The star of "This is Us", Milo Ventimiglia, was chosen to play the famous daredevil Evel Knievel in an upcoming limited series of USA Network.
Entitled "Evel," the series will follow Knievel as he prepares for one of his greatest death-defying feats: the historic Snake River Canyon jump. Production is expected to begin in 2020. The number of episodes has not yet been defined.
"USA Network is known for its big series of events celebrating heroes, rebels and icons, and what's bigger than the story of one of the biggest thrill-seekers of all time? "Said Chris McCumber, president of Entertainment Networks – USA Network and SYFY. "Evel Knievel's incredible life and journey lends itself to dramatic reinterpretation and we are excited to partner with Milo, McG, UCP, Atlas and Wonderland to present this iconic American tale to our viewers."
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USA describes "Evel" as "an exhilarating portrait of a complex man living the American dream, juggling meteoric celebrity and raising a family – and facing the very real probability that his next jump will kill him.
Etan Frankel ("Sorry for your loss", "shamelessly") will write and produce the products. Ventimiglia will also be executive producer, along with Russ Cundiff's co-executive for the DiVide Pictures banner. McG, Mary Viola and Steven Bello of Wonderland Sound & Vision will also be Executive Producers with Alex Gartner, Charles Roven and Topher Rhys-Lawrence of Atlas Entertainment, while UCP will produce.
Five Best Award-Winning Oscars Presented at the Toronto Film Festival (Photos)
While Cannes, Berlin and Venice are all more exotic and glamorous film festivals, the Toronto International Film Festival has become the premier maker of the Academy Awards. Since 2008, all but one of the films that won the People's Choice Award at the festival have been nominated for the best film and several award-winning films have won the biggest Oscar. Here are five of these films from the last decade.
"Slumdog Millionaire" (2008) – While the pipeline between Toronto and the Oscars goes back to 1999 with "American Beauty", it has reached a higher level with one that will please Danny Boyle's crowd about a youngster. Indian man whose childhood helps him defeat "Who Wants be Millionaire." While "Slumdog" was created in Telluride, it's in Toronto that the buzz took flight: he won the People's Choice Award before totaling $ 377 million worldwide and winning eight Oscars.
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"The King's Speech" (2010) – Toronto is one of the main reasons why the biopic, which has become Tom Hooper's leading role, has beaten more popular and acclaimed films by the critical, such as "Inception", "Toy Story 3" and "The Social". Network. "Hitting every point on the" Oscar Bait "checklist," The King's Speech "delighted the industry crowd in Toronto, creating a buzz among the Academy's vote block. Hollywood so strong that Steve Pond of TheWrap called it a lock to win the Best Film Award six months out.
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"12 Years A Slave" (2013) – While a Toronto film may gain excitement to delight the sensibilities of a certain audience, it can do the same thing by leaving it squarely speechless. The careers of Lupita Nyong & o and Chiwetel Ejiofor can be divided into two categories: before and after the 2013 TIFF, as their powerful performances conveyed the message of Steve McQueen on the true brutality of American slavery. Hollywood has considered "12 Years" as an important film to see absolutely, guaranteeing its victory at the Oscars.
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"Spotlight" (2015) – At the dawn of TIFF 2015, Oscar-winning Eddie Redmayne played the role of a tranny in "The Danish Girl" where Charlie Kaufman paused with "Anomalisa". But from nowhere, a discreet yet captivating investigation has been conducted into the Boston Globe's 2002 investigation into sexual abuse by the Catholic Church that convinced festival-goers. "Spotlight" has proven to be more important than the sum of its parts, becoming the first winner of the Best Film for over 60 years to only win another Oscar (Best Adapted Screenplay).
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"Green Book" (2018) – And there is also the winner of this year's Best Picture Award, which, like "The King's Speech", saw its momentum start with the victory of the TIFF Audience Award. Some critics have called the victory "Green Book" a "worst film" since "Crash", but the buzz in Toronto was so intense that nothing could stop it, it was about Other contenders like "Roma" or an interview with Dr. Don Shirley's family called the film a "symphony of lies".
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Toronto became the Kingmaker festival for future nominees and winners of the best film
While Cannes, Berlin and Venice are all more exotic and glamorous film festivals, the Toronto International Film Festival has become the premier maker of the Academy Awards. Since 2008, all but one of the films that won the People's Choice Award at the festival have been nominated for the best film and several award-winning films have won the biggest Oscar. Here are five of these films from the last decade.
