Kathie Lee Gifford Said An Agent Told Her She Was Not Pretty Enough For ‘Charlie’s Angels’ TV Casting

Kathie Lee Giffordstill remembers a casting agents insult from earlier in her career. The formerTodayTV host writes about the power of forgiveness and kindness in her new book. She gave one example where she received a brutal slam. UTA When she asked why, the agent spat, Because were looking for a pretty girl. You know, like Jaclyn Smith: pretty, gorgeous, gorgeous. A stunned Gifford started to leave, but then responded....

June 7, 2024 · 1 min · 178 words · Jeremy Carter

Kristen Stewart To Play Astronaut Sally Ride As Amazon MGM Studios Nears Limited Series Deal For ‘The Challenger’; Amblin, Kyra Sedgwick’s Big Swing EPs With Stewart; Maggie Cohn Writing

Amblins Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey are also exec producers. They are also executive producers. Ride was the first woman and the first member of the LGBTQ+ community to fly into space. Kristen Stewart and Sally RideEmily Soto; Getty Images Also in that program was the first Black and Asian American astronauts, and a married couple. They were also quite brilliant. Ride died from cancer at age 61 in 2012, a true American hero....

June 7, 2024 · 2 min · 239 words · Victoria Bailey

Mad Dog Casting Agency Ignoring Court Orders To Pay Actors Who Have Worked On Shows Including ‘The Famous Five’

The company has also been accused of ghosting clients chasing money. Some clients have received the money they were owed, but others continue to chase. Equity and Bectu, two of the most prominent UK creative industry unions, are supporting affected members. Nicolas Winding Refn’s BBC series ‘The Famous Five’BBC The company has said that the backlog will not impact actors who completed jobs in 2024. Any communication or anything has been either ignored or just fobbed off really, he said of Mad Dog....

June 7, 2024 · 1 min · 153 words · Leslie Torres

The Kids Are Alright: Emmy Contender “Girls State” Shows (Functioning) Democracy In Action

We like to talk about it as a sibling, McBaine asserts. But we also knew that we couldntnotmakeGirls State; we were thinking aboutGirls Statewhile we were makingBoys State. Girls do have some particular challenges with representational democracy that boys do not, McBaine continues. Faith Glasgow, Cecilia Bartin and additional Girls State participants in ‘Girls State’Apple TV+ They are not as represented in the real world and real-world politics. We knewRoe v....

June 7, 2024 · 2 min · 403 words · Jeffery Brown

Two House Democratic Lawmakers Again Press Disney, Fox And Warner Bros. Discovery For Info On Sports Streaming Service Venu

Discovery, and are seeking more answers from the companies. The media conglomerates responded to that letter, but Nadler and Castro wrote that the answers were insufficient. Related Stories Warner Bros. Jerry Nadler and Joaquin CastroGetty Images Your companies exert unmatched control over the entire sports media ecosystem, they wrote. Read Congress members Venu letter and companies previous response. No subscription price has been announced. Nothing in the JV changes how we each negotiate carriage of our programming with other distributors, they wrote....

June 7, 2024 · 1 min · 111 words · Linda Rodriguez

Well Received 2017 Israeli Film ‘Longing’ Lost In Translation With Richard Gere Remake – Specialty Preview

The original was quite well received, but the film opening this weekend has been thoroughly skewered by critics. Both versions are written and directed by Savi Gabizon (Ninas Tragedies, Lovesick On Nana Street). He said he thinks the biggest shift was in the dialogue. Diane Kruger, Richard Gere in ‘Longing’ But it didnt seem to translate. Gabizon said the idea grew from his own experience as a father. And I think that in those few millimeters, this whole story began....

June 7, 2024 · 2 min · 376 words · Michelle Malone

‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ May Be Coming To An End; Original Cast Member Exits Fox Drama Ahead Of Season 5

So excited to be a part of @911lonestars final season!! That likely wont be possible. Reps for Fox and9-1-1: Lone Starproducer 20th Television declined comment. 9-1-1 Lone Star: L-R: Rob Lowe, Rafael Silva, Brian Michael Smith, Gina Torres, Julian Works and Natacha KaramKevin Estrada/FOX (Series regulars on a broadcast show sign six-year deals that have built-in marginal salary bumps. The effort was rebuffed, with the studio pushing renegotiations to after Season 4, we hear....

