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"Santa Inc." is the new animated TV series directed by Alexandra Rushfield , starring Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman, streaming December 2, 2021 on HBO Max:

"...'Candy Small' is the highest-ranking female 'elf' at the 'North Pole'.

"When the successor to 'Santa Claus' is poached by 'Amazon' on 'Christmas Eve', Candy goes for her ultimate dream— to become the first woman Santa Claus in the history of Christmas..."

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Prisoners of the Ghostland screenwriter/producer Reza Sixo Safai joins hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to discuss his wildest cinematic experiences.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Infested (2002)

The Howling (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings

Hollywood Boulevard (1976) – Jon Davison’s trailer commentary

Bela Lugosi Meets A Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary

Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)

Mandy (2018)

Candy (1968) – Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary

S.O.B. (1981)

The Shining (1980) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary

Robin Hood (1973)

The Story of Robin Hood (1952)

Modern Times (1936)

The Kid (1921)

The Deer (1974)

A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (2014) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary

Qeysar (1969)

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

The Warriors (1979)

New Jack City (1991)

Colors (1988)

The Whip And The Body (1963)

Blow Out (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary

Porky’s (1981)

Cinema Paradiso (1988) – Glenn Erickson’s Region B Blu-ray review, Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review

Circumstance (2011)

Ninja 3: The Domination (1984)

Flashdance (1983)

Debbie...

HBO Max is at the Head of the Class with the first trailer for its upcoming reboot of the 1980s ABC sitcom.

The comedy revolves around a group of overachieving high school students who meet their greatest challenge — a teacher (played by One Day at a Time‘s Isabella Gomez) who wants them to focus less on grades and more on experiencing life. As previously announced, original series star Robin Givens will reprise her role as Darlene Merriman, who is now a single mother to one of the students.

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Timothy Simons has joined the cast of “Candy” at Hulu, the true crime series about Candy Montgomery, Variety has learned exclusively.

The show tells the true story of Candy Montgomery, a housewife in Silicon Prairie, Texas, who murdered her best friend, Betty Gore, with an ax in 1980. Jessica Biel is attached to play Montgomery, while Melanie Lynskey will play Betty Gore. Simons will play Pat Montgomery, Candy’s husband and a brilliant engineer. It was also recently announced that Pablo Schreiber will star as Alan Gore, Betty’s husband.

Simons is best known for his time on the hit, Emmy-winning HBO comedy series “Veep,” on which he starred alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, and Anna Chlumsky for the show’s entire seven-season run. His upcoming projects include the series “Station Eleven” at HBO Max and the features “Home Sweet Home Alone” for Disney Plus and Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling.

Hulu has rounded out the core cast of its limited series Candy, about an infamous murder case in Texas.

Veep alum Timothy Simons has joined the drama from Universal Studio Group’s UCP and Disney’s 20th Television. He’ll play Pat Montgomery, the husband of Candy Montgomery (Jessica Biel). Melanie Lynskey and Pablo Schreiber also star as Betty and Alan Gore, the other couple at the center of the story.

Candy centers on Biel’s character, a woman in 1980 Texas who seemingly had it all — a loving husband with a good job, a daughter and a son, a nice house in the ...

Pablo Schreiber (Orange Is the New Black) is set as a lead opposite Jessica Biel and Melanie Lynskey in Hulu’s original limited event series Candy, based on the true story of Candy Montgomery (Biel), who killed her friend Betty Gore (Lynskey) with an ax.

In 1980 Texas, Montgomery seemingly had it all — a loving husband with a good job, a daughter and a son, a nice house in the brand new suburbs — so why did she kill her friend from church?

Schreiber will play Alan Gore, a Silicon Prairie engineer, husband, and father, whose wife Betty is killed in their own home.

Robin Veith wrote the pilot script and will executive produce. Nick Antosca will serve as executive producer under his banner Eat the Cat along with Alex Hedlund. Biel and Michelle Purple serve as executive producers for Iron Ocean. Michael Uppendahl will direct the pilot and executive produce. Jim Atkinson...

Pablo Schreiber has signed onto the Hulu true crime series “Candy,” Variety has learned exclusively.

The show tells the true story of Candy Montgomery, a housewife in Silicon Prairie, Texas, who murdered her best friend, Betty Gore, with an ax in 1980. Jessica Biel is attached to play Montgomery, while Melanie Lynskey will play Betty Gore. Schreiber will star as Alan Gore, Betty’s husband and a Silicon Prairie engineer and father.

