‘A League Of Their Own’ Canceled: Prime Video Not Proceeding With Second & Final Season Amid Strikes
Exclusive: Prime Video is not moving forward with the previously ordered second — and final — season of comedy-drama A League Of Their Own, co-created and starring Abbi Jacobson, Deadline has learned.
It joins fellow Prime Video/Amazon Studios hourlong freshman series The Peripheral, which also had its Season 2 renewal reversed.
As Deadline reported earlier today, both cancellations are believed to stem from the length of the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, which have delayed TV production, creating large gaps between seasons and making shows miss their target release dates.
In a story earlier this week, Deadline reported that there may be more series whose renewals could be rescinded or pending pickups not happen if the work stoppage stretches past Labor Day, with freshman series going into Season 2 the most vulnerable. There was a similar string of unrenewals during the pandemic.
A League of Their Own, an adaptation of the 1992 film of the same name,...
It joins fellow Prime Video/Amazon Studios hourlong freshman series The Peripheral, which also had its Season 2 renewal reversed.
As Deadline reported earlier today, both cancellations are believed to stem from the length of the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, which have delayed TV production, creating large gaps between seasons and making shows miss their target release dates.
In a story earlier this week, Deadline reported that there may be more series whose renewals could be rescinded or pending pickups not happen if the work stoppage stretches past Labor Day, with freshman series going into Season 2 the most vulnerable. There was a similar string of unrenewals during the pandemic.
A League of Their Own, an adaptation of the 1992 film of the same name,...
- 8/18/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Invitation to Murder is a mystery film directed by Stephen Shimek.
Does a story about England, an invitation, different characters and a murder to be solved sound familiar? They’re called whodonit, and the greatest exponent of the genre was the ever-great Agatha Christie.
Here’s a charming film that captures the essence, step by step, without the minimum intent of originality.
Delightful in its evocation of English traditionalism.
And in its consequent repetition, too.
Movie Review
Curiously enough, this is actually a French production in which everything takes us to England, to those stories that, although already a bit worn out by repetition, continue to captivate. A good mystery for a film that, without a doubt, we have already seen.
There is nothing original in a film that is a tribute to the English writer and, in the end, little more than a rather televised episode that may entertain...
Does a story about England, an invitation, different characters and a murder to be solved sound familiar? They’re called whodonit, and the greatest exponent of the genre was the ever-great Agatha Christie.
Here’s a charming film that captures the essence, step by step, without the minimum intent of originality.
Delightful in its evocation of English traditionalism.
And in its consequent repetition, too.
Movie Review
Curiously enough, this is actually a French production in which everything takes us to England, to those stories that, although already a bit worn out by repetition, continue to captivate. A good mystery for a film that, without a doubt, we have already seen.
There is nothing original in a film that is a tribute to the English writer and, in the end, little more than a rather televised episode that may entertain...
- 5/1/2023
- by Ana Gomez
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Prime Video has renewed A League of Their Own for a second and final season. Following months of talks with Sony TV, the series will end with a four-episode Season 2, sources have confirmed.
The hourlong series, created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson, is an adaptation of Penny Marshall’s 1992 film. It follows the formation of the WWII-era women’s professional baseball team, weaving in the experiences of both diverse and queer women at the center — earning the show a cult following.
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Jacobson also stars alongside Chanté Adams, D’Arcy Carden, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Roberta Collindrez, Kelly McCormack, Priscilla Delgado, Molly Ephraim, Kate Berlant, Melanie Field, Nick Offerman, Rosie O’Donnell, Patrick J. Adams, Patrice Covington, Sadiah Ekulona,...
The hourlong series, created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson, is an adaptation of Penny Marshall’s 1992 film. It follows the formation of the WWII-era women’s professional baseball team, weaving in the experiences of both diverse and queer women at the center — earning the show a cult following.
Related Story We’ll Be Back: Photo Gallery Of TV Series Renewed In 2023 Related Story Ben Affleck's Nike Pic 'Air' Set To Close SXSW Related Story Amazon Prime Video Cancels 'Three Pines' After One Season
Jacobson also stars alongside Chanté Adams, D’Arcy Carden, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Roberta Collindrez, Kelly McCormack, Priscilla Delgado, Molly Ephraim, Kate Berlant, Melanie Field, Nick Offerman, Rosie O’Donnell, Patrick J. Adams, Patrice Covington, Sadiah Ekulona,...
- 3/14/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Following months of renewal chatter about A League of Their Own, Prime Video is fueling the flames of suspicion further with a Twitter post.
“Spring Training is officially underway,” read the tweet posted Saturday morning on streamer’s official feed, prompting a number of responses from fans asking whether this means a Season 2 is finally happening.
