David Simon
‘Generation Kill’ Author Evan Wright Dies at 59
Award-winning reporter and author Evan Wright, who was known for immersion journalism on American subcultures and writing the book Generation Kill, which he helped adapt into the HBO miniseries of the same name, died by suicide last week. Wright was 59. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, Wright died by suicide on July […]
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“Where Is Screenwriter Barbie?”: Hollywood Scribes Feel Neglected by Toy’s Film-Centric Collection
Hollywood writers have some notes after Mattel revealed its Barbie Women in Film toy line for the annual “Career of the Year” collection. Following the widespread popularity of Greta Gerwig’s Warner Bros. summer release Barbie, which topped a billion dollars at the global box office, Mattel announced this week that it will release Barbie dolls […]
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David Simon Reacts to Man Sentenced in Michael K. Williams’ Death
The Wire creator David Simon has responded to a man being sentenced in the death of actor Michael K. Williams, who played Omar Little in HBO’s drug-war drama. Carlos Macci, 72, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for being part of a four-man crew that sold a lethal bag of fentanyl-laced heroin to Williams […]
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David Simon Asks for Mercy for Man Charged in ‘The Wire’ Actor Michael K. Williams’ Death
The Wire co-creator David Simon has taken the unusual step of asking for mercy for a man who’s charged in connection with the death of Michael K. Williams, the late actor from Simon’s acclaimed HBO drama. Williams, 54, played stick-up man Omar Little in the drug war series. He perished in 2021 from an overdose […]
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TV Writer David Simon Says Industry Is Going to “Infantilize Itself” if AI Is the Future for Scripts
David Simon, television writer known for The Wire and Homicide: Life on the Street, is sharing his thoughts on artificial intelligence in Hollywood and writers rooms amid the ongoing strike. During a recent interview on NPR’s Consider This podcast, Simon said, “I’d rather put a gun in my mouth,” than use AI to help write […]
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David Simon, Jon Bernthal and the Makers of HBO’s ‘We Own This City’ on Dirty Cops, the Drug War and the Legacy of ‘The Wire’
David Simon may have left The Baltimore Sun’s crime desk more than 20 years ago, but he never lost his nose for a good story — nor his commitment to chronicling the ravages of the war on drugs in his hometown. His nonfiction books on the subject, Homicide and The Corner (the latter written with […]
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HBO’s ‘We Own This City’: TV Review
'The Wire' creator David Simon, working again with George Pelecanos, returns to the streets and police precincts of Baltimore with a six-episode limited series focusing on a real corruption scandal from 2017.
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HBO Releases Trailer for New Cop Drama From ‘The Wire’ Creator David Simon
David Simon’s latest look at cops and crime in Baltimore now has a teaser trailer. We Own This City is a limited series from the creator of The Wire, looking at the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force. The project is based on a book by Baltimore Sun reporter […]
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‘The Wire’ Creator Says He’ll Pull Upcoming HBO Series From Texas Over Abortion Law
The controversial abortion law in Texas may be starting to impact Hollywood filming in the state. The Wire creator David Simon announced via Twitter on Monday that he wouldn’t film an upcoming HBO project in Texas, as he had apparently planned to, due to the new restrictions. “As an employer, this is beyond politics,” Simon […]
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Michael K. Williams Played Omar Little One Last Time After ‘The Wire’ as Favor to David Simon
Michael K. Williams was remembered in a powerful essay written by The Wire creator David Simon over the weekend, which explained how important the iconic HBO series was to the actor. Simon also spoke of the last time Williams played Omar Little. The beloved Williams died Sept. 6. He was 54. In his piece published […]
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‘The Wire’s’ David Simon, George Pelecanos Reteam for HBO Limited Series
'We Own This City' will explore the story behind Baltimore's infamous Gun Trace Task Force.
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Hollywood Flashback: David Simon’s ‘Corner’ Won 3 Emmys in 2000
While his latest limited series, HBO’s 'The Plot Against America,' earned a single Emmy nomination for cinematography on July 28, two decades ago, Simon’s first HBO project earned four noms and won three Emmys.
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