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‘This Is Us’ Renewed For Second & Third Seasons By NBC
10 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
NBC has ordered two minimum 18-episode seasons of its Tuesday night drama sensation This Is Us. "We all got our wish that this is a hit show," said Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment. "'This Is Us' is as good as anything we've ever had, we're thrilled to renew it for two seasons and there's no doubt it will have a long life on NBC. On behalf of everyone at NBC, we're grateful for the artistry of the cast, crew, and producers assembled by our gifted creator, Dan… »
‘Will & Grace’ to Return to NBC for 10-Episode Run
13 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
NBC is officially bringing back “Will & Grace” for a 10-episode limited run next season, the broadcaster revealed Wednesday during the Television Critics Association press event. Emmy winners Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally are all back for the 2017-2018 run, and original series creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan will act as showrunners and executive producers. James Burrows, who directed every episode of the show during its initial eight-year run, is set to direct and executive produce. Universal Television will produce and distribute the new episodes. “We’re thrilled that one of the smartest, funniest, and most defining comedies in NBC. »
- Tony Maglio
Sundance: Grateful Dead Doc 'Long Strange Trip' Goes to Amazon
17 January 2017 8:34 AM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
Amazon is ready for a Long Strange Trip, acquiring the Grateful Dead documentary ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
Directed by Amir Bar-Lev, the doc charts the rise of the band from its roots in the Bay Area’s vibrant 1960s counterculture to the top of the rock and roll charts. Encapsulating the group's quintessential character and three decades of legendary concerts-cum-spiritual experiences, the film includes archival stills, film footage, audio recordings and rare live tracks — much of which has never been seen or heard. »
- Ashley Lee
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Delayed Again, Casts James Frain
12 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
“Star Trek: Discovery” will likely miss its previously announced May premiere target, Variety has learned. The series has also cast James Frain as Spock’s father.
CBS released a statement regarding the possible delay:
“Production on ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ begins next week. We love the cast, the scripts and are excited about the world the producers have created. This is an ambitious project; we will be flexible on a launch date if it’s best for the show. We’ve said from the beginning it’s more important to do this right than to do it fast. There is also added flexibility presenting on CBS All Access, which isn’t beholden to seasonal premieres or launch windows.”
More to come…
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- Oriana Schwindt
Roman Polanski to Serve as President of France's Cesar Awards
19 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
Roman Polanski will serve as president of this year’s Cesar Awards ceremony, the French Academy announced Wednesday.
Academy president Alain Terzian called the director “an insatiable esthetic,” in the announcement citing his works from Rosemary’s Baby and Chinatown as “masterpieces.”
Polanski won the best director Cesar for The Pianist in 2002 and Venus in Fur in 2014. »
- Rhonda Richford
People’s Choice Awards 2017: Complete Winners List
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The 43rd annual People’s Choice Awards celebrated the most popular stars in film and TV on Wednesday night as the show was hosted by Joel McHale from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. However, with just 48 hours until Donald Trump takes office, the new president was on everyone’s minds. “2016 was a very interesting year,” McHale said, USA Today reported. “We all watched as a longtime government insider squared off against an egotistical billionaire. I’m speaking, of course, about ‘Captain America: Civil War.'” Also Read: History of Cute Kids at the Oscars, From Shirley Temple to Sunny Pawar »
- Debbie Emery
Film Review: ‘Plastic China’
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
There’s novelty but not a lot of substance to Jiu-liang Wang’s documentary “Plastic China,” which serves as a thematic sequel of sorts to his 2011 “Beijing Besieged by Waste.” The description of the new film is intriguing: It portrays the lives of workers in an unnamed Chinese town entirely dedicated to the recycling of plastic. But the purist vérité approach allows almost no probing of the environmental, health, political, and other big-picture issues obviously relevant here, and the close-up focus on a few individuals provides frustratingly limited insight as well. With any random few minutes affording as much understanding as the near-structureless whole, this might have worked better as a video installation piece.
