The force between J.J. Abrams and HBO is growing stronger. Again. The premium-cable network confirmed on Thursday it has ordered to series a sci-fi fantasy drama from the highly in-demand writer/director/producer, who also is an executive producer of Westworld and the upcoming drama Lovecraft Country. Details on the project — which landed at HBO following a […]
Read moreThe Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department is now calling 87-year-old Robert Wagner a “person of interest” in his wife’s death, a move they previously resisted. New witnesses have reportedly emerged in the 1981 drowning of actress Natalie Wood. Sheriff’s spokeswoman Nicole Nishida issued a statement Thursday night that new witnesses interviewed have provided statements that “portray a […]
Read moreThe conservative media watchdog group the Parents Television Council has issued an “urgent appeal” to Justin Timberlake to not let history repeat itself at the 2018 Super Bowl. Leading up Timberlake’s highly anticipated Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday (Feb. 4), the Parents Television Council penned an open letter to the pop icon asking him to keep […]
Read moreNearly four decades after the unexplained drowning death of Hollywood star Natalie Wood, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s investigators tell “48 Hours” that her then-husband, actor Robert Wagner, is now a person of interest. Investigators want to speak with Wagner about the circumstances surrounding her death one night in 1981, they say in interviews for “Natalie […]
Read moreActor Scott Baio, appearing Wednesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” vehemently denied his former “Charles in Charge” castmate Nicole Eggert’s accusations that he repeatedly sexually abused her when she was a teenager. “I don’t know if you’ve ever been on a sitcom set,” Baio told anchor Amy Robach, “but on any given day, on every day […]
Read moreUSA Network’s Suits is bringing in a new face for season eight to help fill the void created by the upcoming exit of future British royal Meghan Markle. Grey’s Anatomy alum Katherine Heigl has been tapped to join the Aaron Korsh-created “Blue Skies” drama as a series regular for its recently announced eighth season. Heigl […]
Read moreSomeone pass Trevor Noah some ointment because Piers Morgan just laid a sick burn on him. British media personality Morgan tore into “Daily Show” host Noah after Noah characterized him as an “unf—able Colin Firth,’ suggesting that Noah is inferior to his “Daily Show” predecessor, Jon Stewart. Morgan made his assessment in response to Noah’s […]
Read moreRose McGowan launched her book tour Tuesday on “Good Morning America,” detailing for the first time her allegation that Harvey Weinstein raped her at the Sundance Film Festival in 1997. “A lot of victims and survivors will say they detach and you really do,” McGowan told interviewer Robin Roberts. “You float up above your body […]
Read moreJim Caviezel is poised to reprise his role as Jesus Christ in the upcoming sequel to Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. ICM Partners, which represents Caviezel, confirmed on Tuesday that the actor is in negotiations with Gibson, who would presumably produce, direct or both. The Hollywood Reporter first reported 20 months ago that a sequel was in […]
Read moreIn the days after the Grammy Awards, some griping about the winners can always be expected, with debates in recent years focusing on racial diversity and the institution’s relationship with hip-hop. But following the 60th annual Grammys on Sunday, two words uttered backstage by Neil Portnow, the president of the Recording Academy, ignited a controversy […]
Read moreMark Salling, the former Glee star who last month pleaded guilty to child pornography charges, was found dead today in Los Angeles, a law enforcement official has confirmed to Deadline. The actor was 35. The source said the death is being investigating by authorities as a possible suicide, and the coroner’s office is waiting to […]
Read morePiers Morgan is clearly keeping abreast of Kim Kardashian’s Twitter activity — and he’s just as clearly not impressed with what he’s seeing. British media personality Morgan lashed out at reality TV star Kardashian on Monday, after she posted a photo of herself sans top on the social media platform. Morgan was unambiguous in his […]
