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Michael Sheen, David Tennant to Star in Neil Gaiman’s ‘Good Omens’ at Amazon
4 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Michael Sheen and David Tennant have been cast in the lead roles in the Amazon series adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “Good Omens,” Variety has learned.
The show is set in 2018 on the brink of an apocalypse as humanity prepares for a final judgment. But Aziraphale, a somewhat fussy angel, and Crowley, a demon, aren’t enthusiastic about the end of the world, and can’t seem to find the Antichrist. Sheen will play the role of Aziraphale, while Tennant will play Crowley. It will consist of six one-hour episodes.
Amazon declined to comment.
Sheen recently starred in the Showtime drama “Masters of Sex,” which ended its run on the premium cabler in November after four seasons. He has primarily worked in film during his career, having starred in “Frost/Nixon,” “Passengers,” both “Underworld” and “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans,” and “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” among many others. He is repped by ICM, Sanders »
- Joe Otterson
‘Deadpool 2’ Stunt Person Dies on Set in Motorcycle Accident
9 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
A stunt person was killed on the set of “Deadpool 2” Monday morning after a trick involving a motorcycle went wrong.
The sequel to “Deadpool” is currently filming in Vancouver. Production began in late June.
“Vancouver Police can confirm that a female stunt driver has died on the set of ‘Deadpool’ during a stunt on a motorcycle,” the Vancouver PD said in a statement.
TMZ broke the news. A spokesman for Fox did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The news follows another stunt accident reported by TMZ on Sunday when Tom Cruise crashed into a wall while filming “Mission: Impossible 6,” and appeared to walk away with a limp. The extent of his injuries are currently unknown.
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- Variety Staff
Shonda Rhimes Is Ditching ABC for Netflix
13 hours ago | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
After a productive 15-year relationship, Shonda Rhimes is leaving ABC for Netflix.
The streaming service announced Monday that the TV hitmaker has signed a multi-year deal to produce new series and other projects. This puts an end to her partnership with ABC, which has produced a number of »
- Keisha Hatchett
Connie Britton Joins Showtime's SMILF
12 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Nearly six months after her Nashville swan song aired, Connie Britton has booked a recurring role on the new Showtime comedy SMILF.
Written, directed, produced and starring Frankie Shaw (aka Elliot’s Season 1 Mr. Robot romantic interest) — and based on Shaw’s Sundance Film Festival Jury Award-winning short film of the same name – SMILF promises a raw and honest comedic look at Bridgette, a single twentysomething from Southie whose desires for relationships, sex, and a career collide with the realities of young, single motherhood. »
Joseph Bologna, 'My Favorite Year' Actor and Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter, Dies at 82
13 August 2017 6:26 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
Joseph Bologna, an actor, playwright and screenwriter who was so memorable as the egotistical King Kaiser in the 1982 comedy classic My Favorite Year, has died. He was 82.
Bologna died Sunday morning at City of Hope hospital in Duarte, Calif. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer three years ago, said his wife of 52 years, actress and screenwriter Renee Taylor.
Bologna received an Oscar nomination for adapted screenplay, shared with his wife and David Zelag Goodman, for his work on Lovers and Other Strangers (1970). The couple had first written it for Broadway »
- Mike Barnes
‘Split’ Star Anya Taylor-Joy Reteams With ‘Witch’ Director on ‘Nosferatu’ Remake (Exclusive)
3 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
After breaking out in his psychological thriller “The Witch,” Anya Taylor-Joy is looking to reteam with director Robert Eggers on his new take on a cinematic classic.
Sources tell Variety that the “Split” actress is in negotiations to star in Studio 8’s remake of “Nosferatu.”
Eggers is writing and directing the pic. The 1922 silent movie followed the vampire Count Orlok of Transylvania, who wants to buy a house in Germany and becomes enamored of the real-estate agent’s wife. It was an unofficial adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” and Werner Herzog directed a 1979 remake. »
- Justin Kroll
‘So You Think You Can Dance’ episode 9 recap: Which dancer was eliminated in the first results show of the season?
