Guz Khan (Man Like Mobeen) has been cast as a series regular in the Untitled Riz Ahmed comedy series for Prime Video. Details regarding his character are under wraps.
The series follows Shah Latif (Ahmed), a struggling actor on the cusp of landing the role of a lifetime, only to find himself thrust into a full-blown existential crisis and trippy conspiracy thriller simultaneously. The show is set in London with production currently underway.
The untitled half-hour show is the first project from a deal between Prime Video and Oscar-nominee Ahmed’s Left Handed Films signed three years ago.
Ahmed executive produces alongside Allie Moore for Left Handed and Jake Fuller on behalf of Jax Media. Ben Karlin (Modern Family) executive produces and is showrunning with Ahmed. The series is produced by Jax Media and Amazon MGM Studios.
Khan is best known for creating, writing, and starring in four series of...
The series follows Shah Latif (Ahmed), a struggling actor on the cusp of landing the role of a lifetime, only to find himself thrust into a full-blown existential crisis and trippy conspiracy thriller simultaneously. The show is set in London with production currently underway.
The untitled half-hour show is the first project from a deal between Prime Video and Oscar-nominee Ahmed’s Left Handed Films signed three years ago.
Ahmed executive produces alongside Allie Moore for Left Handed and Jake Fuller on behalf of Jax Media. Ben Karlin (Modern Family) executive produces and is showrunning with Ahmed. The series is produced by Jax Media and Amazon MGM Studios.
Khan is best known for creating, writing, and starring in four series of...
- 8/13/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Visionary film-maker at the forefront of American cinema's digital revolution
The director and producer Gary Winick, who has died of brain cancer aged 49, was at the forefront of American cinema's adoption of digital video (Dv), along with more high-profile names such as Steven Soderbergh and David Fincher. Winick believed that the discreet, lightweight equipment involved, and the flexibility it afforded film-makers, could lead to more direct and emotionally authentic movies, citing "the intimacy that occurs with the actors because of the small cameras". His own work, notably the 2002 coming-of-age story Tadpole, provided some persuasive evidence. His Dv-oriented production company, InDigEnt (Indpendent Digital Entertainment), gave others the funds and encouragement to experiment for themselves. While he insisted on preparation and professionalism ("Don't think that going digital means you can just 'wing it'," he advised newcomers), spontaneity lay at the heart of his approach: "One of the things I always say is:...
The director and producer Gary Winick, who has died of brain cancer aged 49, was at the forefront of American cinema's adoption of digital video (Dv), along with more high-profile names such as Steven Soderbergh and David Fincher. Winick believed that the discreet, lightweight equipment involved, and the flexibility it afforded film-makers, could lead to more direct and emotionally authentic movies, citing "the intimacy that occurs with the actors because of the small cameras". His own work, notably the 2002 coming-of-age story Tadpole, provided some persuasive evidence. His Dv-oriented production company, InDigEnt (Indpendent Digital Entertainment), gave others the funds and encouragement to experiment for themselves. While he insisted on preparation and professionalism ("Don't think that going digital means you can just 'wing it'," he advised newcomers), spontaneity lay at the heart of his approach: "One of the things I always say is:...
- 3/3/2011
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
Following a long, tough battle with brain cancer, director/producer Gary Winick has died at the age of 49.His name might not have the instant recognition factor of, say, a Tarantino or a Scorsese, but Winick skipped easily between more mainstream films such as 13 Going on 30 and, more recently Letters to Juliet, and indie pics, most successfully with Tadpole.But it’s his contribution to other filmmakers’ work that might have even more resonance, since he co-created digital video collective IndigEnt with John Sloss and IFC Films, which helped get the likes of Rebecca Miller’s Personal Velocity, Steve Buscemi’s Lonesome Jim and Richard Linklater’s Tape made on thrifty budgets.Winick got his start in horror, directing the 1989 film Curfew. His varied career saw him acting as an editor, producer or director on a raft of movies, including Sam the Man, Chelsea Walls, Charlotte’s Web, and, as mentioned above,...
- 3/1/2011
- EmpireOnline
"Gary Winick died today," Matt Dentler tweeted last night. "He leaves behind a legacy of supporting indie film and NYC."
"He made his directorial debut with Curfew in 1988 but really made a splash with his [2002] movie Tadpole, starring Sigourney Weaver as a middle-aged stepmom who's the object of her teen stepson's affections," wrote Jamie Russell, introducing an interview with Winick for the BBC in 2004. The year before, he'd won the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for producing Rebecca Miller's Personal Velocity.
In 1999, Winick partnered with John Sloss and IFC to create the digital filmmaking collective InDigEnt. Setting out to make ten features for $100K each would be an unusual move even now that the digitalization of the industry is nearly complete, but just over a decade ago, the idea seemed downright radical. Winick told MovieMaker's Jennifer M Wood that he "was inspired after I saw the Dogme film, The Celebration.
"He made his directorial debut with Curfew in 1988 but really made a splash with his [2002] movie Tadpole, starring Sigourney Weaver as a middle-aged stepmom who's the object of her teen stepson's affections," wrote Jamie Russell, introducing an interview with Winick for the BBC in 2004. The year before, he'd won the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for producing Rebecca Miller's Personal Velocity.
In 1999, Winick partnered with John Sloss and IFC to create the digital filmmaking collective InDigEnt. Setting out to make ten features for $100K each would be an unusual move even now that the digitalization of the industry is nearly complete, but just over a decade ago, the idea seemed downright radical. Winick told MovieMaker's Jennifer M Wood that he "was inspired after I saw the Dogme film, The Celebration.
- 2/28/2011
- MUBI
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