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Wildwood Title Reveal | LAIKA Studios / Directed by Travis Knight

The first trailer for LAIKA‘s upcoming movie, Wildwood, the latest epic stop-motion animated adventure has been revealed following the release of the first artwork last month. The company will be making its sixth feature, and Travis Knight is directing it from a script by Chris Butler (ParaNorman, Missing Link) based on Colin Meloy’s novel. The…

Jake Johnson’s Directorial Debut Film ‘Self Reliance’ Inspired by Japanese Reality Show

Jake Johnson was inspired to make his feature film directorial debut on the new comedic thriller, Self Reliance, by the Japanese reality show Susunu! Denpa Shönen. The Minx star shared the news during a recent interview with Collider. In addition to helming the movie, the filmmaker also wrote the script and plays the project’s protagonist….

TV Review – ‘Minx’ Moves to Starz for Season 2 and It’s Absolutely Worth Watching

The first season of Minx premiered in March 2022 on HBO Max, depicting the fictional story of the rise of the first erotic magazine for women in the 1970s. The show was off to a great start, earning a second season renewal less than two months later, which was then reversed in December in the…

HBO Max Has Renewed Two Comedy Series MINX and Julia for a Second Season

HBO Max has renewed two comedy series MINX and Julia for a second season. MINX is set in 1970s Los Angeles and centers around Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond), an earnest young feminist who joins forces with a low-rent publisher (Jake Johnson) to create the first erotic magazine for women. In the first season, created by a…

Exclusive Video Interview: The Cast and Creator of ‘Minx’ Talk Bringing an Erotic Magazine for Women to Life

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. HBO Max’s new comedy series Minx tells the entertaining story of Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond), a feminist in the 1970s, who sets out to make a magazine catered to her intellectual equals. Her unlikely partnership with publisher Doug (Jake Johnson) results in the creation of…