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Trailer has dropped! And so has a release date: you can look for Orion and the Dark on Netflix, Feburary 2.

Gotta say, almost none of the trailer's dialogue is in Kaufman's script, and I'm pretty sure he only wrote the first draft--that was in 2016. Colour me reserved about the end result, for the time being. Worth noting they haven't name dropped Charlie in the trailer.

As promised, Netflix has brought us a new image from Orion and the Dark as part of its annual Geeked Week festivities:

That would be Orion... and the Dark!

Apparently there's more to come.

Can't wait to see how a Kaufman kids' film turns out.

Keep your eyes on Netflix' social accounts from November 6-12; that's when their annual Geeked Week goes down, and according to a promo poster for the event, they'll be featuring something about Orion and the Dark.

Geeked Week is a free virtual event that features news, new trailers and whatnot. Keep a particular eye on their Twitter/X accounts, though it'll probably pop up on YouTube, FB and the other usuals as well.

Thanks to u/pavingmomentum!

May 2024 will see the publication of A Cage Went in Search of a Bird: Ten Kafkaesque Stories "to commemorate 100 years since Kafka's death," and one of those stories is written by our pal Charlie!

I wonder if the Kafkaesque story will be Kaufmanesque?!

Via The Bookseller:

“What happens when one of the most idiosyncratic and visionary imaginations of the 20th century meets some of the greatest literary minds writing in English today?” the publisher teased. “From a future society who ask their AI servants to construct a giant tower to reach God; to a flat hunt that descends into a comically absurd bureaucratic nightmare; to a population experiencing a wave of unbearable, contagious panic attacks, these 10 specially commissioned stories are by turns mind-bending, funny, unsettling and haunting.” (Source)

Other authors included: Ali Smith, Joshua Cohen, Elif Batuman, Naomi Alderman, Tommy Orange, Helen Oyeyemi, Keith Ridgway, Yiyun Li, Leone Ross.

Can't wait!

Thanks to the ever reliable u/pavingmomentum.

Charlie and Eva HD will shortly be rocking up to Kingston, Ontario. Says the Kingston Whig Standard:

Kaufman will be at the Broom Factory in Kingston Thursday night and at the Hotel Wolfe Island Saturday night.

At both events, he will be joined by poet Eva H.D., who wrote the screenplay for “Jackals & Fireflies,” a new short film directed by Kaufman.

The film will only be screened at the Wolfe Island event. [...]

Thursday’s event at the Broom Factory, which is being presented by the Kingston Canadian Film Festival, will see Kaufman and Eva H.D. discuss writing, filmmaking and collaborating. It starts at 8:30 p.m. (doors open at 8) and admission is $25, with proceeds going to the not-for-profit Wolfe Island Commons.

Saturday’s event on Wolfe Island starts at 9 p.m. (doors at 8) on the Wolfe Island Commons waterfront stage, across from the Hotel Wolfe Island in Marysville. (It will be moved inside the hotel if it rains.)

At the conclusion of the 20-minute film, there will be a question-and-answer session with the screenwriter and director. The event is free, but donations are welcome and preregistration recommended. (Source)

You can pre-register here.

This'll be quick, because I'm on mobile. Zoom workshop with Charlie K and Boots Riley this Monday! Info here!

Here's the video of that interview posted by Variety earlier in the week. Charlie talks about the WGA strike; A.I. and how it parallels his unproduced script Frank or Francis; Jackals, Ending Things and why Charlie is a character in Antkind. Video below, articles here and here.

That's a Charlie quote, from an interview he's done with Variety while in Sarajevo.

“It’s disgusting, because they don’t do anything[...] No, they do damage is what they do. They do damage to the art form. And by doing that, they do damage to humanity. And if everything is about the bottom line for them and saving money, then there’s nothing left to the art form.”

[...] Throughout the week, he’s been spotted on the streets of the Bosnian capital wearing a gray T-shirt reading “Writers Guild on Strike.” During an interview with Variety, Kaufman peeled off one layer to reveal a second WGA-branded T-shirt beneath it. (Source)

Click through and you'll find his thoughts on Disney's CEO Bob Iger, other studio bosses, A.I. and the latest round of WGA negotiations.

If you're in Toronto next month, you might want to grab tickets to a screening of Jackals & Fireflies at the Paradise Theatre, Bloor Street West Toronto, Wednesday, 13th September.

Join us for the theatrical premiere of a new short film written by poet and author Eva H.D. and directed by Academy Award Winner Charlie Kaufman. The screening will be followed by an in person Q&A with the filmmakers!

A woman wanders the streets of New York City, takes buses and trains, sits in bars and coffee shops, experiencing the city’s diverse neighbourhoods, while thinking about her life, her loneliness, unrequited love. She finds moments of communion with various people she meets along the way and with the city itself.

Wednesday September 13th, 8 PM/7 PM Doors (Source)

Tickets and more info at the link!

After delivering a masterclass in Sarajevo, Charlie stopped by the Agelast podcast for a chat. What resulted was a 30 minute conversation about time, death, regret and all the breakfasts you've ever had. It's a worthwhile 30 minutes! I only wish the interviewer had more time with Charlie. Most of the conversation revolved around Synecdoche, New York and I'm Thinking of Ending Things.

via r/kaufman