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Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Lionsgate Television Adapting Alexis Soloski's Suspense Bestseller ‘Here In The Dark' For Series
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate Television has optioned author and theater critic Alexis Soloski's bestselling novel Here in the Dark for scripted series development. Megan Abbott, the New York Times bestselling author, co-creator and showrunner of the hit series Dare Me, will serve as both EP and writer. More from Deadline Jason Priestley & Cindy Sampson Reprise Roles In 'Private Eyes' Spinoff Jon Huertas & Alexi Hawley Team For 'Fire With Fire' TV Adaptation In Works At NBC Lionsgate Television Undergoes Round Of Layoffs Two-time Fleishman Is in Trouble Emmy nominee Taffy Brodesser-Akner joins as EP, reteaming with that FX series producers Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly. Here in the Dark, published by Flatiron Books, is a dark and stylish novel of psychological suspense about a young theater critic drawn into a dangerous game that blurs the lines between reality and performance. Abbott herself is a New York Times bestselling author of tension-filled narratives, i.e. Beware the Woman, The Turnout, Give Me Your Hand and several other major titles. Her next novel, El Dorado Drive, will be released by Penguin Random House in June. She co-created, executive produced and served as showrunner for USA Network and Netflix international's Dare Me, which was based on her bestselling novel. Abbott's writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times Magazine. Her work has earned numerous accolades, including five Edgar Awards and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, among many others. Abbott was also a writer on the HBO series The Deuce. Brodesser-Akner created the FX limited series Fleishman Is in Trouble which was based on her bestselling novel, and racked up seven Emmy noms including Outstanding limited series. As a journalist, her cultural commentary and storytelling has been seen in The New York Times Magazine. Brodesser-Akner recently wrote the national bestseller Long Island Compromise. Award-winning producers Timberman and Beverly's TV series canon includes Unbelievable, which earned multiple Emmy nominations, and Masters of Sex, which garnered numerous award nominations. They also served as EPs on Fleishman Is in Trouble. New York Times theater critic and culture reporter Soloski's second novel, Flashout, will hit store shelves in August via Flatiron Books. The news of Here in the Dark comes as Lionsgate Television has myriad high-profile projects in development with A-list producers including Stephenie Meyer, Keanu Reeves, Chad Stahelski, Seth Rogen's Point Grey Pictures, LeBron James and Maverick Carter's SpringHill, Park-Chan wook and many others. Soloski is repped by The Gernert Company and WME. Abbott is repped by Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency, Anonymous Content, Eric Brooks and WME. Brodesser-Akner is repped by CAA. Timberman & Beverly are repped by UTA and Adam Berkowitz with Lenore Entertainment Group. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
"I Feel His Anxiety Through The Phone": Nearly 2 Million People Watched Jesse Eisenberg Explain The Unusual Reason He Feels "Guilty" Taking Vacations
If there's one type of character Jesse Eisenberg is known for playing, it's guys with a wee bit of stress. OK, sometimes it's full-blown anxiety. Whether it was his Oscar-nominated turn as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network or his critically acclaimed role in the FX/Hulu miniseries Fleishman Is in Trouble, Jesse has a knack for personifying jittery characters. He's playing another one in his new film A Real Pain, which he also wrote and directed. The film follows Jesse as a disciplined guy and Kieran Culkin as his laissez-faire cousin taking a trip to Poland. It's earned rave reviews. Earlier this month, A Real Pain received two Oscar nominations. Jesse is up for Best Original Screenplay, while Kieran is competing for Best Supporting Actor. Jesse stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! last week to talk about the movie, but one anecdote he shared about his vacation lack caught people's attention. While discussing travel habits, Jimmy asked Jesse if he goes on vacations, which prompted the actor to say, "I don't like vacations." Of course, he explained why. "I feel too guilty to go on a vacation. I have a very good life," he said, noting that working as a film actor has him feeling "lucky" since he regularly travels for work. As a result, he isn't prone to laid-back vacations. "I can't do that because I'm riddled with guilt," he said. He noted his vacation habits are more in line with that of his and Kieran's A Real Pain characters who traveled to Poland for a Holocaust tour. "Those are the travels I do," he said, using his last two vacations as an example. One was to a concentration camp in Austria, and the other was with his family to Timisoara, Romania, which is where the 1989 Communist revolutions began. "That's the only time I could go on vacation and not hate myself," he said of the Romanian trip. Jesse later admitted he hasn't told his son about Disney World. "I went to Disneyland during his lifetime without him," he said. "I was doing something in Shanghai, and they took me to Shanghai Disney. I told him about it and he said, 'It sounded interesting, but when are we going back to Rwanda?'" The interview moment went viral on the late-night show's TikTok page, garnering nearly 2 million views. In the comments, people were amused by Jesse's self-deprecating humor about his stress. "He is the personification of anxiety 😭," one person wrote. "i feel his anxiety through the phone😅," another said. Someone even noted he should've voiced Anxiety in Inside Out 2, which would have been genius casting. Someone saw their own anxiety in Jesse, commenting, "I've never seen someone as anxious as me." And another summed up the moment best, saying, "As nervous as he looks, he is actually hilarious." Because if you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at? You can watch the clip on TikTok and read all the great comments here.
Buzz Feed
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
"I Feel His Anxiety Through The Phone": Nearly 2 Million People Watched Jesse Eisenberg Explain The Unusual Reason He Feels "Guilty" Taking Vacations
If there's one type of character Jesse Eisenberg is known for playing, it's guys with a wee bit of stress. OK, sometimes it's full-blown anxiety. Whether it was his Oscar-nominated turn as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network or his critically acclaimed role in the FX/Hulu miniseries Fleishman Is in Trouble, Jesse has a knack for personifying jittery characters. He's playing another one in his new film A Real Pain, which he also wrote and directed. The film follows Jesse as a disciplined guy and Kieran Culkin as his laissez-faire cousin taking a trip to Poland. It's earned rave reviews. Earlier this month, A Real Pain received two Oscar nominations. Jesse is up for Best Original Screenplay, while Kieran is competing for Best Supporting Actor. Jesse stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! last week to talk about the movie, but one anecdote he shared about his vacation lack caught people's attention. While discussing travel habits, Jimmy asked Jesse if he goes on vacations, which prompted the actor to say, "I don't like vacations." Of course, he explained why. "I feel too guilty to go on a vacation. I have a very good life," he said, noting that working as a film actor has him feeling "lucky" since he regularly travels for work. As a result, he isn't prone to laid-back vacations. "I can't do that because I'm riddled with guilt," he said. He noted his vacation habits are more in line with that of his and Kieran's A Real Pain characters who traveled to Poland for a Holocaust tour. "Those are the travels I do," he said, using his last two vacations as an example. One was to a concentration camp in Austria, and the other was with his family to Timisoara, Romania, which is where the 1989 Communist revolutions began. "That's the only time I could go on vacation and not hate myself," he said of the Romanian trip. Jesse later admitted he hasn't told his son about Disney World. "I went to Disneyland during his lifetime without him," he said. "I was doing something in Shanghai, and they took me to Shanghai Disney. I told him about it and he said, 'It sounded interesting, but when are we going back to Rwanda?'"