37 minutes ago | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Last week the “So You Think You Can Dance” Top 10 performed for viewer votes for the first time in season 14. Then on Monday night, August 14, they all returned to perform once more before learning which dancer and all-star partner were eliminated from the competition. To kick off the show the cast joined on […] »
- benutty
Trump Tower Protesters Welcome Potus to NYC With Inflatable #TrumpRat
52 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
A protest in New York City has attracted an interesting guest: a giant inflatable rat (#TrumpRat) that bears striking resemblance to Donald Trump. On Monday, protesters gathered in front of Trump Tower on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue to greet the president as he arrived for his first official visit to the city since his inauguration, says NBC News. People took to the streets in response to violence that broke out over the weekend at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia — and Trump’s meek efforts to condemn said violence. Protesters called for Potus’ impeachment and shouted phrases like “You have blood on. »
- Ashley Eady
How a Legendary ’90s Verse Helped ‘Patti Cake$’ Star Become a Rapper
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
In 1998, the late, great, heavyweight rapper Big Pun blew minds with a memorable verse on “Twinz (Deep Cover ’98),” which included the following tongue-twisting couplet: “Dead in the middle of Little Italy, little did we know / That we riddled two middlemen who didn’t do diddly,” Pun rapped. Nineteen years later, fans of ’90s hip-hop will recognize an homage to those Pun bars in writer-director Geremy Jasper’s coming-of-age hip-hop comedy “Patti Cake$,” starring Danielle Macdonald as an aspiring rapper name Killa P/Patti. The Australian actress plays a suburban New Jersey rapper in the Fox Searchlight indie, which was one of the. »
- Matt Pressberg
‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Recap: The Events That Led Up to Production Shutting Down
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
I may not know you, but allow me to speculate. Maybe the “Bachelor in Paradise” controversy earlier this summer enraged you. Or maybe you closed your eyes and covered your ears and hoped it would go away. Maybe you felt a little queasy about the lack of information that was made public, the lawyering up, the accusations and speculation. Maybe you felt uncomfortable about the way the whole mess was not addressed on “The Bachelorette” and only used to tease and emotionally manipulate people into watching the premiere. Maybe you felt guilty about watching. Well, if the lead-up to this season of “Bachelor in Paradise” made you feel anything at all, you probably have a lot to say after the first episode, which did essentially nothing to address the situation that caused production to shut down. Ah, yes, a full two hours was spent on the events leading up to the event.
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- Seth Kelley
Scaramucci Admits Reince Priebus Feud to Stephen Colbert: ‘No Love Lost There Obviously’ (Video)
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Anthony Scaramucci’s tenure as White House communications director was short-lived, but it was marked by multiple hostile relationships, personal strife and one instantly iconic photo with Reince Priebus. During one of Scaramucci’s 10 days on the job, he famously battled with then-chief of staff Reince Priebus. Wall Street Journal photographer T.J. Kirkpatrick captured their adversarial relationship in a stunning photo of the two locking eyes while standing in the Oval Office. “That’s a rough photo,” Scaramucci admitted in an interview on CBS’s “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on Monday. Also Read: Bill Hader Surprises as »
- Reid Nakamura
Scaramucci Suggests Priebus, Bannon are Trump Leakers on Colbert’s ‘Late Show’
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Anthony Scaramucci, the short-lived White House Communications Director, took to CBS’ “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to levy some stiff accusations about the inner workings of the Trump administration.
During an appearance slated to air Monday night and taped earlier in the day, Scaramucci told Colbert in an interview segment previewed by CBS that he felt his relationship with former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus was “adversarial,” and then reiterated his feelings that Priebus and Trump advisor Steve Bannon have been leaking information to the press.
“There was no love lost there,” said Scaramucci of his relationship with Priebus.
When asked by Colbert if he felt Bannon might leave the White House soon, Scaramucci replied, “that’s up to the President,” and then added, “If it was up to me, he’d be gone. But it’s not up to me.”
