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Marcus D. Wiley Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE)
EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed comedian Marcus D. Wiley for representation in all areas. A Houston, TX native and frequent collaborator of Ali Siddiq, Wiley is a preacher’s son known...
Michael Douglas Book Excerpt: How 3rd Choice For Gordon Gekko Rode Role To Oscar
EXCLUSIVE: Editor’s note: Mike Fleming Jr. here. For the better part of last year, my day began with a 6 a.m. call and an hour with Michael Douglas for...
Bebe Neuwirth, Whitney Leavitt & More Set For ‘Chicago’ Anniversary On Broadway
Broadway‘s recording-breaking revival of Chicago will welcome back some old friends to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary on Broadway this November, with former cast members including Bebe Neuwirth, James...
Skydance Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz Says Jobs Cuts Will Be Handled “Respectfully, Transparently” As Company Restructures
Ynon Kreiz, the new co-chief executive of Skydance, said a planned $6 billion in cost savings will come from “technology, marketing consolidation, real estate optimization, and some labor. Although...
Oscars: Rwanda Makes History With ‘Ben’Imana’ As First Official Entry
Rwanda has selected Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo’s post-genocide drama Ben’Imana as its first ever submission to the Best International Feature Film category of the Academy Awards. The selection continues a high-profile...
How Oasis Came To Rock The Doc World And What It Might Mean For Bond 26
For decades people have flocked to Abbey Road Studios, home to one of the most famous instruments in the world: Mrs. Mills’ 1905 Steinway Vertegrand. A holdover from the...
Himesh Patel, Maxine Peake Lead Booker Prize Short Films
The short films featuring stars reading from the titles shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize have landed. The stars reading this year are Lewis Gribben (Black Mirror), Kathryn Hunter...
BBC Staff Concerned About Matt Brittin Praise For AI ‘Doctor Who’
EXCLUSIVE: Some BBC employees would like Matt Brittin to travel back in time and scrub from the record his comments about an AI-generated episode of Doctor Who. During a...
Eyeing More ‘Minecrafts’ And ‘Fallouts’, Microsoft Xbox Launches XP Unit To Take Properties Beyond Video Games
Microsoft Xbox, hoping to replicate the success of franchises like Minecraft and Fallout, is launching a new division called XP designed to extend properties beyond video games. The XP...
PBS Masterpiece’s ‘Maigret’ Sells To UKTV In UK
PBS Masterpiece‘s Maigret reboot has found a UK home. BBC Studios-owned UKTV has taken both seasons of the Georges Simenon adaptation for its U&Drama network plus U streaming service,...
Hande Erçel To Star In Nader Saeivar’s Berlin-Set Drama ‘Diaspora’
EXCLUSIVE: Turkish star Hande Erçel has been unveiled as the lead actress in Iranian director and screenwriter Nadar Saeivar’s upcoming Germany-set drama Diaspora ahead of an early 2027 shoot....
Lauren Ash, Mae Martin & Randall Park Join Crave Comedy ‘Meatballs’
EXCLUSIVE: Lauren Ash (Superstore), Mae Martin (Wayward) and Randall Park (Wandavision) are joining the campers at Crave comedy Meatballs. The trio will be guest cast in the series, which...