AMC has greenlit National Anthem, an eight-episode musical anthology series created by Contagion writer Scott Z. Burns, and executive produced by Mark Johnson, who won an Oscar for Rain Man and a pair of Emmys for Breaking Bad, the network announced Tuesday. National Anthem is described as a tragically funny musical dramedy about a middle class midwestern family tumbling down the ladder of American society who periodically burst into song as they struggle to catch themselves. Oscar winner T Bone Burnett (Crazy Heart) is attached as the series' music producer, with words and music by Craig Finn of the …

Screenwriter Scott Z. Burns, the man behind 2011's Contagion, is putting his research for the film to good use in calling out the United States' response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Burns recently spoke to Slate about the renewed interest (for lack of a better word) in Contagion as people flock toward it to find some comfort or sanity in these uncertain times. In response to this, Burns began by saying, "Well, obviously, you know, it’s very upsetting to see people getting sick and dying. The part of me that is a human being is more struck by …

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Once again, production on Bond 25 has been both shaken and stirred, which a gentleman will tell you is not the correct way to mix a satisfying cocktail. Just a day after word broke that MGM moved the next installment in the super-spy franchise from a Valentine's Day release date to April 8, 2020, The Playlist reports script-wizard Scott Z. Burns is coming aboard to overhaul the current screenplay by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. Time is certainly a-tickin' for Bond 25 to make its scheduled April 2019 production start date. But this isn't exactly …