Spring Training is officially underway! ⚾ pic.twitter.com/egCnw8yZV3
— Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) February 25, 2023
While sources tell Deadline that the social media post was done to mark the start of MLB’s 2023 Spring Training, one could understand why fans are interpreting its message differently.
It’s been more than six months since Season 1 of A League Of Their Own premiered on Prime Video with no official word on the show’s fate. There have been positive signs that that show, which has developed a devoted following, would get a second season.
The hourlong series,...
“Spring Training is officially underway,” read the tweet posted Saturday morning on streamer’s official feed, prompting a number of responses from fans asking whether this means a Season 2 is finally happening.
Spring Training is officially underway! ⚾ pic.twitter.com/egCnw8yZV3
— Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) February 25, 2023
While sources tell Deadline that the social media post was done to mark the start of MLB’s 2023 Spring Training, one could understand why fans are interpreting its message differently.
It’s been more than six months since Season 1 of A League Of Their Own premiered on Prime Video with no official word on the show’s fate. There have been positive signs that that show, which has developed a devoted following, would get a second season.
The hourlong series,...
- 2/26/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Nat Faxon, Kevin Dunn, Marquise Vilsón, Marinda Anderson, Don Fanelli and Nancy Lenehan are set for major recurring roles opposite lead Abbi Jacobson in Amazon’s A League of Their Own, a reimagining of Penny Marshall’s 1992 film, from co-creators Jacobson (Broad City) and Will Graham (Mozart in the Jungle) and Sony Pictures TV.
The hourlong series, described as a fresh approach to Marshall’s classic about the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, will follow new characters who embody the spirit of a generation of women who dreamed to play professional baseball. “The show takes a deeper look at race and sexuality, following the journey of a whole new ensemble of characters as they carve their own paths towards the field, both in the league and outside of it,” according to the streamer.
Faxon will play Marshall, the Rockford Peaches’ team manager who works for league owner...
The hourlong series, described as a fresh approach to Marshall’s classic about the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, will follow new characters who embody the spirit of a generation of women who dreamed to play professional baseball. “The show takes a deeper look at race and sexuality, following the journey of a whole new ensemble of characters as they carve their own paths towards the field, both in the league and outside of it,” according to the streamer.
Faxon will play Marshall, the Rockford Peaches’ team manager who works for league owner...
- 11/8/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Patrice Covington (Genius: Aretha), Lea Robinson, Andia Winslow (Doc World), Rae Gray (Sea Oak) and Lil Frex (aka Emma Carroll) (Wild ‘N Out) are set for recurring roles opposite Abbi Jacobson in Amazon’s A League Of Their Own, a reimagining of Penny Marshall’s 1992 film, from co-creators Jacobson (Broad City) — who also stars — and Will Graham (Mozart in the Jungle) and Sony Pictures TV.
The hourlong series, described as a fresh approach to Marshall’s classic about the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, will follow new characters who embody the spirit of a generation of women who dreamed to play professional baseball. “The show takes a deeper look at race and sexuality, following the journey of a whole new ensemble of characters as they carve their own paths towards the field, both in the league and outside of it,” according to the streamer.
Covington will play Gracie,...
The hourlong series, described as a fresh approach to Marshall’s classic about the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, will follow new characters who embody the spirit of a generation of women who dreamed to play professional baseball. “The show takes a deeper look at race and sexuality, following the journey of a whole new ensemble of characters as they carve their own paths towards the field, both in the league and outside of it,” according to the streamer.
Covington will play Gracie,...
- 9/16/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Small-town pizza delivery is about to get dangerous when Slice arrives on DVD January 29 from Lionsgate. Grammy Award® winner Chance the Rapper makes his acting debut alongside Primetime Emmy nominee Zazie Beetz in a horror-comedy from Austin Vesely (longtime director of Chance the Rapper’s music videos), who makes his directorial debut. Hilariously spooky and unlike anything you’ve seen before, the Slice DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98.
When a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job in a spooky small town, two daring survivors set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree.
DVD Special Features
Deleted Scenes Audio Commentary with Director Austin Vesely, Producer Elijah Alvarado, and Actor Paul Scheer
Cast
Zazie Beetz Deadpool 2, Dead Pigs, TV’s “Atlanta”
Chance the Rapper Feature Film Debut
Rae Gray TV’s “Fear the Walking Dead,” Dismissed
Chris Parnell TV’s “Archer,...
When a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job in a spooky small town, two daring survivors set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree.
DVD Special Features
Deleted Scenes Audio Commentary with Director Austin Vesely, Producer Elijah Alvarado, and Actor Paul Scheer
Cast
Zazie Beetz Deadpool 2, Dead Pigs, TV’s “Atlanta”
Chance the Rapper Feature Film Debut
Rae Gray TV’s “Fear the Walking Dead,” Dismissed
Chris Parnell TV’s “Archer,...
