‘Newlyweds’: Bruce Helford named new showrunner, extended hiatus
NBC and Universal Television Team Up to Take the Reins on Freshman Multi-Camera Comedy Newlywedshiring sitcom veteran Bruce Helford (The Conners) as the new showrunner replacing Gail Lerner who was fired last Friday. Newlyweds, co-created by Lerner and…
Danny Trejo Says He’s ‘Not Pro-ICE’ After Being Cast in Ben Shapiro Company Film
For decades, Hollywood actor Danny Trejo has played gangsters, convicts, and other various criminals. So when Trejo was offered the chance to play a hard-working, peace-loving Mexican trader in a thriller with the working title “Pawn Shop,”…
CAA, WME and UTA lead coalition in favor of law requiring streamers to devote 50% of their budgets to independent productions
In a rare team-up of major Hollywood talent agencies, CAA, UTA and WME have joined forces as founding members of the American Entertainment Alliance – which, among other things, wants US law to require streaming providers like Netflix, Prime Video, HBO…
Steven Soderbergh to Help Finish ‘The Batman Part II’ Production
EXCLUSIVE: As director Matt Reeves continues to deal with an ongoing family matter, Steven Soderbergh comes in to help finish principal photography in the final weeks of the DC Studios film. The Batman Part II. The news comes after production on the film…
Violet and Xaden have been cast in Prime Video’s ‘Fourth Wing’ TV show
Lightning strikes as Prime Video found its main stars for upcoming TV series Fourth wing, the small screen adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by Rebecca Yarros, from showrunner and EP Meredith Averill. Esther McGregor (We were liars,…
Netflix’s Bela Bajaria leaves after 10 years of layoffs
As part of a major management shakeup, Bela Bajaria is leaving Netflix after 10 years at the streamer, where he was most recently chief content officer. She will be replaced by former Disney and Fox executive Peter Rice, as first reported by Puck. As…
Fourth Wing TV Series Casts Emilio Sakraya as Xaden Riorson
Attention, “Fourth Wing” cadets: Amazon Prime Video’s television adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’ hit romance series has found your wing leader. Emilio Sakraya will play Xaden Riorson, Variety learned. He will star alongside Esther McGregor (“We…
La Bola Negra is considered the rival of The Odyssey at the Oscars. I’m not so sure.
Joe Manganiello shares rare insight into mysterious battle with illness with heartbreaking hospital photos
Joe Manganiello has shared insight into his battle with a mystery illness by sharing heartbreaking photos of himself in hospital. “TRIGGER WARNING. In the days after my large intestine was amputated, my weight started to drop,” he captioned…
Disney Inks Dude is perfect for handling original content
Walt Disney Co. strikes another major creative deal, this time with the prolific sports-focused Dude Perfect, The Hollywood Reporter learned. The deal, which the company is billing as a “company-wide creative partnership,” will span entertainment sports,…