Warning: The article below contains major spoilers for "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness."
After "Moon Knight" unleashed kaiju into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Sam Raimi resurrected a zombie-Strange in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," fans have been (rightfully) wondering if a new horrific era is dawning at Marvel Studios. Disney's trailer for "Werewolf By Night" further teased the universe's nightmare-fuel potential, confirming the MCU debut of the titular werewolf (Gael García Bernal), Man-Thing, and the bloodsucker-defeating-badass Elsa Bloodstone (Laura Donnelly)! The black-and-white trailer introduces us to a gothic manor where monster hunters prepare to battle what goes bump in the night. Almost dripping in candle wax, the project homages the early days of Universal Horror, when any group gathering leads to a deadly night of unforeseen consequences.
But who are these hunters? Who are these monsters? If you're champing at the bit to learn more...
After "Moon Knight" unleashed kaiju into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Sam Raimi resurrected a zombie-Strange in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," fans have been (rightfully) wondering if a new horrific era is dawning at Marvel Studios. Disney's trailer for "Werewolf By Night" further teased the universe's nightmare-fuel potential, confirming the MCU debut of the titular werewolf (Gael García Bernal), Man-Thing, and the bloodsucker-defeating-badass Elsa Bloodstone (Laura Donnelly)! The black-and-white trailer introduces us to a gothic manor where monster hunters prepare to battle what goes bump in the night. Almost dripping in candle wax, the project homages the early days of Universal Horror, when any group gathering leads to a deadly night of unforeseen consequences.
But who are these hunters? Who are these monsters? If you're champing at the bit to learn more...
- 9/19/2022
- by Cass Clarke
- Slash Film
Until last year’s turn of events I’d never really binged on box-sets, but after being forced to modify my lifestyle somewhat, that’s exactly what happened. One of the first I tuned into was Friday Night Dinner, and one of the standouts was Paul Ritter.
For me, at the time, it was a case of ‘Paul who?’, which is a shame as the sad passing of this highly-rated actor came all too soon after he got the recognition he deserved, belying his towering talent.
One good reason for this was that Ritter carved himself a memorable stage career. Tony and Olivier nominations – for Coram Boy and The Norman Conquests respectively – were the crowning glory. Fresh out of university, he headed for Germany and the Deutsches Schauspielhaus, a theatre in Hamburg, and it was here where he built upon his am-dram days in A-Level Theatre Studies.
It wasn’t...
For me, at the time, it was a case of ‘Paul who?’, which is a shame as the sad passing of this highly-rated actor came all too soon after he got the recognition he deserved, belying his towering talent.
One good reason for this was that Ritter carved himself a memorable stage career. Tony and Olivier nominations – for Coram Boy and The Norman Conquests respectively – were the crowning glory. Fresh out of university, he headed for Germany and the Deutsches Schauspielhaus, a theatre in Hamburg, and it was here where he built upon his am-dram days in A-Level Theatre Studies.
It wasn’t...
- 4/11/2021
- by Dan Green
- The Cultural Post
Ritter’s film roles included Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince and Quantum Of Solace.
UK actor Paul Ritter has passed away of a brain tumour aged 54.
Ritter, known for his performances in Sky Atlantic’s Chernobyl as Anatoly Dyatlov, sitcom Friday Night Dinner, and films Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince and Quantum Of Solace, died at home with his family on Monday, according to the Guardian.
In a statement to the newspaper his agent said: “It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night”.
“He died peacefully at home with his wife...
UK actor Paul Ritter has passed away of a brain tumour aged 54.
Ritter, known for his performances in Sky Atlantic’s Chernobyl as Anatoly Dyatlov, sitcom Friday Night Dinner, and films Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince and Quantum Of Solace, died at home with his family on Monday, according to the Guardian.
In a statement to the newspaper his agent said: “It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night”.
“He died peacefully at home with his wife...
- 4/6/2021
- by Hannah Bowler Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Chernobyl actor Paul Ritter has died.
He was 54.
Deadline is reporting that the actor passed away due to a brain tumor.
The actor appeared in several TV shows and movies, including the aforementioned Chernobyl, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Quantum of Solace.
He is probably most well known to UK audiences for his role on the Channel 4 comedy series Friday Night Dinner. He played family patriarch Martin Goodman on the series from 2011-20.
Robert Popper, the creator of the sitcom, tweeted the following:
“Devastated at this terribly sad news. Paul was a lovely, wonderful human being. Kind, funny, super caring and the greatest actor I ever worked with.”
