Johnny Depp and Amber Heard originally made headlines after their pups Pistol and Boo were smuggled in by the Aquaman 2 actress. Now, the investigation has been reopened.
There could be no better person to play a shady politician hiding behind a veneer of irrepressible charm in the new Masterpiece on PBS Roadkill than Hugh Laurie. The legendary Brit steps into the shoes of a politician whose personal life is slowly threatening to tear down his carefully-crafted public one in the forthcoming thriller. With recent hot streaks on shows like HBO's Avenue 5 and Hulu's Catch 22, Laurie seems to have chosen yet another prime project for his unique skill set as a performer. The Roadkill trailer sees Laurie transform into Peter Laurence, a self-…
Benny Safdie, who co-directed Uncut Gems and Good Time and played Robert Pattinson's brother in the latter film, has been cast as a gay politician in Paul Thomas Anderson's new movie, which remains untitled for now. Set in the San Fernando Valley of the 1970s where Anderson grew up, the film follows a high school student who is also a successful child actor. It's unclear who is playing the lead, but Bradley Cooper has a key role, and judging from photos of him in character that have leaked from the set, he's playing a Jon …
Hot off of Amazon's hit series Hunters, Logan Lerman has signed on to star opposite Asa Butterfield in the political drama College Republicans, which is finally heading to the big screen after topping the Black List in 2010. Deadline reports that the project has newfound momentum now that James Schamus has signed on to direct the film, which follows a young Lee Atwater (Lerman) and Karl Rove (Butterfield) as they square off against a beautiful Republican operative for the chairmanship of the national College Republicans club in the summer of 1973. Atwater was Rove's untrustworthy campaign manager, and …
From executive producer Ryan Murphy, the Netflix original series The Politician is a comedic satire about what it takes to be a politician and the lengths that some will go to, in order to win. As Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) fights to unseat Dede Standish (Judith Light) in the New York State Senate race on the way to his goal of eventually getting to the Presidency, he must decide whether he’s going to find a political message that will excite the voters, or whether he’s going to play dirty and expose secrets and lies. During this 1-on-…
There is more than one important election happening in the Year 2020 but, alas, the only one I can muster any energy to invest in with spontaneously combusting is the one in The Politician Season 2. On Monday, Netflix released the first trailer for the upcoming second season of Ryan Murphy's wickedly soapy series starring Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judith Light, and Bette Midler. Come for the preview of what looks to be a gleefully scandalous new chapter, but stay for the Nancy Meyers jokes, throuple chat, and the incredible twosome of Light and Midler. [caption id="attachment_903639" align="…
Netflix has released the first The Politician Season 2 images, offering a first look at the new season of the Ryan Murphy original series. The first season of the Netflix dramedy followed a precocious high school student named Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) with aspirations of one day becoming President of the United States. That initial season found Payton treating his high school president race with the importance of a national political race, but Season 2 ups the ante. The Season 1 finale jumped ahead in time, aged Payton up, and found him running for State Senate. Indeed, that’s the …
Super producer Ryan Murphy recently sat down with Collider's Steve Weintraub to talk about his new Netflix limited series Hollywood and the many different projects in which he's involved, both already on the air and in development. The conversation turned to Murphy's Netflix series The Politician, and he gave an update on the status of Season 2 as well as where we can expect the series to go in the future. The Politician was Murphy's first original series under his Netflix deal, and stars Ben Platt as a precocious young high school student with a very …
Netflix's The Politician, from American Horror Story's Ryan Murphy, is an ambitious show. But whose fashions match their political prowess?
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Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris' superhero-turned-politician comic Ex Machina is headed to the big screen -- but yeah, it's gonna need a new name. Seberg and The Aftermath writers Anna Waterhouse and Joe Shrapnelare set to write the adaptation, which will be titled The Great Machine to avoid confusion with Alex Garland's 2015 sci-fi film of the same name. The project is set up over at Legendary Entertainment with Vaughan on board to produce. The Great Machine is the latest collaboration between Legendary and the Y: The Last Man and Saga writer, who has an …
Netflix's The Politician is a coup. Every episode is jam packed with crazy moments, and even crazier quotes. Here are 10 of the show's best quotes.
Marvel asks New York City council member Ben Kallos to stop dressing up as their superhero Captain America for fundraising purposes.
If you’ve already finished binging it and need something to hold you over until the 2nd season, here are 10 shows that you can watch in the meantime.
Netflix's new comedy-drama, The Politician, not-so-subtly pokes fun at Donald Trump's presidency in both its opening credit and its first scene.
Broadway star Ben Platt shows off his singing in The Politician season 1, with covers of songs by Joni Mitchell, Billy Joel, and more.
The Politician's season 1 finale jumps forward in time and sets up a new challenge for Payton Hobart on his road to the presidency.
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