February 26, 2019 4:45PM PT Jane Leeves has been cast in Hannah Simone’s single-camera comedy pilot at ABC, Variety has learned. Simone will star in, write, and executive produce the project, which is inspired by Simone’s family. In the project, Hannah (Simone) and her Indian-American immigrant father Sid have always been close, but after she admits
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Jordyn Woods May Have Violated Kardashian NDA … On ‘Red Table Talk’ 2/26/2019 3:24 PM PST EXCLUSIVE Jordyn Woods could find herself in some legal hot water if she spills too much Kardashian tea on Jada Pinkett Smith‘s show … because we’ve learned she signed a contract with the famous fam promising to muzzle herself.
Ty Dolla $ign Prosecutors Will Drop Drug Case … If He’s Clean for 13 Weeks 2/26/2019 4:06 PM PST EXCLUSIVE Ty Dolla $ign‘s scored a huge win in his Georgia drug possession case — his record will be wiped clean, IF he keeps his nose clean for the next few months. According to court docs
February 26, 2019 4:03PM PT DreamWorks Animation has tapped “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” director Bob Persichetti for its “Puss in Boots” sequel. The deal was announced Tuesday, two days after “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” won the Oscar for animated feature for Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller. The original “Puss in
February 26, 2019 4:02PM PT In today’s TV Roundup, Netflix debuts the first trailer for Amy Schumer’s new comedy special, “Amy Schumer: Growing.” FIRST LOOKS Netflix has released the first trailer for Amy Schumer’s new comedy special, “Amy Schumer: Growing,” in which she gives a Chicago audience her unique take on marriage, pregnancy, and personal
Almost 24 years to the day after Selena Quintanilla-Pérez performed her last concert at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Grammy-winning country artist Kacey Musgraves returned to the same setting to pay tribute to the late queen of Tejano, who died a month after making her final appearance there. “I love the queen Selena just
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WASHINGTON — The House passed a resolution to block President Donald Trump from declaring a national emergency as a means to build a barrier along the southern border. The resolution passed 245-182, with 13 Republicans joining with Democrats. It will next go to the Senate, which has just over two weeks to bring it to
February 26, 2019 3:31PM PT “The Accountant” director Gavin O’Connor is in negotiations to direct Warner Bros.’ action-thriller “Fast,” sources tell Variety. The script was penned by “Sicario” scribe Taylor Sheridan, who had also been looking to direct, but when a deal couldn’t be reached, the studio began looking for other options and eventually landed
Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Tawny Newsome have been cast in the lead roles of the ABC single-camera comedy pilot “Woman Up,” Variety has learned. Ellis will play Liz and Newsome will play Phoebe, two former teen moms who worked their asses off to see their daughters all the way through high school graduation. And now
February 26, 2019 3:30PM PT The angriest chef on television will be back for two more seasons of flaying and roasting amateurs. Fox has decided to renew Gordon Ramsay’s “Hell’s Kitchen” for its 19th and 20th seasons, Variety has learned. The cooking show, which first premiered in 2005 and consists of Ramsay viciously putting a group
February 26, 2019 3:06PM PT Newly minted Oscar winners Sony Pictures Animation have announced a fourth installment in Genndy Tartakovsky’s “Hotel Transylvania” series. Not a surprising move, considering the Adam Sandler-led family spin on classic movie monsters has grossed over $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office. While it’s unclear what tone the film will
U.S. writer, showrunner and producer Ilene Chaiken, best known for “The L Word,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Empire,” will be among the recipients of the Médailles d’Honneur, a career achievement award bestowed by Cannes-based TV conference and market MipTV. The honor, handed to TV executives who have “through their talent, leadership and passion made a
February 26, 2019 2:44PM PT Ben J. Pierce has been cast in the lead role for the upcoming CW pilot “Glamorous,” Variety has learned. He joins a cast which includes Brooke Shields and Jade Payton, with Eva Longoria in the director’s seat. The pilot centers around Pierce’s character Marco, a gender non-conforming recent high school
Leaders of the Writers Guild of America are insisting that they’re negotiating in good faith over how agents represent writers and are ready to meet for further negotiations. WGA West Executive Director David Young and WGA West President David Goodman issued the statement Tuesday, a day after Hollywood’s major talent agencies threatened to pull out