Read moreTom Hanks wants to be your neighbor. The Oscar winner is set to play late TV personality Fred Rogers in the biopic You Are My Friend, which has been acquired by TriStar Pictures. Director Marielle Heller (The Diary of a Teenage Girl) will helm from a screenplay by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster. The screenplay appeared on […]
Read moreAs Dylan Farrow’s sexual assault allegations against Woody Allen resurface, one of his most notable collaborators, Diane Keaton has come to his defense. The Academy Award-winning Annie Hall actress took to Twitter saying, “Woody Allen is my friend and I continue to believe him. It might be of interest to take a look at the 60 […]
Read moreOh, wait – you think the Grammy is supposed to go to the year’s best album? That’s sweet. Stay gold, Ponyboy. This has literally never been the way the Grammys worked and never will be, so stop chewing that sock pretending it’s a cookie. Of course Bruno Mars beat Kendrick Lamar. Everybody knew he would. […]
Read moreCarrie Fisher won her first Grammy award posthumously, taking home the prize for best spoken word album for the audio version of her memoir The Princess Diarist. Fisher was previously nominated for a Grammy in the same category in 2009 for the audio recording of her book Wishful Drinking. The 2016 memoir was inspired by the diary entries […]
Read moreWill Ferrell returned to Saturday Night Live tonight to host for his fourth time, joined by musical guest Chris Stapleton. In his fourth time hosting Saturday Night Live, Will Ferrell entered Studio 8H with a fake cut on his head to do his opening monologue. It was a musical number gone awry, a very eager Ferrell singing his […]
Read moreThe network, which gave a straight-to-series order this week to a Murphy Brown revival, has picked up six pilots — including reboots of Cagney and Lacey and Magnum P.I. On the drama side, ordered to pilot are Chiefs, a female-driven procedural from CSI grad Carol Mendelsohn; Cagney and Lacey, from Bridget Carpenter (11.22.63, Westworld, Friday […]
Read moreMoviePass exploded in popularity over the holidays, reaching over one million concurrent subscribers in December. With a $9.95 monthly subscription fee, that adds up to be a pretty nice chunk of change for the company. For the unaware, MoviePass is a service that allows subscribers to watch as many movies as they’d like in theaters […]
Read morePresident Trump is expected to bring the thunder when he delivers his State of the Union address on Tuesday, but the real storm is likely to hit afterward. Stephen Colbert had previously announced “The Late Show” will air live after the speech, and now Jimmy Kimmel has booked a special guest sure to raise some eyebrows. […]
Read moreThe CW is giving new life to one of its old, beloved titles. After originally announcing to bring the series back several years ago, the network has officially handed out a pilot order for a reboot of “Charmed,” this afternoon. The news also comes almost 12 full years since the original series concluded its run […]
Read moreOfficials at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum were tight-lipped on Thursday night about an unusual email exchange in which its chief curator is said to have rebuffed a White House request for a Vincent van Gogh painting and offered a gold toilet instead. The exchange between the curator, Nancy Spector, and Donna Hayashi Smith of […]
Read moreCasey Affleck has withdrawn from presenting the Best Actress Award at the upcoming Oscars, Deadline hears. He has notified the Academy he will not be attending the event, sources said. I’ve heard that Affleck did not want to become a distraction from the focus that should be on the performances of the actresses in the […]
Read moreMultiple talent reps say the “Hanoi Jane” remarks have made them reconsider booking clients on ‘Megyn Kelly Today.’ “Actors don’t trust her,” says a publicist. Is Megyn Kelly’s Monday morning takedown of Jane Fonda — in which Kelly invoked Fonda’s Vietnam-era Hanoi Jane sobriquet — the first of more provocations? Or was it a one-off? […]
Read moreCBS has given a 13-episode order to a revival of the classic sitcom “Murphy Brown.” Original star Candice Bergen is set to reprise her role as the titular broadcast journalist. The multi-camera comedy will be part of CBS’ 2018-19 season and will see Bergen’s character returning to television news at a time of political and cultural upheaval. […]
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