- 1/11/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Stars: Zazie Beetz, Joe Keery, Hannibal Buress, Katherine Cunningham, Chris Parnell, Y’lan Noel, Paul Scheer, Rae Gray, Austin Vesely, Chance the Rapper, Rebecca Spence, Will Brill, Kelli Simpkins, Lakin Valdez, Gary Houston | Written and Directed by Austin Vesely
Slice posits itself as A24′s 80′s horror throwback in the same vein as John Carpenters eerie methodical camp aesthetic in The Fog, combined with his comedic prowess of Big Trouble Little China, albeit threaded together on a very, very bad day at the office.
In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors (Zazie Beetz and Chance the Rapper) set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree. Slice is director Austin Vesely’s first feature film after helming music videos for Chance’s “Sunday Candy” and “Angels.” Somehow, this mystery involves both a werewolf and a...
Slice posits itself as A24′s 80′s horror throwback in the same vein as John Carpenters eerie methodical camp aesthetic in The Fog, combined with his comedic prowess of Big Trouble Little China, albeit threaded together on a very, very bad day at the office.
In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors (Zazie Beetz and Chance the Rapper) set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree. Slice is director Austin Vesely’s first feature film after helming music videos for Chance’s “Sunday Candy” and “Angels.” Somehow, this mystery involves both a werewolf and a...
- 10/1/2018
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
Previous | Image 1 of 6 | NextChance the Rapper portrays Dax in ‘Slice.’
Chicago – One of Chicago’s biggest celebrities and greatest ambassadors was a high school student in 2011. Chancelor Jonathan Bennett, better known as Chance the Rapper, has had a meteoric rise from that Chi-town high school to become one of music’s brightest stars. And besides the fame, he has made it his mission to help others, both with his time, donations and charitable events. And he has just made his debut in a movie, the appropriately titled “Slice.”
“Slice” is a B-movie take off, about a small town mystery in which pizza delivery boys are being slain on the job. Two daring survivors set out to catch the culprits behind the crime spree, that also involves a known werewolf (Chance as Dax) and a pizza restaurant built on a gateway to hell. Fellow cast members Zazie Beetz, Paul Scheer, Rae Gray...
Chicago – One of Chicago’s biggest celebrities and greatest ambassadors was a high school student in 2011. Chancelor Jonathan Bennett, better known as Chance the Rapper, has had a meteoric rise from that Chi-town high school to become one of music’s brightest stars. And besides the fame, he has made it his mission to help others, both with his time, donations and charitable events. And he has just made his debut in a movie, the appropriately titled “Slice.”
“Slice” is a B-movie take off, about a small town mystery in which pizza delivery boys are being slain on the job. Two daring survivors set out to catch the culprits behind the crime spree, that also involves a known werewolf (Chance as Dax) and a pizza restaurant built on a gateway to hell. Fellow cast members Zazie Beetz, Paul Scheer, Rae Gray...
- 9/16/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
There isn’t a town quite like Kingfisher, nor is there a movie quite like Austin Vesely’s “Slice.” With his feature-length directorial debut, the longtime Chance the Rapper’s collaborator has concocted a world where ghosts co-exist alongside humans and a werewolf is on the loose, yet Kingfisher still feels like a real town, thanks in part to wonderful turns from Zazie Beetz, Paul Scheer, and Rae Gray. Although it falters at time, “Slice” is a funny and campy homage to ’80s horror, mashing together Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” with “Stranger Things” and “Riverdale,” often with satisfying results.
Since 2012, Vesely has collaborated with Chance the Rapper on several music videos, including “Juice,” “Everybody’s Something,” and “Angels,” which features Chance standing on top of a Chicago subway car. With “Slice,” they’ve created a black comedy with horror elements that seems destined to become a stoner classic. With memorable characters,...
Since 2012, Vesely has collaborated with Chance the Rapper on several music videos, including “Juice,” “Everybody’s Something,” and “Angels,” which features Chance standing on top of a Chicago subway car. With “Slice,” they’ve created a black comedy with horror elements that seems destined to become a stoner classic. With memorable characters,...
- 9/12/2018
- by Jamie Righetti
- Indiewire
“Slice,” the feature film debut for Chance the Rapper and his childhood friend, writer-director Austin Vesely, had its premiere and sole theatrical screenings on Monday night, just before distributor A24 surprise-dropped it on iTunes, digital and on-demand like it’s a new Beyoncé album.
“It was a drunken scribble in a notebook that I turned into a script for a short film,” writer/director Vesely joked during a Q&A after its Chicago screening, which was simulcast to the screenings in 20 other cities.
