Mendes took over the 007 franchise back in 2012 with the critical and financial hit Skyfall, which was a much-needed boost ...

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British satire of Hollywood's top export goes behind-the-scenes of a fictional movie franchise to berate the artistic and ...

Himesh Patel leads the comedy produced by Armando Iannucci and Sam Mendes, set behind the scenes of a big-budget comic book ...

From producer-writers of 'Veep' and 'Succession,' HBO's 'The Franchise' spoofs the anxieties and chaos on the set of a ...

One of the most dynamic theatrical duos of the modern era, director Sam Mendes and playwright Jez Butterworth, return to ...

Writer Jez Butterworth and Mendes have streamlined the work, making it more efficient and richly rewarding, anchored by Laura ...

Legendary satirist Armando Iannucci turns his eye toward the Hollywood superhero franchise machine in his latest comedy, The ...

The 'Veep' creator's latest workplace comedy 'The Franchise' stars Aya Cash, Himesh Patel, Richard E. Grant, and Billy ...

An eight-part comedy from Armando Iannucci, Sam Mendes and Jon Brown offers an acidly funny depiction of a Hollywood studio ...

The playwright Jez Butterworth recently had perhaps the most eventful recording session in the history of “Stagecraft,” Variety’s theater podcast. But even with the occasional diversion ...

The New York premiere of Jez Butterworth’s new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes, opened on Broadway ...