Straightfrom last night's world premiere over at scandalous Cannes Film Festival where it is in the official competition are new images from historical drama THE PASSION OF DODIN BOUFFANT (La Passion de Dodin Bouffant) previously known as La Pot Au Feu, which is out in domestic cinemas November this year.
THE STORY FOLLOWS
Eugénie (Juliette Binoche), an outstanding cook, who has worked for the famous gastronome Dodin (Benoit Magimel who in real life has a daughter with Binoche) for 20 years. By dint of spending time
together in the kitchen, a loving passion has been built between them
where love is closely linked to the practice of gastronomy. From this
union are born dishes all more tasty and delicate than the others which
go so far as to amaze the greatest of this world. However, Eugénie,
eager for freedom, never wanted to marry Dodin. The latter then decides
to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST
NETFLIX COMEDY TRAILER
Survival starts July 13th on Netflix
If you are in the mood for some comedy, Netflix has announced July 13th as the streaming start date for SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST sitcom based on Michelle Buteau's book and with her also leading the comedy series with our boy Tone Bell. It follows Mavis Beaumont, who is plus-size and newly single (but not by her choice). Mavis unexpectedly finds herself having to rebuild her life as a struggling stylist. She’s determined to not only survive but thrive with the support of her chosen family, a body positive attitude, and a cute v-neck with some lip gloss.
While we are waiting for their new summer comedy United We Fall to start next Wednesday, which will be their only new comedy till Autumn
Lucy Liu will return to TV with the new sitcom
when Kyra Sedgwick's Call Your Mother sitcom starts, ABC is also going forward with new workplace multicam sitcom which will star Lucy Liu.
The new comedy, working title is KIDS MATTER NOW, and it was also known
as BOSSY, will see her playing Devin, the fierce and powerful head of
Shelter, a large and successful modern furniture company. She is a force
and is unfamiliar with failure. But when Devin adopts a baby, she is
ill-prepared for the task of parenting and feels at a complete loss as
to how to be a mom.
Created by one of Friends' writer Shana Goldberg Meehan, it will start shooting as soon as corona allows, together with single camera comedies HOME ECONOMICS (starring Topher Grace, about three adult siblings: one in the 1%, one middle class and one barely holding on) and Tone Bell's WORK WIFE about a duo of real estate agents whose professional success, personal friendship and ability to share deodorant makes their lives work.
Just some comedy for you this prefestive Monday! If you miss always wonderful Tone Bell on the small screens after his latest multicam
Tone Bell will also produce the new comedy
sitcom Fam wasn't renewed over at CBS, do not despair because he is returning with a new one! And he is returning to CBS where he will also executive produce the comedy which he will also write based on a real story. In the untitled multi camera sitcom, he will play a carefree thirty something who, after a pregnancy scare, decides he’s ready to settle down and tries to change his life so he can go from Mr. Right Now to Mr. Right. As you might remember, although he was brilliant in them, Tone's other two sitcoms Disjointed with Katy Bates at Netflix and Truth Be Told at NBC were also cancelled after first seasons.
New New Year Sitcoms
Don't
forget that television is about to get funnier with the New Year with
Tim Allen's hourlong Last Man Standing returning from January 2nd followed by new
Jason Biggs sitcom
New Jason Biggs and Maggie Lawson sitcom starts next month
Outmatched from January 23rd and Fran Drescher's new
multi camera sitcom Indebted arriving in February to NBC.
The year behind us was really good for some of the multicamera sitcoms (Neighbourhood at CBS ruled Monday nights and Big Bang Theory Thursdays, Last Man Standing dominated Friday nights for Fox with its glorious, record breaking return together with his sister sitcom Cool Kids) and really bad for some others (the audience does not appreciate backstabbing and thus Conners at ABC did not manage to reach the heights of legendary Roseanne, while Happy Together did not impress at CBS). The biggest and the most embarrassing flop was definitely the return of Murphy Brown after almost thirty years, but the audience did not like its hateful and critical tone, so it is getting replaced on Thursday nights at CBS by warm new family sitcom FAM from January 10th! It can be expected that Murphy Brown and Happy Together won't be getting second seasons.