That quip was appropriate for the very laissez-faire occasion, at least from the ground in Los Angeles, where the scene at the Regal Cinema L.A. Live in downtown was the opposite of a big premiere to-do. Almost no signage to even signify the movie was showing could be seen, and attendees weren’t even sure what they were in for.
“So what’s this movie supposed to be about,...
“It was a drunken scribble in a notebook that I turned into a script for a short film,” writer/director Vesely joked during a Q&A after its Chicago screening, which was simulcast to the screenings in 20 other cities.
That quip was appropriate for the very laissez-faire occasion, at least from the ground in Los Angeles, where the scene at the Regal Cinema L.A. Live in downtown was the opposite of a big premiere to-do. Almost no signage to even signify the movie was showing could be seen, and attendees weren’t even sure what they were in for.
“So what’s this movie supposed to be about,...
- 9/12/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
"Your pizza place is a gateway to Hell." Horror, comedy, and blood-stained pizza deliveries come together in a surreal small town in A24's Slice, co-starring Chance the Rapper and Zazie Beetz, and if you missed the film's one-night-only theatrical release on September 10th, you can now watch the horror comedy on digital platforms.
Written and directed by Austin Vesely, Slice stars the aforementioned Chance the Rapper and Beetz, as well as Rae Gray, Paul Scheer, and Joe Keery.
Slice is available to watch now on iTunes, Google Play, and other digital platforms. To learn more, visit A24's official website.
Synopsis: In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors (Atlanta's Zazie Beetz and Chance the Rapper in a wild film debut) set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree. Slice is director Austin Vesely's...
Written and directed by Austin Vesely, Slice stars the aforementioned Chance the Rapper and Beetz, as well as Rae Gray, Paul Scheer, and Joe Keery.
Slice is available to watch now on iTunes, Google Play, and other digital platforms. To learn more, visit A24's official website.
Synopsis: In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors (Atlanta's Zazie Beetz and Chance the Rapper in a wild film debut) set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree. Slice is director Austin Vesely's...
- 9/11/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Chance the Rapper might have made his feature length acting debut in “Slice,” but don’t expect him to leave the music industry behind any time soon. The rapper admitted during the “Slice” world premiere in Chicago that he didn’t have a great time acting and would much rather work on the creative side of filmmaking in the future.
“Slice” is the brainchild of Chance’s longtime collaborator Austin Vesely, best known for directing the rapper’s music videos for “Juice,” “Everybody’s Something,” and “Angels.” The A24-backed horror-comedy centers on a strange town, Kingfisher, where pizza delivery boys are being murdered and a werewolf is on the loose. The town’s residents band together to try and solve the murders before any more take place.
Following the world premiere screening of “Slice,” Chance took part in a Q&A with Vesely and his co-stars Paul Scheer, Zazie Beetz,...
“Slice” is the brainchild of Chance’s longtime collaborator Austin Vesely, best known for directing the rapper’s music videos for “Juice,” “Everybody’s Something,” and “Angels.” The A24-backed horror-comedy centers on a strange town, Kingfisher, where pizza delivery boys are being murdered and a werewolf is on the loose. The town’s residents band together to try and solve the murders before any more take place.
Following the world premiere screening of “Slice,” Chance took part in a Q&A with Vesely and his co-stars Paul Scheer, Zazie Beetz,...
- 9/11/2018
- by Jamie Righetti
- Indiewire
Chance the Rapper will make his feature film debut in A24’s “Slice,” and the distributor is taking a page out of Queen Bey’s book, dropping the film online without much warning.
The distributor will bypass the traditional release methods and instead drop the film on iTunes, digital and on-demand at midnight on Sep. 11.
But the film will still play in theaters — A24 hosted a premiere for “Slice” in Chance’s hometown of Chicago, along with simulcast screenings in 20 additional cities across the country. Alas, as of right now, that’s all the big screen time the movie will see. A24 has no plans to release “Slice” in additional theaters.
Also Read: 'Slice' Trailer: Chance the Rapper, Zazie Beetz Solve One Hell of a Pizza Murder Mystery (Video)
Written and directed by Austin Vesely, who has directed a couple of Chance’s music videos, “Slice” plays like a hyper...
The distributor will bypass the traditional release methods and instead drop the film on iTunes, digital and on-demand at midnight on Sep. 11.
But the film will still play in theaters — A24 hosted a premiere for “Slice” in Chance’s hometown of Chicago, along with simulcast screenings in 20 additional cities across the country. Alas, as of right now, that’s all the big screen time the movie will see. A24 has no plans to release “Slice” in additional theaters.
Also Read: 'Slice' Trailer: Chance the Rapper, Zazie Beetz Solve One Hell of a Pizza Murder Mystery (Video)
Written and directed by Austin Vesely, who has directed a couple of Chance’s music videos, “Slice” plays like a hyper...
