Good news: Will Ferr- er, Eric Jonrosh's Spolis Before Dying has been found in somebody's basement and fully restored. Next month, the once book now TV miniseries will be airing on the network and now the cable network has a new trailer for it. There are scenes of death, jazz and playful banter among characters. The cast is what makes these things and there is no shortage of comedy and acting veterans including Michael Kenneth Williams, Maya Rudolph, Kristin Wiig, some other people and, most importantly, Andy Daly. Spoils Before Dying will have six episodes airing between Wednesday, July 8th through Friday, July 10th.
VOTW: 'A Deadly Adoption' gets a very real trailer
This week's video of the week goes to the teaser for Will Ferrell and Kirstin Wiig's Lifetime movie, A Deadly Adoption. Once thought a joke, the movie seems real and already has a premiere date for June 20. I won't believe it until I see it. I don't care how real this looks. Until it comes out, this is all a big hoax to me.
Will Ferrell and Kristin Wiig's Lifetime movie is real and airs this month
via Rebecca Ford
Hollywood is a place full of lies and sex. Case in point: we have been lied to. Back in April, news broke that Will Ferrell and Kristin Wiig teamed up to make a Lifetime movie about baby adoption. Things were supposed to be top secret but, of course, the news leaked and plans to show the supposed film were dropped. Sure, the movie was "announced" on April 1, a day commonly known for foolery, but it sounded like such a good idea. A Ferrell and Wiig send up of Lifetime movies to be aired on Lifetime? Sign me up.
Now, it is being reported by The Hollywood Reporter that the movie is in fact coming out and airing this month, just in time for the 25 anniversary of Lifetime. The film even has a title, A Deadly Adoption, and has a tagline of "The birth of a plan gone wrong." 90210's Jessica Lowndes apparently stars as a pregnant woman who is cared for by a successful couple (Ferrell and Wiig). The couple hopes to adopt the unborn child but their plans go downhill.
Deadly Adoption is meant to be taken as satire, apparently, with a nod to the genre. Andrew Steele (The Spoils of Babylon) penned the script while Rachel Lee Goldenberg directed. There are conflicting reports as to when the actual air date is. Some outlets are saying Saturday, June 20 while the poster itself says Sunday, June 21. I don't know who to believe anymore.
UPDATED: Corrected initial airing and dates.
IFC's 'Spoils Before Dying' Gets SNL Alums & Andy Daly
The six part sequel to the Spoils of Babylon, the Spoils Before Dying, now has its mandatory guest stars. The Will Ferrell produced, Michael Kenneth Williams led mini series will have an incredible cast including those from the last installment and, more importantly, TV's/Podcast's Andy Daly:
“Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Sheen, Kate McKinnon, Val Kilmer, Tim Meadows, Steve Tom, Chris Parnell, Emily Ratajkowski, Andy Daly, Chris Mulkey, Chin Han, Marc Evan Jackson, Jack Kilmer, Patty Guggenheim, Bérénice Marlohe”
The setting is in 1962 Los Angeles during a jazz scene. Williams will play Rock, prime suspect in a double murder case involving Fresno Foxglove (Rudolph). Wiig, who was in the first season, takes on the new role of Delores O'Dell, Rock's "one-time big band singer." Osment, also in the previous installment, will play Alistar St. Barnaby, Rock's "hard charging manager."
The Spoils Before Dying featuring Andy Daly will premiere this summer on IFC. For now, here's a sexy trailer to hold you over.
Ben & Jerry Is Releasing Two Of Their Many SNL-Inspired Flavors
Ben & Jerry are two cats who know their priorities: ice cream and improv. Last week, the creamy conglomerate announced that they would be launching a few flavors of based on Saturday Night Live sketches. With over 40 years of sketches and probably like a billion ice cream flavors, there are so many combinations that the company could use.
Whelp. The first sketch they decided to go with was the Kristin Wiig recurring character Gilly. Dubbed "Gilly's Catastrophic Crunch," the flavor comes with a marshmallow swirl that imposes itself between chocolate and vanilla ice cream that is loaded with caramel clusters and fudge covered almonds.
The other flavor they decided to go with is the SNL Digital Short/Lonely Island song "Lazy Sunday." It will be vanilla cake batter ice cream mixed with yellow and chocolate cupcake pieces and a swirl of chocolate frosting. That sounds way too appetizing for diabetics. Two other flavors are expected later this year. Here's hoping for a Really?!?! Weekend Update or What's Up With That flavor.