Elvis Presley‘s granddaughter, Riley Keough, admits to lying about her singing skills during her audition for the Amazon Prime series Daisy Jones & The Six. The actor and producer spilled set secrets regarding the highly anticipated series as it sets to debut on the streaming service on March 3.
(L-r): Suki Waterhouse (Karen Sirko), Will Harrison (Graham Dunne), Josh Whitehouse (Eddie Roundtree), Sebastian Chacon (Warren Rojas), Riley Keough (Daisy Jones), Sam Claflin (Billy Dunne) | Pamela Littky/Prime Video What is ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ about?
The Amazon Prime series is based on the New York Times best-selling novel Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This work of fiction is produced by Reese Witherspoon’s production company, Hello Sunshine.
The series follows the story of a fictional 1970s band fronted by two feuding yet charismatic lead singers, Daisy Jones, and Billy Dunne. Daisy dreams of singing at the Whisky-a-Go-Go.
(L-r): Suki Waterhouse (Karen Sirko), Will Harrison (Graham Dunne), Josh Whitehouse (Eddie Roundtree), Sebastian Chacon (Warren Rojas), Riley Keough (Daisy Jones), Sam Claflin (Billy Dunne) | Pamela Littky/Prime Video What is ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ about?
The Amazon Prime series is based on the New York Times best-selling novel Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This work of fiction is produced by Reese Witherspoon’s production company, Hello Sunshine.
The series follows the story of a fictional 1970s band fronted by two feuding yet charismatic lead singers, Daisy Jones, and Billy Dunne. Daisy dreams of singing at the Whisky-a-Go-Go.
- 3/3/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
As the content universe expands at a rapid clip, music has never been more appreciated as an essential aspect of visual storytelling. That’s the 30,000-foot view of the film and TV music marketplace from dozens of industry insiders, tunesmiths and top players who are taking part in Variety’s annual virtual Music for Screens Summit. The three-day event examined how the global content boom has enlivened the work of composers, music supervisors, songwriters and artists.
Veteran creators and curators say respect for what scores and soundtracks add to storytelling has increased because there’s never been more collaboration among composers and music supervisors with directors, producers, actors and other key talents. This feeling was reflected in several of the summit talks, including keynote conversations from Bono, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jennifer Hudson and Variety’s composer of the year Hans Zimmer.
Below we’ve highlighted our ten biggest takeaways from the...
Veteran creators and curators say respect for what scores and soundtracks add to storytelling has increased because there’s never been more collaboration among composers and music supervisors with directors, producers, actors and other key talents. This feeling was reflected in several of the summit talks, including keynote conversations from Bono, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jennifer Hudson and Variety’s composer of the year Hans Zimmer.
Below we’ve highlighted our ten biggest takeaways from the...
- 12/3/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton, Jazz Tangcay, Katie Song, Selome Hailu, Lily Moayeri and Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
A key program in controlling the US southern border’s immigration inflow will likely be restored by the Joe Biden administration next week.
The hot button “Remain in Mexico” program, originally devised by the Donald Trump administration, will see asylum seekers have to wait in Mexico before the merits of their claims can be decided by immigration courts. The Axios website broke the story earlier today.
Mexico has yet to sign off on reinstating the program, which could push back its implementation. The country had to endure many squalid refugee camps when the policy was originally in place, angering many Mexicans.
The US program was canceled by Biden in June. However, in August, the US Supreme Court upheld a federal judge’s ruling that the program had to be reinstated. The policy, formally called the Migrant Protection Protocols (Mpp), will begin in the key borders towns in El Paso and Brownsville,...
The hot button “Remain in Mexico” program, originally devised by the Donald Trump administration, will see asylum seekers have to wait in Mexico before the merits of their claims can be decided by immigration courts. The Axios website broke the story earlier today.
Mexico has yet to sign off on reinstating the program, which could push back its implementation. The country had to endure many squalid refugee camps when the policy was originally in place, angering many Mexicans.
The US program was canceled by Biden in June. However, in August, the US Supreme Court upheld a federal judge’s ruling that the program had to be reinstated. The policy, formally called the Migrant Protection Protocols (Mpp), will begin in the key borders towns in El Paso and Brownsville,...
