c/television · by Emperor@feddit.uk · 3y

HBO Orders Marvel-DC Parody Series ‘The Franchise’ From ‘Succession,’ ‘Veep’ Writers

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/marvel-dc-parody-series-the-franchise-hbo-1235559767/

cross-posted from: https://kbin.projectsegfau.lt/m/moviesandtv@lemmy.film/t/26375

The half-hour comedy starring Himesh Patel and Aya Cash will spoof the behind-the-scenes world of a struggling superhero movie.

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Emperor@feddit.uk · 8 pts · 3y

The official description: “The crew of an unloved franchise movie fight for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The Franchise shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking, to ask the question — how exactly does the cinematic sausage get made? Because every fuck-up has an origin story.”

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The Franchise is from Sam Mendes (Skyfall) along with Armando Iannucci (Veep) and showunner Jon Brown (Succession, Veep).

That definitely sounds like it has a lot of potential and with that creative team behind it...

Vamanos@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Armando is such a good writer. Veep. Thick of it. Death of Stalin. In the loop. All are comedy classics and heavily recommended. I will give him the benefit of the doubt on anything. He’s built up a lot of goodwill over the years.

Emperor@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 3y

Really the only time I think he grumbled the ball was with Avenue 5 - it felt like he was pulling his punches.

ForgetReddit@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Uhh what about the writers strike

squirmy_wormy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

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Riker_Maneuver@startrek.website · 4 pts · 3y

I wish the people who comment before reading stayed on reddit.