An opening title informs viewers that China is the leading importer of plastic waste from Japan, Korea, Europe, and the U.S., and later, we learn that the burg visited here boasts thousands of individual recycling operations. »
- Dennis Harvey
Michael Flatley Set to Dance at Donald Trump’s Liberty Ball (Report)
2 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Michael Flatley is getting ready to dance for the future president, according to TMZ. The “Riverdance” star and his Irish dance troupe have been added to the list of performers for the Liberty Ball as part of Donald Trump’s official inauguration celebrations on Friday in Washington D.C., the website reported. This latest addition to the line-up means the “Lord of the Dance” creator will join entertainers such as Sam Moore, Travis Greene and The Rockettes. Also Read: Shhh! Chrisette Michele to Perform at Trump's Inauguration (Report) While famous for his Irish dance skills and his lightening fast feet, »
- Debbie Emery
Why Sherri Shephard Will Watch Trump’s Inauguration: ‘I’m Very Scared’
3 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Many celebrities who oppose Donald Trump say they won’t even watch Donald Trump’s inauguration — but former “View” host Sherri Shepherd isn’t one of them. “I’m very scared, being a black woman and having a black boy. It’s very scary,” she told TheWrap. “But I’ve taught my son — he was praying the other day and he was like, ‘Oh God! Lord please bless the President-elect! I gotta say it.’ But that’s what I’m teaching him.” Despite her worries, Shepherd is hoping for the best. Also Read: Trump Voters Beg Him: Stop Tweeting “We »
- Joe Otterson
Fox Names Salil Mehta President of New Gaming Division
3 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
Fox is creating a new division, FoxNext, that will work with both the studio’s TV and film units to oversee video gaming, virtual and augmented reality productions and location-based entertainment like theme parks, and the company has named Salil Mehta to serve as its president.
Mehta, who most recently had served as president of content management for Twentieth Century Fox Film, will step into the new post immediately and will report to both Peter Rice, chairman and CEO of Fox Networks Group, and Stacey Snider, chairman and CEO of Twentieth Century Fox Film.
FoxNext, according to an announcement released today, »
- Gregg Kilday
PETA Calls for Boycott of ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ After Disturbing Video Surfaces
4 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have called for a boycott of Universal’s upcoming movie “A Dog’s Purpose” in the wake of the release of video showing a dog being forced into churning water on the set.
“PETA is calling on dog lovers to boycott the film in order to send the message that dogs and other animals should be treated humanely, not as movie props,” the group said.
The call for the boycott came on Wednesday, when TMZ released a leaked video from November, 2015, footage of a German Shepherd being forced into turbulent water during the making of the film.
Amblin Partners and Universal Pictures issued a statement saying that the dog in the video, named Hercules, had been rehearsed for the water scenes but balked on the day of the shooting so the production team did not proceed. The companies said they were reviewing the footage. »
- Dave McNary
‘Flip or Flop’ Star Tarek El Moussa Blasts ‘Irresponsible Media’ Over ‘Fake News’
4 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
“Flip or Flop” star Tarek El Moussa is taking aim at “irresponsible media outlets” he says are reporting “salacious gossip” and “fake news.” The reality TV star, who’s currently undergoing a divorce from his wife and co-star Christina El Moussa, took to Instagram on Wednesday to issue a strongly worded message aimed at the media, or at least certain corners of it. “No matter the lies, innuendo, salacious gossip and ‘fake news’ that is thrown at me from irresponsible media outlets via anonymous sources, I will focus on what matters most which is co-parenting our children and working hard on our. »
- Tim Kenneally
‘Deepwater Horizon,’ ‘The Accountant’ Take Top Two Spots on Disc Sales Charts
4 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The drought of new releases is over, with no fewer than six new DVD and Blu-ray Disc releases debuting among the top 20 on the national home video sales charts for the week that ended Jan. 15.
Lionsgate’s “Deepwater Horizon” and Warner’s “The Accountant” bowed at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, on both the Npd VideoScan overall disc sales chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart.
“Deepwater Horizon” is the dramatization of the April 2010 explosion of the offshore drilling rig of the same name, which created the worst oil spill in U.S. history. The film grossed $61.4 million in U.S. theaters and also debuted at No. 1 on Home Media Magazine’s top disc rentals chart.
“The Accountant,” with a domestic box office gross of $86.3 million, is a crime thriller starring Ben Affleck as a forensic accountant who tracks down inside embezzlers for various criminal enterprises. »
- Thomas K. Arnold
‘A Dog’s Purpose’ Producers Say German Shepherd Was Not Forced to Complete Scene (Report)
4 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Amblin Entertainment defended its production tactics in the filming of “A Dog’s Purpose” after a video obtained by TMZ showed a trainer apparently pushing a struggling dog named Hercules into a pool of water. However, the production company told TMZ that despite appearances, no coercion was used, and the dog did not do anything against his will. Amblin said the dog had rehearsed the water scenes for several days, but when it was time to shoot for real, he evidently got cold paws. “On the day of the shoot, Hercules did not want to perform the stunt portrayed on the tape. »
- Matt Pressberg
Nick Cassavetes Going on ‘Honeymoon With Harry’
4 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Nick Cassavetes has come on board New Line Cinema’s drama-comedy “Honeymoon with Harry,” based on the Bart Baker novel.
