Exclusive: Darin Brooks (Blue Mountain State), Fivel Stewart (The Recruit), Eddie Kaye Thomas (American Pie), Justin Chatwin (Shameless) and Antwon Tanner (One Tree Hill) will lead The Roaring Game, a sports comedy from Producer Chad A. Verdi and his East Coast production company Verdi Productions (Bleed For This).
The screenplay by Tom DeNucci (Vault) follows Rickey, a high school custodian whose world is rocked when his girlfriend, Kelly, is selected to play hockey for Team USA and compete in the World Games, thus leaving him behind. Determined to win her back, he assembles a misfit curling team, leveraging his janitorial skills to compete for gold. Below is a first-look.
DeNucci is also directing. Chad A. Verdi (The Irishman) is producing, along with Michelle Verdi, Chad Verdi Jr., Paul Luba and Anthony Gudas. Sera Verdi is serving as an executive producer and Ed Brady is serving as an associate producer. Filming...
The screenplay by Tom DeNucci (Vault) follows Rickey, a high school custodian whose world is rocked when his girlfriend, Kelly, is selected to play hockey for Team USA and compete in the World Games, thus leaving him behind. Determined to win her back, he assembles a misfit curling team, leveraging his janitorial skills to compete for gold. Below is a first-look.
DeNucci is also directing. Chad A. Verdi (The Irishman) is producing, along with Michelle Verdi, Chad Verdi Jr., Paul Luba and Anthony Gudas. Sera Verdi is serving as an executive producer and Ed Brady is serving as an associate producer. Filming...
- 10/10/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
In recent years there’s been a great deal of ink spilled on the topic of declining attention spans among America’s youth.
It’s tough to quantify or verify such a phenomenon, but if this trend is as real as its loudest alarmists say it is, then there are many possible causes:
Most folks with even a shred of self-awareness would concede that the constant siren song of social media and other smartphone-related diversions has at least somewhat diminished their ability to focus on a single task for an extended period of time.
(Photo by Files/Afp via Getty Images)
And while these temptations have (allegedly) had a negative impact on productivity in schools and offices, they’ve also impacted the entertainment industry in ways both subtle and obvious.
Yes, we’ve spoken before about the decline of family hour in front of the TV and the ways in...
It’s tough to quantify or verify such a phenomenon, but if this trend is as real as its loudest alarmists say it is, then there are many possible causes:
Most folks with even a shred of self-awareness would concede that the constant siren song of social media and other smartphone-related diversions has at least somewhat diminished their ability to focus on a single task for an extended period of time.
(Photo by Files/Afp via Getty Images)
And while these temptations have (allegedly) had a negative impact on productivity in schools and offices, they’ve also impacted the entertainment industry in ways both subtle and obvious.
Yes, we’ve spoken before about the decline of family hour in front of the TV and the ways in...
- 9/19/2024
- by Tyler Johnson
- TVfanatic
Comedian and actress Mitzi McCall of comedy duo McCall and Brill died Thursday at 93 years old, according to a statement from her representative. She died in Burbank at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, surrounded by loved ones.
McCall began in the 1950s and made a name for herself on the comedy scene. She was best known for her work as a team with her husband, Charlie Brill. They became mainstays on the era’s variety shows, including “The Ed Sullivan Show” — and were even on the episodes where The Beatles made their American debut.
“Mitzi McCall’s life was a testament to the power of laughter, and her influence on the world of comedy will be remembered for years to come,” the statement from her representative reads. “Her legacy will live on through the countless laughs she inspired and the doors she opened for future generations.”
She appeared on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In...
McCall began in the 1950s and made a name for herself on the comedy scene. She was best known for her work as a team with her husband, Charlie Brill. They became mainstays on the era’s variety shows, including “The Ed Sullivan Show” — and were even on the episodes where The Beatles made their American debut.
“Mitzi McCall’s life was a testament to the power of laughter, and her influence on the world of comedy will be remembered for years to come,” the statement from her representative reads. “Her legacy will live on through the countless laughs she inspired and the doors she opened for future generations.”
She appeared on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In...
- 8/9/2024
- by Mike Roe
- The Wrap
Janis Paige, who racked up more than 100 film, TV and stage credits over six decades including The Pajama Game, Silk Stockings and Santa Barbara, died June 2 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 101.
Her friend Stuart Lambert told The Associated Press about Paige’s death.
During her long career, Paige toured with Bob Hope and danced onscreen with Fred Astaire, along with originating the Babe Williams role in The Pajama Game on Broadway in 1954. That same year she headlined It’s Always Jan, a CBS sitcom about the problems of single-parenthood during which she usually sang a song. It lasted a single season.
Born Donna Mae Tjaden on September 16, 1922, in Tacoma, Wa, she began singing in talent shows at a tender age and moved to Los Angeles after graduating high school.
Paige made her Broadway debut in 1951 opposite Jackie Cooper in the mystery comedy Remains to Be Seen but...
Her friend Stuart Lambert told The Associated Press about Paige’s death.
During her long career, Paige toured with Bob Hope and danced onscreen with Fred Astaire, along with originating the Babe Williams role in The Pajama Game on Broadway in 1954. That same year she headlined It’s Always Jan, a CBS sitcom about the problems of single-parenthood during which she usually sang a song. It lasted a single season.
Born Donna Mae Tjaden on September 16, 1922, in Tacoma, Wa, she began singing in talent shows at a tender age and moved to Los Angeles after graduating high school.
Paige made her Broadway debut in 1951 opposite Jackie Cooper in the mystery comedy Remains to Be Seen but...
- 6/3/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
It's hard for fans who remember the original NBC airing of Friends to believe, but "The One Where The Show Turns Thirty" is almost here.
Friends was a ratings juggernaut from its 1994 premiere and ended its ten-year run with the fourth most-watched series finale in television history.
That would have been an impressive note for any show to go out on, but Friends went on to enjoy a charmed (and lucrative) afterlife in syndication for another decade before becoming a recent surprise hit with a whole new generation on Netflix.
So why haven't we seen another sitcom make a similar impact in the past thirty years?
Friends was a reflection of its specific cultural moment, which also laid the foundation for our current comedic landscape, and there hasn't been an equivalent upheaval since.
Friends Is a Victim Of Its Influence
If the show seems amusing but nothing special to indifferent viewers today,...
Friends was a ratings juggernaut from its 1994 premiere and ended its ten-year run with the fourth most-watched series finale in television history.
That would have been an impressive note for any show to go out on, but Friends went on to enjoy a charmed (and lucrative) afterlife in syndication for another decade before becoming a recent surprise hit with a whole new generation on Netflix.
So why haven't we seen another sitcom make a similar impact in the past thirty years?
Friends was a reflection of its specific cultural moment, which also laid the foundation for our current comedic landscape, and there hasn't been an equivalent upheaval since.
Friends Is a Victim Of Its Influence
If the show seems amusing but nothing special to indifferent viewers today,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Paullette Gaudet
- TVfanatic
Back to the Future star Lea Thompson stated that her mainstream film career ended after she had her kids. Thompson was a rising star through the 1980s but she was pushed to TV roles in the ’90s. Thompson found success in her role as Lorraine McFly in Robert Zemeckis’ three-part time travel flick. Before that, she was Tom Cruise’s pair in the 1983 film, All the Right Moves.
Lea Thompson and Michael J. Fox in a still from Back to the Future | Universal Pictures
Thompson met Howard Deutch during her popular teen film Some Kind of Wonderful and married the filmmaker in 1989. She had her first child, actress Madelyn Deutch, in 1991 and her second child, actress Zoey Deutch, in 1994.
Lea Thompson Says She Lost Her Movie Star Status Due To Motherhood
Tom Cruise with Lea Thompson in a still from All the Right Moves (1983) | Lucille Ball Productions
Lea Thompson played the mother of Michael J.