- 9/11/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Slice is an upcoming horror film from director Austin Vesely. Starring Chance the Rapper as Dax Lycander, this indie feature will have its Chicago Premiere this September 10th. On this date, the film will play in twenty-one U.S. cities. A Red Band trailer was released for the film, in late August (found below). Now, a couple of new stills have been released. And, Slice centrally stars: Paul Scheer, Joe Keery ("Stranger Things") and Rae Gray. Fans of comedy or of horror can find the latest details, on Slice, below. What happens when people begin disappearing on the job? You enlist the help of a top notch detective! However, all of the clues lead back to a cursed pizza shop. Here, a portal to Hell has been opened up, releasing demonic denizens into the world. At the Chicago Premiere, several actors will be in attendance. Chance the Rapper will be there,...
- 9/5/2018
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The pizza-related horror movie “Slice,” starring Chance the Rapper, is coming to theaters across the U.S. for one night only on Monday, Sept. 10.
Nearly two years after the rapper and activist announced the film would be in theaters in 2017, Chance tweeted that the world premiere will be held at the ArcLight Chicago theater in his hometown. Writer and director Austin Vesely said on Twitter that screenings will play in 21 cities that night.
Slice. Starring Me the Actor. In theatres 2017 @A24 @AustinVesely pic.twitter.com/NaCJr30rgC
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) October 31, 2016
Set in a mysterious city, “Slice” stars Chance as Dax Lycander, a “werewolf who is a former Chinese food delivery driver,” and focuses on an enigmatic outlaw who is framed for a killing spree against pizza delivery boys, Vesely told RedEye Chicago back in 2015.
Chance makes his acting debut, while Zazie Beetz (“Deadpool 2”), Paul Scheer (“Children’s...
Nearly two years after the rapper and activist announced the film would be in theaters in 2017, Chance tweeted that the world premiere will be held at the ArcLight Chicago theater in his hometown. Writer and director Austin Vesely said on Twitter that screenings will play in 21 cities that night.
Slice. Starring Me the Actor. In theatres 2017 @A24 @AustinVesely pic.twitter.com/NaCJr30rgC
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) October 31, 2016
Set in a mysterious city, “Slice” stars Chance as Dax Lycander, a “werewolf who is a former Chinese food delivery driver,” and focuses on an enigmatic outlaw who is framed for a killing spree against pizza delivery boys, Vesely told RedEye Chicago back in 2015.
Chance makes his acting debut, while Zazie Beetz (“Deadpool 2”), Paul Scheer (“Children’s...
- 9/4/2018
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
As said in its new trailer, Slice is a movie about a ghost, a werewolf, and a “pretty sh*tty pizza place” — and it’s also Chance the Rapper’s feature acting debut!
The A24 pic echoes classic B-movie horror fun and follows a story about a string of pizza delivery boy deaths in a spooky small town. Chance the Rapper (aka Chance Bennett) stars alongside Emmy-nominated Atlanta actress Zazie Beetz as two survivors who set out to catch the werewolves (or other supernatural beings) that are responsible for the town’s pizza delivery boys killing spree and devoiding them of delicious pie.
Slice marks the feature film debut of Austin Vesely, who is known for directing Chance’s music videos for Sunday Candy and Angels. Chance and Beetz are joined by Joe Keery...
The A24 pic echoes classic B-movie horror fun and follows a story about a string of pizza delivery boy deaths in a spooky small town. Chance the Rapper (aka Chance Bennett) stars alongside Emmy-nominated Atlanta actress Zazie Beetz as two survivors who set out to catch the werewolves (or other supernatural beings) that are responsible for the town’s pizza delivery boys killing spree and devoiding them of delicious pie.
Slice marks the feature film debut of Austin Vesely, who is known for directing Chance’s music videos for Sunday Candy and Angels. Chance and Beetz are joined by Joe Keery...
- 8/21/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
"Your pizza place is a gateway to Hell." Horror, comedy, and blood-stained pizza deliveries come together in a surreal small town in the official trailer for Slice, A24's new horror comedy starring Chance the Rapper and Zazie Beetz.
Written and directed by Austin Vesely, Slice stars the aforementioned Chance the Rapper and Beetz, as well as Rae Gray, Paul Scheer, and Joe Keery. A release date for the film has yet to be announced, but we'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details are revealed. In the meantime, you can check out the official trailer and poster below.
Synopsis (via Collider): "In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors (Atlanta’s Zazie Beetz and Chance the Rapper in a wild film debut) set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree.
Written and directed by Austin Vesely, Slice stars the aforementioned Chance the Rapper and Beetz, as well as Rae Gray, Paul Scheer, and Joe Keery. A release date for the film has yet to be announced, but we'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details are revealed. In the meantime, you can check out the official trailer and poster below.
