Netflix UK Scripted Slate: Steven Knight To Pen Guinness Series; Stephen Graham & Jack Thorne Team For Real-Time Crime Drama

The prolific Knight is penningHouse of Guinness[working title] from long-time producing collaborator Kudos. The show will tell the story of one of Europes most famous and enduring dynasties The Guinness Family. Plot is being kept under wraps but Thorne and Graham will write with Barantini directing. Steven KnightAnthony Devlin/Getty Images Barantini directed Graham in award-winnerBoiling Pointand the subsequent BBC TV series. The series is based on the Nordisk Film Production AS showTwin, created by Kristoffer Metcalfe....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 123 words · Patricia Dixon

Paul Simon Tells Stephen Colbert Why “Feelin’ Groovy” Makes Him Cringe, How He Learned To Love Frank Sinatra’s “Mrs. Robinson” Cover, And His Outlook For Performing ‘Seven Psalms’ Live

Simon recalled with evident disdain having to sing it with Artie all the time because it was a hit. Simon said he loved that HBO two-parter, prompting Colbert to ask if he had ever met Frank Sinatra. He changed the lyric, Simon recalled, calling out the swingin substitution for Jesus in the Sinatra version. Paul Simon on stage in 2021 for the Global Citizen Concert in New York’s Central ParkPhoto By: Kristin Callahan/Everett Collection...

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 178 words · Valerie Richardson

Peter Bart: ‘Poor Things’ Oscar Wins Prove Voters’ New-Found Appetite For Dark Horses

The Greek provocateur seemed to be smiling throughout Oscar night. Fortunately more loved it. All in all,Poor Thingsmay stand the potential this year of enjoying a substantial Oscar bump worldwide. Emma Stone in ‘Poor Things’ Her stumbling misadventures would initially delight a Disney audience but ultimately prompt a nervous breakdown among code enforcers. Stones ever-changing persona is ultimately served and violated by two baffled admirers, Mark Ruffalo and Ramy Youssef....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 176 words · Michelle Sanders

Peter Horton Updates Fans On ‘thirtysomething’ Reboot: “Keep Up The Pressure”

The quest continues to rebootthirtysomethingfor the small screen. The bad news, he wrote on X Wednesday, Amazon has decided not to program our reboot. Good news: they gave us permission to take it out wide! THIRTYSOMETHING, front row, from left: Mel Harris, Ken Olin, Polly Draper; back row, from left: Peter Horton, Timothy Busfield, Patricia Wettig.Everett Collection Take it anywhere without encumbrance. So keep it up. Stay tuned for progress reports!...

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 147 words · Mark Munoz

Sam Mercer Dies: Producer On M. Night Shyamalan Films, ILM Exec & Location Manager On ’80s Classics Was 69

Sam Mercer, who produced sevenM. His wife Tegan Jones told Deadline that Mercer died February 12 of younger-onset Alzheimers. He was the best big brother I could have hoped for, Shyamalan said in a statement. Sam Mercer and ‘The Sixth Sense’Getty Images; Everett Collection He made every movie a family, and Ive tried to emulate that in every film since. After leaving Disney, Mercer transitioned to independent producing. 2 movie of 1999, behind onlyStar Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 212 words · Brandon Allen

Scientology Scores A First Amendment Win Over Leah Remini, But Harassment Claims Against Church Still Stand, Judge Rules

Leah Reminis defamation and harassment suit against the Church ofScientologyis far from dead, but its constitutionally wounded. The online posts are themselves a part of the publics interest in Plaintiff and Scientology. Plaintiff is a high-profile figure speaking on a high-profile entity. Getty Images Plaintiffs speech is at times responsive to, or provoked by, Defendants, and vice versa. Therefore, Plaintiffs allegations concerning Defendants online statements about her arise from Defendants protected activities....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 169 words · Glenn Jordan

Tim Davie To Set Out “Future Direction Of The BBC” In All-Staff Speech Later This Month

EXCLUSIVE:The future direction of theBBCand its role for the UK will be set out in an all-staff speech from Director GeneralTim Daviein a fortnight, at which point he will address a new wave of technological change reshaping the media landscape. A memo from Davie sent in the past few minutes invited all staff to the speech and seemed to hint at the possibility of restructures or cuts to come, although the speech will also outline a positive vision under its Value for All strategy....