Lea Thompson and Michael J. Fox in a still from Back to the Future | Universal Pictures
Thompson met Howard Deutch during her popular teen film Some Kind of Wonderful and married the filmmaker in 1989. She had her first child, actress Madelyn Deutch, in 1991 and her second child, actress Zoey Deutch, in 1994.
Lea Thompson Says She Lost Her Movie Star Status Due To Motherhood
Tom Cruise with Lea Thompson in a still from All the Right Moves (1983) | Lucille Ball Productions
Lea Thompson played the mother of Michael J.
- 5/26/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Bob Ellison, the two-time Emmy Award winner who wrote for The Mary Tyler Moore Show and served as a game-saving creative/script consultant on Cheers, Wings, Becker and many other comedies, has died. He was 91.
He died April 8 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his business manager, Malcolm Orland, told The Hollywood Reporter. “He was a sweetheart and so good at what he did,” Orland said.
Ellison came from the world of variety shows, where he wrote and/or produced several specials that starred Julie Andrews and Burt Bacharach. He also co-developed the 1988-92 NBC sitcom Dear John, starring Judd Hirsch.
Ellison wrote 15 episodes and was an executive story editor during the last two of The Mary Tyler Moore Show’s seven seasons (from 1975-77). He shared an Emmy with Allan Burns, James L. Brooks, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels and David Lloyd for the beloved series finale, “The Last Show.
He died April 8 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his business manager, Malcolm Orland, told The Hollywood Reporter. “He was a sweetheart and so good at what he did,” Orland said.
Ellison came from the world of variety shows, where he wrote and/or produced several specials that starred Julie Andrews and Burt Bacharach. He also co-developed the 1988-92 NBC sitcom Dear John, starring Judd Hirsch.
Ellison wrote 15 episodes and was an executive story editor during the last two of The Mary Tyler Moore Show’s seven seasons (from 1975-77). He shared an Emmy with Allan Burns, James L. Brooks, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels and David Lloyd for the beloved series finale, “The Last Show.
- 5/11/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gail Berman’s four-decade-plus career has taken her from Broadway to the big screen and back again, with stints as a studio chief and a new media entrepreneur in between.
“I’m your pivot girl,” says Berman, who last year received nominations for both a best picture Oscar (“Elvis”) and a comedy series Emmy (Netflix’s “Wednesday”). “Every five years, I have to do something else. It’s just my nature.”
Berman scored her first producing credit at the age of 23 when she and her former U. of Maryland classmate Susan R. Rose brought to Broadway a production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” After a decade-long run in the theater biz, burned out on raising money, she took a job as an associate producer for HBO’s new sister outlet, the Comedy Channel.
“I’d never worked in television ever, not even really thought about it much,...
“I’m your pivot girl,” says Berman, who last year received nominations for both a best picture Oscar (“Elvis”) and a comedy series Emmy (Netflix’s “Wednesday”). “Every five years, I have to do something else. It’s just my nature.”
Berman scored her first producing credit at the age of 23 when she and her former U. of Maryland classmate Susan R. Rose brought to Broadway a production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” After a decade-long run in the theater biz, burned out on raising money, she took a job as an associate producer for HBO’s new sister outlet, the Comedy Channel.
“I’d never worked in television ever, not even really thought about it much,...
- 2/25/2024
- by Todd Longwell
- Variety Film + TV
Rita McKenzie, known for staging the longest-running one-woman show in theatrical history, died Feb. 17 in Los Angeles days before her 77th birthday. She succumbed to what her family described as a long-term illness.
A powerhouse stage voice and theatrical personality, McKenzie’s 1988 off-Broadway one-woman show, Ethel Merman’s Broadway, became the longest-running one- woman show in theatrical history.
McKenzie had a wide theatrical resume. She played Lita Encore in the Los Angeles premiere of Ruthless! The Musical and reprised the role in the recent New York revival of the show.
She also performed a wide range of stage roles throughout the U..S , including Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes!, appeared in the 50th Anniversary tour of Annie Get Your Gun, played Rose in Gypsy, and starred in a three-year U.S. tour of Neil Simon’s The Female Odd Couple, co-starring with Barbara Eden.
Additionally, she was the opening act...
A powerhouse stage voice and theatrical personality, McKenzie’s 1988 off-Broadway one-woman show, Ethel Merman’s Broadway, became the longest-running one- woman show in theatrical history.
McKenzie had a wide theatrical resume. She played Lita Encore in the Los Angeles premiere of Ruthless! The Musical and reprised the role in the recent New York revival of the show.
She also performed a wide range of stage roles throughout the U..S , including Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes!, appeared in the 50th Anniversary tour of Annie Get Your Gun, played Rose in Gypsy, and starred in a three-year U.S. tour of Neil Simon’s The Female Odd Couple, co-starring with Barbara Eden.
Additionally, she was the opening act...
- 2/18/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Rita McKenzie, the actress and singer best known for her boisterous performances in the one-woman show Ethel Merman’s Broadway, died Saturday in Los Angeles after a long illness, her husband, talent agent Scott Stander, announced. She was 76.
McKenzie first starred on stage as the powerful Merman — star of such iconic Broadway hits as Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy and Hello, Dolly! — in New York in 1988.
Belting out tunes like “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “I Got Rhythm” and “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” McKenzie toured throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia in what many consider the longest-running one-woman show in theatrical history.
She also starred in parts that Merman made famous: Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes!, the gunslinger in a 50th anniversary tour of Annie Get Your Gun and Rose in Gypsy.
Watch her perform here.
A native of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, McKenzie starred...
McKenzie first starred on stage as the powerful Merman — star of such iconic Broadway hits as Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy and Hello, Dolly! — in New York in 1988.
Belting out tunes like “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “I Got Rhythm” and “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” McKenzie toured throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia in what many consider the longest-running one-woman show in theatrical history.
She also starred in parts that Merman made famous: Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes!, the gunslinger in a 50th anniversary tour of Annie Get Your Gun and Rose in Gypsy.
Watch her perform here.
A native of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, McKenzie starred...
- 2/18/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paramount+ premiered the werewolf horror series “Wolf Pack” back in January 2023, and TV Line reports tonight that the series has already been cancelled after just one season.
Sarah Michelle Gellar made her return to horror in the series.
TV Line reports, “Last summer’s dual Hollywood strikes were the final nail in Wolf Pack‘s coffin. According to sources, a potential second season would not have been ready for nearly two years after the conclusion of Season 1.”
“Wolf Pack,” written and produced by Jeff Davis, follows a teenage boy and girl whose lives are changed forever when a California wildfire awakens a terrifying supernatural creature and drives it to attack a highway traffic jam beneath the burning hills.
Wounded in the chaos, the boy and girl are inexplicably drawn to each other and to two other teenagers who were adopted sixteen years earlier by a park ranger after another mysterious wildfire.
Sarah Michelle Gellar made her return to horror in the series.
TV Line reports, “Last summer’s dual Hollywood strikes were the final nail in Wolf Pack‘s coffin. According to sources, a potential second season would not have been ready for nearly two years after the conclusion of Season 1.”
“Wolf Pack,” written and produced by Jeff Davis, follows a teenage boy and girl whose lives are changed forever when a California wildfire awakens a terrifying supernatural creature and drives it to attack a highway traffic jam beneath the burning hills.
Wounded in the chaos, the boy and girl are inexplicably drawn to each other and to two other teenagers who were adopted sixteen years earlier by a park ranger after another mysterious wildfire.
- 1/25/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Matthew Perry, who rose to major fame playing Chandler Bing on the smash hit NBC comedy “Friends” from 1994 to 2004, is dead. He was 54,
The actor was found unresponsive Saturday at around 4 p.m. in the hot tub at his Los Angeles home. First responding paramedics were unable to revive him. It’s unclear if his death was caused by drowning or cardiac arrest, but there were evidently no drugs found at the scene nor evidence of foul play. Perry had a long and storied history of substance abuse.
