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- Variety· 7 Oct‘Elsbeth’ Season 4 Adds Uzo Aduba, Tyne Daly and Christine Ebersole (EXCLUSIVE)
“Elsbeth” has added Uzo Aduba, Tyne Daly and Christine Ebersole to the Season 4 cast. Ebersole will have a recurring role as Elsbeth’s mother in the CBS crime drama, while Aduba and Daly will each guest star.
- Variety· 7 OctBen Stiller to Moderate Conversation With William Shatner at New York Comic-Con ‘Star Trek’ Panel (EXCLUSIVE)
Actor and filmmaker Ben Stiller will moderate a conversation with William Shatner as part of the “Star Trek” panel at New York Comic-Con this Saturday, Variety has learned exclusively.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 7 OctCBS News Sets Town Hall With J.D. Vance Ahead of Midterm Elections
Tony Dokoupil will moderate the event, airing Oct. 17 on CBS and Paramount+.
- IndieWire· 7 OctAthlete-Owned Production Companies Are Everywhere — Which Ones Are Working?
From LeBron James and Steph Curry to Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, it seems like every star athlete has waded into Hollywood in the past decade. A few blueprints for success are starting to emerge.
- Deadline· 7 OctNBC Developing Series Based On Finland’s ’66th North Precinct’ From ‘The Irrational’ Creator Arika Mittman
EXCLUSIVE: NBC is developing a drama series based on the popular Finnish series 66th North Precinct from The Irrational creator and showrunner Arika Lisanne Mittman, Elevate Entertainment and Universal Television. The logline for the as-yet-untitled project can be found below.
- Variety· 7 OctFrank Mancuso Sr., Former Chief of Paramount, MGM/UA, Dies at 93
Frank Mancuso Sr., a distribution executive who went on to head two of Hollywood’s major studios, Paramount and MGM/UA, died on Oct. 1 at his home in Los Angeles from complications of cancer, per a family statement. He was 93.
- Vulture· 7 OctEddie Izzard Dresses Down the Dark Lord
In her 2000 bit “Death Star Canteen,” the comedian masterfully transforms a menace into a mouse.
- Variety· 7 OctJeremy Clarkson Returns to Automobiles in New ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ Special ‘Jeremy Grows a Car’
Former “Top Gear” host Jeremy Clarkson is back tinkering with automobiles in a newly-unveiled “Clarkson’s Farm” special. Titled “Jeremy Grows a Car: A Clarkson’s Farm Special” the stand-alone episode will give fans a front seat as the broadcaster attempts to “undertake a world…
- Variety· 7 OctHorror Impact Report: From James Wan to Curry Barker to Naomi Ackie, Variety Crowns the Talent Defining the Genre
Variety’s second annual Horror Impact Report comes in a year when the genre has had unparalleled success. Indie films like “Backrooms” and “Obsession” were box office smashes, high-profile series like “Carrie” and the “Friday the 13th” prequel “Crystal Lake” are set to haunt…
- The Hollywood Reporter· 7 OctTony Driscoll Named Head of Games and Experiences at Skydance
This has all been an experience.
- Variety· 7 OctSony Launches Crunchyroll Storyworks Division to Develop Anime, Live-Action Adaptations in Collaboration With Japanese Creators
Sony’s anime service Crunchyroll has launched new division Crunchyroll Storyworks, which will be focused on anime and live-action adaptations made in collaboration with Japan’s creative ecosystem.
Also atDeadline - Deadline· 7 Oct‘Resident Evil’ Becoming Zach Cregger’s Highest Grossing Movie Ever At $280M+ WW Boosted By $35M China Debut
EXCLUSIVE: By the end of this week or sooner, Sony/Constantin’s Resident Evil, will become Zach Cregger’s highest grossing movie ever at the box office, surpassing his previous high, New Line’s Weapons which ended its run at $270M WW.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 7 OctIllinois Touts State Filming Tax Credit as New Studio Facility Breaks Ground
The campus near St. Louis will feature six soundstages totaling 144,000 square feet.
- Deadline· 7 Oct‘Carrie’s Samantha Sloyan On The Finale Twist That “Helped To Anchor” Her Margaret White; Teases ‘The Exorcist: Martyrs’ Is “The Scariest Thing” Mike Flanagan Has Made
SPOILERS: This post contains details for the Season 1 finale episode of Prime Video’s Carrie With Mike Flanagan’s take on the works of Stephen King in Prime Video’s Carrie, he tapped one of his frequent collaborators for an iconic role.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 7 OctFirst Paramount, Then Warners, Now… Book Soup?
One of Larry Ellison’s former Oracle execs has just purchased your favorite book store — but relax. It’s not as terrible as it sounds.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 7 OctLong Live Steve McQueen: Why the King of Cool Is Hot Again
Three reboots of signature McQueen movies — ‘The Thomas Crown Affair,’ ‘Bullitt,’ and ‘The Getaway’ — are currently in the works. Says his grandkid, “Cool never expires.”
The Thomas Crown Affair - The Hollywood Reporter· 7 OctAri Emanuel Opens a Can of Worms… And Eats Them Every Morning
The super-agent’s new memoir spills plenty of Hollywood tea. But his breakfast ritual, which includes a heaping cup of parasitic helminths, is definitely hard to swallow.
- Deadline· 7 OctRegina Hall Joins Jennifer Aniston In Universal’s Holiday Comedy ‘Naughty’
EXCLUSIVE: Regina Hall is set to join Jennifer Aniston and Peter Dinklage in the Universal pic Naughty from director Olivia Wilde. Jimmy Warden penned the script that Wilde will direct. The project originates from a spec script by Warden.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 7 Oct‘The Princess Murders’ Comic Invites You to Be Its Guest with Disney Animated Musical-Inspired Trailer (Exclusive)
Comic creators Tony Fleecs and Tim Seeley show the circle of life is short in their kingdom with an Image title that mixes fairy tale romance with a Giallo.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 7 OctInside the ‘Verity’ House: Designing a “Fever Dream” You Can’t Escape
Director Michael Showalter, author Colleen Hoover and production designer Amy Williams discuss building the claustrophobic setting for the upcoming film adaptation starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Harnett.
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