal at the festival after having jointly acquired Andy Samberg comedy Palm Springs with Hulu for a record-setting $17.5 million and 69 cents.
Josephine Decker directed from a screenplay by Sarah Gubbins, which follows a young couple, Fred and Rose (Odessa Young and Logan Lerman), that moves to a small Vermont college town in pursuit of a job for Fred as an assistant professor of literature. They receive free room ...
The deal was in the low-seven figure range, making it the indie distributor's second (and smaller) deal at the festival after having jointly acquired Andy Samberg comedy Palm Springs with Hulu for a record-setting $17.5 million and 69 cents.
Josephine Decker directed from a screenplay by Sarah Gubbins, which follows a young couple, Fred and Rose (Odessa Young and Logan Lerman), that moves to a small Vermont college town in pursuit of a job for Fred as an assistant professor of literature. They receive free room ...
- 2/10/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Shirley, the Elisabeth Moss-starring thriller, has been acquired by Neon in North America.
The deal was in the low-seven figure range, making it the indie distributor's second (and smaller) deal at the festival after having jointly acquired Andy Samberg comedy Palm Springs with Hulu for a record-setting $17.5 million and 69 cents.
Josephine Decker directed from a screenplay by Sarah Gubbins, which follows a young couple, Fred and Rose (Odessa Young and Logan Lerman), that moves to a small Vermont college town in pursuit of a job for Fred as an assistant professor of literature. They receive free room ...
The deal was in the low-seven figure range, making it the indie distributor's second (and smaller) deal at the festival after having jointly acquired Andy Samberg comedy Palm Springs with Hulu for a record-setting $17.5 million and 69 cents.
Josephine Decker directed from a screenplay by Sarah Gubbins, which follows a young couple, Fred and Rose (Odessa Young and Logan Lerman), that moves to a small Vermont college town in pursuit of a job for Fred as an assistant professor of literature. They receive free room ...
- 2/10/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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