Armando Iannucci
The Franchise Wryly Unmasks Our Era of Superhero Exhaustion: Review
The new HBO satire of Marvel movies features Himesh Patel, Aya Cash, and Richard E. Grant. The Franchise Wryly Unmasks Our Era of Superhero Exhaustion: Review Liz Shannon Miller
Steve Coogan to star in Dr. Strangelove stage adaptation from Armando Iannucci
The play will premiere in London in Fall 2024. Steve Coogan to Star in Dr. Strangelove Stage Adaptation from Armando Iannucci Carys Anderson
Avenue 5’s Lenora Crichlow and Zach Woods on Rage, Catharsis, and How COVID Affected the Vibe of Season 2
The HBO sci-fi comedy Avenue 5 has a premise that would also work quite well as a drama — though there are plenty of laughs on set, and stars Lenora Crichlow and Zach Woods confirm that co-star Josh Gad is a major source of them. This is to say, Gad breaks the most, and according to Crichlow, “he makes others break. He’s the breaker and the instigator.” Right now, of course, a few extra laughs sound good. The second season of Armando Iannucci’s follow-up to the Emmy-winning masterpiece Veep continues exploring what happens when a futuristic interstellar pleasure cruise goes horribly wrong, due to technical mishaps and a whole heap of human error. As the crew and passengers face the grim reality of dwindling resources as they remain stranded years away from Earth, there’s a lot of yelling a...
Armando Iannucci to Create Superhero Spoof The Franchise for HBO
How does HBO feel about superhero movies? Well, one week after parent company Warner Bros. Discovery canceled the HBO Max-exclusive Batgirl film, the network has ordered The Franchise, a comedy series from Armando Iannucci that satirizes the making of a superhero flick. Written by Iannucci, Jon Brown, and Keith Akushie, The Franchise follows a movie crew hoping to make the next superhero blockbuster. Of course, now more than ever, we know that whether such a film will flop or flourish is not just about the story, but about the desires of a money-hungry industry. Brown serves as executive producer and showrunner of the series, and Marina Hyde is attached as another writer and executive producer. Sam Mendes is set to direct the pilot. Iannucci is no stranger to satir...
