Wagner Moura has joined the cast of ‘Flesh of the Gods’.
He’ll star opposite Kristen Stewart.
Panos Cosmatos is directing.
Back in May of 2024, we brought you the news that Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac would be starring in ‘Flesh of the Gods’ as a couple who are drawn into a neon-drenched LA nighttime nightmare for ‘Mandy’ director Panos Cosmatos.
Fast-forward to now, and while Stewart remains aboard, Deadline reports that Isaac has ducked out citing schedule clashes, but Cosmatos has found a more than able replacement in Wagner Moura.
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Moura is fresh off becoming the first Brazilian to be nominated for an Academy Award for his superb performance in ‘The Secret Agent.’ While he didn’t nab the Oscar, he did pick up a Golden Globe and an acting prize at last year’s Cannes.
Married couple Raoul and Alex descend each evening from their luxury skyscraper condo to venture into the electric nighttime realm of 1980s Los Angeles. When they cross paths with a mysterious and enigmatic woman known only as Nameless, she and her hard-partying cabal initiate Raoul and Alex into a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills and violence.
Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Laura Dern are leading the cast of ‘Monsanto’.
It’ll focus on a real-life case brought against the chemical giant.
John Lee Hancock co-wrote the script and will direct.
Stories of real people taking on giant corporations (and, we assume, winning, or else the story tends to be a little depressing) are prime fodder for movies. Writer/director John Lee Hancock is the latest to bring such a tale to the screen.
Hancock, who has some experience with based-on-truth tales such as ‘The Blind Side’ and ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ is developing ‘Monsanto’, which will see a case brought against the chemical behemoth.
And he’s already wrangled quite the cast for this new project, as rising star Glen Powell is joining the more established likes of Anthony Mackie and Laura Dern in the drama.
The film follows the true story of young, untried attorney Brent Wisner (Powell), who in 2019 took on a seemingly insurmountable case against the giant U.S. chemical company Monsanto on behalf of Dewayne “Lee” Johnson (Mackie) who used the company’s best-known product Roundup, a wildly financially successful weed and grass pesticide killer, as part of his job as a high school groundskeeper.
Dern plays Dr. Melinda Rogers, the Monsanto Company’s chief toxicologist, who testifies with certainty that Roundup is safe during the landmark cancer trial.
Here’s Powell’s comment on the movie:
“I’ve always been fascinated by true stories of ordinary people against extraordinary odds. This story encapsulates that spirit with a critical issue that affects us all. And it’s a privilege to bring it to audiences with an exceptional filmmaker and powerful cast.”
Hancock is directing from a script he’s worked on with Michael Wisner, Alexandra Duparc and Ned Benson.
This is what the filmmaker said about why he chose to make the movie:
“I was drawn to this contemporary David vs. Goliath true story because I found it dramatic, moving, quite funny and of critical importance in today’s world. My ambitions are to deliver a smart, thoughtful and commercial legal drama that takes the audience on a human journey.”
Adam McKay, no stranger to stories of real-world outrage (think ‘The Big Short’ and ‘Vice’), will produce the film.
Here’s what he had to say about the new movie:
“These days stories about the ‘little guy’ taking on huge institutions seem few and far between. Both in real life and on the big screen. So, when a story as riveting and inspiring as this one shows up on our desks we get excited. Why? Because people love and need these movies. They always have and always will. I legitimately think I can list 200 wildly successful and beloved films about real people standing up against overwhelming odds with only fairness and truth on their side. So, let’s make number 201.”
When will ‘Monsanto’ be in theaters?
The film is awaiting a distribution partner and has its rights for sale at this month’s Cannes Film Market, so there are no details on a release date yet.
The movie, set in the 1980s, sees Isaac and Stewart as married couple Raoul and Alex, who descend each evening from their luxury LA skyscraper condo and head into an electric nighttime realm. When they cross paths with the mysterious and enigmatic ‘Nameless’ and her hard-partying cabal, Raoul and Alex are seduced into a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills, and violence.
Who is making ‘Flesh of the Gods’?
Nicolas Cage in Panos Cosmatos’ ‘Mandy’. Photo: RLJE Films.
