| | | | | | What's news: Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of witness tampering again. Bluesky has hit 20m users. Netflix has greenlit Love Is Blind: France. Trump has picked former reality TV star and former Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee to be transportation secretary. — Abid Rahman
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How to Block Trump From All Your Screens ►A guide. Now that Donald Trump has been reelected to a second (and perhaps final) term, some Americans are getting ready to resist once again. This story from THR's James Hibberd is not for the resisters, rather, it's for the people who are already exhausted by Trump and just want to tune him out. James outlines all the ways you can block the president-elect from your screens. The guide.
—Idiocracy. Donald Trump said Monday he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee to be transportation secretary, as he continues to roll out picks for his Cabinet. Duffy, a former reality TV star on The Real World, was one of Trump’s most visible defenders on Fox News — a prime concern for the media-focused president-elect. Duffy served in the House for nearly nine years, was a member of the Financial Services Committee and was chairman of the subcommittee on insurance and housing. He left Congress in 2019, and is now co-host of The Bottom Line on Fox Business. The story.
—#Xodus. A trickle is becoming a flood for Bluesky, the social media company that has seen spectacular growth since the presidential election. On Tuesday, the microblogging platform hit 20m users, after averaging one million new users per day over the last five days. Bluesky has been one of the main beneficiaries of millions of users leaving Elon Musk's X, as the site formerly known as Twitter descends into a mess of bots, extreme content, crypto scams, ads, pornography, racism, transphobia and misinformation. The story. |
Veteran Actress Sally Kirkland Facing Health Crisis ►"With the right medical support, we know she has a strong chance of overcoming this setback." Friends of Anna star Sally Kirkland are rallying around the actress as she faces an “urgent need” of assistance following a series of health scares, including two “life-threatening infections” and fractures in her neck, wrist and hip. Kirkland now requires a level of medical care beyond what she can afford, and those friends have launched a GoFundMe fundraiser to help the 83-year-old with expenses. The fundraiser, which went live on Monday, details Kirkland’s health crisis and claims that her situation has been exacerbated by controversial changes made to SAG-AFTRA's health plan for senior guild members and the 2007 market crash that claimed the “bulk of her investments” and the money she earned during the peak years of her career. The story.
—Suit filed. SAG-AFTRA is taking legal action against a production company for violating the collective bargaining agreement by filming a movie outside the U.S. in Romania. The guild, in a lawsuit filed in California federal court on Monday, sued UFO Pictures to enforce payment of a $163,000 arbitration award intended to pay talent additional compensation on Beyond the Law. UFO founder Micah Brandt denied the claims. “It wasn’t my production company at fault, nor does my company owe them money,” he says. “It wasn’t my company funding the project — it was a subsidiary.” He declined to name other parties involved in the matter. The story.
—✊ Strike authorized ✊ Members of the WGA East who work at PBS member stations are threatening a strike if an agreement isn’t reached soon on their latest union contract. In a strike authorization vote whose results were released Monday, participating unionized staffers unanimously supported staging a work stoppage if management and their representatives can’t come to an agreement by the end of their current contract. Eighty-three percent of members from the bargaining unit — which encompasses 94 staffers at the PBS members stations WGBH, THIRTEEN and PBS SoCal — participated in the vote. The union’s existing deal expires at 11:59 p.m. ET on Nov. 21. The story.
—Witness tampering claims. Sean “Diddy” Combs has attempted to obstruct justice from the Brooklyn federal jail where he is being held ahead of his upcoming sex trafficking and racketeering trial, according to prosecutors who allege the accused mogul of witness tampering and using his family and children in an attempted PR play as he potentially faces 15 years minimum in prison. In a court filing to the judge overseeing Combs’ bail hearing, several prosecuting attorneys with the Southern District of New York tell Judge Arun Subramanian how Combs has obtained multiple inmates’ phone lines in attempts to evade scrutiny, control witnesses and influence testimony while jailed. The story.
