Shogun and The Bear have emerged at the top of the nomination list for this year’s 78th Emmy Awards, which were announced this morning. The final winners will be announced at the official awards ceremony scheduled to be broadcast live by ABC on Sunday September 15, though a host for the Los Angeles ceremony has…
©Courtesy of Disney+ Jim Henson must be the most recognizable puppeteer in American pop culture history. Of course, his Muppets are even more famous. Initially, he wanted to work in the new medium of television and puppetry turned out to be a convenient entry point. As fans know, he would eventually create original creatures for…
Actor J. K. Simmons has been tapped to play the role of Milton (“Mr. Television”) Berle in Sony Pictures’ upcoming film SNL 1975, to be directed by Jason Reitman from a script co-written with Gil Kenan. Milton Berle, also known as “Uncle Miltie”, was part of a pioneering generation of stand-up comedians during the 1950s,…
It seems that the writers’ strike has taken a huge bite out of “Blade.” Marvel Studios decided to shut down pre-production of vampire thriller “Blade” which starred Mahershala Ali, ahead of filming which was supposed to start next month in Atlanta. The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news. The feature project, which has been paused once before, becomes the…
After the success of “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” director Jason Reitman is reteaming with the Sony Pictures to tell the behind-the-scenes story for the premiere of one of the most iconic shows in TV history. Sources tell Deadline that Reitman is set to direct an untitled original screenplay for Sony based on the real-life accounts of the…
Carrying picket signs depicting their pens held in clenched fists, 11,500 screenwriters of The Writers Guild of America have overwhelmingly gone on strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the first such walkout since 2007. The strike is expected to be felt first in the realm of late-night television, including shows like…
Apple is collaborating with Universal Television and Lorne Michaels’ entertainment company, Broadway Video to create a scripted television series about the life of famed baseball player, Lou Gehrig. The show will be based on author Jonathan Eig’s 2005 book, Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The scribe…
Famed movie, theater and television writer-director-actor, Douglas McGrath died suddenly Thursday in New York City at the age of 64, Deadline is reporting. He was best known for being nominated for a Tony Award for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and an Oscar for the screenplay he co-penned with Woody Allen for Bullets Over Broadway….
Production has been halted since Monday on Searchlight’s Being Mortal, the directorial debut film of Aziz Ansari, with reports swirling about that actor Bill Murray has been accused of “inappropriate behavior.” A letter Searchlight sent to the cast and crew on Wednesday reveals the reasons for its decision to suspend production for the time being,…
Comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried died on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 67. According to his publicist, the cause of death was ventricular tachycardia due to Type II muscular dystrophy. Gottfried’s death was announced by his family via a Twitter posting that read: “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert…
Pete Davidson has been cast in Miramax’s upcoming horror thriller, The Home, which will be directed by The Purge series creator, James DeMonaco. The Saturday Night Live star is set to play Max in the film, whose production is set to begin later this month, Deadline is reporting. The Home will follow Max, a troubled…
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