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The infamous Pee-Wee, Paul Reuben‘s signature character who has not appeared on screen since 1988’s Big Top Pee-wee, has returned to Netflix with Pee-Wee‘s Big Holiday. It premiered on Thursday night as the final red carpet movie premiere for South by Southwest (SXSW). This was the directorial debut for John Lee. Producer Judd Apatow, who also premiered the hit Trainwreck at SXSW last […]

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Since first appearing in 1980.s Cheech & Chong's Next Movie, Pee-wee Herman has left an indelible mark on popular culture . and a big part of that is the character.s key catchphrases. From his famous laugh to .I know you are, but what am I?. audiences have been quoting Pee-wee for decades now. As you would expect, many of these lines will be coming back and featured in the upcoming Pee-wee.s Big Holiday - but what might surprise you is the way in which the context of the lines will be changed to make them fresh all over again. I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Pee-wee.s Big Holiday director John Lee, and it was while discussing the upcoming feature and the icon at its center that the filmmaker revealed how he and his colleagues went about approaching some of Pee-wee.s most famous catchphrases. Essentially the idea...

The character Pee-wee Herman, portrayed by Paul Reubens, has been a fun part of pop culture for more than 35 years now, and in that time has expanded across multiple mediums. Reubens first created Herman for the stage, but he broke out thanks to an HBO special, gained popularity with his television series, and even got to be the titular character of a few of his own movies. What you may not have noticed, however, is that each version of Pee-wee Herman varies a bit, as there is a certain degree to which the medium dictates just how "Pee-wee" Pee-wee can be. With Pee-wee’s Big Holiday set to arrive on Netflix in mid-March, I recently had the pleasure of chatting with director John Lee about the project over the phone, and it was during our conversation that the filmmaker revealed a subtlety about Paul Reubens’ performance ...

Pee-wee’s Big Holiday is off to an imperfect start in the first full-length trailer for his forthcoming Netflix movie.

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Paul Reubens revives his iconic children’s character in a new film that finds Pee-wee on an epic adventure after he’s inspired by a complete stranger (played by True Blood‘s Joe Manganiello) to take a vacation.

Along the way, Pee-wee inadvertently crosses paths with a trio of thieves (including Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Stephanie Beatriz and Arrested Development alum Alia Shawkat), sending him on an unplanned detour.

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Exclusive: David Oakes and Simon Callow will both feature in Anastasia and Elena Baranoff’s adaptation of The Portrait.

UK actors David Oakes and Simon Callow are among the cast in Anastasia and Elena Baranoff’s $3m adaptation of 19th Russian writer Nikolai Gogol’s short story The Portrait.

Oakes - whose credits include The Pillars of Earth and The White Queen - will appear as the portrait painter Andrei Chartkov opposite Russian actor Stanislav Ryadinskiyy (Pechorin) as writer Alexei Pravdin in the Baranoffs’ feature debut, which they will be producing through their own company Tempera Movement.

The UK and Russian cast is yet to be finalised, but will also include actress-director Louise Salter and rising star Oliver Dench, great-nephew of veteran actress Judi Dench.

There will also be a Russian-uk mix behind the camera with Kuzma Bodrov composing the score and the UK’s John Lee (the ITV series Victoria) serving as DoP.

Principal photography...

Exclusive: David Oakes and Simon Callow will both feature in Anastasia and Elena Baranoff’s adaptation of The Portrait.

UK actors David Oakes and Simon Callow are among the cast in Anastasia and Elena Baranoff’s $3m adaptation of 19th Russian writer Nikolai Gogol’s short story The Portrait.

Oakes - whose credits include The Pillars of Earth and The White Queen - will appear as the portrait painter Andrei Chartkov opposite Russian actor Stanislav Ryadinskiyy (Pechorin) as writer Alexei Pravdin in the Baranoffs’ feature debut, which they will be producing through their own company Tempera Movement.

The UK and Russian cast is yet to be finalised, but will also include actress-director Louise Salter and rising star Oliver Dench, great-nephew of veteran actress Judi Dench.

There will also be a Russian-uk mix behind the camera with Kuzma Bodrov composing the score and the UK’s John Lee (the ITV series Victoria) serving as DoP.

Principal photography...

Organizers for the South by Southwest film festival have officially rolled out the initial lineup for SXSW 2016, boasting 137 features and no less than 89 world premieres across 12 sections.

Those include the star-studded Headliners, Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition and Midnighters among many others, and today’s comprehensive breakdown gives budding attendees the opportunity to pinpoint exactly which films deserve a place on their radar.

Among those premieres include Jean-Marc Vallee’s domestic drama Demolition, while Jeff Nichols’ starry sci-fi Midnight Special continues to draw our attention – with a cast that includes Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver and Jaeden Lieberher, can you really blame us? Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some, meanwhile, opens the festival on March 11, where it will run through until March 19.

For the full comprehensive breakdown, check out the official site for SXSW 2016. For now, we’ve included the rundown for Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition and Headliners.

Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday Teaser Trailer. John Lee‘s Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday (2016) teaser trailer stars Paul Reubens, David Arquette and Alia Shawkat. Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday‘s plot synopsis: “…a fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday in this epic story of friendship and destiny.” According to Slashfilm, “In an earlier interview, Reubens dropped some hints about what […]...

