Новости за 03.08.2021

Lincoln Center has appointed Shanta Thake, a longtime force of New York’s Public Theater, as its new chief artistic officer, a groundbreaking move that places a woman of color in the highest ranks of the city’s cultural establishment. Thake, who identifies as mixed race, will spearhead the artistic strategy of Lincoln Center for the Performing […]

EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Diaz (Quantico) and Ana Brenda Contreras (Dynasty) have been set to star in Mexican crime thriller series Todo La Sangre, for Pantaya, Starzplay, Spiral International and Fremantle Mexico. Produced by Fremantle Mexico, production is now underway on the genre series which is being directed by Luis Prieto and Hari Sama and is based on […]

EXCLUSIVE: Gabriel Blanco has joined Mythical Entertainment, the Internet-first entertainment studio led by YouTube creators Rhett & Link, as Vice President of Production & Operations. In his new role, he will lead all of the independent studio’s content production activities. While supervising the teams behind Rhett & Link’s daily show, Good Mythical Morning, he will also oversee other popular digital programs, […]

Olympic champion figure skater Brian Boitano has signed on to produce the Netflix family film Take the Ice alongside Debra Martin Chase. Charles Randolph-Wright (Delilah, Greenleaf) is aboard to direct. The pic, written by Deborah Swisher, centers on Tisha Moore, a rebellious 15-year-old who has dreamed of becoming an ice skater her entire life. However, […]

Peyton Elizabeth Lee is scrubbed in and ready to take on the world as Lahela “Doogie” Kameāloha in the Disney+ series Doogie Kamealoha, M.D., a reboot of the popular ’90s medical drama Doogie Howser, M.D. starring Neil Patrick Harris. The 10-episode comedy will premiere on Sept. 8 with new installments dropping every Wednesday. Written by […]

Anime purveyor Crunchyroll has surpassed 5 million streaming subscribers and has also teamed with Zoe Saldana on Dark Star Squadron, a project it describes as an “epic animated space opera.” Crunchyroll, founded in 2006, is owned by WarnerMedia. The AT&T division entered into an agreement last December to sell Crunchyroll to Sony for almost $1.2 […]

EXCLUSIVE: Film finance, production and sales outfit VMI Worldwide is expanding into the U.S. distribution space, launching VMI Releasing. In a partnership with Nela Media, Kendall Anlian has been tapped to head distribution for the new venture, which already has set its first release: the comedy Defining Moments, which is Burt Reynolds’ final film. It […]

Rhyan LaMarr and Red Guerrilla Entertainment have kickstarted North of the 10, an international bromantic comedy starring Don Benjamin, Tosin Morohunfola, DeStorm Power, Mykelti Williamson, George Lopez and many more. LaMarr is directing and producing the film set in 2007 during the rise of social media. It tells the story of five friends struggling to […]

EXCLUSIVE: Brendan Fraser (No Sudden Move) has joined the casts of Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Max Barbakow’s Brothers. The former title from Apple TV + and Paramount Pictures is a crime drama, based on the bestselling book of the same name by David Grann. It’s set in 1920s Oklahoma and will […]

EXCLUSIVE: The Ever After with Jaleel White podcast, featuring the actor behind 90’s uber-nerd Steve Urkel from ABC sitcom Family Matters, is getting the TV treatment. The podcast, which comes from Jared Gutstadt’s Audio Up, launched last year and Topic, the streaming service from First Look Media, has now ordered a 30-minute TV pilot. It […]

EXCLUSIVE: After winning the Camera D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival last month, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic has been signed by UTA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Murina is a moving and beautifully lensed story set on the Croatian coast, where tensions rise between restless teenager Julija and her oppressive father Ante when an old family friend arrives […]

UPDATED, with details of Chris Cuomo’s testimony: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women in violation of federal and state law, and also retaliated against a former employee who went public with her complaints, the state’s attorney general said on Tuesday. Letitia James announced the results of an independent investigation at a press […]

EXCLUSIVE: When Covid vaccines became widely available in the U.S. a few months ago, studios, talent agencies, management companies, law offices and publicity firms optimistically embraced the notion that the offices shuttered 16 months ago would be filled with employees again right after Labor Day. Now that the Delta variant has created alarming numbers of virus […]

UPDATED with latest schedule changes: Simone Biles will return to competition early Tuesday after bowing out of five events at the Tokyo Olympics. The Balance Beam finals are Biles’ last shot at an individual gold medal during the Tokyo Games. One of Biles’ balance beam skills is a double-twisting double backflip dismount which, given her […]

EXCLUSIVE: Jedidiah Goodacre (Finding You), Jordan Buhat (Grown-ish), Phoebe Miu (Upload) and Lochlyn Munro (Peacemaker) have joined Margaux, rounding out the cast of the horror-thriller that’s in production in Vancouver. Margaux revolves around a group of college friends who are terrorized by a smart house’s sinister AI during a weekend getaway. Steven C. Miller is directing from […]

The Masked Singer is the latest TV series to find itself recording positive Covid tests. Los Angeles County on Monday revealed that the Fox singing competition series has recorded 12 positive tests during its production at Red Studios in Hollywood, where the show is filming. However, production has not been impacted and has not been […]

EXCLUSIVE: Peacock’s Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem will bring back Eileen Davidson, who is the latest Days of Our Lives alum to join the limited series. She will join Lisa Rinna, Deidre Hall, Drake Hogestyn, Jackée Harry, James Reynolds and others. The limited series is set over a long weekend, when John and Marlena travel […]

HBO has pulled the plug on The Days of Abandonment, the film starring Natalie Portman based on Elena Ferrante’s best-selling novel. “Due to unforeseen personal reasons, Natalie Portman has stepped down from HBO Films’ Days of Abandonment prior to the start of filming,” HBO said in a statement. “Unfortunately, the production will not move forward. […]

Fox News Media said it has parted ways with legal analyst Andrew Napolitano, following an associate producer’s claim of sexual harassment. The employee, John Fawcett, who works on Fox Business Network’s Kudlow, filed a lawsuit Monday in New York Supreme Court (read it here) against the network, outlining his claims against Napolitano. Fawcett also alleged […]

The Bachelor franchise alums Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe are extending their turn as hosts on The Bachelorette. The duo, who are hosting Season 17 of The Bachelorette, will return to host the upcoming 18th season, ABC and franchise producer Warner Bros. Unscripted Television confirmed Monday. Season 18, which will star Bachelor Nation favorite Michelle […]

EXCLUSIVE: Lexi Perkel (John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch) has been cast as the lead in Nicholas Ma’s indie, Mabel. The 11-year-old actress will star alongside previously announced cast members Judy Greer (Kidding) and Christine Ko (Dave). The film scripted by Ma and Joy Goodwin centers on Callie (Perkel), whose only friends are the plants and trees […]

EXCLUSIVE: New Line’s reimagination of its 1990 cult classic House Party for HBO Max is restarting production Monday night after closing down briefly last week out of caution for a positive Covid case on the set. The County of Los Angeles Public Health reported that there were nine positive cases of Covid on House Party, but Deadline has […]

EXCLUSIVE: 1091 Pictures has acquired rights to Clerk, the Malcolm Ingram-directed feature documentary about the life and career of filmmaker (and many other things) Kevin Smith. The pic, which had its premiere in March at SXSW, will now get a digital release November 23. The news comes as Smith celebrates his 51st birthday Monday, which […]