Steven Soderbergh’s next film, a comedy starring Meryl Streep called “Let Them All Talk,” is heading to HBO Max, HBO announced Monday. Streep stars in the film alongside Candice Bergen, Dianne Wiest, Lucas Hedges and Gemma Chan, and production on the movie kicked off last week in New York and will continue onboard the Queen […]
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CBS has canceled “Instinct” after two seasons. Series creator Michael Rauch broke the news on his Twitter account Saturday morning. “I’m very sad to relay the news that @instinctcbs won’t be renewed for a 3rd season. We will double up this Sunday and our season/series finale will be Aug 25. Endless thanks to @Alancumming & […]
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Peter Fonda, who broke out from under the legendary Fonda family name with Easy Rider, has died. He was 79. Fonda, the son of acting legend Henry Fonda, the younger brother of Jane Fonda and the father of Bridget Fonda, died Friday morning at his home in Los Angeles, according to his rep. The cause of death […]
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The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau has brought down the hammer on several networks that, according to the agency, misused the Emergency Alert System or Wireless Emergency Alert tones on episodes of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” among other programs. The programs were accused of violating the FCC’s rules on actual or simulated alert […]
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Promotions for streaming shows have been known to backfire, but Amazon might not be complaining too loudly about this incident. Santa Monica police made Amazon suspend a one-day Marvelous Mrs. Maisel promotionthat charged people 30 cents for gas at a station to reflect prices in 1959 (when the show is set) due to sheer demand. Apparently, the traffic snarls from lined up […]
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“Landline” actress Abby Quinn has been cast as Mabel, the grown-up daughter of Paul (Paul Reiser) and Jamie (Helen Hunt) Buchman on Spectrum Originals’ “Mad About You” revival, TheWrap has learned. Charter’s Spectrum ordered the limited series back in March, revealing that Reiser and Hunt would reprise their roles from the ’90s NBC sitcom for the […]
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Drew Barrymore is eyeing a move into the daytime talk show arena. The actress, who recently wrapped three seasons of the Netflix comedy “Santa Clarita Diet,” is shooting a pilot this week in New York for CBS Television Distribution. Details of the hourlong show are still sketchy. Barrymore is among the executive producers of the pilot, likely […]
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Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 4 is finally crossed $1 billion putting Disney in an atmosphere that no other major studio has ever touched: Having 5 pics gross over $1 billion in a single year. It is projected that Frozen 2 and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker later this year will bring that count to mindboggling 7 titles — Good luck to any […]
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The Brat Pack is back! In one of NBC’s first buys this pitch season, the network has put in development St. Elmo’s Fire, a modern adaptation of the cult classic 1985 feature. Written by Drop Dead Diva creator Josh Berman, the updated St. Elmo’s Firewill showcase a group of close friends struggling with career, commitment and the responsibilities of adulthood. Berman […]
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Awkwafina will star in the fantasy-adventure feature film “The Last Adventure of Constance Verity” for Legendary. The production company has acquired the feature film rights to adapt the eponymous series written by A. Lee Martinez. John Raffo has written the script. Jon Shestack, who brought the project to Raffo and attached Awkwafina, is producing. Jon Silk will […]
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After more than a decade apart, CBS and Viacom agreed to merge on Tuesday in a deal that will reunite a roster of once-mighty media businesses. Viacom’s Paramount film studios and MTV and Nickelodeon cable networks will be added to the broadcast giant CBS and book publisher Simon & Schuster. Viacom Chief Executive Robert M. Bakish will […]
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A video of Chris Cuomo in heated argument at a New York bar has been making its rounds on the internet. In it, the CNN anchor is arguing with a man who called him “Fredo” — which was the main cause of the altercation. The video was first posted by Brandon Straka on his YouTube channel “That’s The Point […]
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The Crown is finally heading back to Netflix with the third season of the royal drama climbing onto the throne on November 17. This comes nearly two years on from the second season of the British drama, which launched on December 8, 2017. Season 3 of The Crown starts in 1964 and will cover events such as the rise of […]
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Bill Cosby’s lawyers urged a panel of Pennsylvania appellate judges Monday to overturn his sexual assault conviction, setting the stage for a ruling that could shape the future of the #MeToo movement’s push to hold celebrity abusers accountable in court. For roughly an hour, attorneys jockeyed before a panel of Superior Court judges on two key […]
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Alyssa Milano has launched a grassroots fundraising initiative ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Instead of endorsing a candidate in the upcoming election, she has chosen to encourage voting in swing states through the #2020Fund. The actress has partnered with the Movement Voter Project to raise money for local grassroots organizations in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, […]
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The teenagers have spoken! The 2019 Teen Choice Awards are being handed out live on Fox on Sunday, August 11, broadcast from Hermosa Beach, California, for the first time in the awards show’s two-decade history. Pretty Little Liars alum Lucy Hale and YouTube star David Dobrik are hosting the star-studded affair, which honors teens’ favorite stars and titles from movies, […]
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Hobbs & Shaw once again finished atop the box office, collecting $25.4 million during its second weekend. Variety reports that the Fast & Furious spinoff has now earned $108 million in North America and $224 million overseas. The film pulled in $60 million during its opening weekend—and whilepredictions had the movie grossing between $60 to $65 million, it was enough to […]
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One day after President Donald Trump launched an attack against “racist” Hollywood – a tirade that appeared to be inspired by the movie “The Hunt,” whose release Universal has just canceled – Hilary Swank, one of the film’s stars, told reporters at the Locarno Film Festival that it’s “important to celebrate our differences” and that the President’s divisive politics haven’t […]
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Taylor Swift will perform at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) just three days after the release of her new album “Lover.” The show will broadcast live from Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Aug. 26 and will be her first televised performance following the album’s release. Swift, who earned 10 VMA nominations for her […]
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For the fourth time in history, the Primetime Emmy Awards are going host-less. Fox, which carries the ceremony this year, and the Television Academy have decided to not have a host on the show, which takes place a month and a half from now, on September 22. Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier just confirmed the news during the network’s […]
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Veteran casting director David Rubin has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Rubin, whose 100-plus film credits include “The English Patient,” “Get Shorty,” and “Men in Black,” is the first casting director to assume the role. He replaces outgoing Academy president John Bailey. Also elected by the board of […]
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Nearly a year and a half after season two of FX’s Emmy-winning American Crime Story ended, the future of the Ryan Murphy-produced anthology is coming back into focus. On Tuesday, FX used its time at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour to announce that season three will focus on the saga of the Clinton presidency scandal […]
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Donald Glover’s “Atlanta” has been renewed for a fourth season at FX before production on its previously-ordered third season has even begun. The Season 4 renewal was announced during the cable channel’s day at the Television Critics Association press tour on Tuesday, when it was also revealed that production on both upcoming seasons — which […]
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E!’s flagship news program is getting a new home, in more ways than one. E! News, which has aired at 7 p.m. ET/PT from Los Angeles for most of its life, will transition to a morning show in 2020. It also will switch coasts and originate from NBC’s 30 Rockefeller Center studios in New York. […]
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James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems is buying a majority stake in Tribeca Enterprises from The Madison Square Garden Company, Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Craig Hatkoff and other investors, Lupa Sytems, Attention Capital and Tribeca Enterprises, announced on Monday. This partnership will bring together Murdoch, Attention’s CEO and co-founder Joe Marchese and Tribeca Enterprises’ Jane Rosenthal and […]
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