Schreiber is no stranger to TV audiences, with the actor earning an Emmy nomination for guest actor in a drama for his role on the hit Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black.” He will next be seen playing the iconic video game character Master Chief in the Paramount Plus series adaptation of “Halo.” His other TV credits include “American Gods,” “The Wire,” and “Defending Jacob.” On the film side, he has starred in features such as “Den of Thieves,...

Hulu’s limited series Candy, about an infamous 1980 murder case in Texas, has added Pablo Schreiber to its cast.

Schreiber (Orange Is the New Black, Paramount+’s Halo) will join Jessica Biel (who took over the title role from Elisabeth Moss) and Melanie Lynskey in the cast of the true-crime drama. He’ll play Alan Gore, a Silicon Prairie engineer, husband and father whose wife Betty (Lynskey) is mysteriously killed with an ax in their home.

Biel is playing Candy Montgomery, a woman who had a a loving husband with a good job, a daughter and a son, a nice house in the ...

Hulu’s limited series Candy, about an infamous 1980 murder case in Texas, has added Pablo Schreiber to its cast.

Schreiber (Orange Is the New Black, Paramount+’s Halo) will join Jessica Biel (who took over the title role from Elisabeth Moss) and Melanie Lynskey in the cast of the true-crime drama. He’ll play Alan Gore, a Silicon Prairie engineer, husband and father whose wife Betty (Lynskey) is mysteriously killed with an ax in their home.

Biel is playing Candy Montgomery, a woman who had a a loving husband with a good job, a daughter and a son, a nice house in the ...

Exclusive: A key character will be returning to Amazon Prime Video’s Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. Abbie Cornish, who portrayed Cathy Mueller in Season 1, will be back to reprise the role in the recently announced fourth season.

There has been a lingering mystery surrounding Cathy Mueller, Ryan’s love interest in the first season, as well as in the books. The character was never written out of the show, she just disappeared. There was not a single reference of her throughout Season 2, and the only clue given was Ryan (John Krasinski) sleeping with another woman early on in the season, and then later on saying he’s single.

There is no information how Cathy will be reintroduced on the show. Her return could be set up in the upcoming third season, production on which recently wrapped with a premiere date still Tbd.

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A Head of the Class alum will return as a mom in HBO Max’s upcoming reboot: Robin Givens is set to reprise her role as honors student Darlene Merriman, which she played on the original ABC sitcom 35 years ago.

The forthcoming multi-cam series follows a group of overachieving high school students who meet their greatest challenge — a teacher (played by One Day at a Time‘s Isabella Gomez) who wants them to focus less on grades and more on experiencing life.

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Melanie Lynskey (Castle Rock) has been tapped as the co-lead opposite Jessica Biel in Hulu’s original limited event series Candy based on the true story of Candy Montgomery (Biel), who killed her friend Betty Gore (Lynskey) with an ax.

In 1980 Texas, Candy Montgomery (Biel) seemingly had it all — a loving husband with a good job, a daughter and a son, a nice house in the brand new suburbs — so why did she kill her friend from church with an ax?

Lynskey’s Betty Gore is a teacher, a wife and a mother who just wanted to be a part of her small Texas community. But that all ended on a Friday the 13th in 1980, when she was killed in her own laundry room by her friend, Candy (Biel).

2020-21 Hulu Pilots & Series Orders

Robin Veith wrote the pilot script and will executive produce. Nick Antosca will serve as executive...

“Castle Rock” and “Heavenly Creatures” star Melanie Lynskey is slated to portray the victim of real-life infamous murderess Candy Montgomery in a new Hulu limited series, entitled “Candy.” She will play Betty Gore, the small Texas town teacher, wife and mother who was axed to death on Friday the 13th, June 1980 in her laundry room by her church friend. The titular killer will be played by Jessica Biel.

Three-time Emmy nominee Robin Veith wrote the pilot script of “Candy,” and MIchael Uppendahl will direct it. Both will executive produce. Nick Antosca will serve as executive producer under his banner Eat the Cat along with Alex Hedlund. Biel and Michelle Purple will serve as executive producers for Iron Ocean. Jim Atkinson & John Bloom will serve as consulting producers. The series is from UCP and 20th Television.

Since her aforementioned feature film debut in 1994 opposite Kate Winslet, the native New Zealander has...

"She was a normal suburban housewife. All she wanted was a little fun with another man. She never really expected to kill her lover's wife."

That's how Jim Atkinson and John Bloom described it in the header of their account of the 1980 Betty Gore slaying that shocked Texas and a nation. Now, Hulu has ordered a scripted true crime series about Gore's alleged killer Candy Montgomery, with Jessica Biel now attached to lead.

