Filming of “On Becoming A God In Central Florida” began in New Orleans last week & will continue through to February next year. I’ve added to the gallery some lovely pics of Kirsten on the filmset in New Orleans last Friday.
Filming of “On Becoming A God In Central Florida” began in New Orleans last week & will continue through to February next year. I’ve added to the gallery some lovely pics of Kirsten on the filmset in New Orleans last Friday.
Today we’re going back to September 15th 2004 for “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”. Kirsten was a guest on the show promoting the release of “Wimbledon”. I’ve added 4 promotional pics from the show to the gallery.
Theodore Pellerin has joined the upcoming YouTube Premium dark comedy series “On Becoming a God in Central Florida,” Variety has learned exclusively.
Set near Orlando in the early 1990s, the show centers on Krystal Gill (Kirsten Dunst), a minimum-wage-earning water park employee who will eventually scheme her way up the ranks of Founders American Merchandise: the cultish, flag waving, multi-billion dollar pyramid scheme that drove her family to ruin. Pellerin has been cast in the lead role of Cody. YouTube ordered a 10-episode first season back in June, which will begin shooting in New Orleans this October and is slated to debut in 2019.
Pellerin recently won the Revelation of the Year award for best new actor at the Gala Quebec Cinema for his work in the film “Chien de Garde.” Previously, he was named as one of TIFF’s Rising Stars and just wrapped a role in Joel Edgerton’s upcoming film “Boy Erased” opposite Lucas Hedges. He was also the lead in the film “First Light,” which premiered at the 2017 SXSW film festival. Most recently, he appeared in Xavier Dolan’s film” It’s Only the End of the World”alongside Marion Cotillard, Lea Seydoux, Vincent Cassel, and Gaspard Ulliel. He is repped by ICM Partners and Grandview.
Dunst executive produces the series as well, with George Clooney and Grant Heslov executive producing via their Smokehouse Pictures banner. It was co-created by Robert Funke and Matt Lutsky, who will executive produce in addition to writing. Esta Spalding will also executive produce and serve as showrunner, with Charlie McDowell directing the pilot and executive producing. TriStar Television will produce.
Joe Otterson, variety.com
YouTube has finalized a deal for 10-episode series order to “On Becoming A God In Central Florida”, a 1990s-set one-hour dark comedy series, starring and executive produced by Kirsten Dunst. The series, set to premiere on YouTube Premium in 2019, hails from George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures and Sony’s TriStar Television.
On Becoming A God In Central Florida, which was previously in development at AMC, was one of the passion projects for the late TriStar TV topper Suzanne Patmore Gibbs who revived Sony Pictures TV’s label as home of female-focused material.
Written by Robert Funke and Matt Lutsky based on a spec script they wrote, On Becoming A God is set near Orlando in the early 1990s. It centers on Krystal Gill (Dunst), a minimum-wage-earning water park employee who will eventually scheme her way up the ranks of Founders American Merchandise: the cultish, flag waving, multi-billion dollar pyramid scheme that drove her family to ruin.
“In Krystal Gill, Funke and Lutsky have created a truly delicious, sometimes diabolical female character — a dirt poor, very fierce young woman who is relentless in her pursuit of the American dream inside of an Amway-like company,” Patmore Gibbs said in her last interview with Deadline before her death. “There is something incredibly compelling, heartbreaking and absurd about both she and the lost souls these multi-level marketing companies prey on, who look to find community, respect and a sense of self in all the wrong places.”
Dunst was everyone’s top choice for the role from the start and “was born to slay this role,” Patmore Gibbs said.
Funke, Lutsky, Dunst and Lanthimos executive produce alongside Esta Spalding, who will serve as showrunner, helmer Charlie McDowell (The Discovery), who will direct, and Oscar winners Clooney and Heslov (Argo) through Smokehouse. Sarah Shepard, who has been a big proponent of the project, oversees for Smokehouse.
Sony TV produces YouTube’s first big breakout original series hit, Cobra Kai, which was recently renewed for a second season.
Spider-Man alumna Dunst starred in the second season of FX’s limited series Fargo, earning Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, and co-starred in Hidden Figures.
Funke and Lutsky are repped by CAA and Peter Heller. Smokehouse Pictures is repped by CAA. Dunst is repped by UTA and Management 360. Spalding is repped by UTA. McDowell is repped by ICM Partners.
Nellie Andreeva, deadline.com
Kirsten & Jesse appear on tonights episode of “Drunk History” which airs on Comedy Central at 10.00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Here’s a clip from the show.
I’ve added screencaps of Kirsten on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to the gallery.
I’ve added screencaps of Kirsten on “Live with Kelly & Ryan” to the gallery.
I’ve added to the gallery promotional pics of Kirsten on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last night Kirsten was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Here are two videos of Kirstens interview.
Kirsten will be a guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” this Tuesday (September 19th). The show airs on ABC at 11.35 pm Eastern Time.