He’ll work from a script by Andrew Kevin Walker, probably still best known for his work with director David Fincher, including ‘Se7en’ and last year’s quirky assassin thriller ‘The Killer’. Walker and Cosmatos worked up the story together.
And finally, we have ‘The Big Short’ and ‘Vice’ filmmaker Adam McKay, who will produce the new movie via his Hyperobject Industries company.
Agencies CAA and WME are dealing with selling the film to domestic distributors, while XYZ Films will look to lock down international sales at the upcoming Marché du Film at Cannes.
McKay and the director are clearly both anticipating working on this new movie, which appears to be in the same vein as ‘Mandy’.
Here’s what McKay told Deadline about the thriller:
“This director, this writer, these incredible actors, vampires, choice 80’s punk, style and attitude for miles… That’s the film we’re bringing you today. We think it’s wildly commercial and wildly artful. Our ambitions are to make a movie that ripples through popular culture, fashion, music, and film. Can you tell how excited I am?”
And here’s what Cosmatos had to say:
“Like Los Angeles itself, ‘Flesh of the Gods’ inhabits the liminal realm between fantasy and nightmare. Both propulsive and hypnotic, ‘Flesh’ will take you on a hot rod joy ride deep into the glittering heart of hell.”
When will ‘Flesh of the Gods’ be in theaters?
Though Cosmatos aims to have his cameras rolling later this year, with no distributor attached yet, we don’t expect this one before later in 2025. Though given the talent involved in front of and behind the camera, it should be snapped up quickly.
If ‘Succession’ aired on commercially sponsored network TV, the show might be brought to you by backstabbing and infighting. Because both are key elements of the scathing and supremely entertaining drama.
Created by Jesse Armstrong and produced by Adam McKay, ‘Succession’ introduced us to the Roys, led by patriarch Logan (Brian Cox). Modeled (loosely… but perhaps not that loosely) on the Murdochs, the show saw the jockeying for position in a family that controls a media empire.
Brian Cox in season 4 of HBO’s ‘Succession.’ Photograph by Macall Polay/HBO.
Logan is a billionaire overseeing things, but when his health starts to falter, the scramble begins to see how among his offspring will succeed him. There’s ambitious but troubled Kendall (Jeremy Strong), who would seem to be the heir apparent since oldest sibling Connor (Alan Ruck) has more political interests in mind. Clever Shiv (Sarah Snook) is also looking to grab power, dragging along wannabe business boss husband Tom Wambsgans (Matthew MacFadyen). And then we have smart/foul-mouthed Roman (Kieran Culkin) who doesn’t seem to have what it takes to run a business, but that doesn’t stop him from trying to inveigle his way in.
When we last saw the Roy family––and the third season wrapped up in December 2021, so it’s possible some might need a refresher––it was, as always, all kicking off. Shiv was planning to team up with Roman and Kendall to turn against Logan but Tom betrayed her by siding with Logan first, clueing him in on the Roy kids’ incoming revolt. Logan, as is his wont, was not pleased. Cue more of the usual infighting.
(L to R) Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, and Kieran Culkin in season 4 of HBO’s ‘Succession.’ Photograph by Claudette Barius/HBO.
Season 4 will continue that story, and this new teaser promises everything you could want from one of the best shows on TV right now––childish chess-moves via phone call, luxurious locations, Roman’s witty retorts, Tom’s nervous, needy disposition, and the highest of reputational stakes. Plus, we see Connor finally tying the knot with long-suffering partner Willa (Justine Lupe), and the return of Alexander Skarsgård as quirky, unbearable tech CEO Lukas Matsson, who is looking to strike a deal with the Roys. When he’s not being weird.
“We’re going to make it a musical in Season 4, hopefully,” director Mark Mylod laughed to Variety last year. “I’ll tell you about my experience with Season 4 so far. We’re a good chunk into shooting it, and I had the same experience after Season 2, as well as with Season 3, where it was really well received. So Jesse (Armstrong) and I and the whole team go into the next season just so paranoid, trepidatious about not wanting the bar to lower.”
And though there has been talk of this as a potential final season, the fact that HBO isn’t flagging it as such means we can likely expect at least one more.
