Film and TV fans, step on up! We’re about to take a trip on the Hot Take Express with none other than “12 Years a Slave” filmmaker Steve McQueen.

McQueen has never been the type of director to shy away from speaking his mind, and this time, the “Widows” helmer has a new target in his sights — television. That’s right, while filmmakers, producers, and actors are flocking to TV in record numbers, McQueen lays down the law about why he’s “not so keen” on TV and why he’s only interested in cinema in a new interview with IndieWire.

Continue reading Steve McQueen Says Current Era Of Peak TV Is “Just Bad”: “There’s So Much Money And So Little Ideas” at The Playlist.

It was almost exactly a year ago when HBO was at their peak of executive and creative turmoil. The hugely expensive “Vinyl” had premiered to dismal ratings and reviews (and the second season would be canceled a couple months later), and a multitude of high profile projects — David Fincher‘s “Videosyncrazy” and “Utopia,” the miniseries “Lewis And Clark” — all stalled out.

Continue reading Steve McQueen’s Scrapped HBO Series ‘Codes of Conduct’ Still Alive, Seeking New Home at The Playlist.

HBO Has Scrapped Steve McQueen’s ‘Codes Of Conduct,’ ‘Westworld’ Could Be Pushed To 2017

Continue reading HBO Has Scrapped Steve McQueen’s ‘Codes Of Conduct,’ ‘Westworld’ Could Be Pushed To 2017 at The Playlist.

Steve McQueen's 'Codes Of Conduct' Gets A Limited Series Order at HBO

Continue reading Steve McQueen’s ‘Codes Of Conduct’ Gets A Limited Series Order at HBO at The Playlist.

Casting: Jonah Hill & Miles Teller Gear Up For Todd Phillips' 'Arms And The Dudes' And More

Continue reading Casting: Jonah Hill & Miles Teller Gear Up For Todd Phillips’ ‘Arms And The Dudes’ And More at The Playlist.

Casting: Lizzy Caplan Joins 'Now You See Me 2,' Steve McQueen's HBO Pilot Lands Lead & More

Continue reading Casting: Lizzy Caplan Joins ‘Now You See Me 2,’ Steve McQueen’s HBO Pilot Lands Lead & More at The Playlist.