- 11/25/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
M. Night Shyamalan’s “Old” is a family affair, at least behind the scenes.
The film follows a group of tourists staying at a luxury resort who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing causes them to rapidly age. At one point, Maddox — the character played by Alexa Swinton and Thomasin McKenzie — sings a song in the film, titled “Remain.” The song was written by Shyamalan’s daughter, Saleka Shyamalan, a singer and songwriter.
The second unit director of the film is his other daughter, Ishana Shyamalan, a recent graduate of New York University. The two had previously collaborated on Shyamalan’s Apple TV Plus series, “Servant.”
Below, she talks about working with her father, learning from him and growing up watching horror films.
How did this job come about for you?
It happened randomly. I was doing work on “Servant,” and he pitched it to me far in advance.
The film follows a group of tourists staying at a luxury resort who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing causes them to rapidly age. At one point, Maddox — the character played by Alexa Swinton and Thomasin McKenzie — sings a song in the film, titled “Remain.” The song was written by Shyamalan’s daughter, Saleka Shyamalan, a singer and songwriter.
The second unit director of the film is his other daughter, Ishana Shyamalan, a recent graduate of New York University. The two had previously collaborated on Shyamalan’s Apple TV Plus series, “Servant.”
Below, she talks about working with her father, learning from him and growing up watching horror films.
How did this job come about for you?
It happened randomly. I was doing work on “Servant,” and he pitched it to me far in advance.
- 7/24/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo
M. Night Shyamalan is teaming up with his talented daughters for his latest film, Old. While his daughter Ishana served as the second unit director for the film, his daughter Saleka wrote a beautiful track for the film titled "Remain." As the supernatural thriller follows a family that travels to a mysterious beach that makes them age rapidly, the song is utilized throughout the film's storyline. "I don't want to give too much away, but one of the characters sings it in the beginning of the film, and then again when she is older," Saleka told Popsugar about the special significance behind the track. "It creates a sort of full-circle feeling, but is also a marker of how much has changed in that time. There is also a lot of emotional meaning behind that later moment when the song is sung. It is an expression...
M. Night Shyamalan is teaming up with his talented daughters for his latest film, Old. While his daughter Ishana served as the second unit director for the film, his daughter Saleka wrote a beautiful track for the film titled "Remain." As the supernatural thriller follows a family that travels to a mysterious beach that makes them age rapidly, the song is utilized throughout the film's storyline. "I don't want to give too much away, but one of the characters sings it in the beginning of the film, and then again when she is older," Saleka told Popsugar about the special significance behind the track. "It creates a sort of full-circle feeling, but is also a marker of how much has changed in that time. There is also a lot of emotional meaning behind that later moment when the song is sung. It is an expression...
- 7/23/2021
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
When filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan was giving notes to singer-songwriter Saleka Shyamalan — his daughter — one song he played for her was the U2 hit “With or Without You.”
The director had recruited Saleka, no stranger to collaborating with her father, to write a track for his latest film “Old,” which opens in theaters July 23. He wanted her to write a song about love that felt like Bono’s lyrics.
The film follows a group of tourists staying at a local luxury resort who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing turns into a nightmare, as they start to rapidly age. At the center of the story is a couple Guy (Gael García Bernal ) and Prisca (Vicky Krieps) on vacation with their two children. This vacation is a last-ditch attempt for their struggling relationship and other factors.
With “Remain,” Saleka Shaymalan took cues from her father’s favorite song...
The director had recruited Saleka, no stranger to collaborating with her father, to write a track for his latest film “Old,” which opens in theaters July 23. He wanted her to write a song about love that felt like Bono’s lyrics.
The film follows a group of tourists staying at a local luxury resort who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing turns into a nightmare, as they start to rapidly age. At the center of the story is a couple Guy (Gael García Bernal ) and Prisca (Vicky Krieps) on vacation with their two children. This vacation is a last-ditch attempt for their struggling relationship and other factors.
With “Remain,” Saleka Shaymalan took cues from her father’s favorite song...
- 7/20/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
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