Stop Making Sense is one of my all-time favorite films, let alone all-time favorite concert films. How on earth could David Byrne strike this level of gold again? By shifting his intentions rapidly, dramatically, constructively. Yes, he still has a phenomenal band entering one by one playing phenomenal music, some tunes of which are literally the same as in Stop Making Sense. Yes, he's teamed up with another genre-hopping auteur, Spike Lee. And yes, he's wearing a strangely-fitting gray suit again. But David Byrne's American Utopia is resolutely its own statement. Instead of …

From showrunner Gillian Flynn and inspired by the original British series, the Amazon Prime Video eight-episode conspiracy thriller Utopia follows a group of comic book fans who have bonded over their obsession with a seemingly fictional comic that they quickly realize is not only very real but very dangerous, as it predicts threats to humanity. As they find themselves trapped in life-or-death stakes involving the comic’s central character Jessica Hyde (Sasha Lane), this group of friends — Becky (Ashleigh LaThrop), Ian (Dan Byrd), Samantha (Jessica Rothe), Wilson Wilson (Desmin Borges) and Grant (Javon “Wanna” Walton) – have to …

From showrunner Gillian Flynn and inspired by the original British series, the Amazon Prime Video eight-episode conspiracy thriller Utopia follows a group of comic book fans who have bonded over their obsession with a seemingly fictional comic that they quickly realize is not only very real but very dangerous, as it predicts threats to humanity. As they find themselves trapped in life-or-death stakes involving the comic’s central character Jessica Hyde (Sasha Lane), this group of friends — Becky (Ashleigh LaThrop), Ian (Dan Byrd), Samantha (Jessica Rothe), Wilson Wilson (Desmin Borges) and Grant (Javon “Wanna” Walton) – have to …

From showrunner Gillian Flynn and inspired by the original British series, the Amazon Prime Video eight-episode conspiracy thriller Utopia follows a group of comic book fans who have bonded over their obsession with a seemingly fictional comic that they quickly realize is not only very real but very dangerous, as it predicts threats to humanity. As they find themselves trapped in life-or-death stakes involving the comic’s central character Jessica Hyde (Sasha Lane), this group of friends — Becky (Ashleigh LaThrop), Ian (Dan Byrd), Samantha (Jessica Rothe), Wilson Wilson (Desmin Borges) and Grant (Javon “Wanna” Walton) – have to …

From showrunner Gillian Flynn and inspired by the original British series, the Amazon Prime Video eight-episode conspiracy thriller Utopia follows a group of comic book fans who have bonded over their obsession with a seemingly fictional comic that they quickly realize is not only very real but very dangerous, as it predicts threats to humanity. As they find themselves trapped in life-or-death stakes involving the comic’s central character Jessica Hyde (Sasha Lane), this group of friends — Becky (Ashleigh LaThrop), Ian (Dan Byrd), Samantha (Jessica Rothe), Wilson Wilson (Desmin Borges) and Grant (Javon “Wanna” Walton) – have to …

From showrunner Gillian Flynn and inspired by the original British series, the Amazon Prime Video eight-episode conspiracy thriller Utopia follows a group of comic book fans who have bonded over their obsession with a seemingly fictional comic that they quickly realize is not only very real but very dangerous, as it predicts threats to humanity. As they find themselves trapped in life-or-death stakes involving the comic’s central character Jessica Hyde (Sasha Lane), this group of friends – Becky (Ashleigh LaThrop), Ian (Dan Byrd), Samantha (Jessica Rothe), Wilson Wilson (Desmin Borges) and Grant (Javon “Wanna” Walton) – have to …

Disney and Lucasfilm have tapped Toby Haynes to replace Tony Gilroy as the director of the upcoming Cassian Andor series centered around Diego Luna's character from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Gilroy's involvement was seen as a huge boost for the project, but don't worry -- he's still involved in a major way! Deadline reports that Gilroy handed off directing duties to Haynes due to travel concerns related to the pandemic. Gilroy lives in New York and the show is preparing to shoot in the U.K., so he simply felt safer staying in the States …

HBO has released the official trailer for American Utopia, the acclaimed Broadway stage show from Talking Heads frontman David Byrne. It was initially announced back in February that Spike Lee would direct a filmed version of American Utopia. We later learned American Utopia would premiere at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. And now, with this official trailer, eager fans of Byrne, Lee, and/or incredible music documentaries can get a taste of what's coming to HBO and HBO Max in October. The trailer keeps its focus on Byrne's show. We get a more in-depth look …

Amazon Prime Video's new movie and show releases for September 2020 include The Boys season 2 premiere, Utopia, Casino Royale, and more.