Born in Williamstown, Massachusetts on August 19, 1969, Perry was raised in Ottawa, Canada. His mother, Suzanne Morrison, was a journalist and press secretary to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. (His stepfather is “Dateline’s” Keith Morrison.) Perry moved to Los Angeles as a teenager to pursue an acting career. He made his television debut in 1979 on an episode of “240-Robert” and in the...
The actor was found unresponsive Saturday at around 4 p.m. in the hot tub at his Los Angeles home. First responding paramedics were unable to revive him. It’s unclear if his death was caused by drowning or cardiac arrest, but there were evidently no drugs found at the scene nor evidence of foul play. Perry had a long and storied history of substance abuse.
Born in Williamstown, Massachusetts on August 19, 1969, Perry was raised in Ottawa, Canada. His mother, Suzanne Morrison, was a journalist and press secretary to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. (His stepfather is “Dateline’s” Keith Morrison.) Perry moved to Los Angeles as a teenager to pursue an acting career. He made his television debut in 1979 on an episode of “240-Robert” and in the...
- 10/29/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Matthew Perry, best known for his role as Chandler Bing on Friends, has died. He was 54.
The actor was found unconscious late this afternoon at his L.A. home by first responders who were unable to revive him, law enforcement sources told Deadline.
Perry’s death is considered an ongoing investigation, we hear.
Throughout his career, Perry struggled with addiction, which he detailed in his memoir “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” published last year.
“I really lived life to its fullest and that got me in trouble from time to time,” he said in a US Weekly interview several years ago.
Perry made his television debut in 1979 on an episode of 240-Robert. He would go on to book roles in shows like Not Necessarily the News (1983), Charles in Charge (1985), Silver Spoons (1986), Just the Ten of Us (1988) and Highway to Heaven (1988). Perry would be a series regular on Boys Will be Boys...
The actor was found unconscious late this afternoon at his L.A. home by first responders who were unable to revive him, law enforcement sources told Deadline.
Perry’s death is considered an ongoing investigation, we hear.
Throughout his career, Perry struggled with addiction, which he detailed in his memoir “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” published last year.
“I really lived life to its fullest and that got me in trouble from time to time,” he said in a US Weekly interview several years ago.
Perry made his television debut in 1979 on an episode of 240-Robert. He would go on to book roles in shows like Not Necessarily the News (1983), Charles in Charge (1985), Silver Spoons (1986), Just the Ten of Us (1988) and Highway to Heaven (1988). Perry would be a series regular on Boys Will be Boys...
- 10/29/2023
- by Armando Tinoco and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Paxton Whitehead, the prolific and acclaimed actor whose career stretched from 17 Broadway productions, a recurring role on the hit 1990s sitcom Mad About You and a memorable turn as a snooty professor who takes an instant disliking to Rodney Dangerfield’s crude self-made man in 1986’s Back to School, died June 16 at a hospital in Arlington, Va. He was 85.
His death has been confirmed by his son Charles Whitehead, with many friends and colleagues sharing their memories on social media.
Actor Dana Ivey wrote: “We first worked together in My Fair Lady in 1964, and the last time was in Importance of Being Earnest in 2010 — friends for 59 years. I loved him so. Heartbroken.”
Tony-nominated for his performance as Pellinore in the 1980 revival of Camelot, Paxton, born in English village of East Malling, made his Broadway debut in a short-lived production of Ronald Millar’s The Affair. His next Broadway show — Beyond the Fringe...
His death has been confirmed by his son Charles Whitehead, with many friends and colleagues sharing their memories on social media.
Actor Dana Ivey wrote: “We first worked together in My Fair Lady in 1964, and the last time was in Importance of Being Earnest in 2010 — friends for 59 years. I loved him so. Heartbroken.”
Tony-nominated for his performance as Pellinore in the 1980 revival of Camelot, Paxton, born in English village of East Malling, made his Broadway debut in a short-lived production of Ronald Millar’s The Affair. His next Broadway show — Beyond the Fringe...
- 6/19/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The CW has been busy north of the border.
The network has picked up The Spencer Sisters, a Canadian drama starring Caroline in the City star Lea Thompson and Superman & Lois’ Stacey Farber, for its fall lineup.
It is the latest Canadian series that it has acquired, this time from eOne, as the Nexstar-owned company’s scripted strategy becomes a little clearer.
The Spencer Sisters, which aired its first 10-part earlier this year on CTV (see trailer below), follows a mother and daughter duo who team up to start a private detective agency. It pairs mystery novelist Victoria Spencer (Thompson) and her daughter Darby Spencer (Farber) who are mistaken as sisters as they tackle puzzling cases.
Related: ‘Run The Burbs’, ‘Moonshine’, ‘Bump’ Season 2 Among Additions To The CW’s Summer Programming Slate
It also stars Thomas Antony Olajide, Edward Ruttle, Husein Madhavji, Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves, Rodrigo Massa, Kaitlyn Leeb and Adam Hurtig.
The network has picked up The Spencer Sisters, a Canadian drama starring Caroline in the City star Lea Thompson and Superman & Lois’ Stacey Farber, for its fall lineup.
It is the latest Canadian series that it has acquired, this time from eOne, as the Nexstar-owned company’s scripted strategy becomes a little clearer.
The Spencer Sisters, which aired its first 10-part earlier this year on CTV (see trailer below), follows a mother and daughter duo who team up to start a private detective agency. It pairs mystery novelist Victoria Spencer (Thompson) and her daughter Darby Spencer (Farber) who are mistaken as sisters as they tackle puzzling cases.
Related: ‘Run The Burbs’, ‘Moonshine’, ‘Bump’ Season 2 Among Additions To The CW’s Summer Programming Slate
It also stars Thomas Antony Olajide, Edward Ruttle, Husein Madhavji, Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves, Rodrigo Massa, Kaitlyn Leeb and Adam Hurtig.
- 5/11/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Carol Locatell was born on December 13, 1940 – a date that happens to have been a Friday the 13th. So it seems very fitting that when she embarked on an acting career, her role in the 1985 slasher Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (watch it Here) would turn out to become the role she was best known for. Locatell delivered a hilarious performance in that film, making the foul-mouthed Ethel Hubbard someone fans have been having fun watching for nearly forty years now. Sadly, Locatell is no longer with us. She passed away recently at the age of 82. Ron Sloan, who played Ethel’s dimwitted son Junior in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, broke the news of her passing on social media last night.
Sloan wrote,
Dearest friends, fans, and Horror family,
With great sadness, it breaks my heart to announce that my Friday the 13th Part 5 Mom, (Ethel Hubbard) Carol Locatell has passed away.
Sloan wrote,
Dearest friends, fans, and Horror family,
With great sadness, it breaks my heart to announce that my Friday the 13th Part 5 Mom, (Ethel Hubbard) Carol Locatell has passed away.
- 4/18/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Ambassador Theatre Group has announced an exclusive three-year partnership with the newly formed Bad Robot Live, the theatre division of J.J. Abrams’s Bad Robot Productions. As creative collaborators and co-producers, Atg will help bring to the stage Abrams’s “unique producorial vision.”
The joint development arrangement will provide Atg, a prominent player on both Broadway and London’s West End, with partnership opportunities on Bad Robot Live’s current and future theatre projects, and give Bad Robot Live the opportunity to collaborate on those projects with Atg Productions, one of the world’s leading producers of theatrical events including recent productions of Cabaret, Cyrano, Plaza Suite, David Byrne’s American Utopia, (and the previewing Broadway versions of A Doll’s House and Parade).
The first joint project under the new Atg and Bad Robot Live agreement is Liz Kingsman’s critically acclaimed solo show, One Woman Show, which recently enjoyed...
