In today’s film news roundup, Jessica Lowndes stars in a romantic comedy, Leslie Linka Glatter and Paul Schrader are honored, Spike Lee is presenting Denzel Washington with AFI’s award, and “Ghost Light” and “Satanic Panic” get acquired. CASTINGS Jessica Lowndes is starring in and executive producing the musically inspired romantic comedy “Over the Moon,” which
Month: June 2019
June 4, 2019 6:01PM PT Actresses Kimberly Elise and Peppermint have signed with Buchwald for representation. Elise, who made her film debut in F. Gary Grey’s “Set It Off” and starred as Denver in Jonathan Demme’s “Beloved,” can next be seen in Fox’s upcoming sci-fi drama “Ad Astra” alongside Brad Pitt, Ruth Negga, Tommy Lee
June 4, 2019 4:51PM PT Two-time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali is executive producing and plans to star in prison drama “Solitary” for Fox Searchlight. The specialty label has bought the movie rights to Albert Woodfox’s 2019 memoir about the 43 years he spent in solitary confinement in Louisiana’s Angola Prison. The book’s full title
UPDATED: “Jussie [Smollett] will NOT be returning to ‘Empire,’” series co-creator Lee Daniels said Tuesday. Daniels was responding to a Variety report in which multiple production sources said that “Empire’s” writing staff was breaking ideas for the show’s sixth and final season with the expectation that Smollett would appear in the back half of the 18-episode
June 4, 2019 2:21PM PT MRC’s president of television development Peter Johnson is departing after two years in the role, Variety has learned. The veteran producer, who was formerly EVP of scripted development at Legendary Television, oversaw the development and sale of MRC’s TV projects, reporting to co-CEO Modi Wiczyk and COO Scott Tenley. Johnson’s move
June 4, 2019 2:04PM PT Latin newcomer Rosalía has signed a worldwide co-publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group. Over the course of two albums, Rosalia has placed the revered, centuries-old genre of flamenco — in which she received a degree from Barcelona’s Catalonia College of Music — into challenging contemporary contexts that fuse alternative,
Saber-rattling from D.C. about curbing the power of tech titans Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple has gotten louder. The growing backlash against Silicon Valley giants, who are viewed as harming competitors and wielding inordinate power over a key sector of the economy, could become part of the conversation in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. But
Check out the official Shaft sneak peek starring Samuel L. Jackson! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Shaft: https://www.fandango.com/shaft-2019-216997/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date. US Release Date: June
Kevin, Nick and Joe Jonas are back with a vengeance, and Monday night’s premiere of their documentary “Chasing Happiness” proved it. It was full Jonas Brothers pandemonium outside the Regency Bruin Theatre in Westwood, with fans lining both sides of the street and waiting for hours to catch a glimpse of the reunited band. But
June 4, 2019 1:15PM PT Glen Powell is set to star in the STX comedy “I Want to F*** Your Brother,” sources tell Variety. The pic is a co-production between STX and MWM Studios and a reimagining of the 2007 Black List script that was formerly set up at Paramount. STX Entertainment bought the property
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced today that Lorenzo Soria has been elected president of the organization for the 2019-2020 term. Outgoing president Meher Tatna revealed the news at the HFPA’s annual election meeting. “It’s a privilege to once again be elected to serve as president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association,” Soria said in
June 4, 2019 12:40PM PT The Netflix multi-cam comedy “The Ranch” is ending. Series star Ashton Kutcher made the announcement on Twitter Tuesday, saying “@theranchnetflix is coming to an end, but not just yet. We’re excited to bring you the final 20 episodes — 10 streaming later this year (2019) on @netflix, and then 10
Parkland Shooting ‘Coward’ Deputy Arrested and Charged … 11 Counts, Inc. Child Neglect 6/4/2019 12:50 PM PDT 12:50 PM PT — The Broward Sheriff’s Office has also fired Peterson for neglecting his duties at the high school on the day of the shooting after an internal investigation.The Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy who fled at Marjory
Woody Allen is returning to Spain this summer as production gears up for the director’s 51st film. According to production studio Mediapro, the untitled film, which was first announced in February, will be a “comedy-romance,” following a married American couple who attend the San Sebastian film festival only to fall in love with different people.
