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Thursday 27 June 2024
The mastermind behind ‘CSI’ turns the franchise to a new direction

with unscripted CBS series

By MARK KENNEDY and Carlos Ortiz in the Flor-
AP Entertainment Writer ida Keys. Their bodies were
NEW YORK (AP) — There found in a bedroom, with
have been five “CSI” shows signs of a struggle but no
with actors playing foren- gun was recovered. “That
sics experts “CSI: Crime tells me there was someone
Scene Investigation,” “CSI: else in the room. And that’s
Miami,” “CSI: New York,” when the hunt for the killer
“CSI: Cyber” and “CSI: Ve- began,” says investigator
gas.” Now it’s time for the Mary’s Martinez.
real experts to bask in the Viewers watch as authori-
spotlight. ties eye an ex-husband be-
“The Real CSI: Miami,” pre- fore the discovery of an old
miering on CBS on Wednes- gun in a canal leads scuba
day night, is a documenta- teams to find a submerged
ry-style look at the hunt for iPhone nearby that reveals
real criminals told by the of- the reason for the murders
ficers and lab-coated pros might have been a fight
who actually solved the between friends over a
murders. bale of cocaine.
“’CSI’ has that ability to Another episode examines
live in different spectrums,” the 2018 murder of rap-
says writer-producer Antho- per XXXTentacion, gunned
ny E. Zuiker, who created down outside a motors-
the hit franchise. “It made ports store. Authorities in-
perfect sense to try the un- This image released by CBS Entertainment shows CSI Expert Mary’s Martinez on “The Real CSI: vestigate whether it was
scripted version of the show Miami,” premiering on June 26 on CBS. the result of a rap beef or
because the format could Associated Press a simple robbery. Smart-
still relatively be the same.” phone GPS and metadata,
The series uses real 911 calls, “I know what makes ‘CSI’ and officers explain their also don’t have the abil- surveillance video and the
actor portrayals, surveil- work and what does not thinking on motives and ity to get extra creative in discovery of a live cartridge
lance video, interrogation work. And what does not clues and return to key the writing because you help finger the suspects.
and bodycam footage, work is when the episodes crime scenes. So if a detec- have to stick to the bona “A lot of what I had to do
crime scene images, cool are emotionally vacant,” tive went scuba diving for a fide facts of the case,” says with the producers of the
graphics and re-creations. says Zuiker. “It’s very impor- vital clue, we see him back Zuiker. “That was the chal- show was to give them the
There are also interviews tant to have the survivors in the water describing how lenge.” confidence that the foren-
with survivors and family and emotionality. That was he found it. One of the first episodes re- sics was not boring and
members to underline the one of my No. 1 mandates “You have to make sure it visits the 2015 gunshot mur- that the forensics drove the
pain of loss. to have.” The technicians still feels like a ‘CSI,’ but you ders of couple Tara Rosado narrative,” Zuiker says.q

Lily Gladstone, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, 485 others invited to join

film academy

By LINDSEY BAHR makeup would be 35% to choose which branch to
AP Film Writer women, 20% from under- join. Song and Triet have to
Actors Lily Gladstone, represented ethnic and ra- make the same decision.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph and cial communities and 20% “We are thrilled to wel-
Catherine O’Hara and film- international. come this year’s class of
makers Cord Jefferson, The invitees include 19 Os- new members to the acad-
Boots Riley and “RRR” di- car-winners, like best docu- emy,” said Academy CEO
rector S.S. Rajamouli are mentary recipient Mstyslav Bill Kramer and Academy
among the lucky few who Chernov (“20 Days in Mari- President Janet Yang in a
have been invited to join upol”) and “Anatomy of a statement. “These remark-
the film academy. Fall” filmmaker Justine Triet, ably talented artists and
In total 487 artists, including as well as 71 nominees in- professionals from around
actors, directors, costume cluding Sandra Hüller, “The the world have made a sig-
designers, publicists and Color Purple’s” Danielle nificant impact on our film-
executives received invita- Brooks, “Past Lives” film- making community.”
tions this year, the Acad- maker Celine Song and Other actors invited include
This combination of photos shows actors, top row from left, emy of Motion Picture Arts “Oppenheimer” produc- Jessica Alba, Greta Lee
Jessica Alba, Ericka Alexander, Obba Babatunde, Stephanie and Sciences said Tuesday. tion designer Ruth De Jong. and her “Past Lives” co-star
Beatriz, Danielle Brooks and Tia Carrere, second row from left, Those who accept will be Jefferson, who wrote and Teo Yoo, Tia Carrere and
Jason Clarke, Kate Del Castillo, Gang Dong-won, Lily Gladstone, able to vote in the Oscars directed “American Fic- Stephanie Beatriz. Those
Sandra Huller and Greta Lee, and bottom row from left, Kate race. tion,” was among eight in- asked to join the directors
Mara, Catherine O’Hara, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Fiona Shaw, Should all invited in the dividuals invited to join mul- branch include Alice Diop,
Koji Yakusho and Teo Yoo, who are among the artists invited to
join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2024 class say yes, the tiple branches. In his case, Lila Avilés, Fede Álvarez,
Associated Press academy will have 9,934 it was directing and writing, A.V. Rockwell, Emma Selig-
voting members and the and like his peers he’ll have man and David Yates.q