The joint development arrangement will provide Atg, a prominent player on both Broadway and London’s West End, with partnership opportunities on Bad Robot Live’s current and future theatre projects, and give Bad Robot Live the opportunity to collaborate on those projects with Atg Productions, one of the world’s leading producers of theatrical events including recent productions of Cabaret, Cyrano, Plaza Suite, David Byrne’s American Utopia, (and the previewing Broadway versions of A Doll’s House and Parade).
The first joint project under the new Atg and Bad Robot Live agreement is Liz Kingsman’s critically acclaimed solo show, One Woman Show, which recently enjoyed...
- 3/7/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Beth Behrs as Gemma. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Starring on The Neighborhood has proven to be an interesting and formative job for Beth Behrs. Behrs, who previously starred as the very single Caroline on 2 Broke Girls, started working on The Neighborhood — playing a wife, mother, and school principal — at about the same time she was married in real life. Behrs, who became a mother last summer, says that her role on the show, along with the friendships she’s formed on the show (especially with co-star Tichina Arnold), have helped her learned to multitask all of the new roles and responsibilities in her own life. (Click on the media bar below to hear Beth Behrs) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Beth_Behrs_TheNeighboorHood_.mp3 The Neighborhood airs Mondays at 8/7c on CBS, and episodes start streaming the following day on Paramount+.
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- 2/13/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
For years, That ’70s Show enchanted and amused fans of all ages. The series was a mainstay of the late ’90s and early 2000s, ultimately going off the air in 2006. Now, those who loved the characters introduced in That ’70s Show have a chance to visit with them again. That ’90s Show, a Netflix original series, debuted on the streaming platform on January 19. And fans are already praising the new show’s humor and nostalgia. Fans aren’t the only ones loving the show. In a recent interview, Debra Jo Rupp, who reprises her role as Kitty Forman, opened up about her emotional reunion with her That ’70s Show castmates.
‘That ’90s Show’ picks up 15 years after ‘That ’70s Show’
That ’90s Show is set approximately 15 years after the events detailed in That ’70s Show. The show features many of the same characters and locations as the original show, all while introducing several new characters.
‘That ’90s Show’ picks up 15 years after ‘That ’70s Show’
That ’90s Show is set approximately 15 years after the events detailed in That ’70s Show. The show features many of the same characters and locations as the original show, all while introducing several new characters.
- 2/5/2023
- by Christina Nunn
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: Leading boutique firm, the Daniel Hoff Agency, is celebrating an impressive 30-year track record in entertainment via an expansion into Atlanta with a new office to be led by senior agents Renee Banks and Marta Parrillo.
Banks and Parrillo are both longtime veterans of the Daniel Hoff Agency who had previously been based in Los Angeles. The agency, with an established presence in both L.A. and New York, now looks to capitalize on the burgeoning hotbed of production in the South, with local agents to bring the personal touch that has been key to the firm’s growth over the decades.
Daniel Hoff Agency founder, Daniel Hoff, told Deadline: “Ten years ago, we seized the opportunity to open a Manhattan office with Dave Secor leading the charge, and in 2020, we expanded that New York presence as we brought on power Broadway and musical theater agents Dustin Flores and Marc Anthony Ferre.
Banks and Parrillo are both longtime veterans of the Daniel Hoff Agency who had previously been based in Los Angeles. The agency, with an established presence in both L.A. and New York, now looks to capitalize on the burgeoning hotbed of production in the South, with local agents to bring the personal touch that has been key to the firm’s growth over the decades.
Daniel Hoff Agency founder, Daniel Hoff, told Deadline: “Ten years ago, we seized the opportunity to open a Manhattan office with Dave Secor leading the charge, and in 2020, we expanded that New York presence as we brought on power Broadway and musical theater agents Dustin Flores and Marc Anthony Ferre.
- 2/3/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Brian Wilson co-wrote and co-produced many Pet Sounds originals, even returning to approve all the “tech work” behind this Beach Boys album. Here’s what one engineer said for Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds.
The Beach Boys released ‘Pet Sounds’ in 1966 1966, California, Los Angeles, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson recording ‘Pet Sounds’ | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
God only knows what fans would do without this Beach Boys album. The surf rock group premiered Pet Sounds in 1966. Several songs from this collection were written and mixed by Brian Wilson.
On Spotify, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, and Tony Asher are credited as co-writers for “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” Brian Wilson is the sole songwriter and producer for “Sloop John B.” Wilson even sat in on the “tech work” for this Beach Boys collection.
Brian Wilson helped create the remastered version of...
The Beach Boys released ‘Pet Sounds’ in 1966 1966, California, Los Angeles, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson recording ‘Pet Sounds’ | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
God only knows what fans would do without this Beach Boys album. The surf rock group premiered Pet Sounds in 1966. Several songs from this collection were written and mixed by Brian Wilson.
On Spotify, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, and Tony Asher are credited as co-writers for “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” Brian Wilson is the sole songwriter and producer for “Sloop John B.” Wilson even sat in on the “tech work” for this Beach Boys collection.
Brian Wilson helped create the remastered version of...
- 1/30/2023
- by Julia Dzurillay
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including The Last of Us, New Amsterdam, The Rookie: Feds and Night Court!
1 | If Peacock’s The Traitors returns for Season 2 (which seems, at this point, inevitable), which reality stars would you want to see move into Alan Cumming’s castle?
More from TVLinePerformer of the Week: Alan CummingTVLine Items: Meaghan Rath on Himyf, Selling the Oc Renewed and MoreRatings: Night Court Revival Opens Big, Dominates Tuesday in Debut
2 | Is Lopez vs. Lopez...
1 | If Peacock’s The Traitors returns for Season 2 (which seems, at this point, inevitable), which reality stars would you want to see move into Alan Cumming’s castle?
More from TVLinePerformer of the Week: Alan CummingTVLine Items: Meaghan Rath on Himyf, Selling the Oc Renewed and MoreRatings: Night Court Revival Opens Big, Dominates Tuesday in Debut
2 | Is Lopez vs. Lopez...
- 1/20/2023
- by Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Michael Ausiello, Andy Swift, Dave Nemetz, Rebecca Iannucci, Ryan Schwartz, Nick Caruso and Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Sarah Michelle Gellar is battling supernatural beasts once more in the upcoming Paramount+ series “Wolf Pack,” and the “Teen Wolf” spinoff has unleashed its official trailer today.
Teen Wolf: The Movie, a feature film based on the television series, will premiere on January 26, 2023, with new series “Wolf Pack” also premiering on the very same day!
Watch the official trailer for the brand new “Wolf Pack” series below.
“Wolf Pack,” written and produced by Jeff Davis, follows a teenage boy and girl whose lives are changed forever when a California wildfire awakens a terrifying supernatural creature and drives it to attack a highway traffic jam beneath the burning hills.
Wounded in the chaos, the boy and girl are inexplicably drawn to each other and to two other teenagers who were adopted sixteen years earlier by a park ranger after another mysterious wildfire. As the full moon rises, all four teens come...
Teen Wolf: The Movie, a feature film based on the television series, will premiere on January 26, 2023, with new series “Wolf Pack” also premiering on the very same day!
Watch the official trailer for the brand new “Wolf Pack” series below.
“Wolf Pack,” written and produced by Jeff Davis, follows a teenage boy and girl whose lives are changed forever when a California wildfire awakens a terrifying supernatural creature and drives it to attack a highway traffic jam beneath the burning hills.
Wounded in the chaos, the boy and girl are inexplicably drawn to each other and to two other teenagers who were adopted sixteen years earlier by a park ranger after another mysterious wildfire. As the full moon rises, all four teens come...
- 1/12/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Film4, BBC and Amazon Studios executives will help to shape skills strategy.
Director of Film4 Ollie Madden, the BBC’s chief content officer Charlotte Moore and Amazon Studios’ head of diversity and inclusion Miranda Wayland have joined the board of the UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts) as it seeks to tackle the skills gap.
They join existing governors Channel 4’s head of drama Caroline Hollick, Sky Arts director Phil Edgar-Jones and All3Media chief operating officer of Sara Geater.