The Candy Montgomery project was first announced in July 2020, arriving at Hulu in December with Elisabeth Moss ("The Handmaid's Tale") announced to play the lead. The "Invisible Man"...

The post Jessica Biel Replaces Elisabeth Moss in Hulu True Crime Series Candy appeared first on /Film.

Elisabeth Moss is handing Jessica Biel the ax.

Due to scheduling conflicts, Moss will no longer be playing real-life ax murderer Candy Montgomery in Hulu’s upcoming limited series Candy, our sister site Deadline reports. Instead, the role will be portrayed by Biel, last seen on screen in Facebook Watch’s Limetown in 2019.

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Hulu has ordered the scripted true crime series about Candy Montgomery, with Jessica Biel now attached to star.

The project was first announced as being in the works in July 2020, landing at Hulu in December. At that time, “The Handmaid’s Tale” star Elisabeth Moss was attached to play the lead role. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Moss bowed out due to scheduling conflicts.

The series tells the true story of Montgomery, a Texas housewife who infamously murdered her friend Betty Gore with an ax in 1980. Biel will star in the role of Montgomery.

Several members of the team behind the Hulu/UCP true crime series “The Act” will reunite for “Candy.” Robin Veith wrote the “Candy” pilot script and will serve as executive producer on the series. Nick Antosca will serve as executive producer under his banner Eat the Cat banner along with Alex Hedlund. Michael Uppendahl...

Jessica Biel is to play Texas killer Candy Montgomery, who killed her church friend with an ax, in a limited true-crime drama series for Hulu.

The streamer has handed Candy, which comes from The Act pair Robin Veith and Nick Antosca, a series order.

It comes after the project landed at the streamer last year with The Handmaid’s Tale and Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss in the lead role. Deadline understands Moss dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

The series is set in 1980 Texas, where Candy Montgomery (Biel) seemingly had it all – a loving husband with a good job, a daughter and a son, a nice house in the brand new suburbs – so why did she kill her friend from church with an ax?

Biel will also executive produce with her producing partner Michelle Purple through their company Iron Ocean. It is her latest on-screen TV role after starring in The Sinner.

Hulu has given the green light to its limited series Candy — with a new actress in the title role.

Jessica Biel (The Sinner, Limetown) will star in the true-crime drama as Candy Montgomery, a Texas woman who in 1980 killed her friend Betty Gore with an ax. Biel takes over for Elisabeth Moss, who was originally attached to star but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.

Biel will also be an executive producer on the series, which delves into the question of why Candy Montgomery — who had a loving husband with a good job, a daughter and ...

Hulu has given the green light to its limited series Candy — with a new actress in the title role.

Jessica Biel (The Sinner, Limetown) will star in the true-crime drama as Candy Montgomery, a Texas woman who in 1980 killed her friend Betty Gore with an ax. Biel takes over for Elisabeth Moss, who was originally attached to star but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.

Biel will also be an executive producer on the series, which delves into the question of why Candy Montgomery — who had a loving husband with a good job, a daughter and ...

True-ly an iconic duo.  Khloe Kardashian exclusively revealed what life is really like with three-year-old daughter True Thompson, and we're swooning! The mother-daughter pair constantly share the sweetest pics on Instagram, and even match in designer outfits. Khloe, the new Candy Crush Saga All-Stars Tournament host, dished on True's favorite hobbies to E! News on Sept. 20.  "We're very active, so we love to go just on walks in the neighborhood. She is very into making, like, potions, these days, which is fun but oh so messy," Khloe joked. "And I bake a lot, she loves to bake so we'll bake cookies and stuff like that. She just likes to pour everything and so I think she just...

Stars: Corey Taylor, Zach Galligan, Derek Russo, Ryan Kiser, Alexandra Lucchesi | Written and Directed by Scott B. Hansen, Desiree Connell

Written by Desiree Connell and Scott B. Hansen, who are also in the directors chairs, Bad Candy is a Halloween anthology that tells the tale of the local myths of the small town of New Salem in which it’s set. A festive and joyful selection of stories that put you right in that Halloween mood, this is one that will, undoubtedly, become a cult favourite in the years to come.

Starring the likes of Zach Galligan (Gremlins) and Corey Taylor (of Slipknot fame) this is one of those movies that sits perfectly as an “every year watch”. I’m a fan of anthology horror, and especially those set during the Halloween season. From the wrap-around story to each of the anthology offerings, Bad Candy nails both the vibe and the entertainment here,...