Brian Cox in season 4 of HBO’s ‘Succession.’ Photograph by David Russell/HBO.(L to R) Nicholas Braun and Matthew Macfadyen on season 4 of HBO’s ‘Succession.’ Photograph by Macall B. Polay/HBO.
The new dark comedy ‘The Menu,’ which was directed by Mark Mylod (‘What’s Your Number?’), opens in theaters on November 18th. Produced by Adam McKay (‘Vice’) and Will Ferrell (‘Spirited’), the film takes an exaggerated look at celebrity chefs and “Foodie culture” and in doing so, serves up one of the best movies of the year!
The story follows Margot (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Tyler (Nicholas Hoult), a young couple that travels to a private island to experience celebrity chef Julian Slowik’s (Ralph Fiennes) acclaimed restaurant, Hawthorne. The restaurant specializes in molecular gastronomy, with everything grown on the island, and treating the food more like conceptual art.
Other guests at the dinner include food critic Lillian Bloom (Janet McTeer), her editor Ted (Paul Adelstein), a wealthy couple (Reed Birney and Judith Light), a movie star (John Leguizamo) and his assistant (Amiee Carrero), and three “Wall Street-type” investors (Arturo Castro, Mark St. Cyr, and Rob Yang). But the dinner soon takes a terrible turn when the guests realize that they were all invited for a nefarious reason, and that Chef Slowik plans to take make an example out of all of them.
While not a mystery per se, ‘The Menu’ reminded me a lot of ‘Knives Out,’ which is ironic since that sequel is being released next month on Netflix. But instead of being a “Whodunit” it’s more of a “how will it be done” type of story since we know from the beginning that something is not right about this island restaurant and Chef Slowik’s intentions. The tone of the film is dark, but it is also quite funny, with the humor coming out of the awkwardness of the social situation the characters are in.
The film also has a lot to say about class, wealth, and the social media enhanced celebrity worshiping world we all find ourselves now living in. While the lead characters have names, you will notice many of the other characters are only known by their titles like Leguizamo’s “Movie Star” character. I would imagine this was done on purpose by the writers to establish the idea that what they represent is more important than who they really are.
Originally set to be directed by Alexander Payne (‘Sideways’), Mark Mylod ended up making the film and it’s by far the best of his career, making him a director that I would keep my eye on. He balances the different tones of the film masterfully, and moves the camera around the restaurant and kitchen with ease, as if we were actually there, adding to the mystic of the film. The set design is also impressive, with a fantastic modern tone and colors popping off the well shot and gorgeous looking food.
However, it’s the characters and performances that really make the movie worth watching. The supporting cast is excellent, even in their somewhat limited roles. John Leguizamo perfectly captures the insecurities of a falling movie star, while Aimee Carrero pulls a lot of sympathy as his assistant, Felicity. Arturo Castro, Mark St. Cyr and Rob Yang also portray their “Wall Street Bros” characters well and add to the drama of the film. Veteran actress Judith Light (‘Who’s the Boss?’) also shines as a wealthy wife just realizing that her husband is a cheat.
But of the dinner guests, Janet McTeer is absolutely unforgettable as food critic Lilian Bloom, and deserves Oscar consideration for Best Supporting Actress. McTeer brings just the right mix of upper-class snootiness and superiority to the role. Veteran actor Paul Adelstein (‘Prison Break’) is very funny as Bloom’s editor and yes-man, Ted. Actress Hong Chau from ‘Downsizing’ also gives an Oscar-worthy performance as Slowik’s bossy assistant Elsa, who will do anything to please the Chef.
Nicholas Hoult’s role as Tyler is the weakest spot for me, but I don’t think it was the actor’s fault. The character is not as well written as the others and struggles at times to stay as interesting as the other characters in the scene. But ultimately the character is revealed to be not as nice as he seems, and the actor does his best to layer that throughout his performance.
In the end, it’s Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Fiennes performances that make the film work, and the exploration of their characters’ interesting relationship. Taylor-Joy gives one of her best performances to date as the over-her-head Margot, who’s only chance at survival is to show the Chef her authentic self.
