Borg/McEnroe, a new drama about the longterm rivalry between the unflappable Swedish tennis star Björn Borg and the hard-charging American John McEnroe will have its world premiere as the opening night gala film for the Toronto Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 7. There could be controversy associated with the decision to break […]
An unlikely battle emerged at the box office this weekend between The Emoji Movie and Dunkirk. As of Saturday morning the animated feature and war epic seemed to be in a dead heat. But by Sunday morning, most of the dust had settled, and it appears Dunkirk will once again be the weekend’s first place […]
Sam Shepard, the acclaimed playwright who was also praised as an actor, screenwriter, and director, has died. He was 73. He died on Thursday at his home in Kentucky following complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Among Shepard’s many accomplishments in the industry include being awarded the Pulitzer Prize for […]
Ready to expand their scripted and non-scripted slate, AMC has greenlit 10 episodes of Dietland, a new drama from Marti Noxon based on Sarai Walker’s novel. Dietland, which is set in the beauty industry, is a part-character drama and part-revenge fantasy, exploring “society’s obsession with weight loss and beauty in a bold, original and funny […]
MTV is planning on bringing back the 1990’s afternoon favorite, Total Request Live, also known as TRL for short. Network president Chris McCarthy shared the news during an interview with The New York Times published on Sunday. “Who’s not going to support a platform that’s covering all of the buckets of social media and cable […]
PBS has ordered The Great American Read, a new series designed to explore America’s 100 best-loved books. The eight-part series, set to premiere in spring, 2018, will be paired with a new community program to promote reading, as well as a digital and social-media campaign. The hosted documentary series will feature celebrities from entertainment, sports, […]
Discovery Communications has said it would buy rival cable-network programmer Scripps Networks Interactive for $14.6 billion, a move that will band popular TV outlets such as Discovery Channel, TLC, Food Network and HGTV under one umbrella as media companies seek heft while distributors like Comcast, Charter Communications and AT&T gain more leverage in the sector. […]
HBO has confirmed that hackers have broken into their servers and stole an unknown quantity of data. In the wake of the incident, unreleased episodes of Ballers and Room 104 along with the apparent script for next week’s episode of Game of Thrones have been released with more coming. In a statement to EW, the premium cable network says: […]
Marty Adelstein has inked a deal for the adaptation of Japanese comic series One Piece through Tomorrow Studios. “I’ve been a fan of ‘One Piece’ for 20 years. I am so honored that Shueisha and Oda-san have entrusted me with such a cherished iconic property,” said Adelstein. “I will do everything in my power to […]
Kim Rhodes, Briana Buckmaster, Kathryn Newton and Katherine Ramdeen have all reportedly closed their deals to star in the Supernatural spin-off Wayward Sisters, if The CW move forward with it. The news was first revealed during the show’s SDCC panel. One of the episodes of the upcoming 13th season will serve as a backdoor pilot for […]
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