IATSE is gearing up for a possible strike against the film and television industry, which would be the first industry-wide strike in the union’s history. The union and management’s AMPTP will return to the bargaining table on Thursday in an effort to reach an agreement on a new film and TV contract in advance of
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On the occasion of the show’s 25th anniversary, Nick Jr. posted a long-awaited update from original Blues Clues host Steve Burns today. Burns’ character left the show way back in 2002, ostensibly to go to college. The new video has already been viewed over 6 million times. “You remember how when we were younger, we
EXCLUSIVE: The Originals alum Andrew Lees and Zoe Cipres (Grown-ish) are set for recurring roles on the upcoming fourth season of the CW’s Roswell, New Mexico. Written by Carina Adly MacKenzie and directed by Julie Plec, the reimagined Roswell, like the original, is based on the Roswell High book series by Melinda Metz. Lees will
Bill Cosby accuser Andrea Constand is breaking her silence about the comic and actor’s release from prison two months ago. NBC News has landed the first TV interview with the former Temple University employee whose testimony helped put Cosby away for sexual assault. In a brief clip of the sit-down that will air in full
Phoebe Waller-Bridge has exited the Amazon reboot of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which she was due to star in opposite Donald Glover, Deadline can confirm. The move is understood to have been made due to creative differences. The series is currently being written ahead of production next year. Amazon will now begin re-casting the female
On Friday, MTV announced that one of its star performers at the upcoming VMAs will no longer perform. A tweet posted to the official VMAs account read: “Due to a change in production elements, Lorde can no longer perform at this year’s show. We love Lorde and cannot wait for her to perform on the
Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain spoke this morning about some of the challenges behind new TV drama Scenes From A Marriage which is debuting at the Venice Film Festival. Adapted from Ingmar Bergman’s lauded 1973 Swedish miniseries, the HBO mini-series re-examines Bergman’s iconic depiction of love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage and divorce through the lens
Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open and skipped Wimbledon earlier this year, revealing she suffers from depression and social anxiety. In her first major since then, things did not go well for the defending U.S. Open champion. She took the first set and then the usually stoic Osaka lost her composure, repeatedly giving up
Jodi Long has been elected president of SAG-AFTRA’s Los Angeles local, defeating Yvette Nicole Brown by a vote of 7,154 to 6,096. She succeeds Patricia Richardson as the local’s president. The L.A. local, which represents nearly half of the union’s entire membership, long has been a stronghold for the MembershipFirst opposition party, which won all
UPDATED with details: Fran Drescher has been elected president of SAG-AFTRA and, in a split decision, her opponent’s running mate, Joely Fisher, has been elected national secretary-treasurer. Drescher defeated Matthew Modine, who was making his second bid for the presidency, but her running mate, Anthony Rapp, lost to Fisher. The final vote count has yet
John Stamos and his sports comedy-drama Big Shot have dribbled their way to a second season. Disney+ has renewed the basketball series, which was created by David E. Kelley, Dean Lorey and Brad Garrett, after its first season launched in the spring. Production for the second season will start in 2022, with Lorey returning as
Most of the major networks are going all out next Saturday to cover the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. A least four networks are broadcasting live that day from Lower Manhattan as commemorative events are held at Ground Zero, the Flight 93 National Memorial and other sites connected with the tragedy.