Fiennes is absolutely commanding in the role and carries the movie’s dark comedic tones and pacing with ease. While his actions could easily be labeled “crazy,” the actor is almost able to convince the audience that the Chef is in the right, which is quite impressive given his motivation and actions. Fiennes also has great chemistry with Taylor-Joy, and the connection between the two characters really resonates.
Without giving anything away, I did have an issue with how the film ended up treating a few characters that I felt didn’t completely deserve their outcome, namely Light and Carrero’s characters, who seemed more like ignorant accomplices than the actual “terrible” people Slowik wants to punish. Yet it seems like that was the point, that someone can be held responsible for someone else’s actions just by being complicit themselves.
In the end, ‘The Menu’ is a fun and fascinating movie that explores class, wealth, and the strange social media and celebrity driven society that we all live in. With stunning directorial work from Mylod, and excellent performances from Fiennes, Taylor-Joy, and the supporting cast, ‘The Menu’ should have a good shot at several nominations this coming awards season.
Perfectionist chefs are everywhere in the media – you’ve got the likes of Gordon Ramsay on seemingly half the TV channels, and Hulu’s ‘The Bear’ cooks up tension by turning up the temperature on a trained chef trying to run a Chicago sandwich shop.
Yet ‘The Menu’ promises to be a different dining experience, this one featuring Ralph Fiennes as the imposing Chef Slowik. He’s a respected, talented maestro of the menu, who specializes in crafting stories with his culinary choices. But he’s also not one to suffer fools gladly, ensuring absolute order in his kitchen.
He’s holding an exclusive event on an island to which rich and famous types have secured a much-sought-after invite.
Along with them are Tyler (Nicholas Hoult) and Margot (Anya Taylor-Joy), with the former excited to try the Slowik team’s experimental use of fancy cooking techniques such as foam, all harvested from local produce. Margot, meanwhile, isn’t quite as convinced.
Yet as the night goes on, Slowik’s real agenda is revealed: he’s lured the wealthy diners here for more than just tasting his latest creation. They’ll soon be forced to run for their lives in what looks like a version of ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ where humans are hunted for sport. In this case, might they end up on the menu?
Ralph Fiennes in Searchlight Pictures’ ‘The Menu.’
Margot, who despite her connection to Tyler, is seemingly going to have to choose whether he’s with “them” (the diners) or “us” (Slowik and his crew). It’s enough to put your off your dinner.
Originally set up as an Alexander Payne project – he’s no stranger to picky gourmet choices after ‘Sideways’ wine country critique – the movie has since made its way to Mark Mylod, one of the key directors on HBO’s ‘Succession’, and the comic looks at the world of the well-heeled certainly appear to be of a piece.
Even if the Roys rarely face a situation where they are the subject of a crazed chef’s machinations (they’re shooting Season 4 as we write this, so there’s still time for that to factor in).
Will Tracy and Seth Reiss wrote the script, while Adam McKay (who is also behind ‘Succession’) is among the producers. The theme of those who have to cater to the whims of the wealthy deciding that they can take a little creative revenge is certainly a timely one and is also part of Ruben Östlund’s Cannes award winner ‘Triangle of Sadness’, which is set aboard a luxury yacht and sees annoyingly rich cruisers facing a bad trip.
Cate Blanchett, Tyler Perry, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Don’t Look Up’
Currently in theaters before streaming on Netflix on December 24th is the new comedy from director Adam McKay (‘The Big Short,’ ‘Vice’) called ‘Don’t Look Up.’ The film is a political satire that follows two scientists as they desperately try to convince the media, the President, and a politically divided United States that an asteroid scheduled to collide with Earth in six-months will destroy all life on the planet.
The new movie features a very impressive cast that includes Oscar winners Leonardo DiCaprio (‘The Revenant’), Jennifer Lawrence (‘Silver Linings Playbook’), Mark Rylance (‘Bridge of Spies’), Cate Blanchett (‘Blue Jasmine’), and Meryl Streep (‘The Iron Lady’), as well as Jonah Hill (‘Moneyball’), Tyler Perry (‘Gone Girl’), Timothée Chalamet (‘Dune’), Ron Perlman (‘Drive’), and pop singer Ariana Grande. The result is a clever comedic satire that has something important to say about the world we live in and presents it in an entertaining way with fantastic over-the-top performances from the entire cast.
