Category: Media Industry
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Elizabeth Hurley, Hannah Simone Cast as Mother-Daughter Duo in CBS Pilot
Elizabeth Hurley (The Royals) and Hannah Simone (New Girl) have been tapped as the leads in CBS’ semi-autobiographical comedy pilot from Fam creator Corinne Kingsbury.
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Best New Shows and Movies on Netflix This Week: Spenser Confidential, On My Block, and More
Looking for something new to watch on Netflix? We’re here to help! Here is a list of all the best new shows and movies released on Netflix the week of March 6 to March 12.
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‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Filming Halted in Italy Due to Coronavirus Concerns
Filming didn’t even begin on Mission: Impossible 7 for the film’s first production hiccup to arrive. The highly anticipated sequel had planned to kick off production with a three-week leg of shooting in Venice, Italy, but the crew have been sent home and the plans halted due to the spread of the Coronavirus. An outbreak…
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Lake Bell Inks Pod Deal With 20th Century Fox TV
Lake Bell has signed a new pod deal with 20th Century Fox Television, via her Lake Bell Prod. banner. The deal comes almost a year after Bell’s “Bless This Mess” co-creator Liz Meriwether inked a four-year overall deal with the studio, which is a part of Disney Television Studios.
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Best New Shows and Movies on Netflix This Week: I Am Not Okay With This, Pokémon Movie
Looking for something new to watch on Netflix? Here is a list of all the best new shows and movies released on Netflix the week of Feb. 21-27. It’s a pretty light week on Netflix, with just 10 new releases. But one of those releases is Season 2 of Altered Carbon, which may or may…
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Harvey Weinstein Accusers React to Rape Conviction: ‘We’re Never Going Back’
Validation, relief, gratitude and pride — those were some of the emotions expressed by a group of women who came forward with allegations of sexual assault at the hands of Harvey Weinstein in response to the disgraced producer’s conviction on Monday for rape and sexual assault.
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What to Watch on TV This Week: ‘Better Call Saul’ and ‘Altered Carbon’ Return
Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV. Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. This week, “Better Call Saul” is back on AMC, and “Altered Carbon” season 2 drops…
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Katherine Johnson, ‘hidden figures’ at NASA during 1960s space race, dies at 101
When Katherine Johnson began working at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in 1953, she was classified as “subprofessional,” not far outranking a secretary or janitor.
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Netflix Nears Deal In $25M Range For Eddie Redmayne-Jessica Chastain Thriller ‘The Good Nurse’
In one of the biggest sales deals to come together at any EFM, we understand Netflix is nearing a world rights pre-buy in the region of $25M for The Good Nurse, set to star Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne.
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‘Friends’ Cast to Reunite for Exclusive HBO Max Special
It’s happening: The “Friends” cast is reuniting for an exclusive untitled unscripted special on HBO Max. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer will return to the original “Friends” soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank to celebrate the long-running series, which ended its run…