Synopsis (via Collider): "In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors (Atlanta’s Zazie Beetz and Chance the Rapper in a wild film debut) set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree.
- 8/21/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Zazie Beetz embarks on a wolf hunt in this first trailer for the fun-looking supernatural thriller Slice. The movie also involves the murder of some pizza delivery boys, a ghost, and a pizza place that serves as the gateway to hell! This is one of those genre films with a retro flair that just looks like it will be a good time.
The movie also stars Chance Bennett a.k.a. Chance the Rapper, Paul Scheer, Joe Keery, and Rae Gray. Here's the synopsis:
In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors (Atlanta's Zazie Beetz and Chance the Rapper in a wild film debut) set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree. Slice is Director Austin Vesely's first feature film after helming music videos for Chance's "Sunday Candy" and "Angels."
Slice was directed by...
The movie also stars Chance Bennett a.k.a. Chance the Rapper, Paul Scheer, Joe Keery, and Rae Gray. Here's the synopsis:
In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors (Atlanta's Zazie Beetz and Chance the Rapper in a wild film debut) set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree. Slice is Director Austin Vesely's first feature film after helming music videos for Chance's "Sunday Candy" and "Angels."
Slice was directed by...
- 8/21/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Chance the Rapper and Atlanta‘s Zazie Beetz try to track down a werewolf in between pizza deliveries in the new trailer for Slice.
The clip opens with the mysterious murder of a pizza delivery boy, prompting Beetz’s character, as well as a few other amateur sleuths, to take on the case. Soon, the investigators realize they’re tracking a supernatural being that likely emerged from a gateway to Hell, situated beneath a pizza shop. Chance the Rapper only makes a brief appearance at the end of the Slice trailer,...
The clip opens with the mysterious murder of a pizza delivery boy, prompting Beetz’s character, as well as a few other amateur sleuths, to take on the case. Soon, the investigators realize they’re tracking a supernatural being that likely emerged from a gateway to Hell, situated beneath a pizza shop. Chance the Rapper only makes a brief appearance at the end of the Slice trailer,...
- 8/21/2018
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The first trailer for A24’s horror flick “Slice” has been delivered.
Featuring Chance the Rapper in his film debut and Zazie Beetz looking like her usual badass self, the 1-minute, 17-second trailer teases a “story about a ghost, a werewolf, and a pretty s—-y pizza place.”
In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors (Beetz and Chance) set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree. Looks like they may hit a bump or two along the way, as they find out the pizza delivery place is (spoiler alert!) built on a gateway to hell. Yeah, the joint’s owner, Paul Scheer, can’t believe it either — though apparently he’s been told before.
Also Read: Marc Maron in Talks to Join Joaquin Phoenix's 'Joker' Movie
Along for the ride are...
Featuring Chance the Rapper in his film debut and Zazie Beetz looking like her usual badass self, the 1-minute, 17-second trailer teases a “story about a ghost, a werewolf, and a pretty s—-y pizza place.”
In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors (Beetz and Chance) set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree. Looks like they may hit a bump or two along the way, as they find out the pizza delivery place is (spoiler alert!) built on a gateway to hell. Yeah, the joint’s owner, Paul Scheer, can’t believe it either — though apparently he’s been told before.
Also Read: Marc Maron in Talks to Join Joaquin Phoenix's 'Joker' Movie
Along for the ride are...
- 8/21/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
A24 released the first trailer for its Chance the Rapper-starring horror comedy Slice on Tuesday.
Chance the Rapper makes his feature film debut in the movie written and directed by Austin Vesely. Slice is set in the small town of Kingfisher, where a number of pizza delivery boys have been slain while working. The rapper stars as one of the survivors, Dax Lycander. He teams up with fellow survivor Astrid (Zazie Beetz) to catch the person responsible for the deaths.
Slice also stars Will Brill, Rae Gray, Joe Keery, Y'lan Noel, Paul Scheer and Hannibal Buress.
The trailer opens ...
Chance the Rapper makes his feature film debut in the movie written and directed by Austin Vesely. Slice is set in the small town of Kingfisher, where a number of pizza delivery boys have been slain while working. The rapper stars as one of the survivors, Dax Lycander. He teams up with fellow survivor Astrid (Zazie Beetz) to catch the person responsible for the deaths.
Slice also stars Will Brill, Rae Gray, Joe Keery, Y'lan Noel, Paul Scheer and Hannibal Buress.
The trailer opens ...
- 8/21/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A24 released the first trailer for its Chance the Rapper-starring horror comedy Slice on Tuesday.