—A little treat. Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers will be able to listen to one audiobook a month from Audible for free, starting Tuesday. The offering will see Audible’s catalog of more than one million audiobooks made available on Amazon Music, in addition to the platform’s existing music catalog and podcast offerings. Subscribers who want to listen to more than one title can subscribe to a membership on Audible, which is also owned by Amazon, or purchase individual titles from the Audible app. The move to offer a free audiobook follows rival Spotify, which made its push into audiobooks last November and offers paid subscribers 15 hours of audiobook listening time per month. The story. |
Javier Bardem to Star in Apple's 'Cape Fear' Series ►🎭 Can't top Sideshow Bob 🎭 Javier Bardem has come aboard to star in a drama series re-imagining of Cape Fear, based on the two film thrillers made by Universal. The project is set up at Apple TV+, which has greenlit it with a series order. Nick Antosca, who created the true crime dramas A Friend of the Family and The Act, is writing and will showrun the series that is based on both the novel The Executioners, which inspired Universal’s 1962 adaptation directed by John Lee Thompson that starred Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum, as well as the acclaimed 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese starring Robert De Niro. The story.
—Flexing. Netflix shared what's coming next in terms of its global offerings, with the company highlighting its diverse slate at its first international showcase held Monday at its L.A. office. The streamer used the showcase to reiterate its strategy behind original global content, and also took the opportunity to announce a slew of new titles and significant renewals. Among the big announcements, hit Korean competition show Physical 100 had been renewed for a third season, which will feature contestants from across Asia for the first time. Love is Blind, the reality dating show which Netflix has spun off in 10 countries, is adding France to the list, with the French series to drop some time in 2025. The story.
—Change up. Fox will move the season three premiere of its game show The Floor to after Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9, giving the Rob Lowe-hosted series the biggest possible U.S. audience to kick off its next installment. The Floor replaces first-year drama Rescue: Hi-Surf, which Fox announced would have the post-Super Bowl showcase when the network unveiled its 2024-25 slate in May. Rescue: Hi-Surf will likely still get heavy promotion during the Super Bowl (as it did during the World Series), and what the network is billing as “a special episode” of the series is set to run the day after the NFL title game, Feb. 10. The story. |
Josh O'Connor Joins Steven Spielberg's New Sci-Fi Movie ►🎭 Another big name 🎭 Challengers star Josh O’Connor has signed on to star in Steven Spielberg’s latest feature project. Universal is backing the untitled event film, which already has Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo, Colin Firth and Eve Hewson on the call sheet. Little is known about the project, although sources say it has sci-fi elements and marks Spielberg’s first so-called tentpole production since 2018’s Ready Player One. It is based on a story by the filmmaker while the screenplay is by David Koepp, whose previous work with Spielberg includes the scripts for Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The story.
—🎭 Courtroom capers 🎭 Will Ferrell is set to take on the world of televised courtroom justice. Ferrell is set to star for director Nicholas Stoller in the comedy feature Judgment Day, which is currently in development at Amazon MGM Studios. Stoller also penned the screenplay. Judgment Day centers on a young convict who gets out of prison and takes an unscripted TV courtroom hostage, as he is convinced that the TV judge (Ferrell) delivered a ruling that destroyed his life. The story.
—Sold! Bleecker Street has picked up the U.S. rights to Relay, a gritty corporate whistleblowing thriller from director David MacKenzie that stars Riz Ahmed, Lily James and Sam Worthington. Written by Justin Piasecki, Relay stars Ahmed as a fixer who specializes in brokering deals between whistleblowers and endangered corporations. He keeps his identity a secret and follows an exacting set of rules, only to see a message from a potential client, played by James, have him seek protection as the rules of the game quickly change and a dangerous cat-and-mouse chase involving his latest client escalates. The story.