UPDATED: Vice Media, in a shakeup of its digital editorial team, laid off two top editors — Vice.com editor-in-chief Jonathan Smith and managing editor Rachel Schallom. At the same time, Vice announced several new appointments: Erika Allen, most recently with New York Magazine’s The Cut, has rejoined the company as executive managing editor, reporting to
Elizabeth Banks has joined the cast of the upcoming FX limited series “Mrs. America,” Variety has learned. The series tells the story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, played by Cate Blanchett. Banks will play Jill Ruckelshaus, a pro-choice, socially
A “controlled explosion” on the set of the new James Bond movie injured one person and damaged the stage at Pinewood Studios outside London, the film franchise’s official Twitter account said Tuesday. It was another setback for the production, which already had to deal recently with an injury to Daniel Craig, who hurt his foot
June 4, 2019 11:17AM PT Despite a video leaking online which revealed the result of Monday night’s dramatic “Jeopardy!” episode, the game show still managed to post record ratings figures. Last night’s episode scored a 10.1 household rating in overnight metered markets, the highest rating its has achieved by that measurement in 14 years (a
June 4, 2019 10:40AM PT What was Spongebob up to before his adventures with Patrick and his capers at the Krusty Krab? A prequel series to the iconic animation, which has been greenlit at Nickelodeon, may provide some answers. The prospective new show, titled “Kamp Koral,” is a CG-animated series which introduces viewers to a 10-year-old
June 4, 2019 10:40AM PT Universal Content Productions (UCP) is developing a follow up series to the classic sitcom “Punky Brewster,” Variety has confirmed. Original series star Soleil Moon Frye is attached to the new version, which would follow Punky (Frye) as a single mother of three trying to get her life back on track when she
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, the majority owner of the Crackle Plus free streaming-video joint venture with Sony Pictures Television, announced Philippe Guelton, a digital-media and publishing veteran, as president of the JV. Guelton, who joined CSS Entertainment in January 2019, also will remain as executive VP of CSS Entertainment and president of VOD
For all of the Hollywood heavyweights — including Quincy Jones, Jamie Foxx, Sean Combs, Chadwick Boseman and Queen Latifah — who flocked to Monday’s premiere of Netflix’s “The Black Godfather” at Paramount Studios, the vibe was more akin to a family affair. That’s literally what this doc about the life and times of pioneering music
Puberty is never an easy time of life: Your body is changing and your emotions are going haywire. Many choose to bury their emotions or shove them into a closet, while others choose to turn those memories into TV shows for millions to watch. For those trying to tell stories of such a tumultuous personal
For most of its run, “Saturday Night Live” has been a minor Emmy contender. Between 1976 and 2008, the NBC late-night sketch comedy series earned 101 nominations and 23 wins. Respectable — but not a juggernaut. And then the dam broke. Since 2009, “SNL” has been on a tear, scoring 151 nominations and winning 44
June 4, 2019 10:13AM PT Spotify’s personalized radio app Stations is now available to U.S. consumers: The free app, which offers music fans a way to stream curated and personalized radio stations similar to Pandora, debuted on the U.S. App Store and Google Play Monday. Techcrunch was first to spot the release Tuesday. “Easily create
There comes a point in an actor’s career where sometimes it’s worth taking a detour down a slightly different road. Over the past few years, many actors who have traditionally thrived in leading roles have taken supporting ones in television series, proving it is not the number of lines that matter but what those lines,
Check out the official Luce trailer starring Octavia Spencer! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Sign up for a Fandango FanAlert for Luce: https://www.fandango.com/luce-219009/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date. US Release
Television can be quick to define its female characters, ushering them under such umbrella terms as “powerful, “flawed,” “quirky” or “love interest.” But thanks to an increase in series that expand timelines and can cover decades on-screen, there’s finally a fuller picture when it comes to supporting female characters. “Women go through this really transformative
Jharrel Jerome is no stranger to emotionally complex and potentially draining work, after appearing in “Moonlight” and co-starring in Audience Network’s “Mr. Mercedes.” But his latest role, as Korey Wise, one of the young men falsely convicted of a brutal attack, in “When They See Us,” Ava DuVernay’s limited series about the Central Park Five,
June 4, 2019 9:30AM PT “The Haunting of Hill House” star Carla Gugino worked with costume designer Lynn Falconer on portraying her matriarch character’s mental decline. “The flowing gowns were a big part of revealing that she was losing her sense of the outside world,” says Gugino, who personally loves a chic tuxedo as much
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