They will oversee the development of a corporate plan for 2023, chaired by former chief executive officer of...
Director of Film4 Ollie Madden, the BBC’s chief content officer Charlotte Moore and Amazon Studios’ head of diversity and inclusion Miranda Wayland have joined the board of the UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts) as it seeks to tackle the skills gap.
They join existing governors Channel 4’s head of drama Caroline Hollick, Sky Arts director Phil Edgar-Jones and All3Media chief operating officer of Sara Geater.
They will oversee the development of a corporate plan for 2023, chaired by former chief executive officer of...
- 11/24/2022
- by Heather Fallon Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
With all of the remakes going on at the moment, why not bring back the original Clock Tower and give it a modern makeover? While that doesn’t appear to be happening anytime soon, we’re getting the next best thing with a tribute game in Little Sewing Machine’s upcoming fairy tale horror title, Bye Sweet Caroline .
Chris Darril, creator and director of Remothered series (now head of Little Sewing Machine) shared an image of a prototype from the upcoming game on Twitter (which you can see below). The image in question pays tribute to the original Clock Tower, with the game’s protagonist being confronted by a Scissorman lookalike. Bye Sweet Caroline appear to be using a hand-drawn art style.
And in case you were wondering if this is all coincidental, the copyright information on the bottom of the image does have Clock Tower in it, with Sunsoft being the owners.
Chris Darril, creator and director of Remothered series (now head of Little Sewing Machine) shared an image of a prototype from the upcoming game on Twitter (which you can see below). The image in question pays tribute to the original Clock Tower, with the game’s protagonist being confronted by a Scissorman lookalike. Bye Sweet Caroline appear to be using a hand-drawn art style.
And in case you were wondering if this is all coincidental, the copyright information on the bottom of the image does have Clock Tower in it, with Sunsoft being the owners.
- 11/18/2022
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
Young Sammy Fabelman falls in love with movies after his parents take him to see “The Greatest Show on Earth.” Armed with a camera, Sammy starts to make his own films at home, much to the delight of his supportive mother. Critics Are Calling The Fabelmans “A Masterpiece.” It’S “The Movie We’Ve Been Waiting For Spielberg To Make.” From Steven Spielberg, Universal Pictures And Amblin Entertainment Proudly Present The Fabelmans. Rated PG-13. In Theaters Everywhere Thanksgiving.
Advance Screening is Monday, Nov. 21st at 7pm at Marcus Des Peres 14.
The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated PG 13.
Enter at the link below. Winners will be selected
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Directed by Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans is written by Spielberg and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, who has earned...
Advance Screening is Monday, Nov. 21st at 7pm at Marcus Des Peres 14.
The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated PG 13.
Enter at the link below. Winners will be selected
Sweepstakes Link: https://gofobo.com/GnkEr92497
Directed by Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans is written by Spielberg and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, who has earned...
- 11/17/2022
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Broadway cast albums have made a clean sweep of this year’s Grammy nominations for Best Musical Theater Album, the first time in at least several years that the competition hasn’t included music from the West End, Off Broadway, social media and live TV performances.
This year’s nominees are cast albums of two revivals and entirely new works (Mj the Musical; Mr. Saturday Night; Six: Live on Opening Night; and A Strange Loop).
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That means, among other things, that Stephen Sondheim...
This year’s nominees are cast albums of two revivals and entirely new works (Mj the Musical; Mr. Saturday Night; Six: Live on Opening Night; and A Strange Loop).
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That means, among other things, that Stephen Sondheim...
- 11/15/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
Meet your new favorite musical. When Kimberly Akimbo premiered at the Atlantic Theater Company last December, it was a breath of fresh air, an intimate show about teenage misfits and the unreliable adults in their world that balanced hilarious comedy with aching poignancy and quirks unfailingly grounded in emotional truth. Transferring intact to Broadway, this small-scale charmer has not only retained but enriched its distinctive qualities, sweeping in as a burst of invigorating originality in a sea of repurposed movies, jukebox compilations and revivals.
Ok, so strictly speaking this is not an original work but a reinvention of David Lindsay-Abaire’s 2001 play about a lonely teenager suffering from a rare fast-aging disease like progeria, which makes her age at four and a half times the normal rate. She’s a 16-year-old — the average life expectancy of her disease — with the body of a septuagenarian.
Meet your new favorite musical. When Kimberly Akimbo premiered at the Atlantic Theater Company last December, it was a breath of fresh air, an intimate show about teenage misfits and the unreliable adults in their world that balanced hilarious comedy with aching poignancy and quirks unfailingly grounded in emotional truth. Transferring intact to Broadway, this small-scale charmer has not only retained but enriched its distinctive qualities, sweeping in as a burst of invigorating originality in a sea of repurposed movies, jukebox compilations and revivals.
Ok, so strictly speaking this is not an original work but a reinvention of David Lindsay-Abaire’s 2001 play about a lonely teenager suffering from a rare fast-aging disease like progeria, which makes her age at four and a half times the normal rate. She’s a 16-year-old — the average life expectancy of her disease — with the body of a septuagenarian.
- 11/11/2022
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Iceland Airwaves is a triple threat, combining a city break with thrilling live music and dramatic scenery. Set within Iceland’s capital of Reykjavík against a backdrop of frigid waters and snow-capped mountains, it’s a great chance to catch new talent before it breaks through elsewhere. Like many showcase festivals, Airwaves is held across multiple venues, all within 20 minutes walk of one another. Any potential commuting hassle therefore gives way to unadulterated fun. The music doesn’t start until late evening, which leaves ample time to explore the stark countryside, or visit one of the picturesque lagoons. And, if you’re lucky enough to stumble between the bustling venues at the right moment, you might just catch a glimpse of the otherworldly Northern Lights.
By day, the immaculate streets of Reykjavík are laced with boldly coloured book shops, pointy jagged churches and dark green bars decorated with holly. Once...
By day, the immaculate streets of Reykjavík are laced with boldly coloured book shops, pointy jagged churches and dark green bars decorated with holly. Once...
- 11/8/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
Family, friends, and fans of the incomparable Leslie Jordan are still reeling after his untimely passing yesterday at the age of 67, but the body of work Jordan leaves behind is filled with nothing but a delightful array of joy and talent. Leslie Jordan was a multi-hyphenate performer, with the gay icon enjoying countless roles as a character actor, vocalist, writer, and personality across a multitude of genres. Based on the memorial posts made by those who worked with him and knew him best, the assumption that Leslie Jordan was just as kind and friendly off-screen as he appeared to be has been confirmed, with countless celebrities acknowledging that no one else could do it quite like Leslie Jordan.
As a character actor, Jordan spent a lot of his career playing side characters and guest roles, which is no shade to his talents or abilities. Leslie Jordan was the kind of...
As a character actor, Jordan spent a lot of his career playing side characters and guest roles, which is no shade to his talents or abilities. Leslie Jordan was the kind of...
- 10/25/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Even if you didn’t know the name Leslie Jordan, there’s a good chance you’ve seen him show up in a movie or TV show at some point – because over the last thirty-six years, he was able to rack up over 130 screen acting credits. When Jordan did show up on screen, he always made an impression due to his 4’11” stature and distinctive voice. Sadly, Variety reports that Jordan passed away today at the age of 67.
The full details haven’t been revealed, but Variety hears that “Jordan was driving in Hollywood this morning and crashed into the side of a building at Cahuenga Blvd. and Romaine St. It was suspected he suffered some sort of medical emergency.”
Born in Memphis, Tennessee on April 29, 1955, Jordan grew up riding horses and considered pursuing a career as a jockey before he took an Intro to Theater class at college when he was in his twenties.
The full details haven’t been revealed, but Variety hears that “Jordan was driving in Hollywood this morning and crashed into the side of a building at Cahuenga Blvd. and Romaine St. It was suspected he suffered some sort of medical emergency.”