Mike Karz of Karz Entertainment and Josie Rosen of Gulfstream Pictures are producing the project, which has been in development for more than a decade. Russell Hollander of Hollander Entertainment is the executive producer.
Dan Fogelman, whose screenplay credits include “Crazy, Stupid, Love” and “Last Vegas,” is the screenwriter. Baker’s novel focuses on a hard-living man who falls in love with a woman who literally saves him from himself — despite the best efforts of her protective father to crush the relationship. When she dies tragically just before the wedding, the men wind up going on the honeymoon together to reconcile their differences.
Robert de Niro, Bradley Cooper and Rachel McAdams have been attached to star in “Honeymoon with Harry” at various points and Cooper expressed interest in directing the project. »
- Dave McNary
Senator Seeks FBI Information on Steven Mnuchin’s Ties to Relativity Media
4 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, is asking FBI director James Comey for information on Relativity Media and its ties to Steven Mnuchin, the movie financier and banking executive who is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the treasury.
In a press release, Brown referred to an FBI investigation into Relativity, noting that when nonprofit watchdog group MuckRock first sought answers to questions about Mnuchin and the film company, the Freedom of Information Act request was denied. According to Brown, the FBI cited concerns that the disclosure of such information would “interfere with enforcement proceedings.”
Mnuchin was a member of Relativity’s board and once served as its co-chairman. He stayed in that post for seven months, departing two months before Relativity declared bankruptcy in July, 2015. Variety‘s James Rainey reported that just weeks before the bankruptcy filing, »
- Ted Johnson
17 Stars Going to the Women’s March to Protest Trump (Updating)
5 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The day after Donald Trump officially becomes the 45th President of the United States, hundreds of thousands of protesters are set to take part in the Women’s March in Washington D.C. and in several other cities across the nation. The national march has drawn the attention of many celebrities, much of whom were supporters of Hillary Clinton during the election. Here’s the celebs we know will be marching so far. This list will be updated as the march draws closer. Chelsea Handler She said during the election that she would leave the country if Trump won. Instead, »
- Jeremy Fuster
Gregg Sulkin Ripped for Comparing His Stair Workout to 9/11 Firefighters
5 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Twitter users are getting quite the workout beating up on Gregg Sulkin, after the “Wizards of Waverly Place” alum compared his exercise routine to the efforts of first responders during the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Sulkin made the comparison on Twitter, writing, “Wow what a workout. Had to run up flights of stairs & all I could think of were the brave firefighters climbing the twin towers on 9/11.” The actor eventually deleted the tweet — but not before, as so often happens these days, it was preserved for the general mockery and disgust of the Twitterati. Also Read: 9/11-Themed Mattress »
- Tim Kenneally
Final Oscar Predictions: 5 Lingering Questions With Nominations on the Way
5 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Ballots were due on Friday and the nail-biting will finally cease at 5am on Tuesday, Jan. 24. It’s been another jam-packed phase one for Oscar season, though one that didn’t have quite as many twists and turns as you’d expect. After all, a certain musical started the season as the presumed frontrunner, and it hasn’t budged since.
Of course, as soon as you think you’ve got it all figured out, the Academy keeps you on your toes. So how will the nominations for the 89th annual Oscars play out next week? There will be surprises, surely. There always are. Figuring out what they might be is the fun. Check out my final picks if you’re curious to know one guy’s opinion, but as we head into this final lap, a few lingering questions remain.
How many best picture nominees will there be?
In the »
- Kristopher Tapley
Fox Names Salil Mehta President of New Vr-Focused NextFox Division
5 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Salil Mehta has been tapped as the man to lead Fox into the virtual reality age, as he has been named president of newly-created division FoxNext, which will oversee video gaming, location-based entertainment, virtual and augmented reality productions for the studio. Mehta, who most recently worked as president of content management for Twentieth Century Fox Film, will report jointly to Fox Networks Group Chairman and CEO Peter Rice and Twentieth Century Fox Film Chairman and CEO Stacey Snider. FoxNext came out of the Fox Innovation Lab, which developed a Vr experience for “The Martian” last year, and unveiled a “Planet of. »
- Matt Pressberg
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