—🎭 Doug FTW 🎭 THR raconteur Ryan Gajewski has the big scoop (for Sandler fans) that Happy Gilmore director Dennis Dugan is returning in front of the camera for the Netflix sequel. Dugan, who is an executive producer on Happy Gilmore 2 , will reprise his role of pro golf tour commissioner Doug Thompson that he originated in the 1996 comedy. Kyle Newacheck is helming the new film that is currently in production and has not yet announced a release date. Adam Sandler is back as lead character Happy Gilmore, introduced in the original as an unsuccessful hockey player who becomes an unlikely golf sensation, due to his mammoth drives. The story.
—🎭 Wrapped! 🎭 International production banner Studio Galazio has wrapped principal photography on its first project, heist comedy Mykonos, with an ensemble cast of Klelia Andriolatou, Andrew Georgiades, Riccardo Scamarcio, Julia Fox and Vito Schnabel. Set on the glamorous European island, the film follows a rag-tag band of noble thieves who steal from the boorish elite tourists that destroy their home each summer. The film was written and directed by Christopher André Marks. The story. |
Film Review: 'Queen of the Ring' ►"Makes all the right moves." THR's Frank Scheck reviews Ash Avildsen's Queen of the Ring. Emily Bett Rickards stars as wrestler Mildred Burke, in this biopic about the first million-dollar woman athlete in history. The review.
—"A well-deserved and long overdue cinematic portrait." Frank reviews Andrew Stevens' Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet. The famed star of films like Girls! Girls! Girls! and The Nutty Professor is the subject of a detailed profile directed by her son. The review.
—"A consistently engaging change of pace for its directors." THR's chief TV critic Daniel Fienberg reviews PBS' Leonardo da Vinci. Directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, the two-parter explores the life and legacy of the Mona Lisa artist and boundary-breaking polymath, with insights from scholars, experts and enthusiasts including filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. The review.
In other news...
—Apple TV+'s The Studio trailer: Seth Rogen is an embattled movie exec
—Sabrina Carpenter reveals A Nonsense Christmas trailer during final L.A. concert
—Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor signs with CAA
—Bobbi Althoff signs with UTA
What else we're reading...
—Must-read Oliver Darcy interview with The Verge's EIC Nilay Patel about Trump, Musk, Big Tech and the coming threats to the First Amendment [Status]
—John Cassidy breaks down why Elon Musk is really embracing Donald Trump [New Yorker]
—Sam Adler-Bell has a case of post-election pre-exhaustion, as the onslaught from the second Trump administration picks up steam [Intelligencer]
—Kyndall Cunningham believes cultural clues like the success of the movie Twisters, and the popularity of Morgan Wallen suggested a Trump victory [Vox]
—With the no-sex 4B movement now becoming a trend in the U.S., Rebecca L. Davis wonders if it really is the best for women [Slate]
Today...
...in 1975, United Artists unveiled its One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest adaptation in theaters. The film went on to win five Oscars at the 48th Academy Awards, including best actor for Jack Nicholson, best actress for Louise Fletcher, best director for Milos Forman and best picture. The original review.
Today's birthdays: Ted Turner (86), Barry Jenkins (45), Allison Janney (65), Adam Driver (41), Jodie Foster (62), Meg Ryan (63), Reid Scott (47), Charlie Kaufman (66), Dick Cavett (88), Kathleen Quinlan (70), Terry Farrell (61), Ishana Shyamalan (25), Jared Abrahamson (37), Jess Salgueiro (37), Douglas Henshall (59), Jack Ashton (38), Sandrine Holt (52), Jason Scott Lee (58), Katherine Kelly (45), Laura Osnes (39), Mark Bonnar (56), Erika Alexander (55), Nell Hudson (34), Robin Dunne (48), Robert Beltran (71), Susan Heyward (42), Glynnis O'Connor (68), Allison Balson (55), Terrence 'T.C.' Carson (66), Eric Nenninger (46), Gloria Guida (69), Nicole Forester (52), Wolfgang Bodison (58) |
| Paul Teal, who recurred as the closeted actor Josh Avery on the seventh season of The CW drama One Tree Hill, has died. He was 35. The obituary. |
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