Universal is set to open Dear Evan Hansen, its adaptation of the Broadway musical that stars Amy Adams, Julianne Moore and Amandla Stenberg, on Sept. 24, 2021. The Stephen Chbosky-directed movie, which also has Ben Platt reprising on screen his Broadway character of Evan Hansen, will take the place of an Untitled Universal event movie amid a Hollywood […]
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Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto have signed on to star in Apple’s scripted WeWork project, which has been ordered to series at the streamer. The series is titled “WeCrashed,” based on the Wondery podcast of the same name. It is described as following the greed-filled rise and inevitable fall of WeWork, one of the world’s most valuable startups, and the narcissists […]
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The Wonder Years reboot has been picked up to pilot by ABC alongside two other comedy projects. It will be set in the same era as the original, looking at how a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama in the turbulent late 1960s made sure it was The Wonder Years for them too. The new iteration comes from Dave exec producer Saladin Patterson, […]
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Armie Hammer will no longer star in the upcoming Paramount Plus series “The Offer,” which tells the behind the scenes story of the making of “The Godfather,” Variety has learned from sources. It was announced in early December that Hammer was attached to lead the show in the role of Al Ruddy, who produced “The Godfather” back in 1972. The […]
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Sonny Fox, the beloved pioneer of kids television who demonstrated an amazing one-on-one rapport with children as the host of the New York-based Sunday morning program Wonderama, has died. He was 95. Fox died Sunday of pneumonia induced by COVID-19 in a hospital in Encino, his daughter, Meredith Fox, told The Hollywood Reporter. A native of Brooklyn […]
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Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Honorary Oscar winner who starred in Sounder and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and earned five Emmy noms for her recurring role on How to Get Away with Murder, died today. She was 94. Her manager Larry Thompson confirmed the news by did not provide details of her death. “I have managed Miss Tyson’s career […]
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MTV Entertainment Group is marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a public-service spot across all its brands. In a memo to staff Wednesday, group president Chris McCarthy wrote, “Today we stand with our Jewish colleagues, talent and audiences around the world to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day which the United National General Assembly designated to commemorate […]
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Oscar winner and multiple Emmy winner Cloris Leachman, best remembered as the delightfully neurotic Phyllis Lindstrom on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and her own subsequent sitcom, died of natural causes on Tuesday in Encinitas, Calif. She was 94. “It’s been my privilege to work with Cloris Leachman, one of the most fearless actresses of our time,” her […]
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Actor Elliot Page has filed for divorce from wife Emma Portner, new court records show. The 33-year-old “Juno” star — who recently came out as transgender — filed for a contested divorce Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court. “After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce following our separation last summer,” the […]
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Less than five days after the Daily Mail turned heads by reporting romance between MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and 30 Rock actress Jane Krakowski, he’s filed a defamation suit. In New York federal court, Lindell lodged claims on Monday. Lindell is represented by Charles Harder, who notably has appeared for Donald Trump in libel actions. Lindell advertises heavily on […]
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Two CBS local television executives are on administrative leave starting Monday night after a report by the Los Angeles Times alleges the bosses of inappropriate conduct towards women and people of color. A statement from CBS confirmed that President of the CBS Television Stations Peter Dunn and Senior Vice President, News David Friend have been placed on leave, pending the results […]
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NBCUniversal’s Peacock soon will be the only place to watch WWE Network in the U.S. WWE and NBCU reached a multiyear agreement giving Peacock exclusive streaming rights to WWE Network for American viewers. The over-the-top wrestling entertainment service’s existing U.S. subscribers (about 1.1 million in total) will be migrated over to Peacock Premium, where they’ll continue to get access to WWE […]
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Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty), Michelle Monaghan (Mission: Impossible) and Jai Courtney (The Suicide Squad) are set to star in action-thriller Black Site from the producers of John Wick, Hotel Mumbai and Bait. Black Site centers on a group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret CIA black site who must fight for their lives in a cat-and-mouse game against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. […]
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NBC is not yet ready to say “goodbye” to Weakest Link. The network has picked up a second season of the game show, hosted by Jane Lynch. Production on season two, which will run for 13 episodes, is set to begin later in the year. “Audiences have clearly embraced this smart, fun and completely addicting show, […]
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In the wake of Larry King’s death on Saturday, CNN talent and execs took to social media to pay tribute to the self-made man from Brooklyn who spent six decades proudly winging it as an interviewer on the radio and as the host of his own nightly talk show on CNN. King died Saturday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical […]
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A decade after Fox canceled “America’s Most Wanted,” the network is reviving the series — with new host Elizabeth Vargas. The new “America’s Most Wanted” will premiere this March on Fox, the network announced on Friday. The format will be the same: “Vargas will ask for viewers’ help as she breaks down cases from the show’s new headquarters, […]
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NBCUniversal is pulling the plug on NBCSN, its cable sports network. The channel will shut down by the end of 2021, with its signature live sporting events airing instead on USA Network and Peacock. According to a memo to staff from NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua, NHL games (including Stanley Cup playoff games) and NASCAR […]
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Showtime has added a second A-list actress to its anthology series The First Lady. Michelle Pfeiffer will play Betty Ford in the series, which will also star Viola Davis as Michelle Obama. Emmy winner Susanne Bier (The Night Manager, The Undoing) has also signed on to direct every episode of The First Lady — which is produced by […]
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On Wednesday, just hours after Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, White House press secretary Jen Psaki took to the podium in the James S. Brady Briefing Room in the West Wing and said she and the president wanted to bring “truth and transparency back to the briefing room.” In […]
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Hollywood has taken to Twitter to voice its support for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as they were sworn in as the 46th president and 49th vice president of the United States. Also capturing much attention and praise is Amanda Gorman, the youngest poet ever to speak at a presidential inauguration, and her poem “The Hill We […]
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Rush Limbaugh churned out a series of conspiracy theories regarding the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris during a rant claiming that the new president did not legitimately win the 2020 election. The conservative radio host started by bashing the field of flags set up on the National Mall to represent those who cannot attend the inauguration due to […]
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President Biden, less than an hour after his swearing in, posted his first official tweet from the @POTUS account after Twitter transferred it from Trump’s control. “There is no time to waste when it comes to tackling the crises we face,” Biden said in the post, time-stamped at 12:36 p.m. ET Wednesday. “That’s why today, I am […]
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At 11:06 a.m. ET Wednesday, Fox News showed a split screen of the Capitol building in Washington and Donald Trump having disembarked from Air Force One in Florida. That was the last substantial mention or image of the now former president as the major news networks focused on Joe Biden assuming the presidency and Kamala […]
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Rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black are among the people to have been pardoned or had their sentences commuted by Donald Trump in his last full day in office. Late on Tuesday, the president granted 73 pardons and commuted the sentences for 70 other individuals. Pardons were given to Trump’s political allies including his former campaign […]
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James Corden celebrated Trump’s last day in office with a parody of “Les Misérables” number “One Day More,” featuring a slew of Broadway stars. In the video, which aired during Tuesday’s episode of “The Late Late Show,” Corden arrives at work in a good mood due to President-elect Joe Biden’s impending inauguration. After seeing Trump appear on […]
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