Amazon has released a full-length trailer for its upcoming remake of Utopia, which will premiere on Friday, Sept. 25. The series certainly seems timely, given that it involves a deadly superflu. The eight-episode series hails from Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn, and was inspired by the hit UK series created by Dennis Kelly, who returns as an executive producer. I caught an episode or two of the original series and dug it, though I never finished it, so I'm looking forward to seeing how this version differs. Utopia is a conspiracy thriller about saving the world, while …

During today's ComicCon@Home panel, Amazon released the first trailer for Utopia, the streaming service's remake of the massively popular UK black comedy conspiracy-thriller series. An American adaptation has been in the works for what feels like forever; at one point David Fincher was attached to direct all episodes for HBO in a reunion with his Gone Girl screenwriter Gillian Flynn. But now the show is at Amazon, although Flynn remains onboard as showrunner and writer. Sasha Lane (American Honey) leads the series alongside Rainn Wilson, John Cusack, Dan Byrd, Jessica Rothe, Desmin Borges (You're the …

The Toronto International Film Festival will be radically different in 2020. The pandemic has changed the considerations the festival has tried to make, and they’re trying to split the difference with a “socially distanced” festival with a major online component. Keep in mind that TIFF is a necessary stop for movies hoping to become major players in the Oscar race. Almost every film for over a decade that has won TIFF’s People’s Choice Award has earned a nomination for Best Picture and a few (The King’s Speech, Spotlight, Green Book) have even gone on to win …

If you’re anything like me, you walked out of The Giver thinking, “Man, if only the post-apocalyptic society had been built around a dance competition.” I also walked out of The Hunger Games wishing it had been more like West Side Story, walked out of The Maze Runner imagining the heights it could have reached as a season of Dancing With the Stars, and just sort of walked out of Divergent. If for some inexplicable reason you’ve experienced all those same thoughts, then you are in luck - Hulu has just released the first trailer for their upcoming …

Multi-hyphenate creative Spike Lee has locked down his next project: directing a film version of the Broadway show David Byrne's American Utopia featuring Talking Heads frontman David Byrne. Lee is currently finishing up working on his upcoming feature film Da 5 Bloods and adds David Byrne's American Utopia to his pre-production project plate in addition to Prince of Cats, a new take on the play Romeo & Juliet focused on supporting character Tybalt. Per a press release about this big announcement, we know Lee will be directing a filmed version of the Broadway show David Byrne'…

Who doesn't want a utopia? While sci-fi films may present ones like in Avatar, Minority Report & more, in reality these worlds are awful.

Cult UK television favorite Utopia is being remade for Amazon. Here is everything we know so far, including story, cast and possible release date.

Amazon's remake of the beloved UK series Utopia is filling out its cast, adding four actors, including You're the Worst star Desmin Borges, Collider has learned. Ashleigh LaThrop, Farrah Mackenzie and Christopher Denham have also joined the ensemble. In Utopia, a group of young adults who meet online are mercilessly hunted by a shadowy deep state organization after they come in to possession of a near-mythical cult underground graphic novel. They discover the conspiracy theories in the comic's pages may actually be real and are forced into the dangerous, unique and ironic position of saving the …

Amazon is hoping that Rainn Wilson is a good-luck charm when it comes to American remakes of hit British TV shows, as The Office alum has joined the cast of its drama series Utopia alongside Sasha Lane (American Honey), Collider has learned. Based on the British series of the same name, Utopia follows a group of young adults who meet online to discuss an underground graphic novel that appears to depict real conspiracy theories. This puts them in position to save the world -- and in grave danger. Wilson will play Michael Stearns, a once-promising virologist who has lost …

From director Toby Haynes and screenwriter James Graham, the biographical drama Brexit (airing on HBO and available on HBO NOW, HBO GO and HBO On-Demand) connects all of the dots to illustrate how Dominic Cummings (Benedict Cumberbatch), the lead strategist of the Vote Leave campaign, launched a micro-targeted social media campaign that played on emotion rather than facts to convince British voters to leave the European Union. The result and the consequences of this referendum campaign are still playing out in Britain today, and will have an effect long into the future. During this 1-on-1 phone …