Darren

One of the most exciting new animated series this year is Hazbin Hotel, a Prime Video series from Vivienne Medrano that tells the surreal tale of Charlie Morningstar (voiced by Erika Henningsen), the princess of Hell, who tires of an annual purge whereby angels descend from Heaven to smite demons, and, along with her girlfriend Vaggie (Stephanie Beatriz), creates the Hazbin Hotel — a rehab clinic of sorts for those in Hell so that they can gain entry into the Kingdom of Heaven. Medrano’s series is bolstered by…

Prior to the release of The Ballad of Darren, Damon Albarn described Blur’s ninth album as “a record that sort of delves into what it’s like to be 55”. But it seems more universal than that, drenched in the horror of realising that time has passed and continues to pass. There’s mourning for the years you’ve already lived and the feelings you’ve long since felt, and anxiety for the years and feelings yet to come. It seems to say that life is long until it’s not, that love is safe until it’s not, that the world is easy to…

Darren Lynn Bousman has directed four Saw movies—parts 2-4, and the Chris Rock-starring Spiral—and while his latest, The Cello, has some gruesome elements, it’s a big departure for the filmmaker in many ways. Ahead of the film’s release December 8, io9 got a chance to ask him more.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedSet mostly in Saudi Arabia, The Cello follows a talented but struggling musician (Samer Ismail) who acquires a gleaming new instrument from a stranger (Saw’s Tobin Bell) he meets after a…

Elon Musk seems to be everywhere, so why not on the big screen, too? That’s where audiences will find him, or at least a version of him, now that arthouse studio and critical hit maker A24 has acquired the film rights to adapt Walter Isaacson’s Elon Musk biography, to be directed by auteur filmmaker Darren Aronofsky.But critical and financially successful biopics are a rarity in Hollywood, and the Musk biopic poses arguably an even bigger risk. Not only is the tech billionaire still alive, with the ending of his real-life…

Irish singer-songwriter Darren Kiely is making waves with the release of his debut EP, ‘Lost.’ The culmination of years of introspection, the EP encapsulates Kiely’s personal journey and invites listeners to join him on a reflective musical adventure. “I’m really excited to release a project that reflects on my journey to this point,” shares Kiely. “This EP describes so much of the last few years of my life, and I can’t wait to see what you think of it.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCA3Pw6TAYA At the…

November 10, 2023 @ 6:00 AM Prepare to see the back of Elon Musk’s head: Darren Aronofsky, director of “The Wrestler” and “Black Swan,” has lined up a biopic about the Tesla founder and Twitter re-namer as his next project, TheWrap has learned. A24 will back the film, the second straight collaboration between the Oscar-winning distributor behind “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and the “Requiem for a Dream” director. Individuals familiar with the project confirmed the news Friday that was first…

SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk, attends a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023.Stefani Reynolds | Afp | Getty ImagesMaybe the hottest question in Hollywood right now is: Who will play Elon Musk?News broke Friday that hot-ticket indie studio A24 snagged the rights to film Walter Isaacson's biography of the controversial billionaire Tesla and SpaceX chief. NBC News reported that the agreement came after a highly…

They say you should never build statues of anyone still living when those figures still have enough time to disappoint you. Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk has had plenty of time to spare in that department, having tanked his self-made reputation as a billionaire genius. The man already has one major book describing his life and many foibles, but we may not have to wait long before we see Musk made into an idol on the silver screen. A new film is reportedly already in the works by indie darling A24 and directed by…

A biopic of billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is now in the works after independent studio A24 won the adaptation rights to Walter Isaacson’s recent biography, with Black Swan’s Darren Aronofsky on board to direct.Variety magazine reports that A24 triumphed in a “heated competition” bidding war to acquire Isaacson’s authorised biography Elon Musk, which was published in September. It was heavily criticised in some quarters, with the Guardian describing it as a “dull, insight-free doorstop of a book”, and it…

We all knew it was just a matter of time before one of the world’s richest and most controversial men would get the biopic treatment and now it’s happening. Elon Musk is getting his very own movie, helmed by acclaimed director Darron Aronofsky and produced by A24, The film’s going to be based on which has received its share of unfavorable reviews, with outlets suggesting the author “mostly accepts Musk’s confident prognostications as gospel” and an “insight-free doorstop.” Not all reviews were that dire, of course, but…