Riley Keough gets ✨relentless✨

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🔸 The career mistake Riley Keough will never make again
🔸 Your latest casting news
🔸 Jennifer Aniston and Quinta Brunson prove they totally need to work together

All that and more on this week’s Rundown ⤵️

Industry News

What’s on Top at Tribeca

Festival season is never complete without Tribeca. This year’s lineup has plenty of “emerging voices and promising works on the hunt for distribution” including-

• Darkest Miriam, starring breakout Severance actor Britt Lower as a down-on-her-luck librarian

• Griffin in Summer, with Melanie Lynskey & Kathryn Newton in supporting roles for this queer coming-of-age story

• The Knife, former NFL defensive back Nnamdi Asomugha turned actor turned director pulls double duty by both directing and starring in this crime thriller

Big Casting Updates

• Tyler Perry’s Netflix film Straw is stacked with Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor, Sinbad, and more

• The Morning Show brings on Marion Cotillard for Season 4

• Jensen Ackles will lead Amazon thriller Countdown

• James Gunn’s Superman adds SNL cast member Beck Bennett

• Patricia Heaton to reunite with Kelsey Grammer on Frasier reboot

Lessons Learned by Riley Keough

Riley Keough, star of the recent Hulu true-crime thriller series Under the Bridge, has learned a lot throughout her career. Some key insights she shared with Backstage-

What she takes into each project with her-
RK: The best environment to create in is a happy one. I really value working with people who I love and who feel free creating with.

Audition advice:
RK: I’ve been relentless. I’ve had people say no and I’m like, “Wait, let me tape again.” I’ve taped three times for roles. And do you know what? I booked a role that way.

Lessons learned the hard way:
RK: Not trying hard enough. When there was something I wanted when I was younger, I wouldn’t try my hardest because I wouldn’t want to be vulnerable. As I got older I realized: No, when I want something is when I need to try my hardest- which seems obvious, but sometimes you [hold yourself back to] protect yourself.

Box Office Numbers

1. The Garfield Movie - 14M (51.6 gross) - Sony Pictures

2. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - 10.1M (49.7 gross) - Warner Bros.

3. IF - 10.5M (80.1 gross) - Paramount Pictures

4. The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - 9M (140.2 gross) - 20th Century Studios

5. The Fall Guy - 4.2M (80.3 gross) - Universal

Behind the Screens

Let’s break down one of Apple TV’s premiere offerings this spring- the star-studded melo-dramedy Palm Royale.

Creator/Showrunner: Abe Sylvia (Producer, Writer, & Director: George & Tammy, Dead to Me, Nurse Jackie). Watch his conversation at SAG-AFTRA with some of the cast about the unique challenges and celebrations behind the series.

Episode directors: Tate Taylor (The Help, The Girl on the Train) Stephanie Laing (Mammals, Made for Love) Claire Scanlon (Set It Up, Brooklyn Nine-Nine)

Casting: Kerry Barden (The Help, Spotlight, Dallas Buyers Club; Upcoming: Tin Soldier, Unholy Night) Check out his auditioning secrets from this 2020 clip.
Paul Schnee (Winter’s Bone, The Girl on the Train, The Help; Upcoming: Hotel Tehran, Thelma)

Watch Kerry & Paul talk about auditioning for period shows as well as what they’re looking for in a self-tape.

Reelarc Casting Board

NYC
male, 16-18, any ethnicity
female, 24-34, any ethnicity

Quiz Time

With a new director (and possible title?) attached to Avengers 5, some people are already dizzy trying to remember every character they’ll need to for the next big Marvel installment. With that in mind, can you put the following Marvel films in correct MCU timeline order?

Iron Man
Doctor Strange
Captain Marvel
Shang-Chi & the Legend of the Ten Rings
Ant-Man
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Avenger: Endgame

Trends on your FYP

Variety’s Actors on Actors series is back with one of the most engaging pairings we’ve seen in a while- Quinta Brunson & Jennifer Aniston. The two sitcom stars discuss Aniston’s dramatic turn on The Morning Show and Brunson’s journey from Buzzfeed to network show runner. Beyond the obvious respect they both have for each other as professionals, the chemistry Brunson & Aniston show in their conversation makes us think these two need to work together ASAP.

What We’re Watching This Weekend

🎥 For the Richard Linklater fans - Hit Man starring Glen Powell hits Netflix today

🎥 For your action comedy fix - Will Smith & Martin Lawrence return in Bad Boys: Ride or Die in theaters today

🎥 For a surrealist romp through NYC - limited series Fantasmas now streaming on Max

🎥 For the coming of age genre-lovers - Tig Nataro’s directorial debut Am I Ok? on Max starring Dakota Johnson

Quiz Answers: Captain Marvel, Iron Man, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Shang-Chi
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