NEW MULTICAM SITCOM FAM
stars Nina Dobrev and our beloved Tone
Bell as a young woman and her adoring fiancé whose vision of a perfect
life with his wonderful family is radically altered when her 16 year
old, out of control half sister unexpectedly
Tone Bell and Nina Dobrev are starring together again after Dog Days
comes to live with her.
Clem’s upbringing and teen years left a lot to be desired, but she
pulled herself up, and built a fantastic life — great job, terrific
apartment, and an amazing fiancé, Nick, a college professor from a
well-to-do "normal" family. Nick's warm and supportive parents, Rose (Sheryl Lee Ralph) and
Walt (Brian Stokes Mitchell), embrace Clem and complete the family she always wanted. But when
Clem’s wild child half sister, Shannon (Odessa Adlon), appears on their doorstep to
escape their train wreck of a
Walt, Rose and Shannon are Clem and Nick's new Fam!
dad (Gary Cole), Nick agrees that Clem can help her
avoid all the mistakes she made, and they invite her to move in. As the
family Clem chose and the family she has blend, Clem realizes that this
happy fam may be the perfection she's been seeking.
A brand new trailer and some new posters have been released for September 21st mystery thriller A SIMPLE FAVOUR starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick! The big screen adaptation of Darcey Bell best selling novel also stars Rupert Friend, Eric Johnson and Linda Cardellini.
A SIMPLE FAVOUR revolves around Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mommy
vlogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily's
(Blake Lively) sudden disappearance from their small town. Stephanie is
joined by Emily's husband Sean (Henry Golding) in this stylish thriller
filled with twists and
A Simple Favour is based on a Darcey Bell bestselling novel
betrayals, secrets and revelations, love and
loyalty, murder and revenge.The movie was previously also known as What
Happened to Emily?
'DOG DAYS' TRAILER
A COMEDY THAT'S OFF THE LEASH
A new trailer is also out for next month's delightful ensemble comedy DOG DAYS starring Nina Dobrev, Eva Longoria and Vanessa Hudgens! The
Dog Days are hitting UK, USA and Canadian cinemas August 10th
story of the movie follows a group of interconnected people in Los Angeles who are brought together by their lovable canine counterparts. Tone Bell also stars.
CBS ORDERS 'FAM' MULTICAM WITH NINA DOBREV, TONE BELL!
Last week was a black one for many shows as tons of them got cancelled, but this is also the time of the year when networks are ordering pilots into series.
Nina Dobrev and Tone Bell will be a couple in Fam!
CBS has cancelled Kevin Can Wait, Living Biblically, 9JKL and, sadly, our favourite Superior Donuts, as they're planning to fill Monday night with new comedies. They've ordered FAM multicam sitcom into series with Nina Dobrev as a young woman whose dreams of an upstanding life with her new fiancé are dashed when her younger train wreck half-sister comes to live with her to escape their train wreck of a father. Tone Bell, Odessa Adlon, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Sheryl Lee Ralph also star. It will air in midseason!
CBS ALSO ORDERS JOSH LAWSON AND DAMON WAYANS MULTICAMS
Beside Murphy Brown revival, CBS will also have Cedric the Entertainer's new multicam WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD about the nicest guy in the Midwest (Josh Lawson) who moves his family into a tough neighbourhood in L.A. where not everyone appreciates his
Cedric will not welcome Josh Lawson to his neighbourhood nicely!