Read More: SXSW Film 2016 Unveils Early Highlights, From Jeff Nichols' 'Midnight Special' to Seth Rogen's 'Preacher' Pee-wee Herman is gearing up to return to the big screen for a new adventure in the upcoming Neftlix original film, "Pee-wee's Big Holiday." Written by its star Paul Reubens and directed by John Lee, the film will make its debut first at the annual South By Southwest Film Festival in mid-March, before becoming available to stream on Netflix beginning March 18. The official synopsis reads: "In 'Pee-wee’s Big Holiday,' a fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday in this epic story of friendship and destiny." The film also stars Joe Manganiello ("Magic Mike") and Alia Shawkat ("Arrested Development"). Watch the teaser announcement above. Read More: SXSW Film 2016 Reveals First Featured Sessions and Panels, Including 'Mr. Robot' and Jake Gyllenhaal...

Today’s secret word is “streaming.” And do you know when Pee-wee’s Big Holiday will start streaming (wheeeeeee!!!!!!!) on Netflix, boys and girls?

The original film based on Paul Reubens‘ iconic children’s TV character will make its Netflix debut on Friday, March 18, at 12:01 am Pt.

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Per Netflix, in the latest Pee-wee movie, “a fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday.”

Joe Manganiello (True Blood), Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development) and Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) co-star. John Lee (Doggie Fizzle Televizzle) directed the film,...

Mark your Netflix-centric calendars: “Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday” will premiere on March 18, 2016. The new film stars the beloved fun-loving hero of TV, stage and film, Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens). In the movie, a fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday. The film stars Joe Manganiello, Jessica Pohly, Alia Shawkat and Stephanie Beatriz. and was directed by John Lee. Reubens and Paul Rust wrote the film, which was produced by Reubens and Judd Apatow. Also Read: Chelsea Handler Handles Racism in New 'Chelsea Does' Trailer (Video) “Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday” is set...

Hollywood may be in the thick of what many refer to as its annual purple patch, with some of the year’s finest releases coming to the fore just in time for awards season, though we’ll soon be switching gears once again to focus on the film festivals and, by effect, highlighting the more low-key and experimental releases headed our way in 2016.

One of the more prominent dates on the calendar is occupied by South by Southwest, the film festival that takes place in Austin, Texas during mid-March. It’s primed to return this year, kicking off nine days of screenings on Friday, March 11 through March 16 with a string of intriguing releases. We’re a little less than a month out from SXSW 2016, and organizers have rolled out the initial lineup of films to be screened for critics, with Jeff Nichols’ Midnight Special, the comic book adaptation of Preacher...

Attendees at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin will be the first to see one of Netflix’s upcoming original films. The streaming video service will give Pee-wee’s Big Holiday its worldwide premiere at SXSW’s annual nine-day film festival in March 2016.

Written by Paul Rust and comedian Paul Reubens, Pee-wee’s Big Holiday is based on the popular fictional character Pee-wee Herman created by Reubens in the late 1980s for a stage performance. The Netflix feature film finds Pee-wee meeting a stranger who convinces the child-like adult to take his first-ever holiday. Judd Apatow executive produces Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, while John Lee directs.

Back in December 2014, a Netflix spokesperson said the streaming service was near to closing a distribution deal for Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, which had originally been set up at Universal Pictures. Two months later, Netflix confirmed it would be the exclusive release platform for the Pee-wee Herman flick,...

Back in November, the SXSW Film Festival announced that Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some, the "spiritual sequel" to Dazed and Confused (1993), would open this year's edition (March 11 through 19). Today, SXSW adds a fresh round of six titles: Irene Taylor Brodsky's Beware the Slenderman, Athina Rachel Tsangari's Chevalier, Jeff Nichols's Midnight Special with Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher and Sam Shepard, John Lee's Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's Preacher with Dominic Cooper and Joe Berlinger's documentary, Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru. » - David Hudson...

Back in November, the SXSW Film Festival announced that Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some, the "spiritual sequel" to Dazed and Confused (1993), would open this year's edition (March 11 through 19). Today, SXSW adds a fresh round of six titles: Irene Taylor Brodsky's Beware the Slenderman, Athina Rachel Tsangari's Chevalier, Jeff Nichols's Midnight Special with Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher and Sam Shepard, John Lee's Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's Preacher with Dominic Cooper and Joe Berlinger's documentary, Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru. » - David Hudson...

Festival top brass gave a sneak preview on Thursday of films and events that will take place at the jamboree in Austin, Texas, from March 11-20.

Highlights include the world premiere of Pee-wee’s Big Holiday directed by John Lee and produced by Judd Apatow and the North American premiere of Jeff Nichols’ Berlin-bound sci-fi drama Midnight Special starring Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton and Kirsten Dunst.

Newly announced world premieres will include Joe Berlinger’s documentary Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru about the renowned business strategist; Irene Taylor Brodsky’s Beware The Slenderman and Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s episodic supernatural thriller and comic book adaptation Preacher.

Athina Rachel Tsangari’s festival favourite Chevalier also gets a slot.

The films join the previously announced opening night film from Richard Linklater, Everybody Wants Some.

Feature Films (with the exception of Midnighters) will be announced on February 2. Midnighters, all Short Films, and Music Videos...