Born in Memphis, Tennessee on April 29, 1955, Jordan grew up riding horses and considered pursuing a career as a jockey before he took an Intro to Theater class at college when he was in his twenties.
- 10/24/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Leslie Jordan, an Emmy-winning actor, writer and singer best known for his roles in “Will & Grace,” “American Horror Story” and “Hearts Afire,” has died. He was 67.
Jordan was driving in Hollywood Monday morning and crashed into the side of a building at Cahuenga Blvd. and Romaine St. It was suspected he suffered some sort of medical emergency.
Jordan was a veteran actor whose credits also included “The Help,” “The Cool Kids” and “Call Me Kat,” which is currently airing its third season on Fox. In 2006, he won the Emmy Award for guest actor in a comedy series for his work on “Will & Grace,” on which he played Karen’s sexually ambiguous, socialite frenemy Beverly Leslie.
He appeared on television shows including “Ally McBeal,” “Ugly Betty,” “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” “Hidden Palms,” “Star Trek: Voyager,” “Caroline in the City,” “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse,” “Reba,” “Boston Public,” “Nash Bridges” and “Boston Legal,...
Jordan was driving in Hollywood Monday morning and crashed into the side of a building at Cahuenga Blvd. and Romaine St. It was suspected he suffered some sort of medical emergency.
Jordan was a veteran actor whose credits also included “The Help,” “The Cool Kids” and “Call Me Kat,” which is currently airing its third season on Fox. In 2006, he won the Emmy Award for guest actor in a comedy series for his work on “Will & Grace,” on which he played Karen’s sexually ambiguous, socialite frenemy Beverly Leslie.
He appeared on television shows including “Ally McBeal,” “Ugly Betty,” “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” “Hidden Palms,” “Star Trek: Voyager,” “Caroline in the City,” “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse,” “Reba,” “Boston Public,” “Nash Bridges” and “Boston Legal,...
- 10/24/2022
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount+ has set a January 2023 premiere date for its upcoming original series Wolf Pack. The streamer also released the official teaser trailer and announced eight additional cast members for the series, written and produced by Jeff Davis, during the show’s panel Friday at New York Comic Con.
Wolf Pack will debut Thursday, January 26, the same day as its Teen Wolf: The Movie, exclusively on the service in the U.S. and Canada and next day on Paramount+ in the UK, Australia, and Latin America. Premiere dates for other Paramount+ international markets will be announced at a later date.
The streamer also announced new recurring cast members Bailey Stender (iCarly), Chase Liefeld (Chang Can Dunk), Hollie Bahar (Westworld), Lanny Joon (Baby Driver), Rio Mangini (Everything Sucks), Stella Smith (Stargirl), Zack Nelson (Loot) and James Martinez. Additional casting includes Amy Pietz (Caroline in the City), Bria Brimmer (Doom Patrol...
Wolf Pack will debut Thursday, January 26, the same day as its Teen Wolf: The Movie, exclusively on the service in the U.S. and Canada and next day on Paramount+ in the UK, Australia, and Latin America. Premiere dates for other Paramount+ international markets will be announced at a later date.
The streamer also announced new recurring cast members Bailey Stender (iCarly), Chase Liefeld (Chang Can Dunk), Hollie Bahar (Westworld), Lanny Joon (Baby Driver), Rio Mangini (Everything Sucks), Stella Smith (Stargirl), Zack Nelson (Loot) and James Martinez. Additional casting includes Amy Pietz (Caroline in the City), Bria Brimmer (Doom Patrol...
- 10/7/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount+ is using the Teen Wolf movie to launch an new werewolf series.
Wolf Pack comes from Teen Wolf creator Jeff Davis, so the timing is perfect.
And it boasts among its cast none other than Buffy the Vampire Slayer herself, Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Paramount+ today announced that the original series Wolf Pack will premiere Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, exclusively on the service in the U.S. and Canada.
The series, written and produced by Jeff Davis, will premiere the following day on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 on Paramount+ in the U.K., Australia, and Latin America.
Premiere dates for other Paramount+ international markets will be announced at a later date.
Paramount+ also revealed the series’ official teaser trailer during today’s joint Teen Wolf: The Movie and Wolf Pack panel at New York Comic Con.
The Wolf Pack panel featured a conversation between writer and executive producer Jeff Davis, executive producer and cast...
Wolf Pack comes from Teen Wolf creator Jeff Davis, so the timing is perfect.
And it boasts among its cast none other than Buffy the Vampire Slayer herself, Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Paramount+ today announced that the original series Wolf Pack will premiere Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, exclusively on the service in the U.S. and Canada.
The series, written and produced by Jeff Davis, will premiere the following day on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 on Paramount+ in the U.K., Australia, and Latin America.
Premiere dates for other Paramount+ international markets will be announced at a later date.
Paramount+ also revealed the series’ official teaser trailer during today’s joint Teen Wolf: The Movie and Wolf Pack panel at New York Comic Con.
The Wolf Pack panel featured a conversation between writer and executive producer Jeff Davis, executive producer and cast...
- 10/7/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Paramount+ made some big Teen Wolf announcements at New York Comic Con tonight, revealing the premiere dates for Teen Wolf: The Movie and spinoff series “Wolf Pack.”
Teen Wolf: The Movie, a feature film based on the television series, will premiere on January 26, 2023, with new series “Wolf Pack” also premiering on the very same day!
In Teen Wolf: The Movie, written and produced by Jeff Davis, a full moon rises in Beacon Hills and with it a terrifying evil has emerged. The wolves are howling once again, calling for the return of banshees, werecoyotes, hellhounds, kitsunes and every other shapeshifter in the night. But only a werewolf like Scott McCall (Tyler Posey), no longer a teenager yet still an alpha, can both gather new allies and reunite trusted friends to fight back against what could be the most powerful and deadliest enemy they’ve ever faced.
The film also stars Tyler Hoechlin,...
Teen Wolf: The Movie, a feature film based on the television series, will premiere on January 26, 2023, with new series “Wolf Pack” also premiering on the very same day!
In Teen Wolf: The Movie, written and produced by Jeff Davis, a full moon rises in Beacon Hills and with it a terrifying evil has emerged. The wolves are howling once again, calling for the return of banshees, werecoyotes, hellhounds, kitsunes and every other shapeshifter in the night. But only a werewolf like Scott McCall (Tyler Posey), no longer a teenager yet still an alpha, can both gather new allies and reunite trusted friends to fight back against what could be the most powerful and deadliest enemy they’ve ever faced.
The film also stars Tyler Hoechlin,...
- 10/7/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Paramount+ announced that its upcoming original series Wolf Pack will have a premiere date of January 26, 2023, during a joint panel with Teen Wolf: The Movie at New York Comic Con. Additional cast members were also revealed during the panel, including Bailey Stender (iCarly), Chase Liefeld (Chang Can Dunk), Hollie Bahar (Westworld), Lanny Joon (Baby Driver), Rio Mangini (Everything Sucks), Stella Smith (Stargirl), Zack Nelson (Loot) and James Martinez, slated to join in recurring roles. Amy Pietz (Caroline in the City), Bria Brimmer (Doom Patrol), John L. Adams (The Dead Zone), and Sean Philip Glasgow (Diary of a Future President) will also join the cast. The Wolf Pack panel, moderated by Rotten Tomatoes editor Jacqueline Coley, featured a conversation between writer and executive producer Jeff Davis, as well as executive producer/cast member Sarah Michelle Gellar alongside fellow cast members Rodrigo Santoro, Armani Jackson, Bella Shepard, Chloe Rose Robertson, and Tyler Lawrence Gray.
- 10/7/2022
- TV Insider
The next generation of teen wolves is making tracks for Paramount+.
Wolf Pack, a new series written and executive-produced by Jeff Davis (Teen Wolf) will become available to Paramount+ subscribers on Thursday, Jan. 26 — the same day as Teen Wolf: The Movie. The news was announced Friday during the show’s panel at New York Comic Con.