extreme neighbourliness. That includes their new next-door neighbor Calvin (Cedric). Sheaun McKinney, Tichina Arnold, Dreama Walker, Marcel Spears and Hank Greenspan also star. CBS will also have the untitled Damon Wayans Jr. comedy which revolves around Peter (Wayans)
Damon Wayans Jr and Felix Mallard will lead new sitcom at CBS
and Claire (Amber Stevens West), a couple who are tired of their mundane life and start to reconnect with their younger, cooler selves when an emerging pop star (Felix Mallard), who is drawn to their super-normal suburban life, moves in. Stephanie Weir and Chris Parnell also star. The two sitcoms will air from Autumn on Monday nights! UPDATE The news is just in from CBS that they have replaced Josh Lawson with Max Greenfield in the sitcom! They have also revealed that Damon's sitcom will be titled HAPPY TOGETHER!
NBC SETS BAR AT 'S 'ABBY'S' NBC has picked up a multicam reminiscent of Cheers. ABBY'S is set at
the best bar in San Diego, home to good prices, great company and, of
course, Abby (Natalie Morales). This unlicensed, makeshift bar nestled
in her
Natalie Morales will lead new NBC sitcom Abby's
backyard is the opposite of everything annoying about today’s
party scene. There are no cell phones (not even to “look something up”),
earning a seat at the bar takes time and losing a challenge means
drinking a limey, sugary “not-beer” drink. As the oddball cast of
regulars will tell you, hanging out at Abby’s is a coveted honour. But
once you’re in, you’re family. Neil Flynn, Nelson Franklin, Jessica
Chaffin, Leonard Ouzts and Kimia Behpoornia star.
FOX REVIVES LAST MAN STANDING AND PAIRS IT UP WITH COOL KIDS
Over at Fox the greatest news is that they are reviving Tim Allen's much adored LAST MAN STANDING which was shamelessly killed at ABC. With all the cast (Nancy Travis, Jonathan Adams, Amanda Fuller,
Revival is a glorious victory for Tim Allen and a kick in the face to ABC
Christoph Sanders and Jordan Masterson) returning it will be Fox's leading programme next season if it brings its massive ratings from ABC where it was their second most watched comedy. It will be joined at Fox by
The Cool Kids will join Last Man Standing at Fox
THE COOL KIDS! Starring Vicki Lawrence, Martin Mull, David Alan Grier and
Leslie Jordan, it follows three guy friends in a retirement community who are the top dogs until they’re blown out of the water by the newest member of the community, a female rebel whose ready to challenge their place – it’s high school with 70 somethings. Stay tuned as I will be updating the post with new info as it arrives! The two comedies will air on Fridays from Autumn.
TV day today, starting with an amazing piece of news for all of you who loved Starz' brilliant epic series White Princess last year! The follow up to
This will be third series based on Gregory's books
BBC's White Queen will now get its own follow up in THE SPANISH PRINCESS based on Philippa Gregory’s best selling books The Constant Princess and The King’s Curse.
THE SPANISH PRINCESS will follow Catherine of Aragon, the beautiful
young princess of Spain who was promised the English throne since she
was a child. She arrives in a grey, rain lashed England with her
glorious and diverse court including her lady in waiting Lina – an
African Moor. She is Princess of Wales now, but when her husband Prince
Arthur dies suddenly, the throne seems lost to Catherine. Until she
claims her marriage was never consummated and that as a virgin she may
set her sights on the new heir, the charismatic and headstrong Prince
Harry who will one day rule as King Henry VIII.
MULTICAM SITCOM PILOTS
EMILY OSMENT TO LEAD '25'
Emily Osment is moving to 25 at CBS
Good and bad news from the TV comedy world. Sad news is that Freeform
is ending its sitcom Young and Hungry with the remaining ten episodes
of the fifth season which will air from June 20th. The good news is that
its star Emily Osment has booked a lead role in new CBS multicam sitcom
pilot 25 which follows twenty something Kyle (Matt Shively), who comes
to Austin to finally convince his old best friend from camp, Kate
(Osment), that they are perfect for each other. Unfortunately, she just
got engaged. A lot of guys would give up; Kyle is not one of those guys.
