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The “Lightyear” actress and Cohen will star as “groovy ’70s toy sales reps on a life-and-death mission to save themselves” in the film.
Keke Palmer is joining Sacha Baron Cohen in “Super Toys,” a new film from David O. Russell, according to recent reports.
“Super Toys” stars Palmer and Cohen as “groovy ’70s toy sales reps on a life-and-death mission to save themselves, their marriage and their live-wire 12-year-old daughter while on the road in Middle America,” according to Deadline. The news comes during an exciting time for Palmer, who is fresh off an impressive year professionally.
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The upcoming drama series sees Martin producing and starring as a “world-renowned professor of behavioral science”
Get ready for a modern drama series from NBC! The network just announced “The Irrational,” a brand new series starring “Law & Order” alum Jesse L. Martin.
Per Variety, the series is adapted from the 2008 novel “Predictably Irrational” by Dan Ariely. The pilot was first ordered earlier this year by the network, with more information now coming to light regarding the adaptation. Ariely is set to serve as a consultant on the drama series.
The series follows “Alec Baker, a world ..read more
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The popular HBO series is set to return for its fourth season in June.
HBO has been tight-lipped with details about the fourth season of its popular drama, Westworld, but has revealed that Academy Award-winning actress Ariana DeBose is joining the cast.
Cast members Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris, Tessa Thompson, Luke Hemsworth, Aaron Paul and Angela Sarafyan will all return.
DeBose took home the Best Supporting Actress statue at the 94th Academy Awards for West Side Story. She made history with the Oscar win, becoming the first openly queer woman of color to win the award, a rec ..read more
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The last season of RHONY, a disappointing one for fans, included off-camera drama and internal investigations
Since The Real Housewives of New York went off the air last year, the fate of the once-popular iteration of the Housewives franchise has been up in the air, with many wondering where the series would go after a season fans viewed as disappointing, to say the least.
Now, Bravo has officially announced the future of the series, moving the show into brand-new (and exciting) territory.
In an exclusive interview with Variety, Bravo exec and host Andy Cohen, the main face of the Housewives ..read more
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Cox and Wallace provided the story for the comedy series about a car wash owner dealing with his estranged son returning home 17 years later as a trans-woman.
Laverne Cox and George Wallace will star in a forthcoming comedy series, “Clean Slate,” for Amazon Freevee, formerly known as IMDb-TV. Norman Lear’s Act III productions and Sony Pictures Television will produce the series.
“Clean Slate” will be a half-hour comedy series centered around Henry (Wallace), an old-school and outspoken car wash owner residing in Alabama who is happy that his estranged son is returning home after 17 years, ac ..read more
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Dunbar’s character was written out of the show due to new COVID-19 protocols instituted by Disney TV Studios’ 20th Television.
Rockmond Dunbar has departed 9-1-1 after stealing scenes on the popular Fox drama for more than four seasons.
According to Deadline, the longtime actor’s role was written out of this week’s Monday night episode due to new coronavirus protocols instituted by Disney TV Studios’ 20th Television. The studio has mandated that all actors be vaccinated.
Actor Rockmond Dunbar attends a media event for Fox’s “9-1-1” at Saban Media Center in North Hollywood back in 2018. (Phot ..read more
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The still-untitled biopic from Paramount is currently set to debut in 2024
Get ready for more Lashana Lynch. The actress who made acclaimed turns in “Captain Marvel” and “No Time to Die” just took on her latest role: Rita Marley in the upcoming Bob Marley biopic.
Lashana Lynch attends the photocall for the Chopard Trophy on May 19, 2022 during the 75th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Martinez Hotel in Cannes, France. The actress has been tapped to portray Rita Marley in the upcoming Bob Marley biopic. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
According to a recent report from Deadline ..read more
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This week, rapper and successful TV producer 50 Cent took to Instagram with casting news about the popular Starz series.
The Starz hit series BMF is coming back for Season 2, and Mo’Nique is coming along for the ride, according to executive producer 50 Cent.
This week, the rapper and successful television producer shared on Instagram that the Academy Award winner would be joining the cast of BMF, which follows the Flenory family in 1980s Detroit and had its first season on Starz last fall.
The Starz hit series “BMF” is coming back for Season 2, and Mo’Nique (left) is coming along for the rid ..read more
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The Oscar-winning actress will also produce the action-thriller.
Viola Davis is going from playing the first lady of the United States to the president of the United States. She will star as the commander-in-chief in the forthcoming Amazon Studios film, “G20.”
Davis will also produce the action-thriller, according to Deadline. “G20” will follow Davis’ President Taylor Sutton who is caught in the middle of a terrorist takeover of the annual G20 summit. Using her statecraft and military experience, Sutton must protect her fellow leaders, her family, and the world.
Amazon Studios helms and deve ..read more
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The highly anticipated sequel to “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is set to hit theaters next summer.
Daniel Kaluuya is heading into the superhero genre! The Academy Award-winning actor is officially joining the voice cast of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” the official sequel to the hit 2018 film, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
Kaluuya is set to join the film as Hobart “Hobie” Brown, also known as Spider-Punk. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the character is a recent creation in the Marvel Comics universe, first appearing in 2015. Writer Dan Slott and artist Olivie ..read more