Josh Holloway is set to star in the HBO Max series “Duster,” which hails from co-writers LaToya Morgan and J.J. Abrams, Variety has learned. Set in the 1970’s Southwest, “Duster” explores the life of a getaway driver for a growing crime syndicate. Hollway will star as the driver. The role reunites Holloway with Abrams, as Holloway is best known for starring as […]
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Deadline hears that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is seriously considering locating the 93rd Academy Awards at Union Station, the cavernous main railway station in Los Angeles. Nothing is set yet, but sources said that is the venue AMPAS and ABC favor at the moment. Even though the nominations will be revealed Monday and the […]
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Roger Mudd, the Peabody Award-winning journalist who spent a quarter-century at CBS News and NBC News and came close to becoming a No. 1 network anchorman — not that he wanted that, anyway — has died. He was 93. Mudd died Tuesday of complications from kidney failure at his home in McLean, Virginia, his son Jonathan […]
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ITV presenter Piers Morgan has quit morning show “Good Morning Britain” after comments he made about Meghan Markle sparked public outcry and triggered an investigation by the U.K.’s media regulator. The U.K. broadcaster confirmed in a statement on Tuesday evening local time that “following discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan has decided now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain. […]
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British mental health charity Mind has said it is “disappointed and concerned” after Good Morning Britain anchor Piers Morgan argued he did not believe Meghan Markle when she said she had suicidal thoughts. On his ITV show this morning, Morgan raged at Markle’s bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview, calling the conversation – which broadcasts in the UK on ITV tonight – “contemptible” and a betrayal of […]
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In Meghan Markle’s tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey Sunday night, Markle admitted that the pressure of royal life and her treatment was so intense that it drove her to a breaking point of considering suicide. “I just didn’t see a solution,” Meghan admitted, referencing the constant tabloid rumors and attention and scrutiny. “I realized it […]
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“Nomadland” topped the 2021 Critics Choice Awards. The Searchlight film won four awards, including best picture and best director for helmer Chloé Zhao. With the awards coming shortly after the death of the film’s production sound mixer, Michael Wolf Snyder, Zhao paid tribute to him during her best director acceptance speech. “The best moments of our day [were […]
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CNN’s Brianna Keilar mocked Tucker Carlson’s news coverage with a video montage on Friday, as part of a lengthy segment that also took aim at Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch’s comments dismissing a post-election ratings decline at Fox News. “Fox, facing a ratings slump after its de facto executive producer lost the presidential election, is leaning more heavily into its buffet of cultural war cuisine,” […]
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Ray Liotta has signed on the upcoming Apple drama series “In With the Devil,” Variety has confirmed. Liotta joins previously announced series leads Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser. The six-episode series would be based on the 2010 novel “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel […]
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Here she comes to save the day (OK, we know that’s Mighty Mouse, but still): The final season of “Supergirl” is soaring to The CW sooner than expected. Well, at least the first half of it is. Due to COVID-19 production shutdowns earlier this season on freshman series “Superman & Lois,” Season 6-A of “Supergirl” […]
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Former Vice President Mike Pence is coming to TV, or at least streaming. Pence will narrate a four-part limited series for Fox News Media’s streaming service Fox Nation. The series, Age of Rush, will look at the career of radio host Rush Limbaugh, who died last month at age 70. The series will include interviews with Limbaugh’s […]
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Meghan Markle’s latest voice of support is coming from her former “Suits” co-star. Patrick J. Adams took to Twitter to defend the “enthusiastic, kind, cooperative, giving, joyful” Markle, who played his wife on the series, amid claims she bullied her royal aides. “She has always been a powerful woman with a deep sense of morality and a fierce work ethic […]
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FX’s American Crime Story anthology has cast Edie Falco as Hillary Clinton in its next season, which covers the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton. The multiple Emmy winner will join the A-list ensemble of Impeachment: American Crime Story, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Falco will star with Sarah Paulson (Linda Tripp), Beanie Feldstein (Monica Lewinsky), Clive Owen (Bill Clinton) and […]
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NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is looking forward to his daughter’s wedding to a Jewish entrepreneur. He’s just a little worried about the hora. “I’ve been really working out hard because apparently they’ve got to pick me up in a chair,” Barkley told Jimmy Kimmel on his talk show Tuesday night about the most harrowing feature […]
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The first episode of “Superman & Lois” is the most-streamed series premiere in The CW’s history, the network said Thursday. The DC Entertainment series’ first episode has been watched by a total of 3.25 million total viewers, according to Nielsen’s live-plus-seven measurement. That marks an 86% growth over the seven days following the Feb. 23 […]
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The Television Academy has signed a deal with diversity consulting firm ReadySet to evaluate the organization’s inclusion and representation practices. The announcement comes as another awards-giving body, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. (which oversees the Golden Globes), has come under fire for its lack of any Black members. In the case of the TV Academy, which operates the Emmy […]
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Alec Baldwin has deactivated his Twitter account once again amid a tempestuous week on social media. The “30 Rock” actor announced his decision to quit the platform in a nearly 10-minute video posted to Instagram late Wednesday. The move, he explained, was in response to backlash he received for commenting on Gillian Anderson’s use of an […]
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Lifetime and A&E have picked up a two-part documentary about the life and career of Janet Jackson, the networks announced Wednesday. The four-hour project, which has the working title “Janet,” is timed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Jackson’s self-titled debut album, which was released in 1982. It will feature archival footage and never-before-seen home […]
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Amid brewing controversy, “The Bachelor” host Chris Harrison is set to have his moment in the hot seat with Michael Strahan on “Good Morning America.” The interview was pre-taped on Wednesday, Variety has learned, and is set to air on Thursday morning. In a cross-synergistic interview (both “The Bachelor” and “GMA” are major ABC properties), Harrison will discuss the […]
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The Simpsons is staying put at Fox. The broadcast network has handed out a two-season renewal for the Disney-owned animated veteran from creator Matt Groening. While a pickup for The Simpsons had often been a no-brainer, those discussions have become more challenging after Disney took control of the series a couple years ago as part of its $72 […]
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The country music star Dolly Parton has yet another new gig: Singing the praises of coronavirus shots and getting vaccinated on camera. Last year, Ms. Parton donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, which worked with the drugmaker Moderna to develop one of the first coronavirus vaccines to be authorized in the United States. The federal government eventually invested […]
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Alec Mapa has signed on to star alongside Alec Baldwin and Kelsey Grammer in an ABC multi-cam comedy series, Variety has learned. The untitled series revolves around three men who were roommates in their twenties until their warring egos drove them apart. Now, the trio are reuniting decades later for one more run at the lives they’ve always wanted. […]
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As a third accuser came forward with allegations of unwanted advances against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, his brother Chris Cuomo addressed the issue as he opened his CNN show on Monday night. “Before we start tonight, let me say something that I am sure very obvious to you who watch my show, and thank you for that. […]
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Dakota Fanning has signed on to play Susan Ford in the Showtime anthology series “The First Lady,” Variety has learned. Susan is the only daughter of Betty Ford and President Gerald Ford, who will be played in the series by Michelle Pfeiffer and Aaron Eckhart respectively. Susan was a teenager during her father’s time in the White House and is […]
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To no surprise, The CW is keeping Superman and Lois Lane around. The younger-skewing broadcast network has handed out a speedy season two renewal for rookie DC Comics drama Superman & Lois. The pickup arrives after the Greg Berlanti-produced drama aired only one episode. The second installment debuts Tuesday night. “The phenomenal multiplatform debut of Superman & Lois, […]
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