Allison Williams said 'WHAT?' on the Megan 2.0 publicity tour?
Allison Williams is on the publicity tour for the film Megan 2.0. As is the way with any publicity tour, she has found herself answering questions that the PR managing the tour certainly wasn’t expecting. Now, that sort of thing is generally something most comms folks can deal with. But, then you get a moment where your talent says something, with, un, a certain amount of frankness. That can derail things somewhat.
Now, to be clear, I don’t think this is a problem for the promo tour. But, it caught my attention enough to serve (on a very quiet day for TV related news) as…
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Here’s Ms Williams being asked about the benefits of an intimacy coordinator on the HBO TV show Girls: She wishes she had one. And yes… there was that one scene that came to the front of all of our minds…
“I have this picture of Lena and [EP Jenni Konner] acting out the moment where Desi was going down on me — eating my ass — and I have a picture of them where I think it’s Jenni is leaning over a windowsill and Lena is leaning behind her like smiling being like, ‘This is what we picture,'” said Williams. “And I was like, ‘Great!’ But they were busy. That should have been someone else’s job.”
There was probably a conversation around that one with Megan 2.0 being rated PG-13 and all…
New The X-Files and Wallace & Gromit LEGO sets incoming
I still haven’t built my The Office or Seinfeld LEGO sets, but added to my Christmas list will be a new recreation of Mulder’s office… but LEGO bricks.
There’s also a new brick set based on Wallace and Gromit.
It’s a shame that those cowards at LEGO couldn’t make both similar in size so those FBI agents could finally meet up with the duo from the English countryside. But, considering the URST we all sense for this cross-IP pairing, maybe that is for the best.
Source: Brick Built Blogs
News Desk
Faint praise in critics reviews for new Marvel show Ironheart, which had its embargo break at the time the show was released. Read: Dark Horizons
Denis Villeneuve is directing the next James Bond film. Fantastic! Read: THR
Folks… stop whatever it is you are doing right now. You need to know: Hello Kitty owner Sanrio has struck a multi-year deal with CoComelon producers Moonbug Entertainment. It includes a new show with characters from both franchises. Whoa. Read: Deadline
New Prime Video show Countdown “grows duller by the episode.” Scathing review at Variety.
Stuart Heritage at The Guardian reckons we have had enough rich people on our TV lately. Outside of a Beverly Hillbillies revival show, I don’t disagree.
I’m way more enthused to hear that FX is working on a pilot adaptation of sorts titled Very Young Frankenstein than I am to hear there’s a Josh Gad Spaceballs sequel. Read: Variety
Aaron Sorkin’s sequel to The Social Network is officially in development. Read: The Guardian
I’ve been worried about the future of The Gilded Age, but the season 3 return was up 27% on the season 2 return, which in itself was up 30% on season 1. Hopefully the viewership holds. Read: Deadline
A bunch of golf pedants are criticising the golf in new Apple TV+ series Stick. I think there’s a lot to criticise that show for - the golf is the least of its issues. Read: THR
Trailer Park
Almost Family debuts on Netflix July 18.
A Brazilian dad meets his match in his daughter's Argentine in-laws - where a trip to Bariloche spirals into a comedy of local pride and competition.
Community Squad returns for season 2 on Netflix July 17.
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