SUBSCRIBE. IT'S FREE. while much of hollywood has spoken out about the recent violence, there are some notable holdouts |
A massive collection of some of Hollywood’s biggest names commended President Joe Biden for his “unshakable moral conviction” and helping to get home some of the hostages taken by Hamas in their terror attack against Israel.
A letter to Biden posted on the website NoHostageLeftBehind has signatures from Amy Schumer, Bob Odenkirk, Gal Gadot, Chris Rock, Bradley Cooper, Madonna, Greg Berlanti, Constance Wu, Judd Apatow, Tyler Perry, Sacha Baron Cohen, Paramount Global boss Shari Redstone, Taika Waititi, Olivia Wilde, Jason Blum, WME’s Ari Greenburg, Gersh’s Leslie Siebert, Zoe Saldana, Seth Meyers, Sean “Puffy” Combs and many, many more.
On the flip side, just minutes after that letter was posted, the WGA East publicly joined the Guild’s West Coast leadership in declaring it would stay silent on the murderous siege of the Jewish state two weeks ago. >>>Guild's Rationale |
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Fallon Makes A Change - There’s change at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. A.D. Miles, who was previously head writer on the NBC show and also worked with Fallon on Late Night, is returning to the show as head writer. Mason Steinberg, who was hired in the role last year, is exiting. >>>Long History Together
Back In Action - In a lucrative deal, Lionsgate has landed domestic distribution rights to Guy Ritchie’s next project, which remains untitled, as principal photography wraps in Spain this week. The action film sees Ritchie reteaming with Jake Gyllenhaal as well as Henry Cavill and Eiza González (Baby Driver). >>>'Expendables' Elements
In Brief - Fusion Entertainment has signed the trio behind Tribeca breakout film Mountains |
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Exclusive Q’orianka Kilcher ( Yellowstone) has been set to star opposite Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, and Brandon Lessard in the forthcoming Western Unholy Trinity from Robert the Bruce filmmaker Richard Gray. Exclusive Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan and Jacob Tremblay have joined the cast of The Life of Chuck, the latest of many Stephen King adaptations from filmmaker Mike Flanagan ( Doctor Sleep ), which kicked off production in Alabama under an Interim Agreement earlier this month. Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill lead the ensemble. |
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More News 📱 UK firm United Agents is “conducting a full and thorough investigation” into its head of comedy, Kitty Laing, after she was called out for a spate of social media posts and reposts regarding the Israel–Hamas conflict. Laing, who reps the likes of Katherine Ryan, Nick Mohammed and Jamie Demetriou, criticized Israel and amplified online theories that it was responsible for a bombing of a hospital in Gaza. Government officials from several countries have debunked initial reports that Israel was behind the hospital bombing.
⚠️ The UK’s film and TV industry is “failing employees” in its approach to tackling sexual harassment six years on from #MeToo, according to a first-of-its-kind study.
🏍 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two needed to restart production soon to make its June 28, 2024 release date, and that was looking less likely with each day that passed in the SAG-AFTRA strike. So the Tom Cruise sequel has moved to Memorial Day weekend 2025.
🖥️ Crunchyroll, Sony’s anime subsidiary, has reached an agreement with Amazon for its subscription streaming outlet to be offered via Prime Video Channels.
🧙 Daniel Radcliffe is exec producing a documentary about his former stunt double who was left paralyzed following an accident on the Harry Potter set. Sky and HBO Documentary Films are behind David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, the coming-of-age story of a prodigious teenage gymnast who formed an inextricable bond with Radcliffe.
🏹 Tony nominee Conor McPherson will adapt Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games trilogy for the stage. A fall 2024 debut in London is planned. |
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Trending  The Blind is now the most successful release in the history of Fathom Events, with the faith-based feature grossing $15.7 million at the North American box office thus far.
🔻 An exclusive list of past DWTS pros has been invited to celebrate former head judge Len Goodman tonight — but Cheryl Burke wasn’t one of them. Burke revealed she wasn’t asked to participate in a spectacular dance tribute for Goodman that will be set to “Moon River” by Henry Mancini. The beloved judge died in April at the age of 78. |
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OBITUARIES
🕯 Veteran character actress Elizabeth Hoffman, perhaps best known for her role as Beatrice Reed Ventnor, mother of the titular sisters played by Swoosie Kurtz, Sela Ward, Patricia Kalember and Julianne Phillips, on NBC’s ’90s drama series Sisters, has died. Hoffman passed away of natural causes on Aug. 21 at her home in Malibu, CA. She was 97. 🕯 Roland A. Pattillo , the gynecologic oncologist who played a pivotal role in bringing the case of Henrietta Lacks to public awareness and was played by Ruben Santiago-Hudson in the 2017 HBO movie The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, died of Parkinson’s disease earlier this year. He was 89. 🕯 Hollywood & Media Deaths 2023, A Photo Gallery |
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On the Radar
Tue - SAG-AFTRA talks resume; NAB NY begins; Alphabet and Snap earnings; Deadline's For the Love of Docs: Satan Wants You; Mick Jagger on The Tonight Show
Wed - AFI Fest begins
Thu - Comcast, TelevisaUnivision earnings; American Horror Stories S3 debuts
Fri - Final Netflix DVDs due back; Billions S7 finale |
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Getting To The Point - As SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP finally return to the bargaining table today, the guild has issued a call to all its members – including notable names like Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan – as well as supporters to redouble their efforts on the picket lines and on social media. Their marching orders: make plain the urgency of getting to a deal. |
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