Новости за 18.03.2021

Actor Daniel Dae Kim spoke out about the rise in anti-Asian violence at a congressional hearing, where he urged lawmakers to pass bills aimed at curbing hate crimes but also called out Republicans who declined to vote for a resolution last year condemning anti-Asian sentiment. “I was disheartened to find that for a bill that […]

With nominations now announced, voters are curious — and skeptical — about how this year’s Zoomsday scenario will play out. The face-to-face encounters that enlivened awards seasons in the past always produced unexpected heroes or heavies by now, but will virtual sessions resonate as effectively? Consider the unexpected stars of past seasons: Michel Hazanavicius was […]

25 years after playing the role that helped launch his career in A Time To Kill, Matthew McConaughey may be getting ready to make his return to the courtroom. Sources tell Deadline, HBO has acquired the rights to the John Grisham novel, A Time For Mercy, the sequel to Grisham’s classic novel, and are developing it […]

Ava DuVernay’s superhero DC drama Naomi has found its lead. Kaci Walfall (Army Wives, Power, The Lion King on Broadway) has been tapped for the titular role in The CW drama pilot, from DuVernay’s Array Filmworks and Warner Bros. Television. Also set as series regulars are Alexander Wraith (Orange Is the New Black, Marvel’s Agents […]

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is continuing its reality push and has ordered a new gospel-based non-scripted series in addition to renewing five existing franchises. This comes after the Discovery-backed network expanded its Saturday unscripted programming block to Fridays last year. Young & Gospel will follow the lives of four young gospel artists as they pursue their dreams and […]

Fans of CBS’ recently canceled comedy Mom aren’t the only ones who were hoping for a little more time with the show: Star Allison Janney told James Corden last night that she would have liked another season for a proper goodbye. “I wish we’d had at least another year for the writers to have that […]

EXCLUSIVE: Writer Syreeta Singleton is expanding her relationship with HBO and HBO Max, signing a one-year overall deal with the premium cabler and streaming platform. Under the pact, Singleton will develop new material for the networks and showrun the upcoming HBO Max series, Rap Sh*t. Rap Sh*t is a half-hour comedy from Insecure co-creator Issa […]

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot one. Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx (Ray), Emmy-nominee Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game Of Thrones), Golden Globe-nominee January Jones (Mad Men), Maika Monroe (It Follows) and Andrew Dice Clay (Entourage) are set to star in action-thriller God Is A Bullet, we can reveal. Written and to be directed by Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook), based on the […]

EXCLUSIVE: MACRO and The Black List have teamed with Warner Bros. Pictures to launched The MACRO x The Black List Feature Screenwriter Incubator, a new initiative that offers writers of color the opportunity to develop a film idea to pitch to a WB executive. The mission of the program is to discover and empower the […]

Oscar winner Dianne Wiest has been tapped to star opposite Jeremy Renner in Paramount+’s drama series Mayor of Kingstown, from Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan, Antoine Fuqua, 101 Studios and MTV Entertainment Studios. Co-created by Sheridan and Hugh Dillon, Mayor of Kingstown follows the McLusky family – power brokers in Kingstown, Michigan where the business of […]

Netflix is cleaning up with more non-scripted renewals. The streamer has ordered new seasons of Get Organized with The Home Edit and Dream Home Makeover and has set a summer premiere date for Sparking Joy With Marie Kondo. Get Organized with The Home Edit has been picked up for a second season. The show follows […]

HBO Max has ordered a two-part docuseries about late actor Brittany Murphy from Blumhouse Television and Pyramid Productions, with Emmy-nominated Cynthia Hill (Private Violence) attached to direct. The order marks the first for Blumhouse Television with HBO Max. The Untitled Brittany Murphy project presents an in-depth, intimate character portrait exploring the life and career and […]