Chance the Rapper makes his feature film debut in the movie written and directed by Austin Vesely. Slice is set in the small town of Kingfisher, where a number of pizza delivery boys have been slain while working. The rapper stars as one of the survivors, Dax Lycander. He teams up with fellow survivor Astrid (Zazie Beetz) to catch the person responsible for the deaths.
Slice also stars Will Brill, Rae Gray, Joe Keery, Y'lan Noel, Paul Scheer and Hannibal Buress.
The trailer opens ...
Chance the Rapper makes his feature film debut in the movie written and directed by Austin Vesely. Slice is set in the small town of Kingfisher, where a number of pizza delivery boys have been slain while working. The rapper stars as one of the survivors, Dax Lycander. He teams up with fellow survivor Astrid (Zazie Beetz) to catch the person responsible for the deaths.
Slice also stars Will Brill, Rae Gray, Joe Keery, Y'lan Noel, Paul Scheer and Hannibal Buress.
The trailer opens ...
- 8/21/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
"It all started when the werewolf came back to town..." A24 has delivered a new full-length red bad trailer for their funky new horror film Slice, directed by Austin Vesely, and starring Chance The Rapper (aka Chance Bennett) as a pizza delivery guy who gets into some serious shit. As they reveal in this trailer, the more specific plot involves murders: "When a pizza delivery driver is murdered on the job, the city searches for someone to blame: ghosts? drug dealers? a disgraced werewolf?" The cast includes Zazie Beetz, Rae Gray, Katherine Cunningham, Marilyn Dodds Frank, Will Brill, Y'lan Noel, Hannibal Buress, and Paul Scheer. This looks way more bloody and violent and crazy and cool and wicked fun than I was expecting, which is good because it has been such a long wait to finally see more. We've been posting teasers since last year! But this trailer seems to...
- 8/21/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
After getting the first tease way back in 2016, the promised 2017 release for Austin Vesely’s horror feature Slice didn’t materialize, but now it looks like A24 is finally ready to unleash the film–starring Chance Bennett aka Chance the Rapper–into the world. Also starring Atlanta‘s Zazie Beetz, the first trailer has now arrived for the Chicago-shot feature, which follows our leads getting the bottom of a mystery involving werewolves, pizza, a gateway into hell, and more.
“He is actually a werewolf who is a former Chinese food delivery driver,” writer-director Austin Vesely told Red Eye, explaining Chance the Rapper’s character, named Dax Lycander. “Basically, these murders start happening and they hearken back to an incident that happened with him years before, and they arouse the town’s suspicions.”
Also starring Paul Scheer, Rae Gray, and Joe Keery, see the trailer and poster below.
In a spooky small town,...
“He is actually a werewolf who is a former Chinese food delivery driver,” writer-director Austin Vesely told Red Eye, explaining Chance the Rapper’s character, named Dax Lycander. “Basically, these murders start happening and they hearken back to an incident that happened with him years before, and they arouse the town’s suspicions.”
Also starring Paul Scheer, Rae Gray, and Joe Keery, see the trailer and poster below.
In a spooky small town,...
- 8/21/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for its west coast premiere production of Queens, by Martyna Majok. Directed by Carey Perloff, the show runs July 3 - 29. The cast features Jolly Abraham Off-Broadway's Cost of Living as AamaniYara, Leslie Fray TV's Elementary as PelagiyaDragana, Rae Gray TV'sFear the Walking Dead as InnaTanya, Brenda Meaney Off-Broadway's Party Face as Renia, Melissa Miller Roundabout Theatre's Tartuffe as Agata and Xochitl Romero Playhouse's Kill Local as IsabelaGlenys.
- 5/31/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
In 2016, Chance the Rapper secretly filmed a slasher film about an outlaw framed for the murders of several pizza boys, appropriately titled Slice. Last Halloween, the Mc teased the project on Twitter, and now, one year later, a second clip has arrived promising the film will be released in 2018.
The mostly animated clip doesn't reveal much about the movie, and instead cribs the aesthetic of the Internet game Line Rider, with a figure on a moped zipping across a landscape of line fragments while an eight-bit version of Edvard Grieg...
The mostly animated clip doesn't reveal much about the movie, and instead cribs the aesthetic of the Internet game Line Rider, with a figure on a moped zipping across a landscape of line fragments while an eight-bit version of Edvard Grieg...
- 10/31/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Fear the Walking Dead: Red Dirt Trailer & Clip AMC‘s Fear the Walking Dead ‘Red Dirt’ trailer & clip stars Kim Dickens, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Colman Domingo, Mercedes Mason, and Rubén Blades. Guest stars include Danay Garcia, Daniel Sharman, Sam Underwood, Michael Greyeyes, Hugo Armstrong, Rae Gray, Michael William Freeman, Dominic Bogart, Nathan Sutton, and Dayton Callie. No, this ain’t [...]
