Hello, and welcome to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast! I am Valerie Complex, an associate editor and film writer at Deadline. Today I'm chatting with Ji-young Yoo, who has some anticipated performances on the horizon. It’s no wonder Variety named her one of the 10 Actors to Watch for 2023.
Ji-Young stars…
TITLE: Freaky Tales Section: PremieresDirector: Anna Boden, Ryan FleckScreenwriter: Anna Boden, Ryan FleckLogline: In 1987 Oakland, a mysterious force guides The Town's underdogs in four interconnected tales: Teen punks defend their turf against Nazi skinheads, a rap duo battles for hip-hop immortality, a…
Oakland’s freaky side emerges in Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's ambitious yet tonally uneven new anthology film Freaky Tales starring Pedro Pascal, Jay Ellis, Ben Medelsohn, Jack Champion, Ji-Young Yoo, Normani, Dominique Thorne, Too Short and Lenny G. The directors spotlight diverse local subcultures…
Sundance revved up with the premiere of Freaky Tales tonight, a debut met with rousing applause, including at the film's last title card that read, "In loving memory of Angus Cloud."
The Euphoria actor died last year of a drug overdose at 25. His role is small in Freaky Tales, but Cloud "gave such a…
The sling was off as The Last of Us star Pedro Pascal made his way through the red carpet for the Sundance Film Festival premiere of his movie Freaky Tales on Thursday.
That is good news for The Last of Us fans after Pascal had his arm wrapped at events for most of the past two weeks as he has been…
The 40th Sundance Film Festival kicks off Thursday in snow-covered Park City, Utah. In the wake of twin strikes and an indie biz still recovering from the Covid pandemic, it’s difficult to read how hungry buyers are for films that are mostly light on starpower and an overtly commercial premise.
For…
EXCLUSIVE: The MACRO Lodge at Sundance Film Festival (www.StayMACRO.com), hosted by MACRO Founder & CEO Charles D. King (Mudbound, Judas and the Black Messiah) and his wife Stacey Walker King, Chief Brand Officer of the company, returns to the Sundance Film Festival for its seventh annual showcase…
EXCLUSIVE: Ji-young Yoo has rounded out cast of eOne and Macro’s Freaky Tales, with Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden directing. She joins Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Jack Champion, Angus Cloud, Dominique Thorne, Keir Gilchrist and Michelle Farrah Huang, as well as a collection of notable Oakland natives who…
EXCLUSIVE: The new film from Captain Marvel helmers Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden has set an all-star cast for their eOne and Macro co-produced pic Freaky Tales as Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn and Jay Ellis are set to star. Jack Champion, Angus Cloud, Dominique Thorne and Keir Gilchrist and Michelle Farrah…
EXCLUSIVE: Here is a fun project coming together. Deadline is hearing that CaptainMarvel writer-directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck have come on to write, direct and produce the drama Freaky Tales for eOne and Macro Film Studios. Insiders say along with eOne, Jelani Johnson and Poppy Hanks will produce on behalf of…