Новости за 06.01.2021

EXCLUSIVE: Frank Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions has continued its writing apprenticeship scheme into its fourth year, this time providing a two-month paid placement for Bulgarian scribe Nadya Todorova. Todorova will shadow Spotnitz and creative director Emily Feller, albeit virtually in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Big Light was behind Amazon’s The Man in the High […]

Congress will count the 2020 Electoral College votes on Wednesday to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s presidential victory in a joint session beginning at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT in the House of Representatives. The final (and usually pro-forma) step in the POTUS certification process, today’s count is expected to verify the votes electors cast back […]

Today, the Recording Academy and CBS announced that, due to the current surge of coronavirus cases, the 63rd Grammy Awards, which had been scheduled for Jan. 31, will move to Sunday, March 14. That happens to be the date previously set for the 27th SAG Awards, and SAG-AFTRA was not happy having both televised awards […]

10th Update, 10:50 PM PT: Raphael Warnock was the projected winner in one of two races for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, putting Democrats closer to securing control of both chambers of Congress. NBC News projected that Warnock would win the race, the first network to do so. ABC News, CBS News, CNN and the […]

Sundance Film Festival has cancelled its 2021 drive-in screenings in Southern California as the region continues to see a record-breaking surge in coronavirus cases. “Due to the terrible situation with the pandemic in Los Angeles, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our drive-ins in LA. We will be evaluating our other satellite screens […]

UPDATE, 8:19 PM: Prolific music producer and music industry giant Dr. Dre said he is doing well after being hospitalized for a brain aneurysm. Dre addressed his friends, family and fans with a social media post shared on Tuesday night. “Thanks to my family, friends and fans for their interest and well wishes. I’m doing […]

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist star Lauren Graham revealed her return to the NBC show may be shorter than originally planned. “Please watch the first episode of @ZoeysPlaylist tonight! Joan is only there for a wee moment (plans to do more thwarted by pandemic-related scheduling issues, but I’m excited to watch the incredible @jcolburnlevy and company,” Graham […]

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins slammed the New York Post on Tuesday for an article that discussed the process of bringing the Gal Gadot-starrer to screen. “Versions of this article seems to be everywhere and not true. There was no “war” with warner bros. over ww,” Jenkins said on Twitter. “I’m talking about 10 years […]

EXCLUSIVE: Spotify and Chernin Entertainment have appointed ex-CAA agent Vanessa Silverton-Peel to lead its hunt for podcasts to adapt for TV and film. Last year, the two companies struck a multi-year deal that would see Chernin Entertainment adapt Spotify’s audio IP for the screen. At the time, the pair said that they were looking to hire […]

UPDATED, 6:05 PM: Los Angeles Dodgers legend Tommy Lasorda has been released from the hospital where he had been since mid-November. The team reported that the Hall of Famer is “resting comfortably” at his home. PREVIOUSLY, November 15: Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda has been hospitalized in Orange County and is in intensive […]

EXCLUSIVE: Fremantle is the latest company to extend the holiday production hiatus on a number of its shows to protect against the latest surge in Covid-19 numbers. Daytime gameshows The Price Is Right and Let’s Make A Deal have extended their breaks coming out of the Christmas holidays. Both were originally set to return to […]

On Monday, there were four confirmed cases in Southern California of the new, more contagious strain of SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes Covid-19. By Tuesday, officials announced that that number had jumped to at least 26. Twenty-four confirmed and four probable cases of the more contagious strain of SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes COVID-19, had […]