But to Kyle’s surprise, even though he came to town looking for “the
one,” he might end up with much more than that.
TONE BELL AND NINA DOBREV TO LEAD 'FAM' SITCOM AT CBS Another
of our favourite comedians Tone Bell, whose Disjointed has just been
cancelled, will take the lead in CBS multicam sitcom FAM next to Nina
Tone Bell also starred in Truth Be Told sitcom
Dobrev who plays a woman whose dreams of an upstanding life with her new
fiancé, Jay (Tone Bell), and his upstanding family are dashed when her
train wreck younger half sister (Odessa Adlon) comes to live with her to
escape their train wreck of a father. Bell's Jay is a sophisticated NYU
history professor who comes from old money but is refreshingly
unaffected and down-to-earth despite his refined background. Deeply in
love with Clem (Dobrev), he proposes to her — much to the delight of his
parents, Walt (Brian Stokes Mitchell) and Rose (Sheryl
Nina Dobrev will take the female lead in Fam CBS sitcom pilot
Lee Ralph), who
think Clem is a real catch. But he learns that Clem has not been
completely honest about a few key elements in her life: For example, her
father isn’t actually dead — and it drives a wedge of mistrust between
them that might not be easily mended.
'ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE'
BBC MINI SERIES TRAILER!
Over across the pond, BBC has released trailer for Agatha Christie's ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE three part mini series which was postponed so that Edd Westwick's scenes could be reshot with Christian Cooke! Also
Click on the photo to see the whole cast in bigger size
starring Bill Nighy, Matthew Goode, Eleanor Tomlinson, Luke Treadaway, it is set
at Christmas 1954. Wealthy philanthropist Rachel Argyll is murdered at her family estate Sunny Point. Her adopted son Jack Argyll is
Bill Nighy leads the stellar cast in the new mini series
arrested for her murder. He vehemently protests his innocence. The mysterious Dr Arthur Calgary returns from a trip to the Arctic claiming he has proof Jack is innocent.
And if Jack was not the killer, then it must have been somebody else at Sunny Point. But who?
A little bit of laughs today to bring some comedy into your boring summer Monday! Netflix has released the first trailer for their new multi camera sitcom DISJOINTED starring Kathy Bates, which starts airing this month, August 25th!
A modern twist on the American Dream, DISJOINTED is a story of the
highs, the lows, and half baked drama of a family run marijuana
dispensary. Kathy Bates stars as cannabis legend Ruth Whitefeather
Feldman who employs her newly graduated son and a team of young
Kathy Bates and Tone Bell as her very troubled security guard!
"budtenders" to help run her Los Angeles marijuana dispensary. Twenty
episode comedy also stars Tone Bell, Aaron Moten, Dougie Baldwin and
Elizabet Alderfer! Check out the trailer below, it looks terribly
unfunny!
Star Wars star Daisy Ridley has another new science fiction role in her sleeve: according to latest news coming from 'Variety' she will take the lead role in Doug Liman directed big screen adaptation of Patrick Ness' dystopian trilogy CHAOS WALKING
Set in a world where there are no women and where all living
creatures can hear each other’s thoughts the story is centred on the
only boy in a town of men, who makes a startling discovery that forces
him to flee with only his dog in hand. With the townspeople in pursuit,
the duo stumbles upon a strange and silent girl Viola who is the only
other person beside him whose thoughts cannot be read. They set off on a
white knuckle journey in which the boy must unlearn everything he knows
in order to figure out who he truly is.
'DISJOINTED' SITCOM
TONE BELL JOINS KATHY BATES And here's a fun duo: Tone Bell, whom ever so loved in Truth Be Told,
is returning to multi camera sitcoms in Netflix and Chuck Lorre's
DISJOINTED in which Kathy Bates stars as Ruth, a lifelong advocate for
legalization of pot who’s finally living her dream as the owner of an
L.A.-area cannabis dispensary. Joining her are three budtenders, her
twenty something son and a deeply troubled security guard. All of them
are more or less constantly high. In the 20, already ordered, episodes,
Tone Bell will be one of her security guards!