EXCLUSIVE: The World According to Jeff Goldblum producer Nutopia is bolstering its executive team in the U.S. with the hire of former Nat Geo executive Geoff Daniels. Daniels, who was previously EVP, Global Unscripted Entertainment at the Disney-owned factual broadcaster, will become EVP, Unscripted Entertainment at Jane Root’s Nutopia. He will work across all series
Designated Survivor duo Dana Ledoux Miller and Michael Russell Gunn have been set as showrunners of Netflix’s upcoming Thai cave rescue miniseries. The streamer has also revealed the cast for the series, which includes local actors, including one who starred in a Thai dramatization of the story. The series is an adaptation of the Tham
EXCLUSIVE: Disney Channel is doubling down on its upcoming animated series The Ghost and Molly McGee. The kids’ network has handed the series a second season renewal ahead of its premiere on October 1. The pick-up comes as the network adds a list of A-list guest stars to voice the series as well as a
“I’d love to do the Muppets again but Disney doesn’t want me,” Frank Oz told The Guardian in an interview published today. That’s right, the man who brought to life Cookie Monster, Grover, Fozzie Bear, Bert and Yoda says he is not welcome in Disney’s Muppetverse. What about that other tentpole of the beloved Jim
Warner Bros. Television Group has signed an overall deal with Emmy-nominated Hacks co-creators Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs and their production company Paulilu Productions after a competitive situation. This marks the first overall deal for Paulilu with WBTVG. Terms were not disclosed, but WBTVG reports that Aniello and Downs’ deal is an exclusive, multiyear agreement. WBTVG
CSI: Vegas gets its first official trailer ahead of its Oct. 6 premiere on CBS and not only are some franchise favorites back but so is the theme song. The sequel to the mothership CSI series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, features returning stars William Petersen, Jorja Fox, and Wallace Langham, and newly added series regulars Paula Newsome, Matt
When production designer John P. Goldsmith was approached for HBO’s reboot of Perry Mason, he was compelled by the opportunity to dive into the world of 1930s Los Angeles. “Architecturally, what was happening then with modernism was so interesting, with Neutra, and Schindler and Frank Lloyd Wright, and these people that were there making amazing
When the Smithsonian Institution launched a new series of events this week called Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past, it included a streamed forum from Los Angeles, where participants were immersed in an LED set and their discussion interspersed with taped testimonials on race from a diversity of Americans. It’s just a start
“So America is no longer the world’s policeman, we’re the world’s student loan officer,” said Bill Maher tonight of Joe Biden’s pledge to “hunt you down and make you pay” the perpetrators of yesterday’s horrific attack outside Kabul Airport. “I’ll tell you, America not so good at wining wars, but the getting the fuck out
The Disney+ schedule for September 2021 is packed with programming from the Disney mothership, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and more. The streamer will debut Doogie Kamealoha, a modern-day reimagining of the classic series Doogie Howser, M.D., on September 8. Also on offer are new episodes of Marvel’s What If…?, the series premiere of
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is rounding out its cast for Wednesday, Tim Burton’s live-action Addams Family series, adding 10 series regulars. Joining Jenna Ortega, who stars in the titular Wednesday Addams role, are Thora Birch (Ghost World, The Walking Dead), Riki Lindhome (Knives Out, Another Period), Jamie McShane (Mank, Bloodline), Hunter Doohan (Your Honor, Truth Be Told),
Towanda Underdue has been elected to the national board of SAG-AFTRA representing the union’s Washington-Mid Atlantic local. Underdue, whose many credits include House of Cards and Veep, defeated Lance Lewman 486 votes to 425. Fran Drescher, running for national president at the top of the Unite for Strength slate, posted a campaign video supporting Lewman,
EXCLUSIVE: Inanna Sarkis (After) has set a strong cast for her new scripted podcast Zaya, including Suki Waterhouse (The Divergent Series: Insurgent), Hayley Law (Riverdale), Evan Ross (Star), Samer Salem (The Expanse), Jacob Batalon (Spider-Man: Far from Home), Matthew Noszka (Star), Lamorne Morris (New Girl), Melvin Gregg (Snowfall), Ghaith Mansour (Cherry) and Matthew Reis (Last
On September 1, all eight Harry Potter films return home to HBO Max. September also brings Clint Eastwood’s latest film Cry Macho on the 17th and director James Wan’s Malignant on the 10th. Both Cry Macho and Malignant will be available in theaters and on HBO Max the same day. They will stream on the
Netflix has unveiled Tudum, a global fan event set to provide fans with exclusives and first looks at some of their favorite original titles. Tudum, named after the streamer’s opening signature tone, will take place on Saturday, September 25. The fan event will bring together the stars and creators from around the world, representing over
Back in March, Showtime’s series Halo, based on the hugely popular Xbox video game franchise, moved to Paramount+, while Paramount+’s The Man Who Fell To Earth, based on the Walter Tevis novel and the cult classic 1976 film, migrated to Showtime. (It had been ordered to series by Par+ predecessor CBS All Access which was
Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers has gotten off to a strong ratings start. As usual, no hard numbers are being released, but the high-profile limited series, starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy, was the most-watched Hulu original ever — drama, comedy, limited series or unscripted — on premiere day as well as after five days on
UPDATED with Chateau Marmont statement: The Offer, Paramount+’s miniseries on the making of The Godfather, has honored an ongoing boycott of the Chateau Marmont, ditching plans to shoot at the legendary Los Angeles venue, Deadline has confirmed. Sources tell labor union Unite Here Local 11 that the production starring Miles Teller, Matthew Goode, Justin Chambers,