Continue reading: Fear The Walking Dead: Season 3.06: Red Dirt: Trailer & Clip [AMC]...
Continue reading: Fear The Walking Dead: Season 3.06: Red Dirt: Trailer & Clip [AMC]...
- 6/29/2017
- by Sam Joseph
- Film-Book
‘Sea Oak’: Amazon Comedy Pilot Taps Hiro Murai To Direct; Evan Dunsky As Ep/Co-Showrunner; Adds Cast
Atlanta producer-director Hiro Murai is set to direct and executive produce Amazon comedy pilot Sea Oak, starring Glenn Close. In addition, Evan Dunsky (Nurse Jackie, Hemlock Grove) has signed on as executive producer and showrunner alongside George Saunders, and Rae Gray (Fear The Walking Dead) and Jack Quaid (Vinyl) have joined the cast as series regulars. Written by Saunders based on his short story, the genre-bending Sea Oak focuses on Aunt Bernie (Close) a meek…...
- 6/21/2017
- Deadline TV
If you’re wondering where the next Damien Chazelle will come from, look no further than the 2017 Sundance Film Festival short film lineup.
Sundance has a long history of discovering the next generation of acclaimed filmmakers by first championing their short films. Chazelle made his first big splash by winning the 2013 Grand Jury Prize for “Whiplash” (the short). Last year, Jim Cummings won that prize for “Thunder Road,” and he’s back this year with a new short. Also generating a lot of pre-festival buzz is Kristen Stewart, making her writing/directing debut with the short “Come Swim.”
Before the Sundance Film Festival commences on January 19, 2017, here’s a briefing on Cummings’ “The Robbery,” Stewart’s “Come Swim” and eight other buzzworthy shorts (two of which are viewable online).
IndieWire reached out to the filmmakers to ask about their inspiration, production challenges and future projects. Check out our list below,...
Sundance has a long history of discovering the next generation of acclaimed filmmakers by first championing their short films. Chazelle made his first big splash by winning the 2013 Grand Jury Prize for “Whiplash” (the short). Last year, Jim Cummings won that prize for “Thunder Road,” and he’s back this year with a new short. Also generating a lot of pre-festival buzz is Kristen Stewart, making her writing/directing debut with the short “Come Swim.”
Before the Sundance Film Festival commences on January 19, 2017, here’s a briefing on Cummings’ “The Robbery,” Stewart’s “Come Swim” and eight other buzzworthy shorts (two of which are viewable online).
IndieWire reached out to the filmmakers to ask about their inspiration, production challenges and future projects. Check out our list below,...
- 1/10/2017
- by Kim Adelman
- Indiewire
Pizza delivery for Chance The Rapper! A24 has announced that they'll be releasing a movie in the second half of 2017 titled Slice, an indie comedy about a killer taking out pizza deliver guys. The film stars mixtape master Chance The Rapper (aka Chance Bennett) and was already filmed "quietly" in Chicago over the summer, though it won't be out until next year. The IMDb listing doesn't even mention Chance, even though he's named on the stylish teaser poster seen below. According to IMDb, the rest of the cast includes Will Brill and Rae Gray. This sounds like it's going to be very fun, a comedy about pizza delivery drivers trying to stay alive and figure out who wants to get rid of all of them. The teaser is short, but at least it's something. Here's the first teaser footage (+ a poster) for Austin Vesely's Slice, direct from A24's Twitter: Slice.
- 11/1/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
This summer, Steppenwolf ensemble member-and former artistic director--Randall Arney returns to Chicago to stage Greg Pierce's hit play, Slowgirl, which premiered at Lincoln Center Theater in 2012. Arney reunites with fellow ensemble member William Petersen in the role of Sterling the two first appeared on stage together in Steppenwolf's 1980 production of Balm in Gilead the two-hander also includes Rae Gray The Book Thief as Becky. A playwright with 'impressive writing chops' who 'builds suspense, releases tension through laughs and grabs your attention with life-or-death stakes' NY1, Pierce's plays later travels to Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, where Arney currently serves as artistic director, as part of the 201314 season.
- 7/18/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
This summer, Steppenwolf ensemble member-and former artistic director--Randall Arney returns to Chicago to stage Greg Pierce's hit play, Slowgirl, which premiered at Lincoln Center Theater in 2012. Arney reunites with fellow ensemble member William Petersen in the role of Sterling the two first appeared on stage together in Steppenwolf's 1980 production of Balm in Gilead the two-hander also includes Rae Gray The Book Thief as Becky. A playwright with 'impressive writing chops' who 'builds suspense, releases tension through laughs and grabs your attention with life-or-death stakes' NY1, Pierce's plays later travels to Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, where Arney currently serves as artistic director, as part of the 201314 season.
- 6/18/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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