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Wolf Pack, a new series written and executive-produced by Jeff Davis (Teen Wolf) will become available to Paramount+ subscribers on Thursday, Jan. 26 — the same day as Teen Wolf: The Movie. The news was announced Friday during the show’s panel at New York Comic Con.
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- 10/7/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Kim Kardashian is accused of another photo editing ruse. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/Birdie Thompson/Admedia
Kim Kardashian is again being called out for photoshopping her images, this time for an ad.
The Kardashian-Jenner family is notorious for photoshopping their images to make themselves look different.
Nothing seems to stop the family from altering their photos as the criticism and backlash seem to roll off their shoulders.
There have been times that some have taken videos to prove that their bodies aren’t edited, but not everyone is convinced.
Khloe Kardashian has attempted to dissuade accusations in the past, but this hasn’t stopped critics from coming after her or her family for altering their images.
This time, a TikTok user claims that Kim edited out the trapezius muscle around her neck, though they aren’t sure why she did.
Kim Kardashian accused of photoshopping muscle out
TikTok user...
Kim Kardashian is again being called out for photoshopping her images, this time for an ad.
The Kardashian-Jenner family is notorious for photoshopping their images to make themselves look different.
Nothing seems to stop the family from altering their photos as the criticism and backlash seem to roll off their shoulders.
There have been times that some have taken videos to prove that their bodies aren’t edited, but not everyone is convinced.
Khloe Kardashian has attempted to dissuade accusations in the past, but this hasn’t stopped critics from coming after her or her family for altering their images.
This time, a TikTok user claims that Kim edited out the trapezius muscle around her neck, though they aren’t sure why she did.
Kim Kardashian accused of photoshopping muscle out
TikTok user...
- 9/1/2022
- by Devin Piel
- Monsters and Critics
Shia Labeouf grew up in front of cameras. The actor made his acting debut at age 12 in an episode of "Caroline in the City" before getting a main role in the Disney Channel sitcom "Even Stevens," which lasted for 65 episodes and a movie. Say what you will about his personal life, his stunts, or his career, but he still was the star of an "Indiana Jones" movie, for better and worse. But before he played Indy's son, he was a child actor, with all the problems that come with the territory.
The reality of child stars is a difficult one, as people like Jennette McCurdy ("iCarly") have reminded us in recent times. Abuse by loved ones and by a cold, calculating industry aren't out of the ordinary, unfortunately, and Labeouf used his own experiences as a child actor to write the pseudo-autobiographical Sundance darling "Honey Boy."
The film stars Lucas Hedges...
The reality of child stars is a difficult one, as people like Jennette McCurdy ("iCarly") have reminded us in recent times. Abuse by loved ones and by a cold, calculating industry aren't out of the ordinary, unfortunately, and Labeouf used his own experiences as a child actor to write the pseudo-autobiographical Sundance darling "Honey Boy."
The film stars Lucas Hedges...
- 8/30/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
A popular standup TV franchise is making a comeback. Scott Koondel’s Sox Entertainment has acquired global rights to Caroline’s Comedy Hour, which ran on A&e Network from 1989-96. Koondel, former CBS Chief Content and Licensing Officer, plans to produce new installments, which he will shop alongside 100 library episodes from the show’s original run as a lower-cost comedy programming alternative for cable networks and streamers.
Koondel was retained to distribute the package of new and old episodes by Caroline’s owner Caroline Hirsch.
The A&e series was hosted by Carol Leifer, Colin Quinn and Rich Jeni and featured acts appearing at Hirsch’s New York comedy club, including Marc Maron, Bill Hicks, Joy Behar, Denis Leary, Jon Stewart, Louis Ck, Richard Belzer, Judy Tenuta, Susie Essman, Mario Cantone, Ray Romano, Colin Quinn, Larry Miller, Jeff Foxworthy, Lewis Black, George Lopez, Al Franklin, Kevin James, Norm MacDonald,...
Koondel was retained to distribute the package of new and old episodes by Caroline’s owner Caroline Hirsch.
The A&e series was hosted by Carol Leifer, Colin Quinn and Rich Jeni and featured acts appearing at Hirsch’s New York comedy club, including Marc Maron, Bill Hicks, Joy Behar, Denis Leary, Jon Stewart, Louis Ck, Richard Belzer, Judy Tenuta, Susie Essman, Mario Cantone, Ray Romano, Colin Quinn, Larry Miller, Jeff Foxworthy, Lewis Black, George Lopez, Al Franklin, Kevin James, Norm MacDonald,...
- 8/18/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Paul Coker Jr., whose character and production designs for the classic Rankin/Bass stop-motion and animated holiday specials and his many years as one of Mad magazine’s “Usual Gang Of Idiots” endeared him to generations of fans, died following a brief illness at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on July 23. He was 93.
His death was confirmed to Deadline by his stepdaughter Lee Smithson Burd. “Paul was lucid and had his remarkable sense of humor until the end,” Smithson Burd said.
Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2022: Photo Gallery
Coker’s contributions to the production and character design of the Rankin/Bass specials helped create some of the most indelible holiday images of the last half-century. As either a character designer or production designer, Coker lent his talents to such Christmas and Easter specials as Cricket on the Hearth (1967), Frosty the Snowman (1969), Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (1970), Here Comes Peter Cottontail...
His death was confirmed to Deadline by his stepdaughter Lee Smithson Burd. “Paul was lucid and had his remarkable sense of humor until the end,” Smithson Burd said.
Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2022: Photo Gallery
Coker’s contributions to the production and character design of the Rankin/Bass specials helped create some of the most indelible holiday images of the last half-century. As either a character designer or production designer, Coker lent his talents to such Christmas and Easter specials as Cricket on the Hearth (1967), Frosty the Snowman (1969), Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (1970), Here Comes Peter Cottontail...
- 7/29/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Lollapalooza 2022 kicked off on Thursday in Chicago’s Grant Park with headliners Metallica, Lil Baby, and Caroline Polachek. Like the variety offered at the topline of the fest, the day featured an eclectic mix of music. From TikTok stars to rock royalty and the return of the Kidzapalooza stage for the first time in three years, there was something for every age group on Day 1. And if there was an underlying theme beyond appealing to a wide swath of fans, a handful of artists with famous kinfolk are taking center stage throughout the four-day festival.
- 7/29/2022
- by Nina Corcoran, Joshua Klein and Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Lea Thompson (Back to the Future) and Stacey Farber will play mother and daughter in CTV and eOne’s lighthearted Canadian procedural series The Spencer Sisters.
Created by Alan McCullough, the 10-episode series centers on hot-headed former police officer Darby Spencer (Farber) and her estranged, internationally renowned, mystery novelist mother Victoria Spencer (Thompson).
They have opposite personalities, differing sensibilities and a complicated history but still embark on the unlikeliest of ventures: becoming partners in a private detective agency.
Production begins next month in Winnipeg, with broadcast slated for 2023 on Canadian channel CTV. More details will follow at a later date. McCullough and Jenn Engels (Sort Of) are executive producers and co-showrunners.
“We look forward to kicking off production next month in Winnipeg, and working alongside our partners at eOne to bring this creative and clever new series to CTV,...
Created by Alan McCullough, the 10-episode series centers on hot-headed former police officer Darby Spencer (Farber) and her estranged, internationally renowned, mystery novelist mother Victoria Spencer (Thompson).
They have opposite personalities, differing sensibilities and a complicated history but still embark on the unlikeliest of ventures: becoming partners in a private detective agency.
Production begins next month in Winnipeg, with broadcast slated for 2023 on Canadian channel CTV. More details will follow at a later date. McCullough and Jenn Engels (Sort Of) are executive producers and co-showrunners.
“We look forward to kicking off production next month in Winnipeg, and working alongside our partners at eOne to bring this creative and clever new series to CTV,...
