Brian Davids

2 weeks ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Brian Davids

A frigid environment is befitting of a television show titled The Penguin, but the chilly conditions of its set had no bearing on the story being told. It was simply the manner in which series lead Colin Farrell preserved the three hours’ worth of prosthetic makeup needed to transform him into Oswald “The Penguin” Cobb. “I was totally encased as Oz, and it was incredibly hot underneath all the prosthetics,” recalls Farrell.

3 weeks ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Brian Davids

On the 2006 set of Live Free or Die Hard, Len Wiseman directed the demise of an uncredited FBI agent played by then-stuntman Chad Stahelski. 13 years later, Wiseman met Stahelski for dinner so he could pitch the stunty turned John Wick co-creator his take on the franchise’s first sidequel known as Ballerina.

3 weeks ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Brian Davids

As partners on and off set, I Don’t Understand You’s David Joseph Craig and Brian William Crano needed to confront the distressing experience they’d previously shared en route to parenthood. The writing and directing duo had been defrauded during their first attempt to adopt a child together, and it took a global pandemic for them to truly reckon with it.

3 weeks ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Brian Davids

[This story contains spoilers for Severance season two.] Severance cinematographer-turned-director Jessica Lee Gagné was ready to bid adieu to the hit Apple TV+ series prior to its second season. Of course, she cherished her time on 2022’s newest — and one of only a few remaining — water-cooler shows, especially her yearslong collaboration with in-house director/EP Ben Stiller.

4 weeks ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Brian Davids

On the heels of Cobra Kai’s 65-episode run, Karate Kid: Legends director Jonathan Entwistle strived to restore the cinematic identity of the beloved franchise. The British filmmaker — who’s most known for helming idiosyncratic streaming series such as End of the F***ing World and I Am Not Okay With This — designed his feature directorial debut to unite Karate Kid and Cobra Kai fans from every generation.