Ritter filmed a retrospective special for the comedy series to celebrate its 10th anniversary, and the special is set to air this year.
Ritter played the role of Anatoly Dyatlov in the award-winning HBO/Sky drama series Chernobyl.
He...
He was 54.
Deadline is reporting that the actor passed away due to a brain tumor.
The actor appeared in several TV shows and movies, including the aforementioned Chernobyl, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Quantum of Solace.
He is probably most well known to UK audiences for his role on the Channel 4 comedy series Friday Night Dinner. He played family patriarch Martin Goodman on the series from 2011-20.
Robert Popper, the creator of the sitcom, tweeted the following:
“Devastated at this terribly sad news. Paul was a lovely, wonderful human being. Kind, funny, super caring and the greatest actor I ever worked with.”
Ritter filmed a retrospective special for the comedy series to celebrate its 10th anniversary, and the special is set to air this year.
Ritter played the role of Anatoly Dyatlov in the award-winning HBO/Sky drama series Chernobyl.
He...
- 4/6/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
UK stage and screen actor Paul Ritter, best known for long-running Channel4 comedy series Friday Night Dinner, has died of a brain tumour aged 54, his agent has confirmed.
Ritter’s prolific small screen output included key roles in 2019 HBO hit Chernobyl, ITV drama Vera and Paul Abbott’s No Offence. Among his feature credits were Quantum Of Solace and Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince and he has a supporting role in John Madden’s upcoming WWII drama Operation Mincemeat starring Colin Firth.T
Ritter was also an admired stage actor, and was nominated for an Olivier award in 2006 for his performance in Coram Boy and for a Tony award for his 2009 starring role in the Norman Conquests. He also played John Major in Stephen Daldry’s The Audience.
But the actor was arguably best known for playing eccentric, usually shirtless Martin Goodman hosting his ‘bambinos’ for their ‘Friday Night Dinner...
Ritter’s prolific small screen output included key roles in 2019 HBO hit Chernobyl, ITV drama Vera and Paul Abbott’s No Offence. Among his feature credits were Quantum Of Solace and Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince and he has a supporting role in John Madden’s upcoming WWII drama Operation Mincemeat starring Colin Firth.T
Ritter was also an admired stage actor, and was nominated for an Olivier award in 2006 for his performance in Coram Boy and for a Tony award for his 2009 starring role in the Norman Conquests. He also played John Major in Stephen Daldry’s The Audience.
But the actor was arguably best known for playing eccentric, usually shirtless Martin Goodman hosting his ‘bambinos’ for their ‘Friday Night Dinner...
- 4/6/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Are you familiar with Atlas Comics? If not, it was a comic book publisher that launched in the 1950s and it ended up evolving into Marvel Comics. However, when Marvel launched out of Altas to become its own brand, not all of the comic book properties followed. There were still a lot of comics that only Atlas was producing.
Well, the rights to all of those Atlas properties were picked up by Ghost Rider producer Steven Paul and he teamed with Paramount Pictures to adapt them into movies. Paramount doesn’t really have many lucrative franchises other than Mission: Impossible and Transformers and a few other Hasbro properties that they have yet to get off the ground.
With comic book and superhero films being all the rage in Hollywood, it looks like Paramount is going to take what they can get, and now they have Atlas Comics. THR also announced...
Well, the rights to all of those Atlas properties were picked up by Ghost Rider producer Steven Paul and he teamed with Paramount Pictures to adapt them into movies. Paramount doesn’t really have many lucrative franchises other than Mission: Impossible and Transformers and a few other Hasbro properties that they have yet to get off the ground.
With comic book and superhero films being all the rage in Hollywood, it looks like Paramount is going to take what they can get, and now they have Atlas Comics. THR also announced...
- 5/17/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
After Cannes’ opening night film “The Dead Don’t Die” got the festival off to a somewhat slow start with mixed reviews, Wednesday’s two debuts, “Les Misérables” and “Bacurau,” proved that this year’s lineup will have some life in it.
Ladj Ly’s “Les Misérables” isn’t based on Victor Hugo’s classic story, but it’s set in the same region in France and has the spirit of the original. Ly (picture above) originally directed an acclaimed short in 2017 of the same name that set the stage for this larger feature focused on police brutality and crime. The Guardian critic said Ly’s feature debut had a dose of “humor, cynicism, energy and savvy” and was worthy of some comparisons to previous Palme d’Or winner Jacques Audiard’s “Dheepan.”
Another reviewer even predicted we might already have a prize winner on our hands. “‘Les Miserables,’ Cannes...
