Ahead of the 2024 edition of the Hot Docs Canadian Documentary Festival, 10 programmers have announced their exit — among them, Senior International Programmer Myrocia Watamaniuk, who revealed on Facebook that she’d be departing after more than 20 years at the organization. “I have made the heartbreaking choice to exit the 2024 Hot Docs Festival,” […]
Tony Basgallop has signed with CAA for representation. Basgallop is best known as the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the Apple TV+ original series Servant, which concluded its four-season run last spring. Most recently, he created, wrote, produced, and served as a showrunner on The Consultant for Amazon Prime Video, starring Christoph Waltz and […]
The Michael Jackson biopic Michael from Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International has added seven in key roles: Larenz Tate (Power Book II: Ghost), Kat Graham (Black, White & Blue), Jessica Sula (Split), Liv Symone (Power Book III: Raising Kanan), Kendrick Sampson (Something from Tiffany’s), KeiLyn Durrel Jones (How to Die Alone), and Kevin Shinick. Tate […]
EXCLUSIVE: Two months after the Golden Globes aired on CBS for the first time in more than four decades, the network has closed a new five-year deal to continue to broadcast the awards show and stream it live on Paramount+. The new agreement, announced by George Cheeks, President and CEO of CBS, and Jay Penske, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Director-actor-writer Keith Powell has signed with Rain for management. Powell started his career in front of the camera, perhaps known best for his series regular role as Toofer on 30 Rock. He most recently guest-starred on Apple TV+’s Shrinking. Powell is currently directing the one-hour drama Will Trent for ABC, having just wrapped on […]
The View co-hosts Alyssa Farah Griffin, Ana Navarro, Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin did public penance today for their recent “rabbit hole” speculation about Kate Middleton, saying they regret indulging in silly conspiracy theories that were rampant prior to the princess’ announcement Friday that she has cancer. And all three said they regret not taking […]
Apple TV+ has picked up a second season of The Last Thing He Told Me, which will be based on the forthcoming sequel to the bestselling novel of the same name by Laura Dave. The sequel to The Last Thing He Told Me tome is set for publication in 2025 from Simon & Schuster/Marysue Rucci Books […]
The 2x Oscar nominee is in talks to join the Gareth Edwards’ directed reboot of Jurassic World at Universal. This has been out there in the ether for some time, however, it’s looking quite solid. This puts Scarlett Johansson in business with another major movie franchise following her Black Widow days at Marvel, which resulted […]
Former President Donald Trump has gotten a reprieve in the amount needed for him to appeal a $464 million judgment in a New York civil fraud case. An appeals court has granted him 10 more days to post a bond, and has reduced the amount needed to $175 million. Read the Trump bond decision. Trump’s […]
Nelson Peltz said today that his bitter proxy fight with Disney is “not about Mr. Iger, nor is it a referendum about his leadership” even as CNBC reported that his firm, Trian Partners, has withheld votes from the CEO, who is also a board nominee. Trian didn’t respond to a request for comment. But the […]
The BBC has rejected complaints from UK viewers who said its coverage of the edited Kate Middleton Mother’s Day photo was over the top. In a statement drawn up before the Princess of Wales announced that she had been diagnosed with cancer, the BBC said its news coverage of the picture was commensurate with national […]
The BBC has “no plans” to use AI again to promote Doctor Who after receiving complaints from viewers. The BBC’s marketing teams used the tech “as part of a small trial” to help draft some text for two promotional emails and mobile notifications, according to its complaints website, which was intended to highlight Doctor Who programming on […]
EXCLUSIVE: Lucifer co-showrunner Joe Henderson, creator of the comics Skyward and Shadecraft, is partnering up with DSTLRY (pronounced distillery) to debut the slick action caper The Big Burn in July. Henderson makes his third collaboration with artist Lee Garbett, known for his work at DC and Marvel on series such as Uncanny Spider-Man, Loki: Agent […]
As the viewing landscape continues to get more complex, ESPN is aiming to streamline things for sports fans by integrating links to video feeds from regional sports networks into its main app and website. Starting this week, subscribers to NESN, which carries Boston sports teams including the Red Sox and Bruins, will be able to […]
As Kevin Hart sat in the audience with family and friends for The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize, there were many jokes about his height, quips about his wealth and jabs at his productivity. What there was very little of was anything political, reflecting Hart’s own style that tends to avoid such topical humor. Chris […]
Esteemed British writer David Nicholls is not precious when it comes to adaptations of his novels and cites Netflix’s recent adaptation of his 2009 novel One Day as being a perfect example of how being open-minded to fresh ideas on established material can result in good work. Speaking at Dublin’s first ever screenwriting festival Storyhouse, Nicholls sat […]
With creator Sam Levinson still working on scripts for the upcoming third season of HBO’s Euphoria, filming has been temporarily put on hold, with the cast given permission to take other acting jobs in the interim. “HBO and Sam Levinson remain committed to making an exceptional third season,” the network said in a statement to […]
Andrew Scott has been awarded Best Actor at the 33rd Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards. The win makes the Irish actor the first performer to be handed top honors from both of the UK’s national critics bodies. Scott won the Theatre Awards award for his performance in Vanya, a one-man Chekov adaptation during which Scott plays […]
Through a spokesman, Sacha Baron Cohen is disputing characterizations by actress Rebel Wilson that he behaved like a “massive a**hole” while shooting the Louis Leterrier-directed hard R-rated comedy The Brothers Grimsby. She played the wife of his character Nobby, a soccer hooligan who is enlisted by his secret agent brother (Mark Strong) to thwart a […]
Jamie Lloyd’s acclaimed London production of Sunset Boulevard starring Nicole Scherzinger will open on Broadway this fall at the St. James Theatre, producers announced today. Previews begin September 28 ahead of an October 20 opening night. Producers had previously confirmed the casting and Broadway plans, but the venue and dates were named today. To coincide […]
Comedian Tom Segura on Monday announced new dates set for the second leg of his latest global stand-up comedy tour, “Tom Segura: Come Together.” Launching at the end of December 2023 in Honolulu, HI, his tour has been selling out with stops across Asia and North America. More than 20 shows are being added across […]
The Berlin Film Festival’s parent org the KBB, which oversees state-backed cultural events in the German capital, has posted job ads for four key executive roles ahead of the arrival of the event’s new director Tricia Tuttle in April. They include a new Chief of Staff role which is described as a key management level […]
MSNBC’s Morning Joe co-anchors Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski called on NBC News to reconsider its decision to hire former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor. They are the latest network voices to publicly criticize the decision to retain McDaniel, who was ousted as chair earlier this year. “We learned about […]
Netflix unveiled its anime line-up for the year at the AnimeJapan event in Tokyo, including feature film Ultraman: Rising and TV series Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance and Rising Impact. The streamer’s anime slate launch comes just a few days after announcing that it will release Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning film The Boy and the Heron on […]
The world’s first Dragon Ball theme park will be built in Saudi Arabia, in Qiddiya, an entertainment and tourism project outside the capital of Riyadh. Pitched as an adventure with main character Son Goku and his friends, the Dragon Ball theme park will have more than 30 attractions and cover over 500,000 square meters (5.4 […]