The film begins when astronomers Kate Dibiasky (Lawrence) and Dr. Randall Mindy (DiCaprio) discover an asteroid larger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs will crash into Earth, destroying all life in approximately six months. They immediately notify NASA and are sent to Washington to debrief President Orlean (Streep) and her son and Chief of Staff, Jason Orlean (Jonah Hill). However, preoccupied with getting her Supreme Court nominee passed by the Senate and a personal scandal of her own, President Orlean dismisses the scientists and declares that they will “sit on this,’’ and not report it to the media.
Frightened for the future of mankind and not trusting that the President will do the right thing, Mindy and Dibiasky contact a newspaper and agree to go on a popular political morning show hosted by Brie Evantee (Blanchett) and Jack Bremmer (Perry). But when the talk show hosts don’t take the scientists seriously, Kate loses her composer and blurts out on TV that “everyone is going to die.” In the aftermath, Kate becomes a national laughingstock and Dr. Mindy becomes a hero for being the “handsome scientist.” He eventually gets caught-up in his own celebrity and leaves his wife and family for a relationship with Brie. But, when the President’s approval ratings begin to go down, she starts to take the crisis seriously, realizing that saving the planet is the only way she will be reelected.
Working with the scientists, the President enacts a plan to send Colonel Ben Drask (Perlman) into space to blow up the asteroid. However, just as the plan is about to work, tech billionaire Peter Isherwell (Rylance) contacts the President asking her to abort the mission, and she agrees, much to the dismay of Randall and Kate. Isherwell has discovered that the precious minerals required to make cell phones and computers will soon be depleted on Earth, and that the asteroid possesses an endless supply of the needed materials, which will make them billions of dollars in the process. Their plan is to allow the asteroid to get into our orbit, then send tiny drones to land on it and begin drilling so that pieces fall to Earth but are small enough that it does not destroy it. This news divides the country, with those against it trending on Twitter with #JustLookUp, and its supporters chanting at rallies, “Don’t Look Up.” As the world debates and waits to see if Isherwell and the President’s plan will work, Kate and Randall try to pick up the pieces of their own personal lives, which have been devastated by their new-found celebrity.
Writer and director Adam McKay, who began his career helming Will Ferrell comedies like ‘Anchorman’ and ‘Talladega Nights,’ made a stark turn to political satire with 2015’s brilliant ‘The Big Short,’ which earned him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He followed it up with the 2018 biopic ‘Vice,’ which also earned him Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. ‘Don’t Look Up’ is not quite as good as ‘The Big Short,’ which in my opinion is a recent classic. But it is a much stronger film than ‘Vice,’ which was a slow movie that was really only carried by Christian Bale’s commanding performance as former Vice President Dick Cheney. Basically, using the plot of ‘Armageddon’ as a mirror to the pandemic and how our divided country became more divided because of a worldwide health crisis, was a stroke of brilliance and creates the poignant comedy of the film.
McKay’s script also spoofs several real-life people, as Streep and Hill are clearly playing Donald Trump and Jared Kushner, respectively, Cate Blanchett is a version of cable news hosts Megan Kelly and Mika Brzezinski, and DiCaprio’s Dr. Mindy is a substitute for Anthony Fauci. But while the world of ‘Don’t Look Up’ clearly mirrors our own, McKay makes it clear that this is a fictional universe as comedian Sarah Silverman and journalist Ashleigh Banfield play characters similar to whom they really are, a podcast host and a reporter, respectively, but are given fictional names to demonstrate that this is not happening in “our” world yet, but it certainly could.
While I loved almost all of the performances, let me start with the one I liked the least, and that was Mark Rylance. The Oscar winner is playing Peter Isherwell as a Steve Jobs/Jeff Bezos/Elon Musk type of character, and he does it quite well, except he’s basically playing the same role he did in ‘Ready Player One.’ Since the characters are so similar, I would have appreciated another casting for Isherwell, or at the very least having Rylance portray the character in a different way.
Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio give very strong comedic performances and have a nice chemistry together in the film. They both balance the comedy and drama well, but it’s DiCaprio who is surprisingly hilarious as a decent family man who gets wrapped up in his own celebrity. Lawrence’s character is a little one-note for the first half of the film but reaches a new level when paired with Timothée Chalamet in the third act. Rob Morgan (Mudbound) is also worth mentioning and is very good as a scientist who helps Randall and Kate.
Tyler Perry and Cate Blanchett steal every scene they are in as a mock-version of MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe,’ but it’s Blanchett who is truly wonderful as a news anchor more obsessed with power and celebrity than the truth. She is the character that tries to corrupt Dr. Mindy and challenges his values, and the actress is great opposite DiCaprio. I think Blanchett’s performance is so good that she would definitely be nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar if it wasn’t for one thing … and that one thing is Meryl Streep!
Meryl Streep’s brilliant and commanding performance as essentially a female version of Donald Trump is all anyone is going to talk about after seeing this film and unfortunately, it will take the oxygen out of any conversation that might have taken place about nominating Blanchett. In some ways, correctly so, as Streep is certainly the comedic centerpiece of this film and gives a completely believable over-the-top performance. Streep will probably get a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role, as she usually gets nominated for just about every film she makes. But this time it will be well deserved as the movie only works if you buy into her ridiculous character, which thanks to her performance, you do.
I also have to mention Jonah Hill, who as the President’s son and Chief of Staff, gives one of the most sarcastic, funny yet mean-spirited performances of his career. The actor creates a pathetic and outrageously obnoxious character that you absolutely hate but still look forward to seeing in every scene he’s in because you know he’ll have the funniest lines. In the end, Adam McKay has delivered another funny, smart, and poignant political satire, the kind of movie that is not made much anymore, that features strong performances and an important story that reflects our own society.
It’s been 15 years since the world first met Ron Burgundy, legend of the news trade and a man whose apartment smells of rich mahogany. So why not grab a trident, dive into the newscaster free-for-all and learn more about the making of “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.”
1. The Ron Burgundy character was inspired by a former Detroit newscaster named Mort Crim.
2. According to Will Ferrell, his character’s full name is Ronald Joseph Aaron Burgundy.
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3. Ferrell drew on his years of musical experience for the early party scene where Ron riffs on Jethro Tull. Ferrell has been playing the flute since grade school.
4. Not that he’s a particularly trustworthy figure on the best of days, but Ron is probably lying when he brags about being friends with legendary newscaster Edward R. Murrow. Murrow died in 1965, years before the events of “Anchorman.”
6. The zoo scenes were filmed at the Los Angeles Zoo, which is a convenient spot since it closed down in the 1960’s.
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7. As bizarre as the news team fight sequence is, it was almost even weirder. An earlier draft of the script featured a plane full of newscasters crashing in the mountains and doing battle with ninja star-wielding monkeys.
8. Another early draft featured an extra news team member named Marshall Connors. William H. Macy was considered for the role.
9. Director Adam McKay filmed numerous alternate takes of many scenes, sometimes shooting as many as 20 variations of a single scene.
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10.Amy Poehler originally had a role in “Anchorman,” but her character was completely cut out of the final version.
11. Because there were so many alternate and deleted scenes left over after the final cut was completed, McKay was able to combine them and create an entirely new direct-to-video movie called “Wake Up, Ron Burgundy.”
This is bound to lead to confusion: “Vice” director Adam McKay is developing a TV series called “Showtime” for HBO. (Not Showtime.)
It’s about the heyday of the Los Angeles Lakers and is based on Jeff Pearlman’s nonfiction book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.”
Max Borenstein (“The Terror”) is writing the script for the pilot, which is already casting. So anyone who resembles Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or head coach Pat Riley, call you agent!
“Jeff Pearlman’s book and Max Borenstein’s script of the story of the Showtime Lakers really knocked me over. Sexism, racism, tragedy, redemption, no-look passes and a giant cultural shift in America… I can’t wait to start filming,” McKay said Tuesday in a statement.
The 1980s Lakers, led by All-Stars Johnson and Abdul-Jabbar, won five NBA championships.
Since this is set in the ’80s, what are the odds on Kareem’s role in “Airplane!” making the cut?