'EMILY & TIM' TRAILER
A MARRIAGE IN SIX ACTS
And here's an interesting movie in which 12 different actors play a married couple EMILY & TIM following their marriage from the first kiss to the last breath with the story covering almost half a century. Alexis Bledel and Olympia Dukakis, alongside Phylicia Rashad are just some of the names in the ensemble cast.
RACHEL WEISZ, SAM CLAFLIN IN 'MY COUSIN RACHEL' PERIOD DRAMA
Here's a lovely lady for you: earlier last year I informed you that Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin will lead period set drama MY COUSIN RACHEL and now they're joined by latest Lady Chaterley Holliday Grainger! As 'Deadline' reports the film is an adaptation of the classic Daphne Du Maurier novel. The dark romance revolves around Philip, a young orphan, who believes his mysterious, beautiful cousin Rachel may have been responsible for the murder of his beloved guardian Ambrose, also a cousin of theirs. As Philip plots his revenge, he finds his feelings complicated as he falls under Rachel’s beguiling spell.
TELEVISION UPDATES
JOSH BOWMAN JOINS 'TIME AFTER TIME' SF SHOW As EW writes today, one of TV's most popular hunks, Josh Bowman has
just joined the new ABC sf show TIME AFTER TIME that I announced only
yesterday! While young FreddieStroma will play the lead role of H.J.
Wells whose time travelling adventures are the focus of the show, Bowman
will play Jack the Ripper whom Wells chases through time. He is also
John Stevenson, a brilliant and charismatic surgeon who lives a double
life as the infamous serial killer. TONE BELL, BEAU MIRCHOFF IN 'GOOD FORTUNE' SITCOM Meanwhile,
Tone Bell, whom we loved in TRUTH BE TOLD, AWKWARD's Beau Mirchoff and
Diane Guerrero will star in new NBC multi camera sitcom GOOD FORTUNE
about June, a hyper structured young woman who, after a fortune teller
predicts she’ll die in 3 days, decides she’s finally going to live her
life with no regrets. When she doesn’t die but realize how great it felt
to take risks, she adopts a new life policy along with a new full time
fortune teller. June and her best friends Adam (Bell), Dave (Mirchoff),
Bailey (Guerrero) and Metzger plan to always stick together, impending
doom or not.
'FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS'
TRAILER WITH MERYL STREEP
And an absolutely delightful first trailer has been released for the new comedy movie FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS based on a true story in which Meryl Streep plays world's worst opera singer who isn't really aware of her horrid voice. Hugh Grant plays her manager! Rebecca Ferguson also stars!
historical drama THE PASSION OF DODIN BOUFFANT (La Passion de Dodin Bouffant) previously known as La Pot Au Feu, which is out in domestic cinemas November this year. 
historical drama THE PASSION OF DODIN BOUFFANT (La Passion de Dodin Bouffant) previously known as La Pot Au Feu, which is out in domestic cinemas November this year. 
with Binoche) for 20 years. By dint of spending time
together in the kitchen, a loving passion has been built between them
where love is closely linked to the
practice of gastronomy. From this
union are born dishes all more tasty and delicate than the others which
go so far as to amaze the greatest of this world. 
However, Eugénie,
eager for freedom, never wanted to marry Dodin. The latter then decides
to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
with Binoche) for 20 years. By dint of spending time
together in the kitchen, a loving passion has been built between them
where love is closely linked to the
practice of gastronomy. From this
union are born dishes all more tasty and delicate than the others which
go so far as to amaze the greatest of this world. 
However, Eugénie,
eager for freedom, never wanted to marry Dodin. The latter then decides
to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