CBS is expected to air the full interview between Colbert and Scaramucci Monday night.
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- Variety Staff
The Walking Dead Creator and Producers Sue AMC Over Profits From the Series and Its Spin-Offs
1 hour ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
The suit lodges similar allegations to those made by ex-Walking Dead showrunner Frank Darabont in his lawsuit. »
- Halle Kiefer
The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Sip and Seethe
1 hour ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Hot damn, Vicki is good television! »
- Ben Rimalower
Preacher Recap: Attack the Block
1 hour ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
This is as dour and unenlightening as Preacher gets. »
- Scott Meslow
Netflix vs. Disney: Why the Companies Are Waging ‘Studio-on-Studio Violence’
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Shonda Rhimes is leaving ABC for Netflix, signaling a newfound focus for the streaming giant to sign proven content creators to overall deals. The news came just days after ABC’s parent company, Disney, announced plans to pull its movies from Netflix and launch its own streaming service to rival Reed Hastings’ upstart giant. While the timing may be purely coincidental, Netflix dealt a definite blow to Disney’s broadcast TV division by nabbing the creator of such ABC stalwarts as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How to Get Away With Murder.” According to Kristen Warner, University of Alabama associate »
- Ryan Gajewski
Why Chrissy Metz Is Guaranteed to Win at Least One Trophy on Emmy Weekend
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The day before Chrissy Metz could win her first Emmy, she will already go home a winner. On Monday, The Creative Coalition and TV Guide Magazine announced the breakout star of “This Is Us” as one of this year’s recipients for the Television Industry Advocacy Awards. Metz joins Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Green, Alyssa Milano, Chloe Bennet and Finn Wolfhard as the newest class of honorees among a group of alums that include Eva Longoria, Derek Hough, Jeffrey Tambor and Laverne Cox. The annual intimate gathering on Emmy weekend recognizes TV stars’ charitable work. “Stranger Things'” Finn Wolfhard (second from right, »
- Mikey Glazer
Intel CEO Joins Under Armour, Quits Trump’s Job Council Over Charlottesville
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank and Intel CEO Brian Krzanich have both stepped down from Donald Trump’s council on manufacturing jobs over the president’s response to the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend. “I am appreciative of the opportunity to have served, but have decided to step down from the council,” Plank said in a statement Monday night. “I love our country and our company and will continue to focus my efforts on inspiring every person that they can do anything through the power of sport which promotes unity, diversity and inclusion.” Plank’s move comes after Merck CEO Ken. »
- Reid Nakamura
No, Google Did Not Violate Daily Stormer’s First Amendment Rights
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Google and GoDaddy did not violate the Daily Stormer’s constitutional right of free speech by kicking the white supremacist website off their internet hosting services, experts say. The First Amendment “limits only the government, not private parties such as Google and GoDaddy,” Harvard law professor and free speech expert Floyd Abrams told TheWrap. Because “neither GoDaddy or Google have any First Amendment obligations to any customer,” the Daily Stormer would not win a First Amendment lawsuit against those private companies, Santa Clara law professor and internet expert Eric Goldman told TheWrap. Also Read: Neo-Nazi Site Daily Stormer Booted by Google Just Hours. »
- Susan Seager
SAG-aftra Presidential Election Heats Up in the Home Stretch
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
With 10 days left for members to vote, SAG-aftra’s national election is seeing plenty of attacks as the union’s two major factions denounce each other in a bid to sway the 144,000 performer members.
The minority Membership First group, headed by Esai Morales, has accused the dominant Unite for Strength of bungling the recent negotiations for a new contract, which was ratified by membership on Aug. 7 by a 76-24 margin. The union’s negotiating committee was led by president Gabrielle Carteris, who’s seeking re-election.
“There are over 450 scripted television programs — yet it’s harder than ever for working actors to make a living or get pension and health credits … Because the contracts haven’t kept up with the marketplace,” Membership First said. “We do not support the new travel provisions. It’s a huge give-away that obliterates decades long negotiated travel provisions that benefited performers.”
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- Dave McNary
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