June 7, 2024 · 2 min · 216 words · Robert Adams

‘Constellation’: Euro Team Behind Apple TV+’s Space Drama On Development, Zero Gravity Shooting & $270,000 Space Suits — Seriencamp

you’re able to watch a video of the session at the bottom. That reserved us a seat at the table as a financing partner, said Hetzer. The real space suits weighed 300kg, so you cannot use them. The makers of Apple TV+’s ‘Constellation in conversation with Deadline’s Jesse Whittock at SeriencampJenrick Mielke Weve had to build them, he added. That would have cost us millions more, he said. I would say [it] is a rare moment in film and history TV....

June 7, 2024 · 1 min · 136 words · Christopher Obrien

‘Everybody’s In LA’ Host John Mulaney Says “We Can’t Get Renewed” As Comedian Reveals Who Didn’t Want To Appear On Live Netflix Show

I wanted everyone to go make what they wanted and I will put it on. We cant get renewed. We should actually be a variety show, he said. John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LAAdam Rose/Netflix Mulaney was asked why he wanted to make a show that was largely difficult? One idea they had was stand-up at the Geffen Theater. Only with only David doing stand-up, just Laura Nyro stories. John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LAwith Flea (Ryan West/Netflix)Ryan West/Netflix...

June 7, 2024 · 2 min · 308 words · Sydney Gonzales

‘Good One’ Rising Star Lily Collias Is Ready To Take On The World

Debra Granik put stars like Jennifer Lawrence and Thomasin McKenzie on the map with her filmsWinters BoneandLeave No Tracerespectively. Donaldsons debut feature suggests a bright career for both director and lead. Watch on Deadline DEADLINE: How did you find acting? Lily Collias photographed exclusively for Deadline on the Croisette in Cannes, 2024.Joe Utichi/Deadline LILY COLLIAS: I started really young. My parents werent in the industry or anything like that, but I always took an interest in theater....

June 7, 2024 · 3 min · 532 words · Kristy Burns

‘Queenie’ Boss Candice Carty-Williams Breaks Down Season 1, Adapting Hit Novel

The following reveals major plot points for Season 1 of HulusQueenie. Best-selling authorCandice Carty-Williamsmet with 15 production companies to discuss adapting her bookQueeniebefore the award-winning novel was even published. Their 8-episode collaboration is available to stream now via Hulu. L: Queenie’s mother Sylvie (Ayesha Antoine) and Queenie (Dionne Brown), R: ‘Queenie’ author and showrunner Candice Carty-WilliamsLionsgate/Latoya Okuneye, Disney/Ramona Rosales When they did, they said, I think youre onto something, Carty-Williams told Deadline....

June 7, 2024 · 3 min · 593 words · Terri Martin

‘White Collar’ Reboot Is A Go, Says Creator Jeff Eastin

Great things comes to those who wait, it seems especially for fans ofWhite Collar. Series creatorJeff Eastinconfirmed Thursday in Los Angeles that an updated version of the police procedural is finally in development. Were gonna reboot. Matt Bomer as Neal CaffreyPhoto by: Virginia Sherwood/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Im writing the script, Eastin said,as quoted by Variety. Both edges of the sword are honed. The reboot also is expected to honor the late Willie Garson, who played Mozzie in the original series....

June 7, 2024 · 1 min · 154 words · Richard Bailey

AI Risk Levels Being Suppressed, Claims Letter From OpenAI And Google DeepMind Employees

FormerOpenAIandGoogle DeepMindemployees havepublishedan open letter that asks AI companies to allow employees to raise concerns about the technology without fear of retaliation. The websiteArs Technica reportsthat the letter, titled A Right to Warn about Advanced Artificial Intelligence, has been signed by 13 individuals, including some anonymous people fearing potential repercussions. The signatories argue that AIs risks include further entrenchment of existing inequalities, to manipulation and misinformation, to the loss of control of autonomous AI systems potentially resulting in human extinction....

June 6, 2024 · 2 min · 284 words · Laura Mccullough