Новости за 11.11.2021

EXCLUSIVE: Jaboukie Young-White has exited The Daily Show with Trevor Noah as his TV and film card fills up. Young-White joined the Comedy Central late-night comedy series as a correspondent in 2018 and quietly exited the show recently. The comedian has been increasingly working on film and TV projects in front of and behind the […]

EXCLUSIVE: Alanna Ubach (Bombshell, Euphoria) has joined the Season 2 cast of HBO Max’s critically acclaimed series The Flight Attendant as a recurring guest star. She’ll appear in the new season—which is currently in production—alongside returning series regulars Kaley Cuoco, Zosia Mamet, Griffin Matthews, Deniz Akdeniz and Rosie Perez; new series regulars Mo McRae, Callie Hernandez […]

EXCLUSIVE: A3 Artists Agency has signed rising talent Terry Hu. After studying neuroscience at UCLA, Hu ended up deferring for a year to pursue acting. In that time, they submitted themselves to ABC’s nationwide digital talent search and ended up winning in November 2018. Hu then officially turned down school and began auditioning, landing a […]

EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Warner Bros. Animation Group have set Jon M. Chu as director of the upcoming film adaptation of Oh, The Places You’ll Go! The new animated feature film, set to debut in 2027, will bring the iconic story and characters of Dr. Seuss’ beloved book to life on the big screen. Based […]

EXCLUSIVE: Cast has been set on comedy Charlie In The Pandemic, with Reid Scott (Veep,), Jordana Brewster (Fast & Furious), Adam Pally (Happy Endings), and Dylan Penn (Flag Day) set to lead the project. Xavier Manrique (Chronically Metropolitan) and his Blind Bulldog Films has teamed up with Jason Dubin’s (The Babysitters), Perry Street Films and […]

Jonathan Reynolds, a playwright and screenwriter whose string of film credits in the 1980s included the comedies Micki & Maude, Switching Channels, My Stepmother Is an Alien and the notorious flop Leonard Part 6, died Oct. 27 of organ failure at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, N.J. He was 79. His death was announced by […]

IATSE president Matthew Loeb, in what could be his final message to his members before they vote this weekend on a tentative agreement for a new film and contract, is urging them to vote “Yes” on ratification. “You have recently been provided with information related to the renegotiation of the Producer-IATSE Basic Agreement,” he said […]

EXCLUSIVE: Harrison Land is leaving In Pursuit with John Walsh producer Jupiter Entertainment to set up his own production company. Land, who has spent ten years at the Sky-backed producer as SVP and exec producer, has established OverUnder Content and has negotiated a first-look deal with his former employer. He brings with him his Jupiter […]

EXCLUSIVE: Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment have co-acquired North American rights to The Forgiven, a starry thriller written and directed by John Michael McDonagh (The Guard, Calvary), which premiered at the 2021 Toronto Film Festival. Roadside will release the film in theaters next spring, with Vertical handling its digital rollout. The Forgiven is based on the […]

ITV Studios America, New Republic Pictures and Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films have teamed up to adapt The Champions, the 1960s British TV series from Dennis Spooner. 2x Oscar winner Blanchett will star alongside Primetime Emmy winner Ben Stiller, who is set to direct and produce the adaptation through his Red Hour Productions. The adaptation of […]

Mark Herwick, who was previously EVP, Unscripted Television at eOne, has joined Range Media Partners to bolster the company’s non-scripted ambitions. Herwick becomes Range’s President of Non-Scripted Television. He has been tasked with building out its non-scripted studios and working with its clients, partners and brands to develop non-scripted TV projects as well as building […]

Julia Oh has been hired by 2AM, the full-service production and management company founded by Christine D’Souza Gelb, David Hinojosa and Kevin Rowe, as a producer. Oh will be based in NY with the company’s production team, working alongside Hinojosa and Zach Nutman. 2AM’s film and TV production division, overseen by Hinojosa, is currently in post-production on Halina […]