Ladj Ly’s “Les Misérables” isn’t based on Victor Hugo’s classic story, but it’s set in the same region in France and has the spirit of the original. Ly (picture above) originally directed an acclaimed short in 2017 of the same name that set the stage for this larger feature focused on police brutality and crime. The Guardian critic said Ly’s feature debut had a dose of “humor, cynicism, energy and savvy” and was worthy of some comparisons to previous Palme d’Or winner Jacques Audiard’s “Dheepan.”
Another reviewer even predicted we might already have a prize winner on our hands. “‘Les Miserables,’ Cannes...
- 5/16/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Breaking: Comic book fans rejoice: the superhero scene could be getting even busier. Steven Paul’s Sp Media Group (Spmg) has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority interest in the Atlas Comics library, it was announced this morning in Cannes, with Paramount aboard for a first-look deal.
The Atlas Comics trove is owned by Nemesis Group Inc. and its principal Jason Goodman, grandson of publisher Martin Goodman, founder of Marvel Comics, which was later run by Martin’s cousin Stan Lee.
Spmg has signed a co-production and co-financing first look deal with Paramount Pictures to develop, produce and distribute superhero films based on the comic books. Ghost In The Shell and Ghost Rider producer Paul has also signed a deal with Oscar-winner and A-list scribe Akiva Goldsman – writer on I Am Legend, The Da Vinci Code and multiple Batman movies – and his Weed Road Pictures to oversee a...
The Atlas Comics trove is owned by Nemesis Group Inc. and its principal Jason Goodman, grandson of publisher Martin Goodman, founder of Marvel Comics, which was later run by Martin’s cousin Stan Lee.
Spmg has signed a co-production and co-financing first look deal with Paramount Pictures to develop, produce and distribute superhero films based on the comic books. Ghost In The Shell and Ghost Rider producer Paul has also signed a deal with Oscar-winner and A-list scribe Akiva Goldsman – writer on I Am Legend, The Da Vinci Code and multiple Batman movies – and his Weed Road Pictures to oversee a...
- 5/16/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman to oversee writers room.
Steven Paul’s Sp Media Group (Spmg) is buying a majority stake in the Atlas Comics library and has struck a co-production and co-financing first-look deal with Paramount to develop, produce and distribute superhero films based on the IP, Paul announced in Cannes on Thursday.
Paul, whose credits include Ghost Rider, Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance, and Ghost In The Shell, has also signed Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) and his Weed Road Pictures to oversee a writers room to exploit the properties, which include Phoenix, Tiger-Man, Iron Jaw, The Dark Avenger,...
Steven Paul’s Sp Media Group (Spmg) is buying a majority stake in the Atlas Comics library and has struck a co-production and co-financing first-look deal with Paramount to develop, produce and distribute superhero films based on the IP, Paul announced in Cannes on Thursday.
Paul, whose credits include Ghost Rider, Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance, and Ghost In The Shell, has also signed Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) and his Weed Road Pictures to oversee a writers room to exploit the properties, which include Phoenix, Tiger-Man, Iron Jaw, The Dark Avenger,...
- 5/16/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Steven Paul’s Sp Media Group is acquiring a majority stake in the Atlas Comics library and has signed a first-look deal with Paramount Pictures to develop, finance, produce and distribute superhero and other films based on the comic books. Sp Media has also signed up screenwriter Akiva Goldsman and his Weed Road Pictures to oversee a writers’ room to develop stories and characters.
The Atlas library is being acquired debt-free from current owner Nemesis Group and its principal Jason Goodman. He is the grandson of Martin Goodman, founder of Marvel Comics, which was later run by cousin Stan Lee.
Atlas’ history is tied up with Timely Comics and Marvel. In the 1950s, it ceased publishing superhero stories and expanded into other genres, including horror, crime and humor. Leading characters and stories today include Wulf, Iron Jaw, Son of Dracula, Brute, Texas Kid and Dopey Duck. It later restarted with superheroes.
The Atlas library is being acquired debt-free from current owner Nemesis Group and its principal Jason Goodman. He is the grandson of Martin Goodman, founder of Marvel Comics, which was later run by cousin Stan Lee.
Atlas’ history is tied up with Timely Comics and Marvel. In the 1950s, it ceased publishing superhero stories and expanded into other genres, including horror, crime and humor. Leading characters and stories today include Wulf, Iron Jaw, Son of Dracula, Brute, Texas Kid and Dopey Duck. It later restarted with superheroes.
- 5/16/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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