- 7/22/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Antonia Thomas (The Good Doctor), Will Davis, Adelle Leonce (A Discovery of Witches), William Hope (Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Steven Cree (Terminator: Dark Fate) and Sharon D Clarke will join The Hunger Games franchise’s Sam Claflin in the Lionsgate supernatural thriller, Bagman.
The film centers on Patrick McKee (Claflin), a father who desperately struggles against his deepest inner fear when a sinister threat from his childhood returns to haunt him. Only this time, the fight isn’t for himself; it’s for his family. Thomas will play Patrick’s wife Karina, with Cree as his brother, Liam. Davis is set for the title role of Bagman, with Leonce to portray Karina’s sister Anna. Hope will play Chief Isaacs, with Clarke as the therapist, Barbara.
Colm McCarthy (The Girl with All the Gifts) is directing from a script by John Hulme, with Temple Hill...
The film centers on Patrick McKee (Claflin), a father who desperately struggles against his deepest inner fear when a sinister threat from his childhood returns to haunt him. Only this time, the fight isn’t for himself; it’s for his family. Thomas will play Patrick’s wife Karina, with Cree as his brother, Liam. Davis is set for the title role of Bagman, with Leonce to portray Karina’s sister Anna. Hope will play Chief Isaacs, with Clarke as the therapist, Barbara.
Colm McCarthy (The Girl with All the Gifts) is directing from a script by John Hulme, with Temple Hill...
- 7/20/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Legacies fans, here’s a name you probably never expected to think about again: Stefanie Salvatore.
Only briefly mentioned as part of an alternate reality in the show’s first season, Stefanie was — you guessed it — the daughter of The Vampire Diaries‘ Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Elena Salvatore (Nina Dobrev), named in memory of her hero-haired uncle Stefan (Paul Wesley). Never heard of again, Stefanie eventually faded from memory, disregarded as a non-canonical joke. Until now.
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Only briefly mentioned as part of an alternate reality in the show’s first season, Stefanie was — you guessed it — the daughter of The Vampire Diaries‘ Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Elena Salvatore (Nina Dobrev), named in memory of her hero-haired uncle Stefan (Paul Wesley). Never heard of again, Stefanie eventually faded from memory, disregarded as a non-canonical joke. Until now.
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- 6/18/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
We have four words that may just break your heart: Lorelai Gilmore is single. After more than 10 years together, Gilmore Girls alum Lauren Graham and actor Peter Krause have gone their separate ways, her rep confirmed to People, noting the pair "quietly ended their relationship last year." Though Graham, 55, and Krause, 56, first met as guest stars on the '90s show Caroline in the City, their friendship didn't turn romantic until they began co-starring on the hit series Parenthood in 2010. And while viewers watched their bond grow as the Braverman siblings onscreen, fans very rarely got a glimpse of their romance offscreen. "Nobody knew about it for...
- 6/17/2022
- E! Online
Don’t turn off your humanity just yet: Despite the cancellation of “Legacies” — the YA spin-off series to “The Vampire Diaries” and “The Originals” — co-creator Julie Plec said there’s “more to do” within the franchise universe.
“We had a plan to keep the franchise on the air until the next installment, which exists in our brains, but not on the page yet,” Plec told Entertainment Weekly in an interview.
“Legacies” was just one of myriad shows canceled by The CW last month as the network cleaned house. Launched in 2018, the series followed a new generation of supernaturals at the Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted, run and attended by familiar faces like Alaric Saltzman (Matthew Davis) and tribrid Hope Mikaelson (Danielle Rose Russell). The fourth and final season concluded its run last night and treated fans to a much-anticipated return from Hope’s father, the original vampire patriarch...
“We had a plan to keep the franchise on the air until the next installment, which exists in our brains, but not on the page yet,” Plec told Entertainment Weekly in an interview.
“Legacies” was just one of myriad shows canceled by The CW last month as the network cleaned house. Launched in 2018, the series followed a new generation of supernaturals at the Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted, run and attended by familiar faces like Alaric Saltzman (Matthew Davis) and tribrid Hope Mikaelson (Danielle Rose Russell). The fourth and final season concluded its run last night and treated fans to a much-anticipated return from Hope’s father, the original vampire patriarch...
- 6/17/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Tamika Lawrence has had a year for the record books. In addition to starring alongside Sharon D Clarke in the three-time Tony nominated revival of Caroline, Or Change, she earned her very own Drama Desk nomination for her incredible performance in Black No More. The musical, which enjoyed an acclaimed, limited run in the height of the spread of Omicron, was inspired by George S. Schuyler's Afrofuturist novel set during the Harlem Renaissance, retelling one Black man's journey colliding with truths of race and identity.
- 6/17/2022
- by Team BWW
- BroadwayWorld.com
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Bill Prady, the co-creator of one of television’s most successful comedies in the past few decades, is returning to the studio behind it.
The Big Bang Theory alum has signed a new multiple-year, first-look deal with Warner Bros. Television, the Channing Dungey-led studio that Prady had called home until 2020 when he signed with Netflix.
Under the new multiple-year deal, Prady and his Pine Tree Entertainment banner will develop new scripted programs for multiple platforms, including HBO Max, outside streaming services, cable and broadcast networks.
The deal reunites Prady with Dungey, who, in her previous role at Netflix, recruited him to the streamer a couple of years ago. Prady will make the move back to Warners alongside his Pine Tree topper Chris Sanagustin.
“It’s exciting for Chris and me to be back at Warner Bros., a studio I first called home almost two decades ago,...
Bill Prady, the co-creator of one of television’s most successful comedies in the past few decades, is returning to the studio behind it.
The Big Bang Theory alum has signed a new multiple-year, first-look deal with Warner Bros. Television, the Channing Dungey-led studio that Prady had called home until 2020 when he signed with Netflix.
Under the new multiple-year deal, Prady and his Pine Tree Entertainment banner will develop new scripted programs for multiple platforms, including HBO Max, outside streaming services, cable and broadcast networks.
The deal reunites Prady with Dungey, who, in her previous role at Netflix, recruited him to the streamer a couple of years ago. Prady will make the move back to Warners alongside his Pine Tree topper Chris Sanagustin.
“It’s exciting for Chris and me to be back at Warner Bros., a studio I first called home almost two decades ago,...
- 6/14/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bill Prady, co-creator of The Big Bang Theory, is heading back to Warner Bros. Television.
Prady’s Pine Tree Entertainment, which he runs with former Netflix exec Chris Sanagustin, has struck a first-look deal with the studio behind the long-running CBS sitcom that Prady co-created with Chuck Lorre.
It comes just two years after Prady struck a first-look deal with Netflix.
The new multi-year deal will see Pine Tree develop scripted programming including multi- and single-camera comedies, dramas and genre series, for a variety of platforms including HBO Max, cable and broadcast networks and non-Warner Bros.-owned streamers.
In addition to reuniting Prady with the studio behind 279 episodes of The Big Bang Theory, it also reunites him with Warner Bros. Television Group Chairman Channing Dungey, who signed Prady to his Netflix deal. The deal also sees Sanagustin return to the studio, where she got her first Hollywood gig as a production assistant.
Prady’s Pine Tree Entertainment, which he runs with former Netflix exec Chris Sanagustin, has struck a first-look deal with the studio behind the long-running CBS sitcom that Prady co-created with Chuck Lorre.
It comes just two years after Prady struck a first-look deal with Netflix.
The new multi-year deal will see Pine Tree develop scripted programming including multi- and single-camera comedies, dramas and genre series, for a variety of platforms including HBO Max, cable and broadcast networks and non-Warner Bros.-owned streamers.
In addition to reuniting Prady with the studio behind 279 episodes of The Big Bang Theory, it also reunites him with Warner Bros. Television Group Chairman Channing Dungey, who signed Prady to his Netflix deal. The deal also sees Sanagustin return to the studio, where she got her first Hollywood gig as a production assistant.
- 6/14/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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