Eileen Quast been named as Senior Vice President, Publicity at Epix. In her new role, she will be responsible for overseeing corporate communications, as well as scripted and unscripted original series campaigns, including talent relations awards and screenings. She is based in Los Angeles and will report to Michael Wright, who serves as President of both […]

Simon Helberg reunites with his fellow Big Bang Theory alums in an upcoming episode of Young Sheldon. Helberg is set to reprise his role as engineer Howard Wolowitz (in voiceover form) to tell the origin story of Sheldon Cooper’s complicated relationship with engineering on the Thursday, November 18 episode. As part of Sheldon’s introduction to […]

Adam Adler, creator of global hit format The Cube, has joined ITV Studios non-scripted label Potato as creative director, as the label is rolled in with Adler’s former employer Gameface. ITV Studios-backed Gameface’s IP including ITV format The Void and Britain’s Brightest Family will integrate with The Chase producer Potato’s roster, with Adler joining Potato creative directors Martin Scott […]

EXCLUSIVE: Italian distributor TVCO has taken world sales rights for Dace Pūce sci-fi thriller Manny, the first ever Indo-Latvian co-production. Written and starring Sonal Sehgal as lead, the film is a complex story depicting the world’s growing dependence on AI. It follows an Indian woman who travels to Latvia for a writers retreat to work […]

Grierson Awards: Netflix And BBC Neck-And-Neck Netflix was nearly neck-and-neck with the BBC at last night’s Grierson Awards, winning five gongs including for David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet in Best Single Documentary – Domestic. The streamer was only one behind the BBC’s six wins as the pair dominated on a night where the […]

EXCLUSIVE: Game of Thrones star Rory McCann is to play the lead in the DCI Jim Daley TV adaptation from Inbetweeners producer Fudge Park and Ocean Independent. The eight-part drama, which is without a broadcaster or distributor, is written and directed by I Hate Suzie director Anthony Neilson and adapted from the books by former police officer […]

EXCLUSIVE: Viaplay has set its Norwegian Original film in the shape of World War II drama Gold Run (Gulltransporten), based on the true story of a group of unlikely resistance fighters who smuggled Norway’s gold reserves out of the country ahead of invading Nazi forces. Jon Øigarden (Exit), Sven Nordin (Wisting) and Axel Bøyum (Delete […]

Oprah Winfrey Network and National Research Group released a survey today examining how Black women see themselves reflected in media. Among the key findings are that while strides have been made in the quantity of representation onscreen, the quality of that representation needs to reflect the true diversity of the community. Ninety three percent of […]

It was a big night for Chris Stapleton at the 55th annual Country Music Assn. awards Wednesday night, as the singer took home Album of the Year and Single of the Year among his five trophies overall. Stapleton won Song of the Year and Single of the Year for “Starting Over” and took album of […]

Terrence Jenkins, who goes by Terrence J in his acting, hosting and reporting career for BET and MTV, narrowly escaped an armed robbery early Wednesday morning. Authorities say a group of armed suspects followed him to his home in Sherman Oaks, tried to rob him,  and then shot at his car as he sped away. […]

Governor Gavin Newsom today extended for the third time the state of emergency in California related to the threat that Covid poses. Today’s executive order stretches declaration through March 31, 2022, at which time it will have been in effect for more than two years. Newsom first declared the state of emergency on March 2, […]

How do these Trevors make it look so easy? Each one – Trevor: The Musical, and its lead character Trevor: The Boy – carries a burden that could sink a more fragile theatrical creation, doom a less buoyant performance. But these Trevors persevere, and through sheer pluck, likability and smarts win over anything and anyone […]

Val Chmerkovskiy, a longtime pro contestant on Dancing with the Stars, says this is “probably” his last season on the show. Chmerkovskiy and dancing partner Olivia Jade were recently eliminated from the show during its Week 8. He is a two-time Mirror Ball champion, winning in 2015 with Rumer Willis and in 2016 with Laurie […]