| | What's news: Drake releases a statement on the Astroworld tragedy. DiCaprio is close to signing on to play infamous cult leader Jim Jones. Alec Baldwin calls for police officers to be present on sets that have guns. Apple's climate change drama Extrapolations continues to add star talent to the cast. Plus: ABC is producing a comedy based on the family life of Alanis Morissette — Abid Rahman |
DiCaprio to Play Cult Leader Jim Jones ►Jonestown film. Leonardo DiCaprio is in final talks to play murderous cult leader Jim Jones in a feature written by Scott Rosenberg. The project was picked up by MGM and will see DiCaprio producing alongside Jennifer Davisson through their Appian Way banner. As the leader of the Peoples Temple cult, Jones was responsible for one of the largest mass deaths in history as he orchestrated a group suicide that claimed the lives of 909 people on Nov. 18, 1978, in Jonestown, Guyana. The story. —"My heart is broken." Drake has broken his silence over the tragic events that occurred at the Astroworld Festival in Houston when crowd trouble led to the death of eight people and injuries to many more. The Canadian rapper, who was a featured guest during festival founder Travis Scott’s headline set, took to Instagram on Monday night to issue a statement. The story. —Banner year. Pose star Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, who made history as the first transgender performer to land a best drama actress Emmy nomination, has been named by The Advocate as its 2021 person of the year. The story. —Challenges still remain. AMC Theaters, the world’s largest movie theater chain, recorded a $224.2 million net loss, or 44 cents per share, on $763.2 million in revenue. During the year-ago period, the company reported a loss of $8.41 per share and an overall third quarter revenue of $119.5 million. The results. —"To specifically monitor weapons safety." Nineteen days on from the fatal prop-gun shooting on Rust, Alec Baldwin took to social media to urge Hollywood to employ a police officer on every film and TV set that uses guns. The story. |
Patty Jenkins' 'Star Wars' Movie Delayed ►Grounded. THR's Borys Kit has the scoop on delays hitting Rogue Squadron, the Star Wars feature project due to be directed by Wonder Woman filmmaker Patty Jenkins. Jenkins and writer Matthew Robinson have been developing Squadron for Lucasfilm for over a year, with the goal of starting production in 2022. It was to have gone into preproduction by the end of this year. However, Jenkins’ schedule and other commitments wouldn’t allow for 2022 start so the film has been taken off the production schedule. The story. —Slap me with a splintered ruler. Alanis Morissette’s life is going to be the foundation for an ABC comedy. The network has inked a deal for Relatable, a comedy inspired by the family life of the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter. The show follows a 40-something woman, married with three kids, who spent her young adult life as an international rock star, famous for her self-penned anthems of female rage and teen angst. The story. —Star-studded. Apple’s climate change drama Extrapolations is adding Edward Norton, Indira Varma, Keri Russell, Cherry Jones and Michael Gandolfini to its already star-studded cast. They join Meryl Streep, Kit Harington, Matthew Rhys, Sienna Miller, Gemma Chan, Tahar Rahim, Daveed Diggs, David Schwimmer, Adarsh Gourav, Marion Cotillard, Eiza Gonzalez, Tobey Maguire and Forest Whitaker in the eight-episode drama. The story. —Lineup expansion. THR's Alex Weprin has the scoop on NBC News correspondent and MSNBC anchor Hallie Jackson’s new streaming show on NBC News Now. Hallie Jackson Now will debut Nov. 15, and will stream Mondays-Fridays at 5 PM ET. The story. —Stellar list. Paolo Sorrentino’s The Hand of God, Juho Kuosmanen’s Compartment No. 6 and Julia Ducournau’s Titane, which won the Palme d’Or in Cannes, are among the nominees for best European film for the 2021 European Film Awards. The nominees. |
'Never Have I Ever' Stars Seeking Big Pay Raises for Season 3►Get that bag. THR's Lesley Goldberg has the scoop on the stars of Never Have I Ever seeking rich new deals for season three of the breakout Netflix comedy. Stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Devi), Darren Barnet (Paxton), Jaren Lewison (Ben), Richa Moorjani (Kamala), Lee Rodriguez (Fabiola) and Ramona Young (Eleanor) are among those seeking pay increases from producers Universal Television ahead of the third season of the comedy inspired by the adolescent years of exec producer Mindy Kaling. The story. — Long-awaited sequel? Regina Hall is set to star in a sequel to Midnight Run, with original star Robert De Niro attached to produce. The first film came out in 1988 and starred De Niro as a bounty hunter who is tasked with tracking down a former mob accountant, played by the late Charles Grodin. Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Aeysha Carr is penning the movie, which is set up at Universal. The story. — Casting news. Method Man, Mike Epps and Da’Vine Joy Randolph have joined the cast of On the Come Up, Paramount Players’ adaptation of the best-seller by Angie Thomas. The movie is now in production with Jamila C. Gray starring. Sanaa Lathan is directing and co-starring. The story. — Could be excellent. Vulcan’s Hammer, a novel by sci-fi author Philip K. Dick, is getting the movie treatment. New Republic Pictures, the banner run by producers Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer, and filmmaker Francis Lawrence and his About:blank company, have teamed up to adapt the 1960 novel, with Lawrence directing. The story. — Oy. A Starz spokesperson says that a technical glitch is to blame for the early digital release of episode seven of BMF, a move that drew a furious reaction from executive producer and director Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. The story. |
'General Hospital' Star Out After Not Complying With Vaccine Mandate►Transphobia in the mix too. Long-time General Hospital star Ingo Rademacher is out at the ABC daytime drama. He was let go after not complying with the production’s COVID vaccine mandate. News of his departure also comes a day after castmates called Rademacher out for sharing an anti-transgender meme on social media. Rademacher’s final episode on the show, where he’s been a regular for most of the past 25 years, is slated for Nov. 22. The story. — Not all Parkers are treated equally. Spider-Man: No Way Home will supposedly feature several versions of Spidey, but the original actor to play the web-slinger on TV, Nicholas Hammond, will not be among them and he is somewhat disappointed about it. THR's Ryan Parker spoke to Hammond about the CBS show, how Stan Lee didn't like it and how the role led to him winning a part in Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The interview. In other news... — Star Trek: Prodigy renewed for season 2 on Paramount+ —AMC+ launches in Australia —WarnerMedia France names Stephane Queneudec head of theatrical production — 911: Lone Star, I Can See Your Voice get midseason dates at Fox —Zynga unveils Disco Loco 3D game exclusively for TikTok —John Krasinski, Selma Blair and Marlee Matlin set for honors at Media Access Awards — Inaugural Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia to open with Joe Wright’s Cyrano What else we're reading... —Simon Rex Doesn’t Want to Be That Guy Anymore [ Vulture] —Before the Astroworld Tragedy, Travis Scott’s "Raging" Made Him a Star [ New York Times] —We Compared Taylor’s Version Songs With the Original Taylor Swift Albums [ Wall Street Journal] —AMC Weighs Own Cryptocurrency in Nod to Meme Investors [ Bloomberg] —These Are The Real-life Figures That Inspired Netflix’s The Harder They Fall [ Los Angeles Times] Today... ...in 1988, the horror character Chucky debuted as Child’s Play hit theaters. While the technical aspects of the film were praised, the characters and material were not. The original review. Today's birthdays: Finn Cole (26), Eric Dane (49), Ryan Murphy (56), Lou Ferrigno (70), Nick Lachey (48), Vanessa Lachey (41), Elysia Rotaru (37), Fernando Meirelles (66), Lio Tipton (33), Teryl Rothery (59), Billy Howle (32), Sisqó (43), Delta Goodrem (37) |
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