Imax has reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenues that came in above Wall Street estimates. In a report issued after the market closed Tuesday, the giant screen exhibitor posted earnings of $1.7 million, or an adjusted 26 cents a share, compared with $4.83 million or 34 cents a share. Revenues declined to $108.9 million from $125.6
February 26, 2019 2:02PM PT The global recording industry trade organization IFPI has named Drake as the world’s best-selling recording artist of 2018, based on the success of his fifth full-length, “Scorpion,” and its singles “God’s Plan,” “Nice for What” and “In My Feelings.” Drake is the only artist to ever hold this title multiple times, with his first being in 2016. The
For Facebook, giving its 2.32 billion monthly users the ability to clear out their digital history — something the company plans to launch in 2019 — is going to hurt the social-media colossus’ business, according to a top Facebook exec. “Privacy is a headwind for us in 2019,” CFO David Wehner said, speaking at the
WASHINGTON — Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), the new chair of the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, is among a number of key congressional Democrats, now empowered with a majority, likely to be a thorn in the side of the Trump administration. At a hearing earlier this month, he grilled then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker over a
February 26, 2019 12:46PM PT Following an appearance on the Lifetime documentary series “Surviving R. Kelly,” John Legend is continuing to speak out about the disgraced R&B singer and calls his recent arrest for sexual abuse against minors “a long time coming.” In an interview on NBC News’ “Today,” Legend told hosts Hota Kotb, Savannah
WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission is launching a task force to monitor technology markets, and its scrutiny will include proposed mergers and ones that have already taken place. The task force will take enforcement action “when warranted,” the FTC said. The move is a response to increased concerns among Democrats and Republicans over the
Mary Steenburgen has been cast in the NBC drama pilot “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” Variety has learned. The project is described as a musical dramedy about Zoey (Jane Levy), who is suddenly able to hear the innermost thoughts of people around her as songs and even big musical numbers that they perform just for her. With this
February 26, 2019 11:58AM PT Joel McHale and Kerry Bishe will star in “Happily,” a dark comedy thriller from writer-director BenDavid Grabinski. McHale (“Community,” “Talk Soup”) and Bishe (“The Romanoffs”) star as a, well, happily married couple whose life turns upside down after an unexpected visit from a mysterious stranger (Stephen Root). The rest of
Facebook has long wanted to siphon off TV ad spending into its coffers. Now it’s going to Madison Avenue to try to book video-advertising revenue by pushing “upfront” buys for its mix of originals and long-form creator content. The social-media company unveiled Facebook Showcase, a new premium video-ad program, which execs say will let online
February 26, 2019 11:30AM PT Megalyn Echikunwoke has been cast in the untitled drama pilot at Fox that hails from Annie Weisman and Jason Katims, Variety has learned. The pilot is based on the Australian series “Sisters.” In the Fox project, only child Julia Bechley (Brittany Snow) has her life turned upside down when it’s revealed
Nikki Battiste’s work at CBS News has been keeping her up nights. The CBS News correspondent has over the last several months reported out a group of harrowing stories for “CBS Evening News” about a problem that has affected millions and is only now coming to greater light. She has since last summer kept tabs
The Obamas have started putting together the executive team to head their Higher Ground Productions label,Variety has learned. Priya Swaminathan, a former director of development at Annapurna, and Tonia Davis, who previously oversaw development for TV and film productions at Chernin Entertainment, have been appointed as co-heads of the Obamas’ production venture. Former President Barack
Spotify’s India launch is well underway, with some local users reporting that they can already access the music service on their devices. An official launch in the country is planned for Wednesday local time, according to sources with knowledge of the company’s plans. Indian music fans celebrated the launch on Twitter Tuesday: Earlier on Tuesday,
Jeraldine Saunders, author of the 1974 book “The Love Boats” that inspired the classic ABC series “The Love Boat,” died on Monday at her home in Glendale, Calif., due to complications from kidney stone surgery. She was 96. The book is Saunders’ firsthand account as the first female cruise director for a major cruise line,
February 26, 2019 10:24AM PT A group of pranksters has found an unusual way to put a spotlight on the Trump administration’s foreign policy, and possible collusion with Russia: Mschf Internet Studios launched a website Tuesday that lets anyone call their Republican senators — in Russian. “As the United States Government continues catering to foreign