March 14, 2024 · 3 min · 491 words · Scott Garcia

‘Station 19’ Bosses Encourage Viewers To Watch & Tweet Season 7, Echoing Fan-Led Campaign To Save Show

They gotta watch, Paige told Deadline during a recent chat when asked what else fans can do. Added Clack, Im not sure they can do much more than theyve been doing. Can you feel the#SaveStation19heat?A first look at the panel in LA! STATION 19 stars Jason George as Ben Warren, Danielle Savre as Maya Bishop, Josh Randall as Captain Sean Beckett, Barrett Doss as Victoria Hughes, Merle Dandridge as Fire Chief Natasha Ross, Boris Kodjoe as Captain Robert Sullivan, Jaina Lee Ortiz as Andy Herrera, Carlos Miranda as Theo Ruiz, Stefania Spampinato as Dr....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 177 words · Rebecca Roy

‘The Bear’ Quietly Renewed For Season 4 To Film Back To Back With Season 3 – The Dish

Good news for fans: We hear there is more ofThe Bearon the way than previously thought. A Season 4 renewal has not been announced, and a spokesperson for FX declined comment. White already established himself as a leading man with his work inThe Iron Claw. Ayo Edebiri and Jeremy Allen White in ‘The Bear’FX on Hulu Season 3 ofThe Bearwill premiere in June. TheFXshow, which runs exclusively on Hulu, will remain as a binge drop on the streamer....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 120 words · Katrina Cooper

‘Walking Dead’ Maker Skybound Strikes “First-Of-Its-Kind” Deal With Prime Video For Scandi Dystopian Thriller

Amazon has taken rights in the Nordics forVAKAbut Skybound retains worldwide distribution and controls the shows global commissioning structure. Set in Stockholm and starring Aliette Opheim and Jonas Karlsson,VAKAfollows the spread of a deadly insomnia epidemic. The Icelandic Rebate Incentive provided financial support and discussions with global distributors are understood to be well underway. The Walking Dead: The Ones Who LiveAMC Another such global offering is Amazon SpainsTell Me Your Name....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 159 words · Martin Mayo

Bob Iger-Ike Perlmutter Relationship Is “Irrelevant” To Proxy Fight, Activist Investment Firm Trian Says; Shareholder Rips Disney For Waging “Scorched-Earth Campaign” – Update

Board elections will be held at Disneys annual shareholder meeting on April 3. We do not oppose Mr. Igers reelection nor his continued service as CEO. The relationship between Mr. Iger and Mr. Perlmutter is irrelevant. Bob Iger & Isaac PerlmutterGetty/AP That critique came ina 20-page slide deck, a follow-up to an anti-Trian videoreleased by Disney earlier this week. The clash has intensified ahead of Disneys annual shareholder meeting on April 3....

March 13, 2024 · 1 min · 209 words · Dana Stafford

CMT Music Awards Nominations: Cody Johnson, Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson and Megan Moroney Among Top Nominees

Jelly Rollwas last years most-awarded artist at theCMTMusic Awards and it looks like he has a chance to repeat. All have three nominations apiece. The show will also stream live and on-demand on Paramount+. Performers, presenters and additional details about the show will be announced soon. Top 6 nominees from the first round of voting, will be announced on April 1. Final voting will be determined via social media and announced as the final category during the live show....

March 13, 2024 · 1 min · 136 words · Cheryl Russell

ElectionLine’s View From Abroad: Former White House Foreign Press Group Chief Kéthévane Gorjestani Says Biden’s Media Handlers Must “Let Joe Be Joe” If He’s Going To Beat Trump

The France 24 journalist thinks this has been to Bidens detriment. The risks and rewards have been evident in recent weeks. The Let Joe Be Joe strategy also helped Biden to a sparky display onLate Night with Seth Meyers. France 24’s Kéthévane Gorjestani.Supplied Hes more than capable to engage with antagonistic calls and questions and hes good at it. Gorjestani was born in Washington D.C. and is a French-American, though she was originally from Georgia....

March 13, 2024 · 1 min · 169 words · Krista Flores